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The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

1.-THE police of this CITY," says the
Philadelphia American. must wake
up" 1t seems cruel, but in large viii
lage like Philadelphia somebody ought
to be awake.
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

We feel confident that somewhere in
the great heap of national issues the
Hon. william D. Bynum is at work
hewing pathway to eternal fame and
the hearts of his countrymen.
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

II the Cubans in Havana keep on
creating disturbances it may be neces-
sary for Uncle Sam to start little re-
concentrate business himself, with a
large Jail to assist in the reconcentra-
doing
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

II we were told we would have
wish granted II we were to make 1t,
what would that one favored longing
be?
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

When Admiral Dewey becomes pres
ident the star-eyed goddess will un-
doubtedly be made postmistress at
Louisville.
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

The better half of the family knows
quite as much about how the other half
lives as she would like to know.
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

II there was any embalmed beef ir
the army 1t should have been sent te
the dead-letter office.
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

1t seems like carrying joke little
too far when some one sends hold
your-wheat" circular to Col. Joseph
Letter.
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

II Mr.. Choate takes the ambassador
ship there'll be no Pike county ballad
ghost to haunt his waking hours
abroad.
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

An attempt is to be made at the
meeting in Berlin this year of the In
ternational Geographical Congress to
settle the question of worldwide uni
formity of geographical names. An
other main subject of discussion will
be an international effort to discover
the south pole.
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

"A man came in here just now who had
forgotten the name of a book his wife
wanted" What did he do about ~.
zone of the girl clerks suggested that
maybe he had a memorandum OF tpe
name in his pocket" Had hep "of
course"
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

Both parties should remember that
they are married for worse as well as
for better.
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

Mending ones ways. unfortunately,
Is no safeguard against breaking them
in new places.
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

Sometimes woman's idea Of friend
ship Is getting thick with another
woman to fall out with her..
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

The liar who can repeet story ten
times without any alteration deserves
more credit than he gets.
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

.',There is nothing more uncertain than
a horse race exclaimed the man with
tendency to talk loud. And the mclan-
choly friend responded: You never
worked in "A weather bureau. did you?
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

Despite strong clerical opposition,
Prince Regent Luitpold Of Bavarin
has just granted permission for the
performance of the passion play at
Oberammergau in 1900.
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

People who never get down to bust
ness seldom get up In the world
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

"I can't understand Professor Whack.
ems great popularity rs a lecturer;
"Thats easy; the women ENJOY ms hits
the women
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

The standpoints of some airy theor-
lists are so high that they cannot sec
the earth.
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03
Consolati IN

"Why do the roses fade slowly away7
she inquired. poetIcally.
man with wide ears, when you think 1t
over it's ali for the best. It's more COM
Portable to have them fade Slowly away
than to go off all of sudden nks tor-
pSdo,"-Washington Star.
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

what do you think about this univer-
sal peace movement? 1T VIII 90 tS
quarrel about as well as anything"
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

The bigger bore a man is the more
he shoots off his mouth.
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

PARIS bank, London. was robbed
of $300,000 recently and then re
turned 100000 of it, which was In big
bills, by mail.
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

"The Judge c--anged his mind and de-
clared her insane" ANY new evidence?
Yes; 1t was proved that the hat she
had on was three years behind the
styles.
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

FITS permanently Cured NC oits nervousness After
hrst day use of DR.. klne's Great Neryo Restorer.
send for FREE 5000 trial bottle and trest,se-
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

know that my life was saved by Piso'S
Cure for Consumption.-John A. Mlllern
Au Sable, Michigan, April 81, 1895.
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

Richards Magic Catarrh Expellant Co.
Omaha, Neb Write for particulars
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

Reports reach Moscow from Hong
Kong that the insurgents in central
China are still sweeping everything
before them. From the victory at Ky.
Yong they are said to have gone over
to the southeast. into the northern
part of Quang-Tung province. There
they are said to have stormed and
captured the city of ChowChoo, and
leaving it under garrison, to have pro.
ceeded northeast to lay siege to Kan.
choo, in the province of Kinng-Si.
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

"wife, what lot of grammatical errors
you make." "What of it? Aren't they as
good as those your mother used 10
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

Richards Magic Catarrh Expellant Co..
Omnhn Neh Write for particulars.
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

Experience teaches people lot OF
things they would rather not know.
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

Mrs. WinsIow's sootnIEg syrup
For children .sofens the gumpreducss inhAns
nation slNys pain wind collie xS cents bottle
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

Senor Munoz Rivera, leader of the
local government in Porto Rico, refer.
ring to the reported appointment OF
the colonial commission, says: at pro.
duces general satisfaction. All Porto
Ricans desire selfgovernment and ap.
plaud the disposition of the authori
ties at Washington to grant the same
1t will win profound sympathy among
our people for America"
The Springfield herald., 1899-02-03

II. NJ. S. Penguin has returned to
Sydney from n surveying cruise on the
Pacific and confirms the report of the
disappearance altogether of Metis
island from the chart. This island in
1880 was 100 feet high. and there is
now no sign of it beyond reef. The
steamer Southern Cross, with her band
of intrepid explorers under Captain
Borchgrevink. has left Hobart. Aus
tralia. on her voyage toward the. South
Antarctic. Prayers Were offered up on
board the vessel before her departure
in search Of the South pole,
The Dickinson press., 1899-11-04
chle.eo,. au..r 1.4l.u,

An Englishman Of rank and money
visited Chicago recently and with him
came his private secretary, q young,
fresh faced, jolly fellow just out Of
Oxford university. The secretary
brought letters Of Introduction to a
Chicago man from a we'll known Lon
don actor and an equally prominent
q of letters The E%nglishman came
direct to Chicago, making no stop in
New York. The secretary called upon
the Chicago nan to whom he had let
tiers and who did q little entertaining,
inviting three city friends to meet the
private secretary ut luncheon at q not
ed restaurant.
It was after the cigars were lighted
that the conversation turned upon
things American. The C%hicagoans
knew that the Britons were credited
with believing that they could shoot
buffaloes under the shade Of the Audi
forum and shoot grizzlies along the
Shokie, but they we're not quite pre-
pared for what vas to come. The lit
tie luncheon party had been waited
upon by q coal black negro with crisp
hair curled tight to his head. The Sec
rotary throughout the repast had eyed
the attendant with interest. When the
waiter finally had left the room, the
English guest turned to his host and
said:
"Mr. Nelson, it seems to me that l
read somewhere that the American In
dams had straight hair. The hair Of
the one who waited on us curls like
astrakhan."-Chicago Tribune.
The Dickinson press., 1899-11-04
Married With a Bump.

The marriage customs of the Negulos
are peculiar. The young man who
seeks a bride first obtains the favor of
her parents and then pursues her,
catching her in his arms. She breaks
loose and rum and does not yield until
he has caught her several times. Final
ly he leads her in triumph to her home.
Here her father drags the youth up a
ladder to her floor of their hut. The
mother drags up the maiden. They
are then made to kneel, and the fa-
Their pours yer them a cocoanut she'll
full Of water. He then bumps their
heads together, and the ceremony is
completed. They spend their honey
moon in the depths Of the mountains
and for five days and nights are lost
to sight, after which they come back
to everyday life.
There is another marriage custom
which is worth describing. Instead Of
the youth and maiden being dragged
up the hut ladder they are made to
climb two saplings that grow near
each other. Then an elder Of the group
grasps the saplings and draws them
together until the heads Of the young
couple touch, with a kiss or a bump,
according to the force used. This
makes them man and wife.-Forum.
The Dickinson press., 1899-11-04
Couldn't Keep Him Out.


"The brightest reporter I ever
knew" said a newspaper man, 'was
Billy Gaylor, who died at Hot Springs
in 1895. He was a most persistent fell
low after an item, and that reminds me
of a little story, about the last incident
of his career. He had been assigned by
a certain Chicago daily to interview an
eminent bishop about a schism in the
church. The bishop didn't want to talk
and wouldn't see him, but Gaylor
bribed a servant to let him into the hall
and waylaid the dignitary as he was
coming through. He was ordered out
for his pains, but next day he pene-
trated the house again on some pretext
Or other and was again fred.
"He repeated the exploit three or
four times with similar results, and at
last the bishop coming home late at
night, found Billy sitting in his study
reading the Bible. Nobody could ex-
plain how he got in, but the prelate
wilted and told him what he wanted to
know on condition that he would 70
away and stay away.
"Shortly after poor Gaylor got gal
Looping consumption and died, and, hap
pening to meet the bishop at a church
conference, I told him that the young
man who had once so molested him
would e v do it again.
"'Let us hope that he is in heaven
said a clergyman standing by.
"The bishops eyes twinkled. He
loved a joke. No doubt he is, he re-
piled gently. L don't think they could
keep him out. "-Exchange.
The Dickinson press., 1899-11-04
Occupations Affect Faces.

IA mans occupation or condition
has more to do with making his face
than most people think" observed a
gentleman who is somewhat a Judge of
character. "Intellectual pursuits, like
the studies Of the scholarly profession,
when coupled with temperate and good
moral habits of life brighten the face
and give tho person a refined and su-
perior look. Magnanimity of nature or
the love of study and art will make a
bright, glad face, but contrary to this
a man may have a face that does not
please anybody because of a love of self
to the exclusion of others, notwith-
standing his learning and worldly
shrewdness. Soldiers get a hard, severe
look; reporters look inquisitive; mathe-
maticians look studious; judges look
grave, even when off the bench; the
nan who has had domestic trouble looks
all broken up.
Gan example of the ludicrous side Of
this subject is to see a third class law
yer stalking around a police court look
ing as wise as an owl. The business
makes the face, I say. There's the mer-
chants face, the ministerial face, the
lawyers face, the DOCTORS face, the
hoodlum's face, all so distinct each
from the other and singly that I seldom
fail to recognize those callings shining
through the faces. And what city bred
boy cannot recognize a genuine farmer
the moment he sees him on the street p
Washington Star.
The Dickinson press., 1899-11-04

''It was about the witching hour"
said the suburbanite. II had left the
station some distance behind me and
was on my way up the road toward.
home. I had got comfortably cool by
that time, and the charming influence
of the starlit night possessed me and
made me feel at peace with all the
world. Nor did the fact that I and my
new suit had made a hit with the
friends I had been visiting detract from
the fullness of my self satisfaction.
"Al went we'll until I came to a
street crossing my road. At the corner
was a street lamp. which from some
was not lit, and from this lamp
auttered what seemed to be o handker-
chief. You know I I'M a little bit rear
sighted.
II reached over to take it, but it. was
touched by the wind and waved just
beyond my grasp. I reached over far
ther, leaning full against the lamp
post. This time I was successful, and
I found that the supposed handkerchief
was a piece of paper on which was
written in bold and dashing letters the
legend Fresh Paint "-Philadelphia
Inquirer.
The Dickinson press., 1899-11-04
Bright Boys Started in Business.

The publishers of the famous big illus
trated weekly newspaper, Pennsylvania
Grit, are now placing representatives at
every post office in N. d., and they de-
sire to secure the services of capable
hustling agents in each of the following
towns of Stark county: Dickinson, Glad
stone. Richardton, Taylor, and in such
other towns as are not already supplied.
The work is profitable and pleasant.
Abortion of Saturday only is required.
Over 5000 agents are doing splendidly.
No money whatever is required. Every
thing is furnished free. Stationery, rub
Der stamp, ink and pad, advertising mat
ter, sample copies, etc. Papers are ship
ped to be paid for at the end of each
month. Those not sold are not charged
for, Write to Grit Publishing Co.,
Williamsport, Pa. and mention the
fress. Io-l4-5t
The Dickinson press., 1899-11-04
How to XIII Them,

Although every housekeeper may not
be a member Of a band of mercy or hu-
name society, she can help on the good
work if she will practice some of the
society's rules. For example, let her
bear in mind that crabs to be properly
killed should before boiling be thrust
through the mouth and body with a
sharp steel at one blow.
When a lobster is required, insert a
narrow bladed knife into the third joint
of the tail, severing the spinal cord.
This will cause instant death and is
much less cruel than to put it into the
water alive, especially If it is not boil
ing, as the lobster then suffers a slow,
lingering death.
Terrapin also should be mercifully
killed before being cooked.
The eel tribe is said to be a terrible
sufferer from mans inhumanity to fish.
So difficult is it apparently to kill cells
that people have even ceased to try to
kill them at all. If their heads were cut
off before they were otherwise handled,
they would at once be out of misery
Buffalo Express
The Dickinson press., 1899-11-04
Taking EMBRACE.

A few idlers (no very unusual thing
were lounging in front Of the shop Of
the baiAe Of the burgh, among whom
the laird espied the village Aesculapius,
who was his political oracle, and thus
addressed him:
"How's o. wi We the day, doctor?
Ony political news"
Nothing very particular" replied
the doctor; ''only it is said that the
Dutch have taken umbrage att Here
the doctor got a touch on his Shout
der from his shop boy who acquaint-
ed him that a valuable patient was
waiting for him, and he broke off
abruptly from his political laird.
"Ta'en Umbrage!w exclaimed the
laird. "Mercy upon us! Haze they
ta'en Umbrage? Bailie, ken We If it's
q wa'ed town or MOI"
"a wa,ed town." said the bailie;
"nae sic thing. It's a sugar island
and ane O. the sweetest O. them. The
articles up already, but We shall hae
a stane weight hame WI We at the auld
price."-Cornhill.
The Dickinson press., 1899-11-04
4 Nov Book o. tho pa;app;ae campaisa.

Specimen pages are before US of a new
and interesting work entitled Campaign
ing in the Philippines" written by the
members of a staff organized for the pur-
pose, who proceeded to the islands, ac-
companied by the troops wherever they
went, and wrote down events as they oc-
CURED. AS a result, it is not only life
like and spirited, but must therefore be
accurate in every minute detail. For
each state represented by a volunteer
regiment in the Philippines. there is
special edition containing the history OF
the regiment from that state, with a COM
plete roster and biographical sketches
and portraits of the officers. These his
tories werein all cases written by a men,
Der of the regiment suggested by the
commanding officer, and the history so
written has been approved by him.
Members Of the regiment and their
friends can therefore be sure of obtain
ing a complete and practically official
record of the organization Of the regi-
ment and its services in the Philippines,
written in the field.
Col. w. c. Treumann says of this work:
81 have had the foregoing account of the
record of my regiment as contained in
the Campaigning in the Philippines"
revised and compared with the regi-
mental and other records, and find that
the same is a brief and faithful story of
the services performed by this organiza-
tion."
This book will be issued by the Hicks
Judd Publishing company. The book is
to be sold by subscription only, and ex-
clusively by returned soldiers of the regi-
ment engaged. One of the main feat
ures of this valuable publication will be
the fact that it will be sold by the re-
turned soldiers, and will therefore be a
great aid insofar as furnishing employ
ment to them, as they must gradually
settle back into the peaceful avocation
of civil life. The work will contain over
$50 pages; in size, Iox6A, with over $50
fine illustrated views Of the war. If the
sample before US is a specimen of what
the book is to be, when ready for de-
livery, it certainly will be a valuable ac-
cession to any library.
The Dickinson press., 1899-11-04
An Expensive Knife.

An old man went into a cigar store
where pocketknlves are on sale. He
had a fancy for one Of the knives, but
thought the price, Is cents, too high.
After a parley with the proprietor he
concluded to wager % cents against
the knife and play a game of poker.
He lost the money and then that much
again. He continued to lose until he
lost $121, all the money he had, but
the proprietor made him a present Of
the knife.
In the afternoon he returned, saying
he was dissatisfied with the. knife. He
had paid $121 for it, but would will
ingly exchange it for a 81 article. The
dealer kindly made the exchange, and
the man, went his way rejoicing. He
had no money to trouble him, but he
had a knife, and, after all, a knife is a
good thing to have.-Arizona Repub-
lican.
The Dickinson press., 1899-11-04
The Real Reason,

Long ago he had taken the resolution
always to be perfectly honest with his
children.
"My son." he accordingly observed.
II am beating you with this trunk
strap not for your own good, but be-
cause I am hot under the collarl No, it
does not by any meal hurt me- more
than it hurts you'll"
In the face Of such a luminous exam
pie it would be strange if a boy did not
grow up to be an honest man.
1t was perhaps possible to overdo this
thing and render a boy SO honest that
he would be unable to earn his living
In any of the learned professions, but
that difficulty, if it existed at all, was
theoretical rather than practical-De-
trOit journal.
The Dickinson press., 1899-11-04
Cent Apiece for Dewey.
This Paper Will Cooperate With the
Children in Raising the Dewey
Watch fund.

The PRESS has cnteredi into an arrang:
ment with The Minneapolis Journal
whereby the children of this place may
more conveniently contribute to the
Dewey Watch Fund.
The Minneapolis paper, in response to
a request from the children, has agreed
to receive one-cent subscriptions toward
a fund to buy Admiral Dewey a watch
The expected visit of the admiral to the
northwest next month will afford I'm op
portunity for the presentation.
Unique features of the plan are the re.
striction of the contribution to one cen
in each case, and the fact that only child.
| rem are expected to give. 1t is hoped to
have at least $4,000 children represented
in the gift, and as Dewey has evinced
the greatest pleasure in the tributes OF
children, the significance of the gift to
him can readily be appreciated.
The giving is not restricted along
school lines; no child is too young to give.
And no child will find the contribution OF
one cent a burden.
The Press heartily endorses the plan
and has agreed to receive subscription
for this place and to forward them to The
Journal. Neat certificates will be fur.
nished and we will be prepared to give
one to each child contributing a penny.
Every child in the place should have one
of these certificates and contributions
should come in at once.
The plan embraces the entire north
west, and the children of this vicinity
surelydo 10 want to be without repre-
sentation in a gift which will mean SO
much to the children's hero.
Dewey does not need Il watch. That.
not the idea at all. The idea is that IT,
contributing equally to such a gift tn.
children will honor themselves and rem
! der to the hero of Manila bav a tribut,
which will be more acceptable to hin
than any other that he has received
Each child will have a certificate of con
tribution, which will ever be cherished
with pride and satisfaction.
The Dickinson press., 1899-11-04
OFFICIAL
Proceedings of the Board of Commission
ers of Stark County. NJ. n

Proceedings Of the Board of Commission
ers Of Stark County. N. D.
Board met pursuant to adjournmen,
Nov. I, 1899, at 2 o'clock p. nj. Presen,
Chairman Walton and Commissioner
Mcclure.
Applications were received from H. G.
Bird, together with a deposit OF forty.
five dollars (s45.oo) for the purchase Of
the following described real estate for
delinquent taxes, viz: forty dollars $4,000
for the purchase of the Sc. X of sec. 81,
twp. lao, range 90; and five dollars $500,
for the purchase of lot numbered twelve
G2), in block numbered %thirty-one (3l), in
the town of Bel6eld, N. D., the several
amounts mentioned being intended to
cover the payment in full for the delin-
quent taxes prior to the taxes for the
year 1893.
In accordance with a resolution passed
by the board of county commissioners
on Sept. II, 1899, under Chapter I3o OF
the laws of 1899, said applications were
referred to them.
On motion the amount $4,000 offered
for the purchase of the Sc. x of sec. 81,
twp. I4o, range 90, and the amount $780,
offered for the purchase of lot twelve (12)
block %thirty-one (3I), in the town of Bel
field, N. D., was accepted and the sale
thereof approved by the board of county
commissioners.
On motion the board adjourned to
Monday, November 10th 1899 at 9 o'clock
JOHN R~EIssREcK,
County Auditor.
The Dickinson press., 1899-11-04
Chickens In Haiti.

The natives call the island 'Eye-te.''
Nearly every one I have met who can
speak English at all drops the CHI and
picks it up after the manner of the
London costermonger and his cousins,
the cockneys and AIRY boys. Apples
in Eye-te are happles. It is a great
chicken country, the variety of poultry
depending entirely on the color of the
complexion Of the incoming president.
If he be yellow, the ''yaller legged''
Dominique is permitted to thrive alone
in his glory. Every black legged chick
en- is killed, and any person caught
harboring one is bound to suffer. On
the other hand, if the president be black
only black legged poultry is in the fash
ion. The ''yaller legs'' are destroyed.
Similar conditions prevail in Santo Do
mingo.-Victor Smith in New York
Press,
The Dickinson press., 1899-11-04
Told of Daniel Boone.

"Whar yer goin2"
"Goin west, stranger"
"When yer goin7"
"Goin now, stranger"
CANT got 40 boat How yer goin
ter git ercross7"
"Boatl Thank er crick like this
here's goin ter stop met Coin ter ride
cross, stranger"
He meant what he said, for the
speaker was Daniel Boone, and he sat
his horse, gun in hand, on the bluffs
where the custom house now stands and
gazed across that ''crick," the mighty
Mississippi, toward the west "whar he
wuz goin."
This was further back than the mem
DRY Of the Oldest inhabitant of Memphis
extends, but tradition says that it took
ten men to hold Daniel to keep him
from wading his horse across the Mis-
sissippi. scimitar.