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The Dickinson press., 1902-05-10
One of Fields Crazy Jokes.

In his biography of Eugene Field
Slason Thompson says that shortly aft
er the humorist's arrival in Chicago it
occurred to him one bleak day in De-
cember that it was time the people
knew there was a stranger in town.
So he arrayed himself in a long linen
buster, buttoned up from knees to col.
lar, put an old straw hat on his head
and, taking a shabby book under one
arm and a palf leaf fan in his hand, he
marched all the way down Clark street,
past the city hall, to the Office. Every.
where along the route he was greeted
with jeers or plying words, as his ap.
pearance excited the mirth or commits.
Grafton Of the passersby.
When he reached the entrance to The
Daily News Office, he was followed by
a motley crowd Of noisy urchins, whom
he dismissed with a grimace and the
cabalistic gesture with which Nicholas
Kooran perplexed and repulsed An
tony van Corlear from the battlement
OF the fortress on Rensselaerstein.
Then, closing the door in their aston
1shed faces, he mounted the two flights
of stairs to the editorial rooms, where
he recounted, with the glee of the boy
he was in such things, the success of
his joke.
The Dickinson press., 1902-05-10
Ranch Talk

Massacre & Simpson have sold us q
year old steers to the Owens Cattle Co.
]. w. Silver, whose ranch is located be-
low New England, has tended $50 cattle
the past winter and reports no losses.
He has good sheds and c~orrals, and hay
handy to feed in stormy weather..
A. D. Josucks OF Bel6eld has been
losing a number of calves from some dis
ease of the head. Mr.. Josucks thinks
that the new grass will remove the
trouble.
Ed. Partridge has been rounding up
horses in the country north the last week.
Most Of the parties ranging horses around
Oakdale and the country north have a
a representative with MI. Partridge:
outfit.
The Pearl cattle, / and 2-year old,
were driven sou,h this week.
This week J. E. Phelan unloaded in
Dickinson 2Io native cattle purchased
east Of the river. The cattle we're turned
over to Philip Monroe who drove them
to his ranch south.
On Thursday J. E. Phelan received
another shipment Of eastern cattle, abou,
100, which will be sent to the Pete
Yauch ranch.
A. J. Allen.& Co. brought in a trainload
of CATTLE on Thursday for Geo. Wood.
man. The stock was unloaded at Sen
tinel Butte.
The Owens Cattle Co. received another
consignment of 10 cars Of cattle from
Iowa a few days ago.
The Dickinson press., 1902-05-10
- Ns0
axs Carnival
Miaaeapoiis to Have q Juno Fair On d
Comprehensive Scale

NVtHpt 0ss0uoSYo O1oso (
/. The Elks' Carnival at Minneapolis
June 2ndto I4th is to combine the fea-
lures of a mammoth street fair, June
Festival and Carnival of fun on a scale
never attempted: in the Northwest. 1t is
to be an affair that will attract visitors
within a radius of a thousand miles at
least, and the railroads have accorded
excursion rates.
Beginning at the Court of Honor, To-
Gated at the Masonic Temple, Henne-
pin venue and Sixth street, the streets
are to be enclosed for a dozen blocks to
the northwest, along which will be a line
of booths for mercantile and manufac-
turing exhibits, many of which will be of
striking agricultural design. Following
these will be Turkish Kiosks, Japanese
Tea Houses, Moorish Temples, Boer
Farm Houses, ETC., ending in a plaza,
about which will be grouped a score or
more Midway shows Of a diversified
character.
There will be a parade, Examinations
and various carnival features for each
day, announcement of which will be
made from time to time.
The Dickinson press., 1902-05-10
GLADSTONE NEWS

Ali. Beall and family, consisting of
wife, 3 daughters, and son, came from
Bowbells, N. D., to make this their home,
having purchased John Mathews place
north Of town.
Dennis Hannifn of Bismarck has been
looking over property here with a view
to purchasing.
Henry Loomis and family of Antelope
passed through here on Monday en- route
to their prospective ranch out on the
Little Missouri, to the north.
The Gladstone Roller mill has started
work again, Crank Burk, engineer; M.
A. Cragie, miller.
John Wagendorf has sold his house
and lot in town to Jas. Scherbaly.
Mrs. Percy Chamberlain and children
and Miss Ida Ellison visited at Mrs. Ed,
R. Bonney's en- route to Minneapolis.
The names of the aspirants for county
commissioner End dist. begin to be known
as the season of primaries and conven-
tons draws nigh.
RI. Turner was again in town on Sun.
day last.
Geo. Tear and c. E. Eldred came down
from Glendive the 9Th to visit their fami.
lies.
The Dickinson press., 1902-05-10
500 WARD, SIoo.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure in all its stages, and that is
Catarrh. y Halls Catarrh Cure is the
only positive cur known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a constitu-
tional disease. requires a constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system,
disease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and as
sisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in its
curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it
fails to cure. Price 75c per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Address F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, O.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Dickinson press., 1902-05-10
Praise of Work Well Done.

Perhaps there is nothing else so
productive Of cheerful, helpful service
as the expression Of approval or praise
Of work well done, and yet there is
nothing so grudglngly, so meagerly
given by employers. Many of them
seem to think that commentator is
demoralizing and that the voicing of
appreciation will lead to listlessness
and the withdrawal of energy and in
terest. This evinces but a poor knowl-
edge Of human nature, which is al
ways h%ungering for appreciation. But
how mistaken such views are is shown
by the loyal and unstinted service CIV
en- to those large minded men who
treat their employees as members of q
family committed to their care.-Suc-
cess.
The Dickinson press., 1902-05-10
A RIVER OF LAND,

Astonishing Amount Of Earth That
Flows Down the Mississippi.
1.-THE capacity Of the Mississippi for
filling up canals and old channels is
something awful" says John Swain in
Ainslee's. Government engineers have
found that the amount of solid matter
annually carried past yicksburg in sus-
pension is enough to make a block of
earth 300 feet high and a mile square.
Fifty feet of the top Of this is spread
around on the valley between here and
the sea, and the rest goes out into the
gulf Of Mexico to build up more CONT
nent.
"Think what that means. Instead Of
q river Of water this is a river of land.
1t would make a solid stream of earth
five feet deep and nine feet wide, flow
Ing night and day as fast as a man can
walk, four miles an hour. all sliding
down off the northern half Of the coun-
try toward the sea Year in, year out.
that endless line of earth goes on. 1t
would take a force Of more than $4,000
men working in eight hour. shifts to
throw the dirt into the stream, suppos-
Ing the river bed were rigid and IN in
exhaustible supply Of dirt on the bank.
1t would make 100000 wagon loads
every year.
"But here-what are the use Of such
figures? Below Vicksburg-and above
1t. too, to an extent-we have the earth
itself to speak for 1t. Except for the
occasional fragments of the line Of
bluffs along the eastern edge below
here which bob up at Fort Adams, at
Natchez. at Grand Gulf, at Baton
Rouge, at Port Hudson, there is moth
Ing about the level of the high water
river except the artificial levees. These
are In places miles back, great earthen
banks, sometimes thirty feet high or
more, sodded and free from trees,
which protect the wonderfully fertile
region behind them.
"And all this level country which
the river overfows and fertilizes is
constantly increased by this river Of
dirt which the Mississippi brings down
from the inner region, gathered all the
way from the Rockies to the Allegha-
MES. Sometimes the river starts to eat
away this land that it has made. In a
single summer, if it will, it eats away
half a mile Of 1t out of some bend. It
cuts 1t out sometimes an acre at a
bite and takes with it forests, houses,
levees and all else.
1.-THE river is not a uniformly moving
stream. One side or the middle moves
swiftly; the other parts are still or
sluggish. Sometimes even these run
up stream. The swift part is the chan
mel current and runs in the deepest Sec
lions. 1t makes crossings whenever
driven off shore by a promontory.
These crossings are dumping places
for the surplus earth fhe river has
picked up in the bend it is eating"
The Dickinson press., 1902-05-10
Aiding the Heather.

Aiding the Heathen.
Brother Highmore, are you contrib
uting anything for the benefit of the
heather this year?"
eyes, sir. l am having my washing
done at a Chinese laundry."-Chicago
Tribune.
Fishing Through Street GratinEs.
In Winchester, England, it is quite a
common thing to see men fishing
through the street gratings. Under the
High street there flow several streams
which ultimately discharge into the
river Itchen, a noted trout stream.
These streams receive the storm and
surface water from the street by means
Of the ordinary street grating. The line
Is dropped through and fastened to the
end of a stick small enough to go
through the crate. When the fish is
hooked. the line and stick are dropped
through the grating, and the fisherman
rushes to the point where the stream
energies from under the street and is
there able to recover his line and land
his fish.
The Dickinson press., 1902-05-10
."The Missouri Girl''

A more evenly balanced company i!
seldom seen than that which Fred Ray
mond has secured to produce 1.-THE Mis-
souri, Girl" which contest to Dickinson
opera house Thursday, May 18th. 'Eaci
one is an artist in their line and vel
suited for the characters they portray
A number Of speciality artists have beer
recently added to the cast, who lend {
new interest to the birthday" part,
scene in the second act. The specialize.
are a strong feature of the performance
Sadie Raymond is singing IN origina
song and making a big hit.
The Dickinson press., 1902-05-10
STAND LIKE A STONE WALL.

Between your children and the tor
lures of itching and burning eczema,
scaldhead or other skin diseases. How?
why by using Bucklen's Arnica Salve,
earth's creates healer. Quickest cure
for Ulcers, Fever Sores, Salt Rheum,
Cuts, Burns, or Bruises. Infallible for
Piles.
Only25 cents at IT,. Greene & Co.'s Drug
Store Dickinson, J. A. Ferris Drug
Store, Medora.
The Dickinson press., 1902-05-10
Her Cancellation.

At a confirmation at Strassburg the
bishop asked Of a pretty soubrette the
usual question of the Heidelberg cate
chism:
"What is your only consolation in
life and deathY"
The neophyte blushed and hesitated.
The first question was repeated, and
then she stammered out:
"The young shoemaker in the next
street."-London Tit-Bits,
The Dickinson press., 1902-05-10
HOLDS upA CONGRESSMAN

"At the end Of the campaign" writes
Champ Clark, Missouri's brilliant con-
gresham, "from overwork, nervous ten
sion. loss of sleep and constant speaking
! had about utterly collapsed. ltseemed
that all the organs of my body were out
of order, but three bottles Of Electric
Bitters made ME all right. It's the best
all-around medicine ever sold over a
druggists counter" Over-worked, run
down men and weak, sickly gain
splendid health and vitality from
Electric Bitters." Try them. Only soc.
Satisfaction guaranteed. At T. ].
Greene 4 Co.'S Drug Store, Dickinson,
and J. A. Ferris Drug Store. Medora.
The Dickinson press., 1902-05-10
WHAT THIN FOLKS E E

Is a greater power of ~digesting and
assimilating food. For them DR.. Kings
New Life Pills work wonders. They
o and regulate the digestive organs,
gently expel all poisons from the system,
enrich the blood, improve appeti t.
make health flesh. Only 25c T. J. Green.
4 Co., Drug Store Dickinson, J. A. Fer
ris Drug Store, Medora.
The Dickinson press., 1902-05-10
Taken Up

One and a half miles south of Ante.
lope, one dark gray colt, 1 year old, nc
brand. Owner can have same by prov.
ing property and paying charges.
&C. GORDON,
5-3-3p Antelope, N. D
The Dickinson press., 1902-05-10
Wise at Last.

Wise at Last.
Stockson Bonds-Poor Lambley! He
never could get on the right side of the
market.
Cutten Kewpons-Oh, but he has
been for the last three months or so.
Stockson Bonds-Really? What
Gluten Responsible outside. He's
quit.-Philadelphia Press.
The Dickinson press., 1902-05-10
Gard Of Thanks

We wish to thank the kind friends of
Dickinson and Medora for their goodness
in the last illness and death of our baby.
Mr.. AND MRS. HARMON AND FAMILY.
The Dickinson press., 1902-05-10

He only confers favors generously
who appears, when they are once con
ferred, to remember them no more
johnson.
The Dickinson press., 1902-05-10

MIS-. A. w. freeman gave her daugh-
ter Theo a pleasant birthday party Tues
day afternoon from 3 to 5 { o'clock. Those
present we're: Misses Marion Hilliard,
Dorothy Stickney, Anastasia McKeever,
Helen Gregory, Ethel and Pauline Ha.
german, Laverne and Oral Roquette and
Master Maynard Hagerman.
John Mccarthy will seed $50 acres this
season. His wheat-3oo acres-is nearly
sown and the rest of his land will be
seeded with oats. corn and fodder crops.
Mr.. Mccarthy says that his land is in
splendid condition and he sees no reason
why he should get good crops. His cat
tie which have been wintered largely on
straw stacks are looking we'll and are to
be sent out for the season.
The North Side school will give a
modest exhibition of some of their work
on Fri 'ay, May l6. from Ego to S p m.
1t has been the custom of many patrons
to visit school only on the last day. With
examinations and commencement exer-
cises on hand neither teachers nor pupils
are able to give visitors much attention
at that time. All patrons will be we'll
repaid for their visit on the 10Th.
The trouble which some southsiders
had this week enriched the city treasury
about $40, which added to the SIS COL
lected from three fellows who entered
into a forcible dispute last Friday makes
considerable of a financial showing for
the first week of May in Police Magis-
trate Ryan's court. Chief of Police Car
roll seems to have no trouble in catching
lem and "his honor" does the rest. This
] is what the people like to see.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-21
6. p, Excursion.

We sell round trip tickets to
any resort in Alap INA, Florida,
Georgia Illinois, Kentucky. Mis-
sis ~ippi North Carolina, ONO
South Carolina, Tennessee, Viz
sinia and West Virginia, at the
! ata of one fair plus S2.OO; and
we sell daily to resorts in Colo
RADIO. Missouri, Michigan, Min.
nesota and New Mexico CLOUD
croft) at the same rate. All tick
cts limited to October .31st TO re
turn.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-21
Promotion for General Davis.

Special to the Record.
Washington, July 2l.-The va
cancy in the list of Ma jor gener-
ais caused by the retirement to-
day of Major General Brooke
is to be filled by the promotion
of Brigadier General George
Whitfield Davis. General Davis
WIS born in Connecticut in 1881,
enlisted November p, 1861, was
mustered out IN 1866 with the
rank of major, and the next year
was appointed I captain in the
regular army. Nearly a quartz
c injury passed before he at
tanned high rank, for he be-
clme general of volunteers only
on the outbreak of the war with
Spain, and was raised TO the
same rank in the regular service
in 1900.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-21
ACTS TMnIEDIATELY.

Colds are sometimes more
irou blesome in summer than in
winter. it's SO hard t" keep from
adding TO them white coohng Off
y r.er exercise. One Minute
Cough Care cures at once. Ab-
snlutely safe. Acts i'm mmediately.
Sure cure for coughs, colds
GROUP, throat and lung troubles
DR.. Ierry's drugstore.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-21
BARRIERS Want New Laws.

Special to the Record.
Springfield, Ill, July 2l.-
Representative BARRIERS from va
rious parts of Illinois are in ses-
sion at the St. N cholas today to
perfec9a pe.9anens state or,
ganization. The principaD pur-
pose of the movement is to for
m ulate the wants of the BARRIERS
into a code which will be put be-
fore the next general assembly,
Oye Of the changes in the laws
which will be requested is the
aholishmeutnf the paroer schools
VIII. .ch ar. considered frauds and
detremental to the craft, ane
compelling the licensing OF oaro
erS.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-21
Program

OF WBrd Sunday school convention
% be held at the Baptist church IN
yenn ms, Wednesday, August -''h'
1902.
FIRST SESSION.
10 90 a. m. Devotional .........
Walter Morse
lo.l5 u. M. Words OF welcome oy
President.
10, 80 a. III What are the aims ana
purposes OF the Sunday
school convention?.
Mrs. L. f. Ritter
Song .................. ....''''
II co a. m. Hindrances in my school.
Onen discussion led by C. f. Taylor
Song .............''.'
l1.3o a. n. Appointment OF com
mittees.
Adjourn ...... .......' 80
SECOND SESSION.
200 d. m. Praise Service ........
....F. Notsetine
o.l5 D. m. Roll Call.
Reports of School. ..............'
30 y. m. Song. ...............''
Normal class and lesson.
.... Rev. Hickman
3.l5p. IN. How has the sunday
school helped? Testimony
Service led by. .........
JSro n lon
3.45 .. m. Benefits derived from the
study of the Old Iesta-
| ment in sunday school
| Rev. Patterson
| Song ....... .............
l.15 %. m. Reports of committees.
| Report OF Treasurer.
Query box. .............'.'
Adjourn '''''''
THIRD SESSION.
80 D. m. Prayer and praise SER
vice. Rev. William:
500 .. m. song by Congrega-
tional Sunday school.
The future OF Bible study ...:.
" Rev. +. l.. co!
Song by NJ. E. $. S., ....'.
$50 .. IN. Temperance as taught u
the Bible Few. GanZale
song .......,
Adjourn ........... .........'....
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For Sale.

S,,yer mounted show Cases,
wall case and counters. Apply
to d. E. Ferguson, box 253,
Crowley, La. 10y NV
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-21

-w Wate" cl~Iei nS, o. tanks
fpI wagons of Reservoirs, o.'@ -
5 kliilnGer, .te'i,iiinGS, '-t
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-21

3.45 .. m. Benefits derived from the
study Of the Old Iesta-
ment in sunday school
Rev. Patterson
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-21

az WBrd Sunday scho0I convention
T., he held at the Baptist church II
yenn ms, Wednesday, August 2"'h
1902.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-21

song ...s......
Adjourn ........... ..'...'''''.''
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A Family Baseball Team.

The nine Writ brothers. of
Forest Grove, Ore. have formed
themselves into a baseball team,
and stand ready to cross bats with
any family nine in the world. The
boys, all stalwart and athletic, are
sons of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Wirtz,
who lived near Waukesha, Wis,
from IS4S to 1873, conducting a
tavern. The family moved to
Forest Grove, where Mr.. Wirtz
died ten years ago. The young
men arc all sound Democrats,
like their late father.
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Willing to Double the Reduction.

A Hanna story that the senate
is said to enjoy is the %colloquy be-
tween Hanna and Senator Scott.
of West Virginia, whom Hanna
calls "Scottie." Hanna" said
Scott, Il am amazed at you. You
are getting to be a regular free
trader, and you a candidate for
president at that!' WHY am | a
free trader?" asked Hanna. Be
cause you advocate a IS per cent
reduction in the Cuban tariff" re-
piled Scott. Does that make me
a freee trader?' yes, it does
and I cant win the presidential
nomination on that PLATFORM
mot in a thousand years Then
I'll tell you confdentially, Scott.
what I'll do if You'll promise new
cr to breathe it, Ill advocate
a so per cent reduction.
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-Rst." Made II Easy for Him.

"A man, who not long ago made
more than 100000 in a steel
deal, was telling a group of
friends in a New York hotel the
Their day, his experience in Paris
last summer, "A friend of mine,"
said he, who was a learned states
man from Washington, left the,
hotel where we were staying,
and sailed forth in search of adj
venture. AS he walked along the
Rue de Rivoli it occurred to him
that he much desired a copy of a
Certain American weekly. Motto
ing a kiosk on the next corner. he
approached the proprietor. Nat
urally he supposed the man was a
Frenchman, and racked his mem
DRY for enough French to make
know his wants. But. sad to say,
all he could think of were a few
commonly used phrases. He tried
one or two German expressions,
but the man, in French, evidently
explained that he could not under
stand. A couple of Italian express
sions and a little stray Russian al
SO failed. All this time the man
had listened patiently. Finally
my friend gave it up, remarking
in disgust to himself, Oh. rats"
The newspaper mans face bright
.ened Immediately as he said in
English: Say, mister, what the
'duce do YOU want, anyway The
confusion OF my dignihed friend
was intense as he listened to the
remarks of the man. who used to
sell papers on New YorkA Bow
ery," ,
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The Wife Had Her Way.

When William Z. Chandler
was secretary OF the navy he is
sued an order that officers should
not permit their wives to reside
at the foreign stations to which
their husbands were attached. The
order was promptly rescinded up
on receipt by the secretary Of the
following from Commodore Fvffe.
in command OF the Asiatic squad
rom: 1T becomes my painful du-
ty to report that my wife, Eliza
Fyffe, has. in disobedience to my
orders, and in the face of regula-
tons OF the department, taken up
her residence on the station and
persistently refuses to leave"
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Telephone Troubles.

Lawyers will hardly find wire
less telegraphy as productive OF
ices as was the telephone, litiga-
ton over which put millions into
their pockets. Professor Bell
had a strenuous time, recalls Vic
tor Smith. He took the first work
ing model of his instrument to
John A Logan and offered Black
Jack a half interest for $4,000,
saying that it would do away with
the telegraph and that there
would be millions in it. Logan
replied" dare say YOUR machine
works perfectly. but who would
want to ak through such i thing
as that, anyway? | advise YOU to
save your money, young la
Bell then offered a tenth interest
to an examiner in the patent Of
flee for SIoo in cash. 1t was re
fused. That tenth interest was
worth ST., 100000 in fifteen wears.
The giant intellect that refused it
is still examining patents.
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Pinq-Pcnq in the Study.

A member OF a New York
church, famous for its modern
ideas, called at the residence OF
his pastor the other evening. The
maid who took his card returned
in a few minutes and said: MIR.
Blank is very sorry and would
you call again. He is very busy
with one of his vestrvmen.' The
caller took his hat and went out.
AS he passed the dooor of the
ministers study at one side of the
hall he heard d familiar sound
from within-and all that he
could make out of that sound was
a semi-metallic uttterance of the
two words: "Ping-pong."