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Ny introduction to this prince Of the
Pacific was on this wise: Ny brother
ahdI rel etrolling for yellowtailo of the
: island Of Santa Catalina. Suddenly out
Of the summer sea q flying ash-fhe.
humming bird Of ocean-aashed
athwart our bows and then; not a dozen
yards distant. the waters parted and .
huge tuna, in its Respondent livery Of
blue and silver. swooped with indescrib-
able strength and rapidity upon ih
quarry. catching it, .mirabile dictu, in
midair. In q fraction of a second the
deed was done. The ocean, recording
the splash Of the leviathan, rippled ap.
plause. and our questions battered like
hail upon the somewhat hard under
standing Of our boatman, a son Of Al
SAGE.
eyes" he said, his white teeth in
curious contrast to a lean, bronzed face
yes, messieurs, that is a tuna, a 400
FOUNDER. at leasti'-Pall Mall Gazette.
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Sunday Trading.

A German shopkeeper went one Sun
day morning to a customer in order to
demand the payment Of a long neglect
ed account. The police heard Of this
and regarded it las a:violation of the
new law against trading during the
hours of worship. The offender wa
cited d:iansd He appealed to the
skammergericht, and was discharged as
innocent What the law expressly for
bids, said the kammergericht, Is any
''public OF open labor or trading within
the prescribed time"
On the police Interpretation two men
who talked incidentally about their
business relations on Sunday morning
on their way to church might be arrest
ed as jyiolators Of the law, which would
bepalpably tyrannical and absurd. This
recalls the good old tale Of two Sabba-
tartan farmers who hit upon a casuisti-
cal method Of doing trade on the Lords
day without breaking the fourth COM
mandment. what would you give for
that calf" asked one, "if 1t were not
the Sabbath" IF 1t were not the
Sabbath I would give you 80 much"
naming the sum. Tomorrow, then,
we win consider it q bargain. LON
don News. ' '''"e
The Dickinson press., 1899-02-18
Egyptian Burial

It has hitherto been supposed that in
Egypt the practice Of embalming the
bodies Of the dead and forming them
into mummies was the most ancient
method of sepulture, but Professor
Flinders Petrie, the well known Egyp-
tologist, has by recent excavations
thrown quite a new light upon this
question of the ancient method Of dis
posing Of the dead. At Deshasheh, q
place about 50 miles south Of Cairo, he
has discovered a series Of tombs, in the
collins of which he has found complete
skeletons from which the flesh has been
carefully dissected, evidently previous
to burial The collins are Of admirable
workmanship. are made Of sycamore
and are in perfect preservation not
withstanding their 5000 years burial
in the.sand. It remains to be proved by
further excavations whether the mutila-
ton Of the bodies was performed as q
ceremonial rite or whether this removal
of flesh from the bones points to canni-
balism on the part Of the ancient peo-
ple.-Chambers' Journal
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Our Florida Alligator.

An alligator is not an attractive
creature He has not a single virtue
that can be named He is cowardly,
treacherous, hideous. He is neither
graceful nor even respectable in appear
anca He is not even amusing or
grotesque in his ungainliness, for as a
prute-a brute unqualifed-he is al
ways 90 intensely real that one shrinks
from him with loathing and 2 laugh at
his expense while in his presence would
seem %curiously out Of place.
His personality, too, is strong. Once
catch the steadfast gaze Of a free, adult
alligator's wicked eyes, with their odd
vertical pupils fixed full upon your own,
and the Significance Of the expression
''evil eye" and the mysteries Of snake
charming, hypnotism and hoodooism
will be readily understood, for his hrH-
tish. merciless;, unainching stare is sim
ply blood chilling.-L w. Blake in
Popular Science Monthly.
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Egyptian Dancine IN Exypt.

Egyptian Dancing In Egypt.
The genuine native dancing girls per-
form in the little cafes that abound in
the Arabian quarter. These places are
usually small and about 80 men. squat
ted around the seats that line the walls
make q full house.
Here the Arabs come to smoke and
drink coffee and hear the music, while
in the center of the cafe the dancing
girls perform. The places are filed with
the smoke Of the nargile and ciga-
rettes, and the dreamy natives who
lounge along the walls puff everlasting
ly on, barely noticing the girls who are
weaving and swaying in the sinuous
undulations of the dance to the time of
a groggy tomtom and the mellow drone
Of a reed whistle. The dance is about
the same as the one seen at the Worlds
fair in Chicago, Invested of most of it's
offensive trimmings. There it was de-
signed to startle and shock and come up
to western notions of oriental depravity,
while here on its native heath it is sim
ply a dance that is as old as the coun-
try itself, and to those who have been
accustomed to it through generations Of
familiarity it is probably as tame as the
quadrille. It is only the dance prepared
for the tourist that disgusts you and
makes you think that the orient should
be raided-Chicago Record.
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One of TOole's Jokes.

One of Toole's greatest practical jokes
was as follows: He once gave a supper
to 80 of his friends and wrote q note to
each of them privately beforehand, ask
ing him whether he would be so good
as to say grace. as no clergyman would
be present. It is said that the faces of
those 80 men as they rose in a body
when Toole tapped On the table as a
signal for grace was a sight which will
never be forgotten.
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The Oh Maxsa wonlerful Care.

.s~s .
The OLD Mans Wonderful Cure.
Agood story Is told among the med
|s1cal men Of Cleveland, q story which
was started by the victim himself. He
81 physician Of considerable repute,
handsome tins ago ives called to, attend
. gentleman Of ADVANCED years who
was suffering from q slight complica-
stion Of disorders. The doctor went to
work with q will. and presently had the
pattsnt on the road to recovery. In
fact, two weeks from the time he took
the case he had him cured.
As he leftSthe house. after. announc-
Sing that further visits would be unnec-
essafy. the daughter of the restored
man accompanied him to the door.
Doctor" she said in somewhat
tremulous tones, 81 want to tell you''-
The doctor, who supposed she was
anxious to express her gratitude for his
skilled attention. waved her thanks
aside.
"Don't mention It, madam" he
affably said. w alwaysrtry to do our
duty"
.But, Doctor" she persisted, s'it is
something that will interest you. feel
that
"Say no more, MADAME cried the
doctor, much moved by the woman's
agitation.
.'It is something I must tell you,
doctor, she continued. "Please listen"
The doctor halted with his hand on
the knob.
Yesterday" said the woman, 81
was down town and met Mrs. Pugsley,
the Christian Scientist and she told me
she had been giving father absent
treatments for two weeks Isn't'it just
too wonderful"
"Good morningi. said the doctor
dryly.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Dickinson press., 1899-02-18
Linked Eyebrows

It is popularity believed that if ones
eyebrows meet it indicates deceit.
Charles Kingsley Endorses this belief,
but Tennyson has other ideas and poet
ically speaks of married brows."
In Turkey meeting eyebrows are
greatly admired, and the women use
artificial means to bring the brows to
this condition, and if art cannot induce
thin eyebrows to grow they make up
by drawing a black line with paste.
It would appear that the Greeks ad-
mired brows which almost met, and
the fashionable inhabitants Of Rome
not only approved Of them. but resorted
to pigments to make up the lack which
sometimes existed.
Some proverbs state that the person
whose eyebrows meet will always have
good luck, while others state exactly
the reverse. The Chinese say that
''people whose eyebrows meet can never
hope to attain to the dignity of a min
lister Of state" and in Greece Of today
the man whose brows meet is said to be
a vampire, while in Denmark and Ger
many it is said he is q werewolf.
The Dickinson press., 1899-02-18
He cou1dn,t Understand It.

He Couldn't ~Understand 1t.
Bilkins and his wife occupied seats
in the dress circle. The curtain had
just gone up for the second act, the first
scene showing the heroine in street Co.'S
tune. As Bilkins rested his gaze upon
the woman his face wore a puzzled ex-
preston. Several times he took hurried
glances at the programme he had in his
hand. He became so deeply interested
that he attracted the attention of his
wife.
"What do you see that interests you
sof" inquired his wife. "she isn't
pretty" i
"May, isn't that the same hat that
woman wore in the last actf" exclaim-
ed Bilkins. seemingly ignoring his
wife's question.
Mrs Bilkins glanced in the direction
Of the stage
II think she is" she replied. "but
what Of it,"
ooh, nothing, only it seems 60 oddl"
"What doesf"
"Why. that she should still be wear
ing the same hat" explained Bilkina
1.-THE programme says there is a lapse
Of two years between the first and sec-
ond acts ohio State Journal
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In Extremis,

Late one night a clergyman was
called out to minister to an old mana
worker upon the adjacent railway-who
was supposed N be dying. The sum-
mons was brought by another old man,
the elder brother Of the stricken one.
While he was bustling about, making
preparations for departure, the clergy
forgot momentarily the social
status of his visitor and asked, sis he
in extremis?"
The old man was not going to be
beaten. "Aye, he's right in, your rev
'erence." Aftera pause he added as q
clincher: "Clean In, poor chap. Right
up to the neck, sir. "-Cornhiu Maya
zine.
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IS osnts. 'soldtb y an. medioine dealers.
IhEsFloRfDA CENTRAL & ptN,NsulAR RAIL.
ROAD.

u. tE -.- 4. ~
Operates the Quickest. Schedule to Florida
From tho Northwest: Chicago or St.
Louis to Jacksonville within 36 Hours
Cincinnati to Jacksoaiie in ~ honrs.
The celebrated Cincinnati, Florida and
Havana Limited is a solid vestibuled
train, consisting of fine Pullman Bufed
Sleepers and thorougkfare coaches, leavt
ing Cincinnati every morning by the
Queen and Crescent, and arriving in
Jacksonville early next morning. Over
this route there is also an evening de-
parture. carrying through sleepers from
Cincinnati, making Jacksonville the next
evening.
The route is via the Queen& Crescent
to Chattanooga, the Southern Railway to
Everett, and the Florida Central & Pen
insular to Jacksonville and Florida points.
Again there is a delightful route from
Carolina, ("The Land of the Sky") and
evening, and arriving by the Florida Cen
trail & Peninsular at Jacksonville the
second morning.
From St. Louis and Kansas City
through Pullman Sleepers run over the
Florida Central & Peninsular to Jack
! sonville, without change.
The Florida Central & Peninsular is
the direct route to most important places
in Florida, reaches by its own line Ocala;
Gainesville, Orlando. Tampa, Tallahas-
see-the capital-and numerous interior
towns and coast resorts. s
1t connects in the depot of arrival at
Jacksonville, for st. Augustine, and all
east coast points, including Miami,
whence steamers ply to Key West, Ha-
/ wanna and Nassau.
Its trains are among the finest in the
south.
For particulars apply to your nearest
ticket agent OF to A. o. MacDonell, Cen
eral Passenger agent, or l.. A. Shipman,
Assistant General Passenger. Agent,
Jacksonville, Fla. ::
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His Last ousst.o.

The counsel for the opposition had
been bullying the witness for IN hour
Of more, when he finally asked:
sis it true that there are traces Of
insanity in your fsmilyf"
1T would be folly to deny Il, 20
piled the witness my gr~eat-grapdfs.
ther. who was studying for the minis
try. gave it up to become q lawyer."-
EXCHANGE.
The Dickinson press., 1899-02-18

Although court plaster is useful in
protecting small scratches or abrasions
Of the skin from harm, it should not be
used over any considerable gut or wound
In process of healing. These will heal
much faster,if simply covered with a
bit Of soft linen held in place at the
ends with strips Of surgeons plaster.
The Dickinson press., 1899-02-18
Thousands are Trying Il.

In order to prove the great merit of
for Catarrh and Cold in Head, we have pre-
pared a generous trial size for 10 cents.
Get it Of your druggist er send 10 cents to
ELY BROS, S. Warren St., N. Y. City.
suffered from catarrh of the WORT kind
ever since q boy, and I never hoped for
cure, but Ely's Cream Balm seems to do
even that. Many acquaintance have used
it with excellent results.-Oscar Ostrum,
As Warren Ave, Chicago, III.
Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged
cure for catarrh and contains no cocaine,
mercury nor any injurious drug. Price,
30 cents. AZ druggists or by mail.
The Dickinson press., 1899-02-18
A R~emarkable vane.

On the roof Of Q bravery at Maid,
stons. Kent. Is TO be- seeni one Of the
most remarkable vanes In England. It
represents an old brownjug and glass.
The jug, which ID made OF copper;
stands 8 fest 9 inches In height and Is
3 feet In diameter and capsule Of hold.
ang 10esgsllcnk &.
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smoke One WIN Ne.

''Do you smoker" asked the middle
aged man. "You didn't two months
ago. You oughtn't to smoke, my boy;
you're too young and not strong look.
ing. Then the elderly adviser started
to light a cigar. "Have a cigar9" he
said absentmindedly, as he scratched q
match. The young man took the cigar
and bit off the end.
''These are very mild" ended the
speaker, presumably for the benefit Of
his conscience-''very mild, and won't
hurt you New York CONNER
cial Advertiser.
The Dickinson press., 1899-02-18
The lLibalou. seThey sax.n

-
The enc term ''they say is reepon-
sible for nine-tenths Of the lies which
repetition and familiarity finally coar
vert into seemingly bona hde evidence.
One usually hears an exciting bit Of
gossip launched forth with these words,
while at the Same time the speaker
adroitly shields herself by declaring that
personally she does not know it to be
true. The man Of woman who thus
screens himself Of herself ia pothing
short Of a coward. Josephine Hill In
Woman's Home Companion.
Overdid 1t.
II understand she married him tore
form him"
"That was it. And she did the job 90
thoroughly that now he doesn't like
the kind Of woman he liked when he
married her and is trying to get . d.
vorca Cincinnati Enquirer.
The tEagIish OF 1853.
The English population consisted Of
churchmen, mobiles and craftsmen, az
we'll as common people. It was a novel
and significant division. Traders and
manufacturers took their places some
what noisily beside their fellow poll.
ticians Of older standing, filing the
whole land till 1t seems for aimoment
as if nothing counted any more in
English life save it's middle class
busy, hard, prosperous, pugpacioul
middle class, slowly emerging from ite
early obscurity. In this century it had
arrived at power definitely, ipstenta.
tiously, carrying a proud look and a
high stomach. intent on its own Affairs,
needless OF the court regardless Of min
listers save whenit had 30 brIbe them,
irreverent to the noble, the 'tproud pen.
niless with his psintedSlleeve, ",tolerant
Of ecclesiastics only soslopg as they
could be kept rigaidlyyWithin their allot.
ted religious functions Denton'i
ENGLAND in the 1ittsenth Century"
The Dickinson press., 1899-02-18
Wood Tar.

It is curious to note that wood tar is
prepared just rs 1t was in the fourth
century B. g. A bank Is chosen and .
hole, dug, into which the wood is placed,
covsrsd with tt!ff. a fire is lighted I'M
derneath, and the ter slowly arips int9
the barrels placed to receive it.
The Dickinson press., 1899-02-18
Cheap Living.

Cheap Living.
Government experts say that q man
can be well fed for B5 cents a day.
This, however, means feeding men In
mass. There is a man in Philadelphia,
however, who laughs at this lavish ex-
penditure, inasmuch as his bill Of fare
tor the entire week only costs that
amount. Twenty years ago he made up
his mind that Americans ate too much.
His staple meal is in the middle Of the
day, and it always consists Of soup
good, rich soup-and baked potato.
Bone days instead Of the baked potato
he has what southerners call cowpeas.
which are extremely cheap and whole.
some. They cost 8 cents q pound and
swell very much In cooking. He cooks
them with a bit Of salt pork. Rice is
also one Of his staple foods and occa-
sionally a little milk. He buys two
losYes # stale bread a week. which cost
9x cents Q Loaf. Ehasa : always
toasted.
Cabbage is another article Of diet,
cheap and Of great value. He has an
arrangement with his grocer by which
he buys the scraps of cheese left over
from the large cuttings at . cents for q
days scrspeL He is In sound health and
has not had indigestion for go years
New York World
The Dickinson press., 1899-02-18
Capncitv of A.. p.uI,..

As many as SO. 900 people have been
accommodated in st. Paul's cathedral,
but that has been with temporary gal
,le1ies, ETC.. erected. On festivals only
between {, 1000 and 1000 people find
seats. At an ordinary service about
1000 people will make the cathedral
look quite full.
The Dickinson press., 1899-02-18
DICKINSON N. D.
Go South
This Winter,

For the present winter season the Louisville
4 Nashville Railroad Company has improved
its already nearly perfect through service of
Pullman yestibu4ed S%leepiue Cars and elegant
day coaches from Cincinnati Louisville, st.
Louis and Chicago, to Mobile, New Orleans and
the Gulf Coast, ~Thompsonville, Ga. Pensacola,
Jacksonville, Tampa, Palm Beach and other
points in Florida. Perfect connection will be
made with steamer lines for Cuba, Porto Rico,
Nassau and West Indian ports. Tourists and
Home. Seekers excursion tickets on sale at low
rates. Write C.P. Atmore, General Passenger
Agent, Louisville, Ky., for particulars.
The Dickinson press., 1899-02-18
Betrayed.


"fes. We went away end left the gas
burning. 6tajd Two Weeks."
"Was your bill any highera"
eyes; the fool night Waterman told
the gas company about it. "-1ndian-
apolis Journal.
The Dickinson press., 1899-02-18
The Best nj proof.

"And you say you gave me no en-
enlargement"
"That is what I said"
"No encouragement Why sven your
father thought it all settled"
my fatherf What proof have you Of
your extraordinary statement"
proof The best of proof. He Dor
rows money from me. "-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Dickinson press., 1899-02-18
Current Literature.

VV1feI! DkScx8eU1es
"You are preparing 2 new edition Of
your popular novel" said the caller.
~ am" replied the novelist.
"Wel, I have a proposition by which
we may both make money. Where you
gay, She glued her lips to his why
not add, using Stycker's celebrated
gluea' "-Philadelphia North Ameri-
The Dickinson press., 1899-02-18
S:S.S!HqSs,Blo

10 the only remedy equal TO such deep.
seated diseases; 1t goes down to the
very. foundation and forces out every
faint. Il ts purely vegetable, and 10
the only blood remedy guaranteed to
minerel Substance whatsoever. 9
Books mailed free by Swift Specific
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He Was ssOn.n

The Count hat lofed your daugh-
taire from 70 fairst time we met.
Her Father-Who had told you that
I was rich?-Chicago News.
The Dickinson press., 1899-02-18

ode trouble wifi some men dat knows
a heap" said Uncle Eben, sis dat dey
hab sech a positive way O tellin it dat
dey makes folks too mad to listen. -
Washington Star.
The Dickinson press., 1899-02-18

"Many a man," once said Phillips
Brooks, "can say, 4 did the things my
father told me, but the man I am my
mother made me-" .
The Dickinson press., 1899-02-18

The tallest shaft or pillar in London
or the neighborhood is the London mon
ument, which is only 300 feet high.
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would AItee made tho o.
mosphero of b foom
stekening and unbesJable
The disease next attacked
fho eyeS. Apd Wefearod shl
would loss hsy aight. I'm.
lnent physicians from tht
surrounding country Werl
consulted, but could d.
nothing TO relieve the 1t
To 1n40eent, and gave u
g their eptnioA thet 3.
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Saddles, Brides,
Madam,s Great Bargain.

Bits and spurs in great variety at Nc
Cloy & Senour. u-l4
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About i. 500 tons Of iron and brass
wire are yearly. manufactured in Brit
ain into pins.
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Scrofula to


Any one predisposed to Scrofula can
never be healthy and vigorous. This
tsejRt in the blood naturally drifts into
.oensumptioa. Being SUCH deep-seated
blood disease, swift's Specific il, the
only known cure for scrofula, because
II il the only remedy which can reach
the disease.
Scrofula appeared on the head Of my little
grandehild when only 10 months old. Shortly
hsy body.ISSThe iscAbs on the sores would peel
Of ON tho slightest touch, and the odor that
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Naturally.

HAnd you say you ate horse steak in
Paris3 How was if seryed9"
ga Ia cart, Of course.'--Gleyeland
Plain Dealer.
The Dickinson press., 1899-02-18

The Atlantic ocean iscrossed monthly
BY over 1000 ships.
The Dickinson press., 1899-02-18

noee1b!e 70 eve the ch1ld'6 eyeSight. e We
thon that No deotded to Try sw1ft's spscidc.
1hat medietns 81 onoe made q speedy and com.
plete cure. she 10 now Q yOuuR lady, and has
boveI had . sign OF the disease to return,
Mrs. RUTH BYIxILIY.
sslins, Kan.
6crofula 10 an obstinate blood disease,
snd;fs beyond the reach Of the average
blood medicine. swift's Specific
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-07-01
Comic Opera at Harriet.

Most fattering success has attended
the Inauguration of the summer season
of comic opera at the Harriet Pavilion
and while the weather has not been at
all propitious for outdoor attendance,
still the audiences have been of most
satisfactory size. The promise of the
management to present superior class
OF productions has been faithfully
kept, and it is question if ever in this
city have been given such uniformly ex-
cellent operate presentations within the
range Of prices that prevail at Harriet
The new floating stage is most COM
plete in its appointments and on it the
various productions thus far have been
given with all the detail that is marked
of theater presentation. The roper
toire of the Merrie Bell company thus
far has included "Bocaccio" and ola
Perichole." For the Fourth of July
week and commencing Monday night,
July 3, is announced the production OF
Gilbert and Sullivan's comic lyric of
Japan, "Mikado."
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-07-01
SALTWATER BRIEFS.

Ladies' Auxiliary, A. o. H., held a
regular meeting June 23 at which the
following ladies were elected to office
for the ensuing year: President, Mrs
T. Cur1ey; vice president, Mrs. P. Con-
ners; recording secretary, Mrs. M. Don
aids; financial secretary, Miss Riley; in
surance secretary, Miss NJ. Grady; treas
urer, Mrs. M. Foley; scrgeant-at-arms,
Mrs. Long; sentinel, Mrs. Voligny.
Misses May McCarty and Olive Cow
an returned from Winona, where they
were graduated last week.
Celebration OF independence day is
arranged on a grand scale. Several
purses will be offered by the executive
committee.
Miss Mary Clonery and Daniel Cor
coran were married al St. Michaeps
church Wednesday morning.
The funeral Of Timothy Noonan, who
was one of the victims OF the New Rich
mond cyclone, was held from ST.
Michael's church last Thursday under
the auspices of the A. O. H., of which
he was member. He also belonged
to the c. O. F. and had 1000 insur-
ance in each society. He leaves wife
and four little ones, besides sister and
two brothers.