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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-04-15
Reed and StrOut .

Thomas 3. Reed served in the navy
during the civil war, and in 1866 he
returned to Portland to practice law.
AS a young lawyer he displayed the
same qualities of ability and aggres-
siveness which have been a conspicu-
GUS characteristic of his political life.
One Of the strongest men at the Port
land bar at the time was A. A. Strout.
Before beginning the trial of suit
it was Strouts habit to inquire of every
juror as to the state of his health and
impress each with the idea that the law
yer was solicitous of that juror per-
sonal welfare.
Reed and Strout were constantly an
tagonizing each other, though they
were very good friends. In nearly every
case of importance Strout and Reed
were on opposite sides.
1t was annoying, indeed, for the suave
Strout to hear Reed drawl out before
the opening Of case:
"Well, your honor, Brother Strout
having finished his morning task Of
shaking hands with the jury, we may
now, I hope. proceed with the business
of the court. "-Philadelphia Saturday
Evening Post.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-04-15
Curiositie. of journalism.

A paper in India recently published
the following explanation: '"This is on
ly the beginning of our paper. We
were not sure how much matter was
required to fill it up, and. thinking we
had sufficient, we did not exert our
selves much to get any more. We there
fore beg that our readers will excuse us
this time for the space left blank, and
we promise to do better and get more in
the future.
Still more curious was the announce
ment of paper which came out for the
first time with two columns blank, the
editor making the bold announcement
that "a large quantity Of exceedingly
interesting matter has been left out
for want of space.
When the native editor wants holi-
day, be suspends publication until it is
convenient to resume, and, taking his
readers into his confidence, informs
them plainly why the paper was not is
sued on the expected dates: "With the
consent of our readers, we now propose
to take our annual holiday. We are
sure none of them will begrudge us our
relaxation.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-04-15
The 1rrepre..,b,e sma,, Boy.


This is true story, and it really hap
pened in New York family. It looks
as if it might be an old story brought
up to date or renovated for the occa-
sion, but it is exactly as the small boy
arranged it and not to the edification
Of his family. The small boy was very
fond of ice cream. It never cloyed his
palate. 1t was with the same delight
that he saw it each time brought on the
table. and upon each of these times he
showed the exuberance of his feelings
by crying in rapturous tones: "Oh-o.oi
Ice cream! Ice creaml Ice creami'
much to his mammals annoyance.
''People will think we never have ice
cream or anything else to eat, she said
to her son one day. "Now, we are going
to have company to dinner tonight, and
I don't want you to say a word when
the ice cream is brought on" The small
boy pOmised. He really was a good
little boy, and he intended to mind
But when the cream was brought on
the old feeling Of rapture was so strong
that he forgot entirely and cried out
as usual. Then he remembered and stop
ped short, looking very repentant. He
had not intended to call out, and his
mother was mortified. He changed his
tone entirely:
1--WE have ice cream almost every
night" he remarked carelessly. New
York Times
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-04-15
Daarere Of Filters.

Filters for purifying water are Of
many kinds in their mechanical struc.
ture. hut, according to the report Of the
Maryland state board of health, it
would appear that such filters may
steadily lose efficiency until they be.
come first class culture beds for bacteria,
In evidence Of this position an example
cited Is that of man in Baltimore who
sends the whole water supply Of his
house through large filter and subse-
quently puts his drinking water through
one of the small domestic filters COM
mon In the market.
A test of this arrangement showed
that on a day when the city taps were
running $40 bacteria to the cubic cen-
timeter the large filter was delivering
some 5000 bacteria in the same water.
When the large filter was repacked,
only Q bacteria per centimeter got
through it. though this same water
when passed through the small filter
came out with II bacteria per centia
meter.
This aspect Of the matter is still fur
ther strengthened by another example.
case where a filter supposed to be the
best in the market was in use. The
effectiveness of this filter was so short
lived that the precaution was observed
Of boiling the water after it was filtered.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-04-15
Fun For the shah.

During the winter months the little
colony of 60 or 70 English people at Te4
heran organize concerts for one anoth-
er's amusement. There is q dance now
and then at the legation, and when the
weather is cold of course there is skat-
ing. Skating is the greatest marvel of
all to the Persians. Some years ago the
late shah, Nasr-i-Din. saw 20 skaters
twirling and curling and spinning
gracefully on the Ice. He was amused.
He thought it wonderful. The next day
he sent to the legation and borrowed a
dozen pairs of the skates. These he
made his ministers put on and attempt
to skate on the lake in the palace
grounds. The poor ministers were ter
ribly discounted. but it was twice as
much as their heads were worth to re-
fuse. His majesty was more amused
than ever, and he nearly had an apo
plectic ft from laughing:
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-04-15
Hardly Worth the Agony.

An artist of more than national fame
chose the most beautiful girl in bis
town for mate. Before they were
married he said: "My dear, you are al
most perfect. You lack but two things
your mouth is little too small, and
you are a little too thin. wish that
before we are married you would cor
rect those two and become absolute per-
fection.' For six months the poor girl
wore brass fixture in her mouth to
stretch her jaw and ate fattening food.
Then she was married. To an intimate
friend she has since confessed that the
agony of that six months jaw stretch
ing was not worth all she since has en-
joyed as the wife of a distinguished
artist.-New York Commercial Adver-
fiGar
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-04-15
Names Of. HAtieants.

In an old Indiana case man named
Shallcross undertook to live mp to his
name by running an unlawful ferry,
but the decision Of the court said to
him, "You shall not cross.
The name Of an adopted citizen of
the Chickasaw Nation, whose adoption
was Cancelled and who was thereupon
expelled. was Run Hannah.
A California woman who said in her
will. II have no fear of the hereafter;
o my Lord, teach me to live right,
then in dying there is no sting" bore
the prophetic Christian name of Eu-
thanasia.
The name DR.. Physick, which might
be looked for in some allegory, appears
rs the name of real person In a recent
law report.
Some peculiarly suggestive combina.
tions of names in the titles Of cases are
these: People versus Kaiser, Priest
versus Lackey, Kick versus Merry, Pro-
tected Home Circle versus Winter.
Grant versus Lookout Mountain Com
pany.
In "reminiscences of the early Mime
sofa bar Judge Charles E. Flandrau
tells in the Minnesota Law Journal of
an argument before the supreme court
In 1853 by ex-Chief Justice Goodrich
on behalf Of an Indian convicted of
murder. The Indians 8 name was Zu-ai-
"a, but as the counsel could not pro-
nounce it he always referred to him in
his argument as "my client. Ahasue-
rus. Case and Comment.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-04-15
Her Opinion In Full.

The car turned sharply around
curve and the tall man who was hold
ing on to strap somewhat loosely was
suddenly thrown from his upright po.
sition with force that landed him in
the lap Of dignified dowager sitting
near him, while his high silk hat few
from his head and rolled down the aisle
Of the car.
''Sir," she said as he rose to his feet
again with profuse apologies, II am
compelled to say that in my judgment
you were lacking in that complete
grasp Of the strap which was essential
to the highest efficiency in maintaining
an upright attitude when turning a
curve"
That was all. But it crushed him.
Chicago Tribune.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-04-15
Painfully Polite.

The people of Dresden are.very polite,
SO overpolite that they not infrequently
bfing down ridicule upon themselves.
1t used to be told in that city that a
stranger was one day crossing the great
bridge that spans the Elbe and asked a
native to direct him to certain church
which he wished to find.
"Really, My dear SIR" said the Dres-
dener, bowling low, II grieve greatly
to say it, but I cannot tell you.''
The stranger passed on, little sur
prised at this voluble answer to sim.
pie question. He had proceeded but a
short distance when he heard hurried
footsteps behind him, and, turning
round, saw the same man running to
catch up with him.
In a moment his pursuer was by his
side, his breath nearly gone, but
enough left to say hurriedly: my
dear sir, you asked me how you could
find the church, and it panied me to
have to cay that did not know. Just
now met my brother, but ! grieve to
say that he did not know either"
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-04-15
Human Heaters.

In considering the problem of heat
ing the, large department stores which
are now to be found in nearly every
big city it is very we'll worth taking
into account the animal heat distributed
by the many customers who come into
such establishments. That this is con-
siderable is evidenced by the experience
of at least one engineer, who. in one
such case. found that after 8 80 a. IN.
ON day in midwinter. with the ther-
mometer at the freezing point. no other
heat was needed to keep the place
warm. This fact. however, emphasizes
as well the great need of good system
of ventilation in such buildings, as
without it the air would soon become
vitiated much beyond any reasonably
permissible degree. - Casters Maga-
zine.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-04-15
Az He Understands II

Gas understand it," remarked the
intelligent foreigner, "you Americans
regard George Waehington's hatchet as
the emblem Of truth"
"Yes, sir, that's right" replied the
American proudly.
''Then, when statesmen or other in
Iividuals who have quarreled, bury the
Ratchet, suppose they cease to speak
the ?"-Detroit Free Press.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-04-15

outline Of the chores Tom had been do
ing every week, arranged perhaps with
more convenience to the firm anS to
Tom. Unfortunately Tom could not
read, 80 the list was given to another
man employed on rougher work, with
instructions to read 1t to Tom and ex-
plain to him each days prescribed du-
ties.
When the schedule was read to Tom,
however, the effect was astonishing and
disastrous. He listened quietly, but his
eyes grew bigger and his black wool
seemed to bristle on his head. At tho
end he reached for his cap and said to
the porter: ''Good graciousl ain goin
to do all that work" Then he walked
out and hasn't been seen since.-In-
dianapolis Journal.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-04-15
Mutual Dislike.

Brahms and Tschaikowsky, the fa-
nous musicians, met but twice. On the
last occasion Brahms was sufficiently
interested in Tschaikowsky's "Fifth
Symphony to travel expressly to Ham,
burg in order to make its acquaintance.
After the performance the distinguished
composers dined together, and the con-
scientious Brahms frankly admitted
that he did not like the work at all ;
whereupon the usually meek Russian
plucked up sufficient courage to inform
his host that the dislike of each other 9
music was mutual They parted on ex-
cellent terms nevertheless
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-04-15
WHAT He Dian,t Know,

"'They say that ex-Mayor Latrobe
went to some sort of a celebration given
by the Ebenezer colored church down on
Montgomery street." said a man about
town. HE was asked to speak and of
course complied in his usual style. You
have named this church after a great
man, he said, and hope you will try
to emulate his example. He was a man
who couldn't be led astray by any one
and believed his first duty was to God
and then to his fellow man. He was
a. Well, I don't know what all he
didn't say about that fellow Ebenezer,
but anyhow he noticed for some reason
or other his address wasn't as tumultus
ously received as usual, and as he drove
away after the meeting behind Old Liz
he was humming the old hymn Here I
Raise My Ebenezer' and trying to fig-
ure the matter out. When he got home.
he asked good Christian lady, who
happened to be there on a visit, who
Ebenezer was.
"'Why, you goose said she, 'Eben4
ezer wasn't man. Ebenezer means q
stone. Didn't you know that1'
''Now when General Latrobe adj
dresses church audience he carries a
pocket Bible dictionary with him. -
Baltimore News
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-04-15
Wanted Warmth.

II think it would be we'll, said the
decorator, "to have your dining room
bordered by frieze.
"No, no" demonstrated the man
who had only recently struck it. 81
want that room, above all others. to
have warm, cosy appearance. -
Philadelphia North American.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-04-15
Rather Close,

"The stingiest man ever knew was
a fellow who in going up stairs always
skipped step in order to save his shoe
hather."
'That's nothingl Ionce knew a man
who was go stingy that he wouldn't
trim his finger nails except when he
could borrow a jackknife, because he
didn't want to wear out his own. -.
Chicago News
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-04-15
Inspiring Hope.

The Doctor-Bear up. I must tell
you the worst-you can't possibly re-
cover.
The Client-That's pity, for II I'd
lived bit longer I should have come
into a fortune; as it is, haven't a pen
ny to pay you with, doctor.
The Doctor-Well, now, don't give
up hope. Well try to mend you. Well
try.-Illustrated Bits.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-04-15
Thousands are Trying It.

Ely's Cream Balm, the most effective cure
for Catarrh and Cold in Head, we have pre-
pared a generous trial size for 10 cents.
Get it of your druggist or send 10 cents to
ELY BROS, Sc Warren St., N. Y. City.
Isufered from catarrh of the wor: kind
ever since boy, and I never hoped for
cure, but Ely's Cream Balm seems to do
even that Many acluaintances lave used
it with excellent results.-Oscar Ostrum,
As Warren Ave-, Chicago, Ill.
Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged
cure for catarrh and contains no cocaine,
mercury nor any injurious drug. Price,
so cents. At druggists or by mail.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-04-15
Too Much For Him.

It is evidently one thing to work
without knowing how much we do and
another thing to have our labors mapped
out before us In detail. For several
months business house in this city has
enjoyed the ministrations Of an un-
usually faithful colored janitor. Always
prompt and faithful, unerring in the
discharge of his various duties. Tom
was great favorite with the firm, and
the prospect was that he would abide
with them many years. ,@
One& day it occurred to the senior
partner that ';'' ore system in
To"'' 90 advisable an >
"-jfe easif
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-04-15
For Over Fifty Years

AN OLD AND WELL-TR!sr RrED..
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by millions
of mothers for their children while teeth
ing, with perfect success. It soothes
the child, softens ihe gums, allays all
pain, cures wind collie, and is the best
remedy for Diarrhoea. Is pleasant to
the taste. Sold by druggists in every
part of the world. Twenty-Five cents
bottle. Its value is incalculable. Be
sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Sopth.--
ing Syrup, and take no other kind.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-04-15
Icehouse Fires.

Curiously, an icehouse is the most
likely place in the world for fire. In
surance rates are so high on ice sheds as
to be almost prohibitive of any policies
being taken out Spontaneous combus-
tion is responsible for the fires in ice
sheds. according to some authorities.
When layer Of ice is melted around
the top and sides in summer, an i'm
mense amount Of heat is set free. When
conditions are exactly favorable. spon-
taneous combustion takes place Others
believe that zone of warmth and
moisture Is cheated by the melting ice
and that this attracts lightning. In any
case an icehouse is beautiful place for
a fire
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-04-15
Chained Books,

The finest known collection of chained
books is that in Hereford cathedral. It
includes about 1000 volumes, arranged
in five bookcases, of which not less than
1,5O0 are secured by chains three or
four feet long, each with u swivel in
the center. A small collection of chained
books. long forgotten, has just come to
light in the vestry of the, church at
Sleaford, Lincolnshire.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-04-15
Not Mentioned.

Everybody seems to have been men,
TONED for the Office except you," OBJ
served the sympathizing friend.
eyes, " replied the disappointed pol
itician. "My name Is Pants"
''Then, Of course" soothingly re-
Joined the other, "you might expect to
be among the unmentionables."
And silence like a poultice fell
Chicago Tribune.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-04-15
Money Making Indians,

The Menominee Indians. In north
western Wisconsin. are making as much
money in lumber operations as are tho
Osages at farming. BY the sale Of pine
logs in years past the I, 300 men, WON.
en- and children have accumulated q
tribal fund aggregating $1,000, 600.
which is still growing. The tribe ex.
pends about $7t. 900 year In logging
operations and clears from $50. 900 to
$1,000 annually.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-04-15
Twenty La.hes For SIX Hatr..

A singular theft was tried by Mr..
Beale, first class magistrate. Supersti-
tious Burmans pull out the hairs Of an
elephants tail for talismans, making
rings out of them and other charms.
One Nge Tun Lin went into an ele-
plants shed at Ahlone and pulled six
hairs out of a bull elephants tail, se-
creting them in his umbrella. The ma
hout challenged him. and he promptly
shook the hairs out of the umbrella.
They fell on some straw, were picked
up and put forward in evidence of theft.
The man was convicted and sentenced
to receive 20 lashes. Times of Burmah.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-04-15
An Elective Retort,

The late Rev. Patrick Watson,
OF Earlsfeld, great authority q
Holy Land, was a stickler for accu
An amusing passage Of arms once
place between him and tha-.1S.is
Of Canterbury. A committee :
was under consideration. and Mr..
son objected to the heading "Rem
Of Premises" on the ground that
things inside the premises were rems
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-04-15

That plants when injured suffer, from
fever is q new discovery by BRITISH
botanist Plants suffer in a similar;
manner to animals under like condi..
tions. The rate of respiration increases
and the temperature rises, reaching a
maximum within "a houra
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-04-15

Professor O. Lloyd Morgan has l66e
book ON ''Habit and Instinct" advanced
the theory that. while tho calls and
alarm notes uttered by birds arc prob.
ably due to simple instinct, their sonq
may be traditional-that is handed
down from generation to generator
and perpetuated through the faculty a.
imitation.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-04-15
Diplomacy.

"And so Fannie Perkleigh is going
to marry that old, decrepit fellow just
because he has lot of money!"
"Oh, no, that isn't the reason She's
going to marry him because her parents,
by throwing out clever hints, succeeded
in making her believe they didn't want
her to have him. Chicago News.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-04-15
1t 1. Pathetic, Nexerthele..,

The headline "Died Penniless'' loses
nine-tenths of Its pathos when one re.
fleets that minute after death the vic.
tim Of such cad circumstances is just as
well off as if he had died in possession
~ hundred ions.-lndianapolis
Journal.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-04-15
Deteetins Flaws In Metal,

To detect hidden cracks opening from
the surface Of metals the surface Il arst
moistened with kerosene and Is then
dried of with cloth. It Is then coated
with chalk. After little while the Gilt
works out Of the little cracls and stsins 1
the chalk. Asort Of diagram of the hid
den assuzss and defects Il thus peo.
duced.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-04-15
Nothing Liberal About 1t.

NOtHInB IIDef3I ABOUT W.
Wilkins-I understand you are CIV
ing your son liberal education.
Hobbs-Liberal1 Not bit of it.
They don't give anything away at the
college where he is. l have to pay for
every plaguy thing he geta-Boston
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