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Miss Angie Eddes. q lady living near
Stockton. Cal, owns q cat bearing the
euphonious name of Bildad that Is a
marvel Of feline intelligence and in
dustry. says the San Francisco Call.
MISS Angle lives on . little place Of
her own. where she has her busy banda
pretty full in looking after the ranch
work and attending to her father, who
Is a cripple. and the cat, Bildad, has
come to be very helpful to her in
many ways. Among other sources Of
revenue, Miss Angie has dozen fine
bearing almond trees that bring in no
uncomfortable amount, and Bildad is
invaluable to her in taking care Of the
nuts. Every morning in falling time
MISS Angie sets large basket out in
the orchard and Bildad begins work,
trisking back and forth under the trees,
picking up the plump brown nuts.
never ceasing till the basket is full,
wnen he goes in. letting his mistress
know. by pulling at her apron. that
ne needs her help. Aside from thus
relieving Miss Angie Of all the trouble
OF gathering the nuts, Bildad's services
are called into requisition to protect
them from rats. which otherwise would
soon begin to ravage the trees as soon
as the young almonds show evidences
OF maturity. Another one Of Bildad's
accomplishments is that of churning,
at which he is quite an adept. Old Mr..
Eddes, who has quite an inventive
faculty, has manufactured a little
churn, with unique, light-running
treadle upon which Bildad mounts and
treds away with the most praiseworthy
industry till the work is done. So ex-
pert has the cat become that he can
tell by the sound of the milk when the
butter has come. and strikes with his
paw on the little bell which is attached
to the churn to let his mistress know.
In the midst of all this industry, Bill
dad finds time for as much fun and
frolic as the average cat, and is
source of great amusement and pleas
ure to the old man, Eddes, relieving
him OF many tedious hours.
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"l1ntil few years ago little Wis
consin hamlet was known Si1uply as
Hog Back from Tho peculiar shape Of
a hill near there" said a Milwaukee
drummer. 'Finally the citizens held
an Indignation meeting to wipe out the
plebian name and choose n better one.
1t was decided to honor the place by
giving IT the name Of the oldest settler,
a man named king. Somebody sug-
gested Kings Mills and another
'Kingsvillc.' and SO on, but the old man
himself objected. Then it was agreed
to name the town for one of Mr.. Kings
daughters. But lie had seven of them,
and icalous!es promptly cropped out.
At last some genius observed that all
the girls were red-hcadcd, and suggest.
cd 'Auhurnlule.' And Auburndale' II
is to this lay."-TrOy Times.
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cover for Il Of MACK cloth. and. true to

cover for Il OF black cloth, and, true to
his faith, scwed in the center q large
white cross. Then, down at the lower
end OF the bottom, beneath the cotton.
woods, VIC dug the grave, and before
noon We laid the poor fellow In 1t. In
the afternoon the father and again
sat out In the shade Of the house, try.
ing to get breath of fresh dir. The
June sun shines fearfully hot in those
Missouri river bottoms. Hut this af-
terno0n there was no smoking or chat
ting. Each Of us was occupied with
his own thoughts, and they were sad
and oppressive.
There had been high old times In the
saloon during the night, perfect fren-
" Of drink and carousal, which had
lasted far into the morning. and now
the rufflans were sleeping or the effect
Of 1t. Presently we saw the murderer
stripped to the waist. He glanced i'm.
pudently at us and. going to the river.
not many yards away, stopped down
watched him the father suddenly
pressed my arm, and, looking up, saw
Pat-o-tah, rife in hand, slipping up to-
ward the bather
1T must not be- 'murmured the
father. Vengeance is mine,' saith
the Lord. 4 will repay" and he start
ed to rise.
I grasped his arm and forced him
hack into his chair.
You shall not interfere, father" l
said, in low voice. "There is some.
thing In the same book about an eye
for an eye, tooth for a tooth,'" and I
held him with a firm grip.
Don't cry out" continued, "for the
fellow has a pistol in his belt and
might kill the woman"
And now Pai-o-tah was but few
yards from the sloping bank OF the
r.ver. Raising the gun to her shoulder.
we heard her call out, In q loud, cl,ar
voice: "Nap-i-kwan' (white mani. AS
the man kept on bathing, she said
again, much moro loudly: "Nap-i-
kwan-" This time he heard. and, look
ing over his shoulder, saw her standing
there with the rife pointed at min.
Quick as flash, he sprang to his feet,
whirled around and pulled his revolv-
er; but, quicker still, Pai-o-tah pulled
the trigger, and at the report, the des-
perado threw up his arms, reeled and
fell backward into the river There
was heavy splash, and then the deep
and treacherOus current claimed its
own. Once, twice, we saw the hand
raised above the surface of the water
and then slowly disappear and pass
out of sight forever. Culver was
avenged.-New York Sun.
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One ON the Gen.r.y

An amusing story comes from India.
1t concerns n distinguished officer, who
was constantly embracing some new
hobby, much to the disgust of his
brother officers and to the annoyance
of the soldiers, OH whom the hobbies
frequently involved extra duty. His
latest fad was amateur gardening. One
day he was strolling past the officers
quarters, when he saw a couple of SOL
diers busily raking lot Of gravel
stones over patch of earth.
"Ah. men, Pm glad to see you taking
an interest in gardening. It's very
nice occupation"
One Of the mon. not knowing him by
sight. replied: "Umph! That's all you
know. We wouldn't be hiding this
earth with gravel IL we didn't have an
old fool of general that's mad on
gardening. Here we are, scraping these
stones about in case he should pass
this way and want to grow cabbages
on the bit of earth underneath" Harp
er's Round Table.
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FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS.

AN OLD AND WELL-TRlED 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 sooths 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 of
the world. Twenty-Five cents q bot
tie. Its value is incalculable. Be
sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup, and take no other
kind:
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Thcy Lowered Him fn n Chair.
sumption, cheaper by far tan at Hin
doc factories. Cheek by jowi, along
side, were cases Of prayer books. BIZ
bles and missionary literature, oil
printed In Hindostanee by Nanches-
ter firm, and huge box Of tracts III
the Tamil tongue, entitled, "Hush, for
Heavens Sake" for the people for
whom they were intended were, and
still are, fearfully and curiously pro.
fame and obscene.
The Star of China cleared and sailed
In the usual manner. Her new skip
per was surprise to the old officers.
and the ship was in the nature of II
wonder to the skipper. 1t was like
cutting an engineer of the very slowest
freight locomotive in charge of the
Empire State Express. The old cap
iAii Gas a century behind the ti.lles
Every night he used to snug down tho
craft by taking in all the flying kites.
down even to the outer jib and the
! three topgallant sails. The ship felt
1t. She mishehaved, and conducted
herself like hot-headed young lady
whose iiance has just Tilted her
Out to Madras the Star of China
sailed. Her time of passage from
Gravesend to the Fort was 1875 days.
Whereas her average run to the tea
ports was eighty-four days.
Chief Mate Phillips and Second
Nate Stent were SOUND allies. They
had been schoolmates at Kings Col
lege and had gone to sea together.
Each liked the fat old, good-natured
captain. willie they were sorry to sec
the ship, whose swiftness they knew,
was being made scow of.
RIt they got even at last. On the
homeWard passage. while they were
tnresnlng to windward around the
Cape Of Good Hope, there suddenly
came q charming bald spot Of fine
weather. deceitful prospect, but fat
tefing.
An old craft called Colombo. owned
blythe same firm as the Star of China,
hove In sight, and by the curious law
of1attraction that prevails in deep wa
ter, both vessels came together.
Star of China, ahoy!' hailed Skip.
per Robinson Of the Colombo. "Come
aboard and dine. We have sucking.
pig for grub. and tender it is; likewise.
rum; and also, wine. Col. MARLBOROUGH
~ the gallant Tenth, 1s sailing with
how.
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when she was only four weeks old. and
went with her parents to Abba, her
present home. The trip was made over
land on beautiful April day, in a big
lumber wagon, as railroad accommoda-
tions in Iowa at that particular time
were limited. In early girlhood she
gave promise of an eventful career. A
born mimic, she was always willing and
anxious to do more than her share Of
"speakin' pieces" at school. Did sui
len. gawky boy say. ON Friday after
noon, "haint prepared" up would go
Lutte" Grifin's little hand. Teacher,
I've got new piece; know all of 1t.
l kin speak lots Of pieces" She be-
longs to class Of girls but little UNDER
stood, endowed by nature with an ut
ter disregard for conventionalities and
customs. yet among whom is found
many genius. Purely a western girl,
fearless and faithful in all she UNDER
takes, simple and unassuming in man
ner, both on and of the stage. Miss
Griffin has host of friends, and it
is said Of her, "she is a genuine little
some of the most distinguished writer's
commoner, and not an aristocrat." She
numbers among her intimate friends
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Breed Up,

Farmers will make a new start this
spring, and should start right. The
best horses are now all sold out. and
we have 1900 scrubs, plugs, chunks,
little trotters and little mules. We
should not raise any more of these.
Yet we find the little stations and
jacks of just these classes are already
clamOring for patronage. and the far
mer who breeds now along tina: line
Is sure of n cheap colt that will cost
more to raise than it will sell for when
matured. Better not breed ut all than
to raise any more of these cheap
horses. while the market demand is
already advancing, and home and fore
ign buyers eagerly looking for large,
heavy draft and high class coach
hOrses.-Western Agriculturlst.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-09
He Could Watt

The last day of a negro criminal in
Texas had come. He was awakened
and asked what lie would have for
breakfast, and told that he could have
anything lie liked.
Den, boss, reckon I'll take er wa.
termillion."
''Watermelons are not ripe yet"
"Nebber mind, boss, I kin watt
Texas Siftings.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-09
DIR. Nansen's Profits.

Some revelations concerning the
profits of DR.. Nansen's laat trip in the
direction Of the North Pole show that
polar exploration is WORTH while. In
the course of case In the English law
courts it was learned that for three
articles, which appeared "a the Daily
Chronicle, he received 10000. For his
book, in which he will t.ll the full
story of the voyage Of the Fran, he is
to receive $50,000. As he expresses his
confidence that he will ref ch the pole
next time, he should soon bs very rich.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-09
A Potato That Lifted a Ton.

Charles w. Simmons, who lives on a
farm near Pleasant Home, yesterday
brought in from his farm a curiosity.
1t consisted of late Rose potato
grown in the root Of a tree. The pota-
to vine seems to have crept into the
root, and the new potato then started
down in the depths. 1t fourished in
Its strange surroundings and developed
into large and we'll formed potato.
The room in the root was too small for
its expansion, and SO the spud exerted
not less than a ton pressure on the root
until tic side was split open. The root
is about three inches in diameter ana
six inches in length, About an inch OF
the spud protrudes from one end. 1t 10
quite curiosity. and NIL who have
seen 1t say they have never seen any.
thing like it before.-Morning Oregoni.
nm
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She Heard Him.

The Marquis del Carpio, viceroy of
Naples, was once going to church at
Madrid and saw lady entA:ing at the
same moment who wore an extremely
beautiful diamond on an uglt hand. II
should prefer the ring to The hand"
said he. with no expectation of being
heard; but she Immediately touched the
collar of his order, which he was wear.
ing and said: II should prefer the
halter to the donkey!"-san Francisco
Argonaut.
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Man and Horse Firht an EAGLE.

Carl Holshauser. German farmer,
who lives near Lake Contrary, Mo-,
and his horse had fight with an eagle.
holshauser killed the eagle, but the
horse got the worst of it, and was seri-
ously wounded. The eagle measured 8
feet from tip to tip. and its talons are
OF the usual size. The back of the
horse shows where it fastened them in
Its hide. and the cash in the hip is z
or inches long. The wound is prob
ably an inch deep where the eagles
beak struck the animal.-Ex.
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Queen yictorla.s Naw s,,

The man who has captured the an.
pointment of surgeon-extraordinarv
to Queen Victoria. recently made va
cant by the death of Sir John Erickson.
is Thomas Bryant. F. R. c. s.. who
has belonged 20 the Royal College Of
Surgeons since 1849.
At the college he has held all the Inn
portant ofices-those of examiner.
vice-president and president, the last
named title being held by him for
three successive terms. At the pres
ent time Mr.. Bryant is the college
representative on the general medical
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-09
A Neat Coupliuent.

Il Ne3t C0mpItt0eHt.
The following dialogue took place
between n very pretty lady singer and
q celebrated composer, who Is by NO
means addicted to fcttery:
"Tell me, my dear maestro, which
would you like better, to be blind or
deaf?"
Deaf, madam, when am looking
at you, and blind when l hear you
oing"Le Temps.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-09
Tho world,, wea,th,e,t p,,,...,,..

The Worlds wealthleat Philatelist.
The Due de Galliera is probably the
most notable as well as the wealthiest
philatelist III the world. He began to
collect stamps in 1870, and every year
spent some $4,000 in adding stamps to
his collection. In 1880 his collection
was valued at $4,000, and today It il
said to be worth close to f250,OO
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-09
This IL Your Opportunity,

This 10 Your Opportunity.
On receipt of ten cents, cash or stamps,
. 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.
can emphasize his statement, ''It is posi-
tive cure for catarrh if used as 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., 1897-01-09
Saw Nathin..

Moody says certain preachers should
ettend the low variety shows, pick out
recreant members of their flocks and
eject them from the church. The GER
tain ministers evidently referred to
smile, glance upward, then at the con-
tribution boz. and say nothing.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-09
Too Visible,

ARRESTED for having visible means
Of support:" they repeated after her
in wonder.
The prisoner at the bar stood with
bowed head.
"Yes," she faltered, my bloomers
were not quite as full as the law con-
templates, guess."-Detroit Tribune.
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He Had To.

'Yes," said the gentleman with tile
pca-green neck-whiskers, ''the fellow
ut the table next to me ordered soft
boiled egg, but the cook left it stay on
the fire seven minutes"
''And what did he dog asked the
gentleman with the wooden shoes and
the papicr mache bald wig"
''He took it hard."-Indianapoli
Journal.
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ON Hlstoric Ground

Husband-Are you aware, my dear,
that on this grassy spot began war
that lasted ten years?
Wife-Why. John, it was here that
you proposed to me.
Husband-Exactly. Just ten years
agc.-Spare Moments.
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About the sise Of II.

"Well, now that you are back yor
can tell lis how much it costs to 70 to
Europe"
"All you've got and all you can boy.
row over there."-Judge.
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Fierce Indeed.

"Alamma, are there any wild animals
left in the Eastern states?"
"Yes, indeed. Tommy; there are plen-
ty of college hazers."
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Hopeful.

Weary, did ye notice by tn papers
that thousan's of men wuz 2oin' back
to work 2"
-, We'll; that's a good thing fer our
How so?"
1T reduces competition."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
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Reversing the Proeess.

Reversing the frsee.s
Dick Taft-My wife comes down to
the Office every day. She got 90 teal-
ous Of that pretty typewriter had that
! had to discharge her and get male
stenogr:iphcr.
Townt. Well. everything is all right
Eow. is 1t not:
myself.
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Is IOWA'S DAUGHTER.
LUCIA D. GRIFFIN A NATIVE OF
HAWKEYE STATE.
She Has Attained Well Msrated Fam.
- IN Entertainer-As An Esssyis,
she Haa shown Great AbNaSy-In.
jared Recently.

1ss LUCIA b.
Grimm who has
gained merited
fame all over the
country as public
e n t er tainer was
born in Knoxville,
Iowa. She laugh
ingly tells her
friends she began
her travels early, as
80 -
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ElY'sCTeaIn Balm

= aeknoWledsed to be the most thorough cuFe for
Nasal Cataxrh, Cold in Head and Hay Fever Of Ill
alsys pain and Inflammation, heals the seees, pro.
tecte tie nsnbtAne from eolds restores tho senses
o1teke e1dsmeil Price 6ee. at druggists or BY mal
ELK 6R0THRRS, IS Warren 6t1oet, New Yosk
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JAPAN HFRALD's VIEW.
Doesn't See Much That Is Good I
Hawaii.

/ Doesn't See Much That Is Good I'm
| Hawaii.
If We may he permitted 10 Judge of
the competency of the band of Nsurpers
that seized the Government of Hawaii.
who took upon themselves to dethrone
and imprison the legitimate sovereign,
| by their actions towards recent immi-
grants to the Islands, only very low
estimate can be formed of it. Nor does
their honesty in conducting affairs, or
In giving their reasons for misconduct
ing them, stand on any higher plane
than their ability and Judgment
Neither do the discordant decisions of
It's bench entitle its occupants to be
regarded with much respect.
From information that has been
published, a tolerably clear compre-
hensfon can be formed of the actuali-
ties of the case, and both the Govern
ment there and the emigration agent
here figure as blameable, but the Ha-
wallan administrators are especially
So Without much question, the great
er portion of the immigrants are en-
titled to compensation for what they
have been subjected to, also to recoup-
ment of expenses, and the japanese
Government would be wanting in duty
to these of it's own subjects, if it did
not procure for them what is due from
the Hawaiian blunderers and manufac-
turers of false pretenses.
1t is not difficult to understand that
reasons exist for checking immigra-
ton from Japan, and that the Hawai-
ian Government would be justified in
resorting to fair and above-board
measures for imposing some reason
able check upon it, instead of resorting
to the shifty subterfuges to which it
has not been ashamed to descend to ac-
complish the end in, view
The Government here, however, may
be trusted to exact all that justice de-
mands, and its conduct will meet with
foreign approval, provided it be not in
excess of the actual requirements of
the occasion
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Eo"pIt; FRS II, KFn
Japanese Assault Russian Consul 1
Yokohama.

Japanese Assault Russian Consul In
Yokohama.
YOKOHAMA, May 4.-The success
of Japan in the war with China ap-
pears to have had the effect of initiating
the minds of the Japanese, giving them
exalted ideas as to their prowess as a
nation, so that individual instances of
dlsrespect for foreigners have become
pronounced. Upon occasion, when ma
yves are met with in the country by
gangs of men having little or no hest
tation to attack them, either with or
without provocation. The Russian
Consul at Yokohama. Prince Lobanow
was lately assaulted by some drunken
soldiers, and in another case a much
respected citizen, Mr.. Wilkin, was bat
tered about the head with heavy wood
en- geta, and upon him several wounds
were inflicted. Both cases are now I'M
dergoing official inquiry, but unless
strong measures are adopted to do
away with the evil complained of, for
eigners will take to carrying secret
arms again, in self defense.
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Cape Colony PASSES Motion Aimed
at the Transvaal

cape colony PASSES Motion Aimed
at the Transvaal.
CAPE TOWN. South Africa, April
27.-The motion introduced in the
Parliament of Cape Colony on March
10th, urging the adoption of a policy
of moderation and Cancellation in the
settlement of differences in the inter-
probation of treaties and conventions.
amended to read that the ends desired
would be best attained by strict OBJ
servance of the London convention and
the redress of genuine grievances of the
U1tlanders, and further amended dep
recating the Intervention of any for
elgn power in any dispute between the
1ransvaal and Great Britain, was adj
opted today by vote of Al to 80 The
Government supporters voted with the
majority, but Cecil Rhodes, the former
Premier, voted against it.