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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1905-03-18
THREW UP-HlS hAT.z :
The story Of Cockrell's Election t.
the United States Senate.


the United States Senate.
The truthful story is told in Missouri
that the throwing of broad brimmed
hat to the ceiling of the hall of the
house Of representatives in the capitol
at Jefferson City made Francis Marion
Cockrell a member of the United States
senate. The state had been stirred by
contest for the Democratic nomina-
ton for the governorship. The lines
between supporters of opposing candi-
dates were sharply drawn. In state
convention numbering a thousand dele
gates Charles H. Hardin had won by
the narrow majority of one-half of one
vote. So close was the result and so
bitter the feeling that the Democratic
leaders feared irreconcilable division In
the party ranks. The result however,
had scarcely been announced from the
secretary's desk when the tall figure Of
the defeated candidate, General Cock
rell, was seen coming to the platform.
A moment more, as the hush Of expec-
fancy fell upon the crowded hall, Cock
relrs voice rang out. "No man." said
he, will more loyalty support the nom-
tnee Of the convention than myself. No
man will throw his hat higher for
Charley Hardin than will l." And
away to the ceiling went the broad
brimmed Cockrell hat. The conven-
tion, frantic with enthusiasm, heard
not another word. But the following
spring General Cockrell became United
States senator by the unanimous vote
of the Democrats of Missouri. For
five successive terms after March 4,
1875, with never a Democratic vote
against him, he was elected to the sena-
torship, the first political Office he ever
held. No senator from his state sur.
passed his record in length Of years,
and none equaled 1t, save Thomas
Hart Benton, the great Mlssourian.-
Walter Williams in The World Today.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1905-03-18
BITS FROM THE WRITER'S.

Marriage was invented, like trustees,
to save lovers from beggaring them
selves.-Alfred Austin.
OF all slaveries this sad world knows
there Is no slavery 80 terrible as the
slavery of sensitive man to hys-
terical, selfish woman.-T. P. O'Connor
A popular novel is a compound of
amusement and admonition, and the
most popular are those in which clown
ing is sandwiched with preaching
George Moore.
That we have q knocker on our doors
means that we are not Doors and
barbarians, that we do not call on a
man BY climbing into a window or
dropping down chimney.-G. X. Ches-
tert0n. ~, ,,,ss'e i'ih -.
A woman win self deny herself of
the face Of tho earth to save a few
pence, which a man will have the good
sense to spend ON himself to keep ur
his strength, for work, Of COURSE
Sarah Grand.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1905-03-18
He Told the Truth.

An Irish gentleman had splendid
looking cow, but she kicked SO much
that it took very long time and it
was almost impossible to milk her, so
he sent her to fair to be sold and told
his herdsman to be sure not to sell her
without letting the buyer know her
faults. He brought home large price
which he had got for it. His master
was surprised and said, "Are you sure
you told all about her?' "Bedad, did,
SIR" said the herdsman. HE asked me
whether she was good mixer. Be
gorra, SIR says I, it's you'd be tired
milking her. '"-"Seventy Years Of
Irish Life"
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1905-03-18
Scotch Stor1es.

It was late In the afternoon when
the Scotch minister arrived at the
farmhouse. The housewife suggested
that perhaps he would like cup of tea
before engaging In exercises" INA.
na," said he, II aye tai. my tea better
when my work is done. I'll just be
gaun on. Ye can hing the pan on and
leave the door ajar, an I'll draw to a
close in the prayer when hear the
haam d1in'."
Another woman Of Scotland when
asked If she had understood the ser.
mon to which she had just been lis
tening replied, "Wad I hae the pre-
sumption?"
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1905-03-18
HUGE STATUE OF BUDDHA.
The Mammoth Reclining Figure at
Rangun, Burma.

The Mammoth Reclining Figure at
Rangun, Burma.
To the eastern traveller the statue Of
Buddha Is familiar sight. From
Colombo, in Ceylon, to Kobe, in Japan,
he is everywhere greeted by the same
calm, impassive and mysterious face
Of the eastern preceptor Of perfection.
But In no city in the orient do the
form and face Of Buddhn constitute
so frequent or so essential part of the
city's decoration as In Rangun, Bur
ma, starting place of Mr.. Kipling's
famous Road to Mandalay," the
stronghold Of Buddhists. Notable
even among the countless statues of
Rangun is the mammoth Buddha, rep
resentng the strange teacher not
standing or sitting crosslegged, as in
the majority of statues, but reclining
on huge raised couch, his mighty
form stretched out for 200 feet, while
his shoulders rival the width Of that
wonder Of the ancient world, the Colos-
sus of Rhodes, their titanic breadth
reaching fifty feet.
But one among the wonders Of Ran
gun, this mighty figure rests near the
famous Shoay Dagon, the center of the
Burmese Buddhist world, crowned by
the golden pagoda, which rises 300 feet
above it, its walls covered with pure
gold, the gift Of prince who contrib
uted his weight in gold to the pagoda.
In the Shoay Dagon there are countless
other statues of Buddha, rs well as
relics Of Gautama, the last Buddha.
All, equally with the huge reclining
Buddha, form n part Of the religious
rites of the Buddhists, for the es-
sence Of Buddhism consists in the
struggle to become like Buddha, to at
tain his perfection by obedience to his
precepts. 10 do this it is necessary al
ways to have Buddha In mind, and it
is for this reason that every city in the
Buddhist world is literally crowded
with his images Buddha himself is
not deifed. Potentially every Bud
dhist may attain his perfection, but
only by the eternal imitation Of his
practice.
But while statues such as Rangun's s
huge colossus are important in Bud
dhist worship, Of even more Importance
are the relics Of Buddha.
1t was about the Shoay Dagon that
the Burmese made their last fierce fight
when the British came to Rangun. A
Venetian traveller Of 800 years ago Wis
iting the Shoay Dagon has left de-
scription of this famous temple, con-
ceding it's claim to rivalry with his
own Venice, that would serve as con-
temporaneous description, and today,
as in untold centuries past, the Bur
mese still bring their offerings Of flow
ers and fruit, candles and paper flags,
to lay before the huge reclining Bud
dha, whose hands would afford COM
Portable standing room for four Of the
worshipers and whose gigantic face
wears the strange, inscrutable express
sion of calm which is the outward
mark Of spiritual Buddhism. - New
York Tribune.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1905-03-18
LIFE in GREENLAND.
The Ways of the People, Their Pleas
ures and Their Food.

The Ways of the People, Their Pleas.
ures and Their Food.
Greenland's west coast is considered
to have the grandest scenery Of any
coast in the world by Roger Pollock,
who writes of journey thither as fol-
lows: ''The sunny arctic day, which
lasts for months; a sky all flaming
glory, the fretted spires Of the Alps
flanked with stupendous cliffs and
based on the restful levels of the sea,
cities Of crowded bergs, compound Of
dazzling light and radiant color-such
scenery as that blots out ones former
memories. Our first port Of call was
Jakobshavn, at the head of Disco
strait, biggest of the northern villages,
metropolis Of nine white people and
400 natives. Beside a pocket harbor,
perched on round shoulders of the ma
ked granite, are the buildings, all tarred
black, of the Royal Trade company.
For background to the dismal scene
rise higher rocks, Uttered with garbage
and turf huts, the homes Of the ma
hves. At heart the place is gay, for
our sailors went ashore every night to
dance with the Eskimo girls, while
the officers Of ship and colony swapped
dinner parties, breakfasts and lunch
cons all through nine days festival.
''Men and women alike" the writer
continues, "were linguists, well read,
accomplished, a little too polite for
comfort, living a metropolitan life on
one batch of letters year In an arctic
outpost. Expecting the pathos Of ban
ishment found the gayety Of perfect
content. The Danes Of all the settle
ments were alike in social charm, gen.
tie and polished-arrant gossips, too
and the indoor life had little to remind
one of the outdoor wilderness. The
Innuit servant maids wore the furry
breeches, boots to the hip and curious
topknot of their national dress. One
had to fall promiscuously in love with
all Of them.
even the Danish men wore native
dress, but there was one important dis
1nction-they washed. The food, apart
from Danish groceries, was seal meat,
fish, reindeer, venison, shelldsh, ptar-
migan, sea birds and their eggs, which,
as served In Greenland, are always
nropoupood in favor"
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1905-03-18
LOSS is VERY HEAVY
l-,F ,.-.- s,1.'.
MORE THAN A THIRD OF RUSSIAN
ARMY KILLED, WOUNDED
OR CAPTURED.

Toxic, March 13.-The overwhelm.
ing character of the Japanese victory
is now unfolding itself. The total
Russian losses number 10000 and
the battle is still raging. One fact,
almost unprecedented in warfare. is
that the Japanese have captured vast
amount of bullion, and this in itself in.
dicates that the confusion is so great
that the Russians are now trying only
to save themselves.
Washington, March 13.-MinistsE
Griscom has cabled the state depart.
ment from Toxic as follows:
Official report states japanese
army captured 10000 prisoners on the
11th." ,or .s5..-..,.3...-.s
Another oficial report reads:
"Russian losses over $4,000; 10000
prisoners: 26,500 dead on the Asld and
about 10000 other casualdes."
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1905-03-18
stockbrokers and Juries.

A prominent New York stockbroker
says: ''The newspapers do not get wind
Of even a small fraction Of the suits
brought against brokers because of mis-.
understandings between us and our Gus
toners. Ninety y-nine customers out of
every hundred think we rob them when
they lose their money in the market
and give us no credit when they win.
We do our hardest to settle all suits
out Of court, for there is not jury on
earth that will find verdict for
stockbroker. Why? Simply because
every juror has been scorched now and
then in the market and holds grudge
against all brokers."-New York Press
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1905-03-18
J SPARTAN VIRTUE.
Il II . Fine Thing II It Ii Net A,
vortised Tee Much.

Il II . F1ne Thing II It Ii Not Al
vsrtised Tee Much.
A Spartan virtue seems to have the
Inherent quality Of making its possess
Or q a caliber bore Of the worst sort.
Take the man whose supreme If not
only virtue lies in the fact that he
takes cold water bath every morning
the whole year round. You meet him
IN the car, in the street, in the course
OF business anywhere. and no matter
what the topic may be at the start the
conversation 10 bound to include an &C.
count--Quite incidental, Of course of
how on the frostiest Of mornings he
frolics in the ice cold water just as it
comes from the hydrant.
Then there's the man who walks
down to his Office every morning, rain
Or snow, In sunshine and in storm. Tho
more distant his home from his ONCE
the more he will talk about 1t, and he
will tell you that he has become so &C.
customed to it that the only time he
can get an extra thrill out Of it 10 when
the streets are deep with snow and the
wind is blowing a hurricane. a.
Heaven may forgive the man who
rises at 8 summer and winter, spring
and fall We never can. The early
riser L. not criminal simply because
the law does not designate his Of
tense as a crime. But It Is admitted
that the law has its defects. Nothing
can approach the look of superiority
on the face Of the early riser. He has
found the only road to health or
wealth. The books he has read before
breakfast would If collected in heap
make the Congressional library look
small.
There are some who would place in
the first rank Of this group that rug
ged, hardy, vigorous, full blooded gen.
tleman who can't breathe in a room
unless all the windows and doors are
open. The lower the pressure of steam
in the radiator, the lower the mercury
in its tube and the wilder the play of
the winds over the roofs and around
the corners the more insistent is he
that you are imperiling your very life
by not occupying an Office wide open to
every wind that blows.
Oh, Spartan virtue is a fine thing, but
it would be simply sublime If its mod
ern exponents and inculcators would
Just keep still about Washington
Post.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1905-03-18
JAPS OCCUPY MUKDEN
CAPTURE THOUSANDS OF PRis-
oNERs AND QUANTITIES OF
STORES AND GUNS.

Toxic, March 1.-THE Japanese
troops occupied Mukden at 10 a. m.
The Russians are panic stricken.
Thousands Of prisoners and enormous
quantities Of stores and guns have
been captured.
Fushun has also been occupied by
the japanese. The fighting continues
On the heights north of Fushun.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1905-03-18
ONE slaN OF PEACE.

oald Rojestvensky's Squadron Has
Been Ordered Home.
Washington, March 13.-The Asso-
cfated Press has high authority for the
statement that the Russian Second Pa
ctfic squadron has been recalled by the
garded as q sure sign Of peace the re-
call Of Admiral Rojestvensky, in the
opinion of European chancellories, is
regarded as hopeful sign that peace
b at hand.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1905-03-18
Liberty HalIa.

'This is Liberty hall. and you may
smoke in the garden" Is maxim
which has become typical of one sort
Of hospitality. Another version has
Just been perpetrated by member Of
the early rising fraternity.
II wish," said the host, "every ons
to do as he likes in my house."
It sounded very friendly, but on 60
Ing to his bedroom the guest found o
little card stating the times Of meals,
breakfast at $780," and in an N. B
was added, 1T will be cleared away
at $780,"
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1905-03-18
The Dragon Tree.

The dragon tree (Dracaena draco),
which yields the astringent gum resin
called dragons blood, is an old settler
Of the Canary islands. A veritable CO.
lossus of this family once grew IN the
town of Orotava, Tenerife, which was
eiRhty feet in circumference at the
base, hollow inside. with staircase
for visitors to ascend to the branch
ing top of the trunk. Humboldt re-
marks that its antiquity must have
been greater than that Of the pyra-
mids. This giant went down in hurri-
cane In 1857.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1905-03-18
It is not helps. but obstacles; not ia
eilities, but difficulties, that make men.
Mathews
A Smelling Hule.

At school inspection some Of the
boys found difficulty in the correct
placing Of the letters 'i' and "e" in
such words as "believe," receive" ETC.,
when the inspector said blandly, MY
boys, will give you an infallible rule,
one invariably use myself" The
pupils were all attention. and even the
master prtcked up his ears. The in
gpector continued: 1T is simply this.
Write the Il and 'e' exactly alike and
put the dot in the middle over them."-
London Telegraph.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1905-03-18
Not What He Meant.

Mother Ito her daughter)-Will you
play that new sonata for the doctor1
Daughter-But, mamma, the doctor
has had so much sorrow lately Doc.
tor-But, my dear young lady, to hear
you play Will not b pleasures-Flie-
eepde Blatter.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1905-03-18
The Golden Mean

The Golden Mean.
The motto of the Greeks was "Noth.
ing too much"
An excess Of courage IL brutality.
An excess Of economy Is penurious.
ness.
An excess Of taste is precocity.
An excess Of gentleness is timidity.
An excess of confidence is egotism.
Who will show us where to draw the
line?-Ernest N. Lyon In Everybody's
Magazine.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1905-03-18
A Happy Pair.

Sylla-How is 1t that you and your
husband agree so well? Mrs. Ray
Well, you see, he has given up his
club. Sylla-And you? Mrs. Ray-I
have given up amateur cookery. With
those two destroyers Of domestic felici-
ty gone, why should we not be happy7
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1905-03-18

items the Japanese have the immense
advantage Of several bases and lines
of supply to which is now added the
Sinmintin road. while the Russian
army necessarily is dependent upon
one base and one line of communica-
ton and therefore may easily be out.
aaaked,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1905-03-18

Wife-Henry, what makes you In
such a furious temper? Husband-rm
trying to read Scotch dialect story.
The plot is fearfully exciting, but I
can't hurdle over the language fast
enough to keep up with the hero!-De-
uoit Free Press.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1905-03-18
ADVERSE TO WILLIAM J. BRYAN,

Decision Of Connecticut Court In Ben.
nett will Case.
Hartford, Conn.,, March 10.-n 4
decision handed down by the supreme
court the superior court ia upheld In
declaring that the sealed letter in the
Philo s. Bennett will containing q b.
quest of $4,000 to William ]. Bryan
is not q part of the Bennett VIII. The
case went up on Bryan's appeal from
the superior court decision.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1905-03-18
Then He Did Walk.

Little Brother K Can't you walk
straight. Mr.. Mangle7 Mr.. Mangle-
OF course can, my little man. Why
DO you ask? Little Brother-Oh, nuth-
in; only heard sister say she'd soon
straighten you up when she married
you. And ma said she'd help her.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1905-03-18
DURING GOOD SERVICE.
Present Federal OfficehoIders Will Be
Retained.

Washington, March 10.-A general
policy as to federal appointments was
determined upon by the president and
his cabinet at their semi-weckly meet
ing. At the conclusion of the meeting
It was announced that, for the present
ct least, the uniform policy would be
to retain incumbents in Office during
satisfactory service. This policy will
hold, it was stated further, entirely
Irrespective Of the length Of service
of the incumbent. The policy an
nounced is to apply generally to all
departments of the government.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1905-03-18
SEVEN MINERS KILLED.

Hurled to Bottom Of Shaft by Breaking
Of Rope on Hosting Carriage.
:Wilkesbarre, Pa, March 10.-While
seven men were being hoisted in the
carriage in the Clear Springs colliery
at West Pitson the rope broke and the
MEN were hurled to the bottom, dis
lance of $50 feet. All were killed.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1905-03-18
Not Needed.

"Do you favor the whipping post for
wife beaters"
NO." answered the woman who has
been several times married 1.-The fiat
iron or the stove litter is good enough
for me."-Washington Star.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1905-03-18
BAD TENEMENT FIRE
NINETEEN PERsoNs BURNED TO
DEATH IN NEW YORK APART.
MENT BUILDING.
Two Score Others injured, Seme 90
Seriously They May Die-About Two
Hundred People Homeless az Result
Of the slaze-Reekless Display Of
Heroism by Firemsn and Policemen
In Efforts to Save Life.

In Efforts to Save Life.
New York, March 15.-Nineteen per.
sons dead, two score injured, some 30
seriously that they may die, and nearly
200 persons temporarily homeless IL in
brief the story Of New York's latest
dre horror. The victims Of the days
disaster weretypical East Side people,
the scene typical East Side tenement
at Is Allen street, and the incidents At.
tending it were in many ways peculiar
to that cosmopolitan quarter. To ap.
papently reckless displays of heroisin
shown by 1lremen, policemen and vol.
upteers alone Is due the fact that the
list of dead is not greater.
Two hundred persons herded in the
big five-story double decker tenement
house were sleeping. when flames from
On overturned or exploded kerosene
lamp in the basement spread through
the structure and wrapped the entire
building in flames almost before an
alarm had been sounded. Even when
the sleepers awoke at the first cry It
was almost too late. but hardly more
than moment was necessary to show
them that their troubles had scarcely
begun.
The long narrow iron fire escapes
which ran down the building on each
Of its exposed sides had been made
receptacles for rubbish of all descrip.
tions and in many cases they were lit.
tie better than useless. It was found,
also, that every fire escape platform
on the building had In 1t q blind" or
square piece of board which fits into
the opening through which the ladder
passes In the grated floor. The result
Of these obstructed escapes was
evident when it was found that nearly
all of the dead belonged on the top
floor of the building and were roasted
before they were able to reach the
ground. Another case Of negligence
which was responsible for the loss of
some lives was an immovable skyAght
at the head Of ladder leadinl the
roof. Battened securely and pl TALLY
covered with ice, this skylight resisted
all efforts to force it and a pile of the
bodies of the dead lay under 1t whom
the horror was over.
1t was on the fane-swept hre o..
capos that the finest displays Of hero
ism were shown. Scores Of men, wo-
men and children driven from the
rooms by the flames, which swept up
through Railways and hight shafts,
lowered high in the air on the hot iron
ladders and platforms, the flames
swirltng around them as they waited
for help. Through the flames and
smoke. time after time, the hremeu
rushed up to their assistance and
every trip meant q life saved. From
the fire escape. too. the men plunged
through windows belching flames to
come forth moment later bringing an
unconscious form to some place Of
safety. Many Of the hremen and other
rescuers suffered severely but they
continued at the work until 1t was I'm.
ished. ~ a:
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He sold and Left.

A lawyer had horse that always
stopped and refused to cross certain
bridge leading out Of the city. No
whipping, no urging, would induce him
to cross it, so he advertised him, ITO
be sold for no other reason than that
the owner wants to get out Of town."
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1905-03-18
His Title.

III It were customary in this country
to confer titles upon men who go in for
literature. what should I be?'' asked a
conceited Journalist Of his editor.
Baron Of Ideas" was the terse re-
MI
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1905-03-18
The Customary Climax

Nordy-How did the new play end?
Butts-Oh. in the usual way. Nordy-
And what do you call the usual end?
Butts-In a whirl Of hats and feathers
and opera cloaks.-Houston Chronicle.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1905-03-18

The Visitor-Your cook Is perfection
ttself. How do you manage herr The
Hostess Easily. We learn what dishes
she likes best herself and then We have
those only.-Puck.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1905-03-18
A Strong Part.

Soubrette-Yes. the understudy says
he used to have very strong part on
the stage Comedian-So he did. He
used to be scene shifter and lift the
mountains and caatles.-Chicago News.