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The Dickinson press., 1897-06-26
A Fiehtiur ..super. !.

The following little gem was one
Of the experiences Of Mr.. Benson,
the Shakespearean actor:
Mr.. Benson made professional
visit to Dublin some time ago aud
the rehearsalsinclud thedue train
ing of body Of stage assistants to
represent the hurriedly retreating
supporters Of. Richard i" Crookbaok,"
when that monarch succumbed to
the onslaught of Richmond on the
field Of Bosworth.
On the night Of the first perform
ance of the tragedy the army that
was to fly stubbornly refused to
leave the field or to acknowledge
being vanquished, but turning upon
the forces of Richmond. gave them
q severe drubbing. Nothing could
be found to tame them to a proper
submission till one of the frank
and fley said: *##4
Look here, Mr.. Benson, If you
want us to be beaten, you must put
O'Connor" (the leading "bruiser''
of the party) "in Richmond's
armyr'-Pearson's Weekly.
The Dickinson press., 1897-06-26
Borrowing Trouble.

Borrowing is poor business at the
best, but of all the unsatisfactory
mo return for your pains" occupa-
hons the very worst in the world
is borrowing trouble. To begin
with, it is based on fancy, cranki-
ness, vaporings, undue nervousness
,.or the mental or moral idiosyn-
icrasies that should have been
trained out of the individual long
before the years of childhood were
passed. There are few people in
the world more depressing and dis
heartening than those who are al
ways seeing some shadow of coming
evil. The world is sombef enough
even at the best, and it is scarcely
worth while to 60 out seeking for
shadows or to conjure up purely
imaginary ones.-NewY ork Ledger.
The Dickinson press., 1897-06-26
Miraculous Cures.

Reginald Of Durham, who wrote
q chronicle some time before 1195,
asserts that a young English noble
man was cured Of leprosy at the
shrine Of st. Cuthbert In Durham
cathedral. and that a young woman
who had been for the space Of three
years an inmate of a large hospital
established at Badele, near Darling
ton, in the diocese Of Durham, was
miraculously healed at the shrine
of st. Godric at Finohdale, in the
presence of Ralph Haget, sheriff Of
the county, and Norman, parish
priest of Hailtune.
The Dickinson press., 1897-06-26
y, No Uso For Billiards,

NO O00 V0I 0IUlRx0Ds
II must say" said the young
woman, "that billiards is a very
silly game.''
"But you've never tried it," ex-
postulated the young man.
Sim sure ] don't intend to try it
What excuse is there for it,"
"Why, there's ever so much sci
ence"-
"Oh, I've heard all about thats
But there isn't any costume that
goes with it. ''-Washington Star.
The Dickinson press., 1897-06-26
A Remarkable Memory.

Beethoven could play from mem-
ory all the preludes and fugues con-
tanned in Bach's ''Well Tempered
Clavichord." There are 4s preludes
and the same number of fugues,
and as each is in the most abstruse
style Of counterpoint the difficulty
Of this performance will be appred.
ated by every musician.
The Dickinson press., 1897-06-26
BEST.

SINGING at her work, merry heasted maiden,
Deity helping mother In the loving home.
Gathering only pleasure, ever honey laden,
Dreaming not Of soErow in the days 70 come,
Singing at her work-happy wife and motheri
Sound OF children's voices and footsteps In
buy dre and husband, to his homo returning.
waits upon tho threGhold the cheerful song
to hear. =
Weeping at har work; sunny heads are resting
Underneath the daisies on the hillside green:
Yet for sake Of others crushing back her sor.
row, M
Smiling through her tears and wearing cheer.
full mien.
Praying at her work by her lonely hearthstone,
Aged husband sleeping with the children
now;
Praying to be counted worthy to re;oin them
Whsn the work Is Aniihed given her below.
Smiling without work; all her labors ended.
Fingers Idly resting, folded on her breast.
We would not detain her, fonslly though ws
loved her,
she hath found her welcome. Surely this Il
best.
Mary A. Simpson in Good Housekeeping.
The Dickinson press., 1897-06-26
Plenty Of Work.

Plenty Of Work.
"Wobbl9s needed exercise so ur.
gently that he bought a bicycle, but
he never rides"
Never ridesi''
mo. He never needs any more
exercise after he has pumped up his
tires. Boston Traveller.
The Dickinson press., 1897-06-26

In the % years since it's establish.
ment the British and Foreign Bible
society has distributed ~, $50, $50
Bibles, testaments and books Of ex-
tracts from the Scriptures
The Dickinson press., 1897-06-26

When Henry VIII was writing
love letters to Anne Boleyn, he de-
clared, THE longer the days the
more distant is the sun, and so it is
with me and my SUM-"
The Dickinson press., 1897-06-26

The horses of German cavalry
regiments are to be entirely shod
with paper shoes, recent experiments
as to their durability and Hghtness
having proved very satisfactory.
The Dickinson press., 1897-06-26

Warrington Sharp at Horse Trade.
Colonel Lee was once dining at
Mount Vernon, and in th. course of
conversat alton Washington asked him
II he knew where he could purchase
a pair Of good carriage horses.
"Why, yes, general, " answered Lee.
II have a fine pair, but you can't
get them"
"Why mott" demanded the aston
ished Washington.
Because you never pay more
than half price for anything, and I
want full price for them"
Mrs. Washington was so tickled
at the banter that she fell to laugh
ing, and was Joined by her favorite
parrot, perched near by.
"Ah, Lee," said the general, not
at all rufaed, "you are funny fell
low. See, even that bird is laughing
at you"
That there was a suspicion of
truth in Lees implied accusation of
closeness at a bargain is borne out
by the we'll known fact that Wash
ington was one Of the keenest Of men
at horse trade.
It is also told of him that, having
settled for job of plastering at his
home, he afterward found that he
had overpaid the laborer by Is shill-
ings. Meanwhile the man had died
and his widow had married again,
but the general collected the over
plus of her second husband.
One had to be careful in marrying
widows those days. If a widow
wished to clear herself of all her de-
ceased husbands obligations, the
second time she must he married
with nothing on but her shift. It is
supposed that this unfortunate wom-
an wore something besides at her
second uptials.-Bayonne Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1897-06-26

near distance. Natives were running
about shouting excitedly in the ST.
amese lingo and generally convey
ing the impression that something
out of the ordinary was in process
of being.
whats the matteri" I inquired.
'The fighting fish! The fighting
fish! !" replied several excited voices.
AS incredulous as might be, /
took the direction indicated and
forced my way through a small
throng of natives, all talking and
gesticulating their fastest, but still
religiously chewing (and when are
they noti) the inevitable and un-
pleasant betel nut. What q scene it
was, to be sure! As soon az I could
get near enough to see anything
definite" I perceived that the CEN
ter of attraction was huge bowl
three parts full of water, the surface
Of which was at that moment
churned into a veritable foam
smeaked with blood. In addition to
the water, the bowl contained sew
eral fish, about the size of ordinary
English river fish and Of much the
same appearance, save as regards
the gills, which looked particularly
ferocious and warlike. In all save
this the combatants might at first
sight have been mistaken for the
perch, roach or small pike of our
own rivers, or SO it appeared to me.
They were fighting in every differ
ent way known to the smaller fish
-savagely biting, lashing about
them with their tails and losing no
opportunity of using their sharp,
knifelike fins. Anon a fish would
turn over and over, the curdled wa
ter would take a still ruddier tinge,
and the beaten enemy would roll
over on his back or side-dead.
The excited onlookers never
paused one moment either as re-
garded the babel of their raised
voices, the pantomime Of their ges-
ticulation or the quantities of ats
as the copper coinage of the country
is called-which they were stalking
upon the fishes of their fancy. Such
as had not the actual coin employed
cowrie shells, which, being the
original currency of Siam, still find
favor with the masses and are recog-
nized as legal tender. What race
of gamblers this people is! I 1believe
they would part with their soulless
souls (but for fear of the Buddha)
for the chance Of "a quiet gamble,
upon something or somebody. It is
a species of mania which we in the
west cannot approach.
Inever waited for the final result
of the fish fight, but walked away,
though the hoarse shouts and cries
of the gamblers fingered in my ears
for many hundred yards. It would
be interesting to know whether the
explanation is a trace enmity". be-
tween the fish themselves. But If it
is not what can be the explanations
In any case it is a curious spectacle
to European eyes and one not with
out a semisavage interest of its
own. Look fori it beyond the borders
Of the Land of the White Elephant,
and you will find itnot. These fight
ing fish make excellent eating.-St.
Pa111,a
The Dickinson press., 1897-06-26

Curtain rings for heavy curtains
are now hung on ball bearings, the
balls being set in q casing In the up.
per inside portion Of the ring, 70
tnat it will slide easily on the pole.
The Dickinson press., 1897-06-26

When Otway was oourting Mra
Barry, the actress, he said in a let
ter to her, II am gone insane for
the love Of you," and probably he
Ao m ,S~l>k
The Dickinson press., 1897-06-26
&veFybody eAYe 30.

Caaearets Candy Cathartic, the most won.
derful medical discovery Of the age, pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently
and positively on Kidneys, liver and bowels,
cure headashe, fever, hsbitual CONSTIPATION
and biliousness. Please buy and try box
Of q. G. G. today; 10, Is, SO cents. Sold and
guaranteed TO cure by all druggists.
The Dickinson press., 1897-06-26
Caught At the Capitol

Gothamite-Did you catch the
malaria when you were in Wash
ington9
Unsuccessful Office Seeker -
Worse. got the cold shake.-New
York journal.
The Dickinson press., 1897-06-26
Not m Unmixed EVIL.

Not an Unmixod EVIL.
Mrs. Urbun-Is it possible to get
satisfactory servants in the coun-
trya
Mrs. Rewrul-Really, I don't
Mrs. Urbun-Don't knowl You
keep servants, do you mott
Mrs. Rewrul-At times. But, you
see, we're kept busy all Of the time
wondering If we're satisfactory to
them.-Brooklyn Life
The Dickinson press., 1897-06-26
VALUE OF AscETIcIsM.
It Protected Charles XII When He Fled
~ Into Turkey.

key, the Turkish soldiers very soon
learned to regard him as a holy
man. It was all very we'll to say he
was only an infidel, but king who
was impervious to love, who drank
no wine, who cared nothing for the
pleasures of the table, who thought
little of money, who lay harder and
Jared worse than the common SOL
der and who was diligent in his
religious observancces was, come
what might, a man to be honored
and worshiped. Hence, when it
came to fighting, the fierce jani-
zaries would not touch hair of
Charles head and would rather
lose their own lives than harm him.
And undoubtedly the Turkish SOL
diers in sense judged we'll. Charles
asceticism no doubt gave him pow.
or over and an insight into men not
given to those whose noses were al.
ways in the trough of bodily pleas
ure. He would not have been the
magnetic creature he was, the pos
SCISSOR of the true demonic power,
unless he had SO entirely subdued
the longings of the flesh. The VIC
tory over the senses which he won
early in life gave him access to that
hill where the air is always clear
and unclouded, and whence, raised
above the throng, one may perceive
the scope and order of the conflict
of life. We doubt indeed whether
many really great men-we do not
mean toinclude the second rate men
who have by accident done great
things-in the world of statesmen
and rulers could be named who have
been without certain touch Of as
ceticism, or at any rate without a
comprehension of the ascetic stand
point. Napoleon is perhaps the
greatest exception, for Alexander,
though he sometimes drank, seemed
to his countrymen an ascetic.
Be that as it may, the ground on
which mankind pay Difference to
ascetism is clear enough. The ascetic
is prima facie man who has won a
victory over powers which ordinary
people feel TO be so strong and so
difficult to subdue. Most men, when
they think Of the matter at all, real
ize that in the body and it's desires
they have most formidable enemy
intrenched, if not within, at any rats
at the very gates of the soul They
see by countless examples around
them that il the foe is not kept un-
der and is allowed to get full con-
troll he will ruin and destroy what
Bunyan called 1.-THE town of Mans
Soul" Most men no doubt arrive
at more or less reasonable under
standing with the powers Of the
flesh and conclude a treaty with
them which they trust and believe
will be loyalty observed on both
sides. The stronger natures are quite
satisfied with this arrangement,
feel secure in their treaty and re-
gard it as practically as good as a
victory. It is better indeed, they
say, and say truly, to have the foe
at liberty on an honorable parole
and not oppressed or treated with
suspicion or put under lock and
key. But, though the stronger ma
lures may like to see the powers
Of the flesh at large, yet under
strict control, and may have no
yearning for a private dungeon, il
is not always s6 with the weaker
London Spectator.
The Dickinson press., 1897-06-26

No-To-Bae for 1ifty Cents.
men stzons, blood pure toe,n. All drugsdsta
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-06-02
A Southern Tragedy.

Birmingham. Ala, May 2s.-The lit
tie town of Oakman, in Walker county,
was the scene of desperate shooting
ARRAY Thursday afternoon. Two men
were killed, as follows: Isaac Appling,
aged 60, mayor of Oakman and lead
ing merchant; Charles Williams. aged
30, machinist. Andrew Richards.
clerk in the store of Appling Brothers,
was shot in the head, and will die.
Montgomery Appling, brother and
business partner of Mayor Appling,
was shot in the body. but this wound is
not necessarily fatal. William Duncan.
an Englishman, was shot in the head
and back, and will die. The two APP
pings, Duncan and Richards were shot
by Williams. The latter was slain by
Montgomery. The shooting occurred
over the mayors ordering Williams,
who was intoxicated, out of the bust
ness house of Appling Brothers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-06-02
Banker Get. Ten Years.

Indianapolis, Ind. May a9.-John T.
Johnson, late president and cashier of
the State national bank of Logansport,
was sentenced to ten years imprison-
ment in the Ohio state penitentiary at
ten O'Clock in the morning, Thursday,
by Judge Baker, of the United States
court for the district of Indiana. There
was no sensation, and Johnson received
the words of the judge without a tre-
NOR, and Mrs. johnson, who was pres
ent in the courtroom, listened to the
sentence without emotion. BY count
ing off good time Johnson viii have to
serve about seven years. johnson
pleaded guilty to indictments charging
him with wrecking the Logansport
bank. These indictments practically
include every section of the national
banking law.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-06-02
The aueen,. birthday.

London. May 81. - The official cele-
bration of the queens birthday was OBJ
served Wednesday in London with the
usual closing of the courts and govern
ment offices, the ringing of the church
bells, a display of flags, artillery sa-
lutes and the ceremony of trooping the
color on the Horse Guards parade. in
which thecolonial troops now in London
took part. Although this ceremony was
somewhat marred by rain, it was wit
messed by large throngs of people. The
New South Wales, Indian and other de-
tachments of colonial troops present
attracted considerable attention. The
royal family was largely represented at
the trooping of the color.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-06-02
TRAINS COLLIDE.
Terrible Railway Accident nj
American Falls, Idaho.

Pocatello, Idaho, May ga head
end collision between freight and a
passenger train at American Falls. IS
miles west Of here Thursday, caused
the death, so far as known, of nine
men and the serious injury of nine
others. Two of the latter will die. 1t
is the worst wreck that has occurred on
the Short line in many years The West
bound passenger train was waiting for
the freight at American Falls. standing
in front of the station building. The
freight train. coming east, ran away
on the hin west of American Falls. 1t is
thought the air brake was tempered
with. The freight train. running so
miles an hour, crashed into the passen-
ger train, which was already backing
up. right in front of the station.
The station building was shattered.
Both engines were converted into scrap
iron and 20 freight cars piled up in a
heap. The dead are: c. W. Shields,
about 35, reside4ce unknown; d. l..
Thompson, Dayton, Wash; John r.
Cooper, Wellsville, Utah; j. Steffen,
Dillon. Mont; five unknown men, all
sheap shearers, beating their way.
George Moore, the engineer of the
freight is seriously injured. sustaining
compound fracture. The fireman,
Dick Cosgroye. had leg broken; C. E.
Hickman, engineer of the passenger.
sustained slight injuries. He stayed
with his engine until he had reversed it.
William Connolly of Great HARRINGTON
Mass, was crushed and his bowels were
torn out. He will die. G. W Brennan,
F. d. Springer. John Bergan and John
Peters are all suffering from broken
legs
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-06-02
General Indignation.

ut seems to me that you can be de-
pended on to say the wrong thing more
than any other man that know"
What have / done?"
''Insulted the Bliggins family"
why, tried to compliment them. -
You said that their baby. who is still
too young to have any hair, looked ex-
actly like its father"
Yes"
well, Bliggins is insulted on his own
account and his wife is insulted on be-
half of the baby."-Washington Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-06-02
MORE FAVORABLE TO GREECE.
Peace Negotiations Said to Have
Taken a Turn for the Better.

Peace Negotiations Said to Have
Taken a Turn for the Better.
London. May 2s.-The peace nego-
tiations have taken turn more favora-
BILE to Greece, according to dispatches
which the government at Athens has
received from its Representatives
abroad. The correspondent of the
Times at Athens telegraphs that Tur-
keys proposal to occupy Thessaly no
longer receives any consideration, ow-
ing to England's attitude. while the
proposal to abolish the capitulations in
the case of Greek subjects in Turkey is
rejected, and the suggested extradition
treaty is apparently set aside. The
POWERS have fixed 6 100000 as the
highest limit Of indemnity and will al
low only such strategic alteration of
the frontier as will not involve the SUBJ
lection of any Inhabited district to
Turkish rule.
According to dispatch to the Frank
fort Zeitung from Constantinople
Count Muravieff. the Russian foreign
minister, told the Turkish ambassador
at St. Petersburg that Turkey must re-
nounce her impossible claim to annex
Thessaly. He added that. in his opin-
ion. the claim had only been advanced
to prolong the negotiations or as a
pretext for renewing the war, which
Europe would on no account permit.
This statement so impressed the sultan
that he has been making special eff
forts to restore friendly relations with
England. The Daily Mails correspond
ent at Constantinople says: The porte
has replied to the note of the powers
and consents to negotiate for peace.
provided the Greek commanders first
sign an armistice. AS soon as this is
done the government viii negotiate as
to the peace conditions with the ambas-
sailors, and the treaty win be signed by
the Turkish and Hellenic plenipoten-
tiaries in Thessaly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-06-02
Booth-Tucker Found Cu,Ity.

New York. May 27.-Frederick de la
Tour Booth Tucker, commander of the
Salvation Army in the United States,
has been convicted of maintaining a
disorderly house at the big army bar
racks in West Fourteenth street. SEN
tence was postponed until June and
the commander was liberated ON the
same bail as he had been under. Com
plant was made by residents of the
neighborhood of the barracks who al
lege that they were greatly disturbed
by the singing and band playing at the
Salvation Army meetings. especially
those that lasted all night Booth
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-06-02
H0rd-Aake.

An amusing incident happened at a
Farm, where the people were noted for
making very hard and unpalatabie
crusts to their pastry.
One day tramp came to the door and
given a custard. with a crust so hard
that it L tied out of the dish whole.
He was seen to go down the yard. and,
havingtdevoured the contents, returned
shortly afterward with the crust, and
said:
please, mum, I've brought your pie
dish back, and thank you" - Golden
DAYS
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-06-02
Minnesota tsutter to EneIand.

Through the efforts of the United
States department of agriculture Amer
lean butter is being rapidly introduced
into England. The next shipment to
Europe will contain 1000 pounds of
butter from the Star Lake Creamery
at Strout. and as this is practically the
first sample of the north star states
product yet exported to Britain, it is
looked upon as an event of no small
Importance by north western dairymen.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-06-02
A Familiar Problem.

Young Mrs. Torkins had been care
fully studying picture which showed
the costumes of the Greek and Turkish
soldiers. Laying the paper aside she
exclaimed with a sigh:
There's nothing new under tie sun,
is there. Charley, dear?'
ITO what do you refer?"
The European situation. 1t seems
to be the same old question of which it's
ton Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-06-02
A Lasting Impression.

Il think there are other ways of cor
recting children than by whipping
Them" observed Bobby's mother, sweet
", to her guest.
"Yes'm! You kin pinch Their legs till
they boiler. can't your" put in Bobby.
from his supposedly silent corner.-ChL
cago Record
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-06-02
Secondhand.

Mrs. Bricabrae-Oh, mercy, Bridget.
how could you have broken that
precious vase! 1t was 400 years old.
Bridget tcalmly)-Oh, if it was an
ould thing like that, yez can take it out
ay me next weeks wages.-N. Y. Truth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-06-02

Did you hear about Grawler?" said
the man with the long mnstache. He
bet Smithers 500 that he could live ON
bread and water for Is days."
What did he do with the money ?''
asked the man in the corner.
They bought his coffin with it. His
wife insisted on making the bread
Cincinnati COMMERCIAL Tribune.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-06-02

Tho Money DIVIDED.

The commission appointed to divide
the $40, 900 for the relief of the suffer
ers by the aood in the Red River of the
North in all the Minnesota counties
where such loss was sustained, has APP
portioned the relief money as follows:
Clay and Norman counties, $500; Polk.
g, $50; Marshall, s3.075; Kittson. So. AS.
The expenditure of the amount from
each county was left in the hands Of
the commissioners, who will draw
vouchers. properly attested. in each
case. 1t will be noticed that Clay and
Norman counties jointly have been
awarded $500. 1t is not probable that
Clay will receive much of this, in view
of the prior act, which gave Moorhead
$1,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-06-02
In Training.

Della-Why are you standing before
the mirror and screwing up your facs
into such funny shapes?
Bella-rm practicing a look o.
amazement. The girls are going to Civ.
me surprise party to-night.-N. 7
Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-06-02
The RuItnr Pns.,op.

Visitor-How do you maintain order
among so many convicts?
Warden of Women's Prison-Oh
that's easy-good behavior is rewarded
with permission to wear such ribbons
and trinkets as the poor creatures pos
sess.-Chicago Journal