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The Dickinson press., 1897-01-23
Treasurer's Re,,ort.

of Gladstone School District No. 2, Stark
County, North Dakota, for tho year beginning
January l, 1885, and ending December 81, 1895.
RECEIPTS.
Cash ON hand beginning of school year
January /, A. d. 1895. As 81
Amount received during the year from
appOrtionment of state tuition fund 81 OF
Amount received during the year from
taxes levied by the district school
board, including amount of outstand.
ing warrants redeemed or indorsed
by county treasurer in collection of
Total receipts for the year, including " =
cash on hand at beginning of term. SIS 80
EXPENDITURES,
Amount paid during the year for school
houses, sites and furniture. ........, Ii Ga
Amount paid during the yearfor teach
Amount paid during the year for ser. ' 10
vices and expenses of school officers, 54 90
Amount paid during the year for inter-
Amount paid during tho year for Incl
dental expen3es. es....................... 43 56
Total expenditure during the year. 563 95
Cash on hand at the close of the year.
December 81. 1S9e. S9e.,,..,.............. Ii IS
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-23
STATE OF OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO
LUCAS COUNTY. %

STATE OF ONO. CITY OF TOLEDO
LUCAS COUNTY. S'S
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath
that he Is the senior partner of the
firm of F. j. CHENEY & Co., doing
business in the City of Toledo, Coun-
ty and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum of ONE HUN
DREp poLLARs for each and every
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use of HALLS CATARRu
CURE. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9th day of
December, A. d. 1896.
A. ". GLEASON,
SEAL Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter.
nally and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials, free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-23
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d. T. PHILIPS.

Owner Of oil cattle branded us shown in cut
above. Also owner Of the following braude Of
cattle: e 8 on left side or hip, p on left side
or hip, Xxx on left side and bar on lef, snoul
der. Horses aye branded P s on left shoulder.
Range in Hettinger county, on Cedar creek, OK
south Fork of Cannon Bali river. i, %. aa-
dres. Dickinson, or New England, N. d.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-23
Pullman
Sleeping Cars.
Elegant
Dining Cars.
Tourist
Sleeping Cars.

TIME sCHEDUL1-
WEST BOUND. EAST BOUND.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-23

Mrs. II. L. Dickinson, Miss Cert.
rude Lawrence, Miss Lewis and Miss
Mitchell have been on the sick list
this week.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-23

Common School: Superintendent
Clemmer may we'll be proud of his
high school girl from Dickinson. No
one questioned the decision of the
judges in placing her first in the ora.
torical contest. She has bright fu.
ture as reader.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-23
Notice Of Warrants Called
N GENERAL FUND

Notice is hereby given that the following war.
rants are called In and interest ceases from thil
date, viz:
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-23

Tribune: G. F. Merry of Dickinson
Live Stock Investment fame came
down from Dickinson Monday-but
says that he is at peace with the
world and doesn't want an office.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-23
SUMMONS,

L. A. SIMPSON,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-23
sVMMoNs.

State Of North Dakota,
County Of Stark, ss' In Justice Court
Before A. P. Folsom, Justice of the Peace
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-23

Cattle branded as shown in cut on either side
horses have same brand on left thigh. Range u,
head Of Cannon Ball. p. o. address. New Env
and. ND.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26

marked an uptown grocer to d Star
reporter, for the reason that there
IS no oil sold now which will not
stand the standard fire test. There
has been steady Improvement also in
the makes Of lamps, and even the
ccmmonest lamps nowadays have a
center tube which allows any gas which
may have been generated to escape and
thus prevents the explosions which
were so frequent and disastrous only a
few years ago. 1t has been demon
strated that coal oil Is by no means
dangerous any more if any care at all
is used. My trade is connned to the
poorer classes, who seldom buy over
i've cents worth Of oil at a time In
deed many Of my customers only buy
a penny's worth Of illumination at 4
time. The majority of them are col
ored folks who live in alleys. Of course
they have learned a great deal by ex-
perience in handling the oil and such
a thing as an explosion rarely takes
place. The ventilation Of the lamp
has done even more to stop these eX-
plosions, 1 think, than the constant
Improvement in the manufacture Of the
oil.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26
RELIEF SOCIETY
Employment Register.

Once al East Ninth ST. Telephone fs3.
BOY-A good. smart boy, aged fifteen, wants
work OF any kind.
FIREMAN Having large family depending
upon him, and no work, is very anxious to
secure employment.
JANITRESS-A widow with q family wishes
employment as janitress, etc,
JANITOR-Very reliable with good testi-
monials. wants a position. Has an aged in
valid wife
W0MAN-A eolored woman with a small
child TO support wants work at house
cleaning etc.
WE HAVE several men who are anxious to
Fecure places to clean yards. take down
storm windows, etc, as well as wood saw
yers In abundance. rss
NJ. L. HUTCHINS, Secretary.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26

IFS use; as many more, who, by taking a
bottle in time, have been saved from weeks of
misery, sickness and suffering, which is ever
accompanied by an awful expense. For the
cure OF rheumatism, Blood Purifier, Dys-
pepsia, Kidney, Liver, Heart. Nervousness.
and diseases resulting from arrangement of
these parts it is infallible. We employ
large force Of Doctors, who will give Won
medical advice free if you will write us and
describe your symptoms. Sl.00 per bottle;
six bottles for $500. All druggists. Kick
apoo indian Medicine Co., New Haven, Conn.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26

= x
vital organs, the
kidneys, liver,
sto m ach and
blood, it dispels
all d isease 5 of
these parts speed
lily and perma-
nently.
Try it. 1t will
do as much for
You as it has for
others. Remem-
Der it can do no
harm, as it con-
tains no poison
Gus ingredients,
and many of its
cures are simply
marvellous.
Thousands are
living to-day who
owe fhnir lives tn
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
stockholders Of the ST. Paul Trust Com
pany, for the election OF directors and for
the transaction Of such other business as
may come before said annual meeting. will
be held at the Office OF the company. in
Endicott building East Fourth St, St Paul
Mimi, on Wednesday, May s. 1897, com
mencing at 10 O'Clock a. m. Charles w
Eberlein, Secretary.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26

troubles worse than the original disease are
apt 10 follow. They are again turning their
attention to natural remedies, and many Of
them recommend as being most reliable and
lent the famous KICKAPOO INDIAN
LAVA, the Great Blood Purifier.
By cleansing and inyigorating the most
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26

The Eclipse .....S. Robert and Fairfield av
george Maru.--.... .Wabasha and Fairfield av.
Concord Prescription Store. State & Concord
a T. Hall .....-..Cor.. S. Wabasha and Isabel
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26
WEST SIDE

VlAtdIi n COltler seventh ana SlDioy
Joseph Argay -. Cor. Grove and Jackson SITS.
NJ u. Merrill. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Az Broadway
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26
ACCIDENTS

What were known as coal oil &C
cidents seldom occur any more" re-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26

WEST SEVENTH STREET.
A. & G. A. Schumacher. 499 West Seventh st.
J. J. Mullen. Cor. James and West Seventh
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26

ST. ANTHONY HILL.
Emil Bull Grand az. and st. Adams
W. A. Frost & Co. .Selby ard Western av.
Straight Bros. .Rondo and Grotto SITS.
A. A. Campbell ..................23 5 Rondo St
A. 7. Guernsey .............. III Dale st.
Brackets ............. Victoria and Selby av.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26
LOWER TOWN.

ARLINGTON HILLS.
u h Marelius Cor. Bedford and Decatur
A. 4 G. A. Schumacher ....... .g54 Payne ay.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26

MERRIAM PARK.
A L. Woolsey. .....St. Anthony and Prior avs.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26

health. perfect physical development, and
endurance.
The reason is, they were the offspring Of a
nation whose systems had not been shattered
by the use Of poisonous drugs Natures
own children - turning to her for help in
times of sickness. By their close commun-
ion with nature, discovering roots, barks and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26
indian BABYH00D.
Their Struggles for Elk
istence.
Their Sorrows as Keen, their Pleasures
as Great as their Little White
Cousins, but They Are Always Well,
and Grow Up He'll.
The Reason. Many White Mothers
Might Profit by it.

wv the little "pappoose
ever lives beyond it's
infancy is a marvel; IN
protected from the ele-
ments and knocked a.
bout generally, utterly
regardless Of what we
are pleased to term n.y.
gienic laws. But live
they did, and grew up
into q race renowned for
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26
WANTS MAY BE LEFT

At the following locations for inser-
ton I'm the Daily and Sunday Globe.
at the same rates as are charged by
the main office.
nAYTON'S BIrFF
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26

herbs, the great
medicinal proper
ties Of which ara
unquestioned by
The highes. Inedi-
cal authorities Of
to-day, the most
universally now
US ed being the
well-known Kick
apoo Indian Rem
edies. The best
ph Us icians are
now beginning to
abandon the use Of
poisonous miner
alkalies and
cid realizing
at, though tenn
porary relief mag
b e obtained,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26
Upper TOWN

UNION PARK.
c. A Monehow. .... University and Prior avs
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26
SITUATIONS oFFERED-mALE.

AGENTS-Male or female, city or country
also peddiers. Apply or write 521 Washburn
building $50
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26
AUCTION SALES.
n G. Johnson, AuctiOnesr,
41e and ~ Jackson 81

1s and Al Jackson St
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AT AUCTIONS
viii sell at public auction at the refidsnoa
4s4 East Tenth St, on Wednesday, April R
az 10 O. m, all the furniture consigtin1
OF bedroom suits, parior suits center tablet
extension table, dining room chairs lampG
oecd1ng, etc., carpets, / cook stove vIS
etc. A. G. johnson, Auctionser, 40 an1
81 Jackson St
AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS AP
Auodon-On Thursday, April %, at 10 a. m.
viii sell the contents Of the residence
SZI East Eighth St, consisting Of bed room
suits, hall tee. Turkish parlor chaIra.
smyrna rugs, sofas. rockers, brass tabie
fancy lamps, desk, willow chairs, cents&
tables, extension table, dining room chairs,
! mantel folding bed, body Brussels and
ingram carpets. l new Hub range and
utensils, as usual You are Invited to at.
tend. A. G. Johnson. Auctioneer, 419 and
Al Jackson st.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26
ST. ANTHONY HH,

DAYToN'S BLUFF.
sever Westby .............679 East Third St
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26

TWO ACRES garden tract for rent near Good
Shepherd convent; soil rich and productive
Mcguire Bros, SO East Sixth St
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26

GENTLEMAN unhappily situated desires ac-
quaintance OF widow not over IS. who is
Address ]. x. Alexander, General Delivery,
city.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26
BICYCLES.

THE PATEE BICYCLE is winner. Tido
one If you want to get there quick; sold by
Twin City Bicycle House, 436 jackson St.,
st. Paul, MINI.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26

SMITH AV., 137-Nicely furnished, pleasant
room, with all modern conveniences, in
private family
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26
Miseellan eOus

SUMMIT AY., 64-Nicely furnished rooms:
all modern conveniences; central location
board If desired
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26

HOUSEWORK- Girl wanted for general
nousework; good home for neat girl. 63
Front St
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26

BARBERS-Wanted. two frst-class BARRIERS
at 86 East Seventh St 57a-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26

HOUS EWORK-Wanted, for St Anthony
Park, girl for general Homework. Apply
CD ROndO ST
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26

HOUSEWORK-Wanted a small girl to help
with general homework; must be neat
Apply 81 Smith av.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26
"a East Fourth Street.

ST. PETER. 646-Furnished front aleove
rooms; also side room; modern conven-
fences; rent reasonable
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-26

HOU ACKNOWLEDGMENT good. competent girl
for general housework; also neat nurse
girl willing ITO go TO the lake. Apply 9A
Portland av
The Lamar register., 1897-12-04
cold tae.. 60 NIuna,ka.

be had just 81. tfSoLn tho topui
Chilkoot ana VA i4tl, Ind Z. /.
..How was tue bsf Mna so
lefty'' inquireu !. Iod!
Yes, but NOT 3. 6id Is viii b.
along in Jauual., fler as inosam
toes get out of the ar .ni ist Tie win,
have a chance. InHh il sats good ano
cold. A man toId :De '7ho mai win
tered mp there seven years that 1t wa
so cold III January that they froze tb.
flames of their candles and sold theu.
for Strawberries. He said they kepl
their fires over night by putting them
out in the air and letting them freeze
aud then thawed them out in the
morning. Ha said he had seen four
men die OF collie from eating whisky
that was frozen so hard it wouldn't
thaw inside OF them He said the cows
gave ice cream till they froze TO death
no said he knew clerk in hotel on
the Yukon that got rich selling the
diamonds he wore, said diamonds be-
ing nothing on earth but ice crystals
that didn't thaw till after the clerk
had got out OF the country. He said
he had seen man fall of the roof of
barn and freeze so stiff before he lit
that he broke in two wheu he hit the
ground, aud that he had seen smoke
freeze IN chimney till the fire
wouldn't draw aud that he knew OF u
case where the smoke frooze after it
got hundred feet up and fell back
on the house, knocking hole in the
roof big enough to drive yoke OF
steers through. He said the reason the
nights weie SO long in that country
was that the dark 90, froze so hard the
daylight couldn't thaw It's way thro' in
les than SIX months He said that"
Excuse me-" interrupted the
FREUD, did this party have affidavits
with these statements ~
HE said ae had, but 1 guess he
aust have froze TO death bunting for
them. because he never came back
when asked him to go after them
for me- and the returned Chilkooter
smiled smile that aas childlike and
and bland Washington Star.
The Lamar register., 1897-12-04
81. Louis Globe j Democrat

and this is the unanimous verdict
of it's more than half a million
readers. 1t is beyond all COM
parison, the biggest, best and
cheapest national news and family
Journal published in America. 1t
is trictly Republican in
politics, but it is above all a
newspaper, and gives all the
news promptly, accurately ard
impartially. 1t is indispens-
able to the Farmer, Merchant or
Professional man who desires to
keep thoroughly posted, but has
not the time to read large Daily
paper, while its great variety of
well-selected reading matter makes
it an invaluable, Home and
Family Paper.
The Lamar register., 1897-12-04
TRUSTEES SALE.

xVIIERKAs, Zilpha ". slater did By her deed
81 trust dsi.sd ,hs s,h ds5 =, o. Soss,sesr.
t.cs,rlt- af fro~~rs county. Colorado. eaay-I ~
Hsnry J. Aidrieil the fallo~iax sie.erils'd real
state Of Coioraio. ta-~it; The south half os the
aistlI~s<t "a quarter and the porth half 81 the
sssa.hip t.-a,,-,wo II south Of rsnse forty
al of Sixth teshl Principal Meridian,
title Nad Interest IN and ~ two fuil paid water
ri<tit. Ia the La Junts and Lamar tansl. u-ed
for irrixati.5 u above .i-erio~t lsnd; and also.
oT ssitess.- in and 20 tis- premises conveyed. to
secure payment u the snn 90 three Thousand
ste o. even siate vita said truss decd, and pay
able to the order Of the Colorado SECURITIES
COMPANY In ave ,-Sr. from Dce.mb-r lat, ises.
with fnsrre-t thereon al the rate ~ seven per
efnt pef snnun frum December let. islt, pays
HE semi Annually until the maturity OF said
aad whereas. l, 1. pro,ids,i in and BY said
sisd ot trssi that in ea-- of default in the pay
meat of the iniefe-t. ar any part thereof. When
the same shall b-soonna due. then the whole Of
said ptineipal suru, with the interest up 20 the
the title said presnis-- at the election OF the
LEGAL holder OF hoid.rs Of said not. should at
the said trustee shall aiVertl-e aad sell said
Ind whsr~as, Tho int.re., Iu. and payable on
the ir.r days oi Drc-nb~r a D. izSL and June
and December. Let 1897 sud is:si. u due and
wholly unpaid. and the whole Of said principal
sun and interest has been declared due and
pas able the legal holder Of said note amount
-. :. % the day 81 sale Ia tho of hfty.tse
halsg.,s aul .Fty-t~o aud s., 100 dollars. inelut-
lss, tiia cp.t- aisa sxper--~ of this proceedins.
AMI thn exlenses ot prosrctItx tiie title to said
prezstt-r-.
Amft Whereas, BY the provisions of said deed
Of trust. tho le-nl ntii,f OF said note may ss'-
ls.tnt ant substitute rncce---ff srart. l.. case
~ tb- fnabEIity 10 act ot the trustee nsmes.
ueary !. Airich. and the -sil u 'nry J. ,ldrich
hs. -eHapyrd from the city o. Denver -"d state
~ t,iara 10 aud - absent th~r~from and unable
act and tisr iEtsrsi. Frank q. Patterson
iss be.sn Nppoipts-f and substituted in the place
knssvslesiset.
Now Therefore,. NJ the request OF the legal
holder Of said note viii. A. trustee a. afpre-
saia on Thursday. the S0th day Of d c suber
A D. ts4I bst~es.n the hour NJ : o'clock A. NJ
aud o'clock r, NJ. Of that day. at the
sioar OF the court housr in the city 0f Denver,
esunty OF Arapsho- and state OF Colorado, sell
!. the highest bidder. for cash, the above de-
s,ribed premises. including all 81 said water
rights and all right and equity. Including home
stead Of the said Lupha NJ. slatsr.
Dated, November g. 1877,
FRANK q. PATTERSON, Trustee.
The Lamar register., 1897-12-04

Writes regular subscriber, who
has read it for many years, of the
Twice-a-week issue of the
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09

The soldiers bed varies notably IN the
different European armies. According
to Dir. Niry, the following are the prin-
cipal varieties, IN which. perhaps, We
may see the reflection OF national char
acteristlcs. In England the bed Is hard.
The soldier lies on thin mattress that
rests on canvas stretched over frame
In Spain the soldier has only straw
bed, but he Is allowed besides this pill
low, two sheets, two blankets and a
covered quilt, sometimes even a cover
for the feet Il Is almost sybarItic. In
Germany and Austria he has a simple
straw BED with one or two covers,
neither sheet her mattress. In Russia,
until recently, the soldier slept with
his clothes on ON a camp bed, but now
ordinary beds hegIL to be used-the re-
suit of contact With more civilized
countries. After this II cannot be doubt
ed that the French soldiers bed is the
best of all, with Its wooden or IRON bed
stead straw bed, wool mattress,
sheets, brown wooden coverlet and
an extra quilt for cold weather. Thus
the bed Of the French soldier Is the soft
rst of all soldiers beds as that Of the
French peasant Is Acknowledged also to
be the best If all European countries.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09

Various instances are on record where
metals, while not showing any appre-
eiahlc wear, have literally fallen to
pieces, and that without any assigned
cause. On one occasion a steel rail,
after % years continuous service ON
the Great Northern railway, i'll Eng
land, actually disintegrated under the
wheels of "A passing train. So complete
was the breaking up that scientists
thought it worthy of investigation, dur
ing which 1t was determined that the
metal had become exhausted and had
broken down, just as an oyerstrained
animal might be expected to do. This
has led to further inquiry, and scien-
lists are satisfied that metals do become
tired out. Fine cracks often appear i'll
steel rails, and it has been supposed that
they are caused by the continuous con
cuSsion of railway wheels. This, how
ever, seems to be contTadicted by the
examination Of newly made rails, in
which similar fine lines occur. The
idea that metals become weary, while
not altogether a new one, Is TO an ex.
tent IA plausible one and under the care
tul scrutiny Of scientific societies will
probably he satisfactorily explained and
settled Nov York Ledger
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09

at Is curious about blotting paper, -
said Mr.. Dipperton, that 1t lasts lon
ger if used ON one side only. | refer
now to the small piece of blottinR paper
that we pick up and press upon the
freshly written lines by rubbing 1t with
the finger tiIs Continual rubbing
makes the side that is rubbed upon
smooth and oily and less absorbent. If
we turn the hlotter over now and then
and get fresh surface and rub inditfcr-
emily on either side, we soon get both
sides more or less oily, and then
doosn [ blot perfectly ON either side. /
is better to use it always the same side
down, so that whatever moisture may
he transferred from the finger tips is
kept all on one side. Thus used, the blot
ter viii take up ink more satisfactorily
and fer longer time than it would If
We kept turning it over Atlanta
Constitution.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-09
SOME ROYAL DOGS.
Nearly All the sovereigns of Europe Are
Fond of Canine Pets.

Nearly every one of the sovereigns
of Europe, it appears. has one or more
pet dogs. The colios of Queen Victoria,
the fox terriers of Princess Beatrice.
with Jock as prime favorite, are known
at least by hearsay to everybody.
The emperor of Russia is also a great
lover of dogs. A London paper reports
that he is always accompanied in his
walks by couple of fine Danish
hounds, whose strength and vigilance
their master considers his best safe
guard. The grave car is often seen
playing with these monster pets He
himself has taught them their tricks.
and they are nearly always about him.
The king of Greece shares the car 8
taste for the Danish hounds, which are
as intelligent as they are strong, and
which, with hardly bark to announce
their intentions, will fly at the throat
of any one whom their master may
point out to them in case of need.
When the empress of Austria goes on
her long walks or rides, several pet
dogs always accompany her But per
haps the most widely known of all the
royal dogs of the present day is
Black, the pet dog of the Russian Grand
Duke Alexis.
Black is sportsman s dog, of no
very aristocratic breed. Indeed, if the
truth must be told, he is a member of
the race of mongrels which the fisher
men in the south of France take out to
sea, employing them to recapture any
willy fish that may fall through the
meshes of their nets or slip suddenly
back into its element after it has been
once landed on board the barge Black
is still rejoicing in the days of his
youth, but his record, not only as "a
common fisherman but as fisher of
men, is already great, for he has saved
no fewer than six persons from watery
grave.
Some three or four years ago the
Grand Duke Alexis was staying at
Biarritz One stormy night he went out
on the cliff to get view of the angry
sea. a boat was just being wrecked be-
low, and he saw dog dashing with
angry growls and barks into the water
and bringing to land one by one, three
drowning men, while the crowd cheered
the brave mongrel to the echo. The
grand duke approached to caress the
dog, and the animals master then
offered Black to him, refusing to accept
any payment. st Louis Post Dispatch