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The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Probably the easiest thing in the
world is to be BORE
You waste half your time. There's
reform work for you.
It is possible to laugh at trouble, but
the laughter doesn't mean it.
What disagreeable world this would
be IL people were perfectly candid.
It is easier to talk man out Of a
thing than it is to fight him out of it.
There is one thing sure about fuss
It does not do any good to talk it over.
When men talk together, it is of
prices at which things can be Sold
Women talk of prices at which things
can be bought.
The sentiment seems to be always
in favor Of abusing the man who OBJ
Jects to cost when it comes to funerals
or weddings Globe.
The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11

The crown of womanhood issnnothefhood,
But uneasy lies the head that wears the
crown or anticipates this coronation, when
there is lack Of womanly strengthsto bear
the burdens of maternal dignity and duty.
The reason why SO many women sink under
the strain of motherhood is because they
are unprepared.
II unhesitatingly advise expectaut moth
ers to use DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton, writes Mrs. J.W. G. Stephens, of Mia,
Northumberland Co., Va. The reason for
this advice is that DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription is the best preparative for the
maternal function. No matter how healthy
and strong woman may be, she cannot
use uFaveritc Prescription as ;preparai
tive for maternity without gain of health
and comfort. But it is the women who arg
not strong who best appreciate the great
benefits received from the use of "Fayorite
Prescription For one thing its use makes
the baby's advent practically painless II
has in many cases reduced days Of suffer.
ing to few brief hours, II has changed
the period of anxiety and struggle into q
time of ease and comfort
The eproprietors and makers of Doctor
Pierce's, .Favorite Prescription now feel
fully warranted In .otEefiug, to pay $soo for
any case of Eeucprrhes, FSma malks ksWe1kness,
Proiapsus,; Or Falling 81 Womb! which they
cannot cure. All the Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, Proprietors, Of But.
fa;o, N. Y, ask is fair and reasonable
trial of their means of cure.
The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11
Supreme Test,

She was Wisconsin girl of more
than the usual share Of this worlds
goods who became engaged to the man
from Maine, a civil engineer, whose
business was In the far west. Com
PEELED to separate soon after the en-
gagement. 1000 miles soon divided the
two lovers. Business duties called the
man away, but frequent letters helped
to shorten the months Of separation.
Turning her attention to cooking. this
girl Of almost unlimited wealth soon
proved her devotion to her absent lover
by mastering the difficulties of cook
ing in anticipation Of that happy time
when she should have home Of her
own. Triumphantly she wrote her
lover, II can make lemon pie, custard
pie and Washington pie all myself"
Then did this man from Maine and the
land Of orchards assert his loyalty to
his home state most vigorously and
back over the wires, 1000 miles away,
came this telegram, brief, but emphatic,
'eTry apple"-Lewiston (Me.) Journal.
The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11
DETECTIVE STORIES.

fhe Literary Weakness In the Novel
of Crimo and Detection.
know Of one good reason, and only
one, which really prevents detective
stories standing among the noblest
forms Of art, Most Of the objections
raised against them by the vague mind
ed world Of modern culture probably
the most vague minded world that has
ever existed) are quite narrow and
childish. To. say that the detective tale
is sensational is simply to say that it
is full of feeling or is aesthetic. Aes-
thetic is the Greek for sensational.
Sensational is the Latin for aesthetic.
To say that the thrill which it gives
is connected with bald and positive
sin, with bald and positive death and
not with any Of the fine spun drawing
room emotions which it is now the
fashion to consider "deep," is to pay it
high compliment.
The Bible is concerned with these
great plain sins and judgments. So
are the great Greek dramas, so are
the tragedies Of the Elizabethans, so
are the old ballads, and 80 are all men
anywhere who live lives sufficiently
real to have ever seen the great plain
sins and judgments.
There is one good argument. as I
have said, and one only, against the
police mystery, and that is that police
mysteries exist to destroy mystery
when they have created it. A sad tale
should be saddest when we finish it;
a happy tale should be happiest when
we finish it; stirring tale should be
most stirring at the end, fantas-
tic tale most fantastic at the end
But this kind Of mysterious tale is
not most mysterious at the end It
is then least mysterious, or, rather,
not mysterious at all. Instead of max
ing commonplace thing mystical
(the aim of all good arD the detec-
tive reverses the process and makes
a mystical thing commonplace. And
from this comes that one fatal weak
ness in the sensational novel of crime
and detection, the one thing that does
separate 1t, am afraid, from great
fiction, the fact that there is no i'm
pulse to read it again. A detective
tale we have read Is an empty bottle
Of wine, an exploded shell, thing de-
stroyed. The mystery Of the sanity of
Hamlet is alive and kicking still.-G.
z. Chesterton In London News.
The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11
BRET HARTE AS A HUNTER,

Tho ReassurlnE MessaGe He Receiv-
49,. cd After an Accident.
During the time he acted as United
States consul in Glasgow Bret Harte
occasionally indulsed in a days sport
with the gun, and It was during one of
his shooting excursions that the famous
American author met with an accident
which might have disfgured him for
the remainder Of his life, his face be-
ing badly cut through the recoil of an
overloaded gun. Fortunately the doc
tors skill prevented him from being
permanently marked.
Writing about the occurrence to his
friend, T. Edgar Pemberton (who
quotes the letter in his Tribute to Bret
Harte'D, the novelist concludes his let
ter by telling Of an amusing effort
which was made to console him on ac-
count Of the accident.
when the surgeon was stitching me
together" he wrote, "the son Of the
house, a boy M twelve, came timidly
to the door Of my room:
"Tell Mr.. Bret Harte it's all right
he said. Tie killed the hare.'"
The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11
LOOK FOR A DEFEAT
RUSSIANS At ST. PETERSBURG
DESPAIR OF kURoeATkiN
BEING VICTORIOUS.

ct. Petersburg, March s.-That the
battle of Mukden will 90 down in his
tory with Liaoyang In the long list Of
Russian defeats is the almost univer-
sal belief In pessimfstic st. Petersburg,
which has forgotten the meaning Of
the word victory. The war once does
not admit that the issues Of the great
battle, which already exceeds In mag.
nitude of operations and losses that Of
Shakhe, has been decided, although 1t
is positively stated in high quarters
that Kuropatkin has telegraphed to
Emperor Nicholas that 1t will be i'm
possible to hold Mukden and that the
withdrawal of the army northward has
already been begun. Nothing from
General Kuropatkin later than Mon
day has been given out, but advices to
St. Petersburg newspapers and dis.
patches to the Associated Press dated
at 3 o'clock Tuesday night indicate
that the position of the Russian army
after day of furious and unprecedent-
ed fighting is desperate but not abse-
lutely hopeless, some Russian CORE
spondents even predicting Russian
victory soon, and one affirming that
the extreme Japanese left has already
begun to retire southwark.
Everything probably now depends
on General Kuropatkin's reserve.
While the Japanese hurled them
selves forward at every point Tuesday,
their main energies were behind the
blow west and southwest in an attempt
to enyelop the Russian right and drive
q wedge through the line at Madya-
pu, but General Kuropatkin seems to
have been able successfully to change
front on the line Of his shattered right,
aligning from northwest to southeast,
to protect the railroad to Mukden;
and at nightfali, 1t was reported, he
was practically holding all his posi-.
tions. At the same time he was draw
ing In and shortening his line tn the
southeast.
The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11
Child Pension In France.

At all times it has been an object
with French parents to teach a child
to be provident and economical. A child
Of three can become member of the
Mutualite by giving only 2 cents a
week. One cent will entitle it to get
ting 10 cents day when it is Ill, and
the other goes toward getting pension
when It is at certain age. No one
knows how long child can live, but
what does the contribution amount1to2
There is hardly child in the world
who does not spend that for candy.
Now. a boy of eighteen giving "a cents
q month to the society will when he is
sixty have pension Of $72 year.
The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11
PepYRi Furnace.

An electric resistance furnace was
used by Pepys in 1916 for the cementa-
tion Of iron. He took piece of pure,
soft iron and cut slit along its length.
The slit was filled with diamond dust,
which was prevented from falling out
by fine iron wire. The portion Of the
wire containing the dust was wrapped
in mica. The wire thus charged was
heated quickly to redness by the cur
rent from battery. On opening the
wire Pepys found that the diamond
dust had disappeared and that around
where it had been the wire had been
converted to steel. cl.--London Engineer.
The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11
KUROPATKIN FIas
s+HTrEHs1 RUSSIAN ARMY D.
GINS HEApLoRo FLIGHT
FROM MUKDEN.
Marshal oyama's Forces Pressing the
Enemy From Three Slides and MAX
Ing Strenuous Efforts = 'Gnsuls
Their Defeated Fse-Rstlrsment at
Russians to Tie Pass Ftausht Wtth
Grave Danger.

For ten days the japanese and Rus
sian armies in Manchuria have been
engaged in mighty conflict, the issue
Of which has not yet been reached. A.
though the NEST OF the news from the
scene Of the battle comes through
Russian sources and consequently may
be supposed to present the facts in a.
favorable a Hight as possibaA for the
Russian arms, 1t is evident that the
Japanese made some gains Tuesday.
st. Petersburg has an unomcial report
that General Kuropatkin's center has
been broken and that thirteen siege
guns have fallen into the hands Of the
Japanese. These guns, which are Of
six and esht-fneh ealibsr, were Given
permanent emplaeements on the line
Of the railroad north Of shakhe sta
ton, the fact eviAeneing the conn.
dence of the Russians that the Japa-
nese could not penetrate thither.
In St. Petersburg it is generally he-
lieved that General Kuropatkin was
Tuesday fighting rear guard action
to cover his retreat, and that the night
will have witnessed a large withdraw
al of troops toward Tie pass. All Of
the commander-in-chtef's ability, it is
considered, will be required to extri-
cate his army from its present pre-
dicament. The issue, It Is expected,
will soon be decided and great deal
unquestionably depends On the com.
parative ability Of the opposing ar.
mics to resist the effects Of hunger
and fatigue, the limit Of human en-
durance having, evidently. been nearly
reached on both sides.
Beyond the statement that the cas-
ualties exceeded those of the battle Of
1iaoyang there Is little known as to
the number killed or wounded.
A dispatch from Toxic to London
paper says the Russians are tn full re-
treat from Mukden. That city is re-
ported completely evacuated and tho
great magazines on fire.
The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11
Do Not Boil Coffee Too Long.

There is only one mistake that can
be made in making coffee, and that is
to cook It too much. When subjected
to a momentary boiling and then re-
moved from the fire it is drink for
the gods, but If it is kept ut high de-
gree Of heat for thirty minutes its
character is entirely changed, and it
becomes almost poisonous. OF the peo-
pie who overlook coffee in this way
some do it through ignorance, but the
greater part Of them through greed in
order to make it 60 further and pro-
duce a larger profit. What we need is
law making it capital offense to
boil coffee more than three minutes
Chicago Chronicle.
The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11
willing to Obl1ge.

On one occasion, when Robin Allison,
who was beadle at Kilwfnning, had
carried some goods for traveller visit
ing his customers, he was delighted
with a dram over and above his pay.
"'Deed, that's rale guid O. ye, noo."
said Robin, "but maybe I'll be able 10
dae ye a guid turn yet. Ye ken I'm
the gravedigger. Dae-dae ye like your
head high ?'-London Standard.
The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11
HILL INTERESTS WIN
cIpEs FIGHT FOR CONTROL
OF NORTHERN PACIFIC.

Washington, March THE supreme
court Of the United States has affirmed
the decision Of the circuit court of ap-
peals for the Third circuit in the
case Of Hartman vs.. the Northern
Securities company, involving the dis
tribution of the shares In the North
srn Securities company. The decision
10 favorable to the Hill interests.
The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11
FLEE FROM MUKDEN
RUSSIANS IN FULL RETREAT TO
THE NoRTHWARD FROM
STRONGHOLD.

London, March s.-The Daily Tele-
graphs correspondent at Toxic says
Reports are current here that the
Russians are in retreat and preparing
to destroy the railway north Of Muk.
den. General Kuropatkin Is said to
have gone to Fushun after holding q
council of war of 100. officers His left
rear guard, consisting Of 10000 picked
troops, is retiring. Chinese report
that Mukden has been completely
evacuated and that its great atmagazines
were set on fire by Japanese rrtillery.
The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11
Preservatiye Peat,

Peat possesses wonderful antiseptic
and preservative qualities owing to the
presence Of tannin, iron and other SUBJ
stances in It. Here is an instance: At
the time Of the covenanters, in 1885,
three men were shot at place called
Crossgelloch on the moors above Old
Cumnock, in Scotland. In 1925. when
q monument was being erected to their
memory, the workmen came upon the
corpses rolled in their plaids. The bod
les were in exactly the same state as
when they were buried. The moss had
preserved them as If they had been en-
balmed.
The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11
An Odd Whit Deal.

A curious hand at whist was dealt at
Grtmsby, England, recently. The cards
were shuffled and dealt in the usual
way, but when the players looked at
their hands they found that one Of
them had twelve spades, another elev-
en- hearts, the third man twelve dia-
monds and the fourth eleven clubs.
Spades were uumps.
The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11
Followed Her Instructions.

Mrs. N. was giving instructions to her
new servant: Before removing the
soup plates, Mary, always ask each
person If he or she would like any
more"
every good, madam"
Next day Mary, respectfully bowing
to one Of the guests, inquired, would
the gentlemen like some more soupT
eyes, please"
'There isn't any Chicago Jour-
nal
The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11
on 4 SERIOUS CHARGE.
Fesseral Grand Jury at Warrington In

Feaeral Grand Jury at Warrington In
diets Congressman Hermann.
Washington. March 4.-Congrsss.
man Binger Hermann Of orsgoh, TT:
ner United States land cemmissianer,
has been indicted by the federal gfand
jury on the charge Of destroying pub
lie records. The specific charge 10
that he destroyed thirty.five letter
press copybooks.
The substance Of the charge Is that
Mr.. Hermann. just previous to his res.
ignation as commissioner Of the gem
eral land Office, which was on Feb. !,
1903, destroyed thirty-fve letter press
copybooks containing copies of Official
communications written by him as
The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11
How to. Succeed.

Believe in yourself, believe in human
ity, believe in the success Of your un-
dertakings: Fear nothing and no one.
Love your work: Work, hope, trust.
Keep in touch With today. Teach your
self to be practical and up to date and
sensible. You cannot fail.
The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11
Artificial Flowers.

It was in Italy that demand for ar
tifcial flowers first arose. This was due
primarily to caprice of fashion which
demanded that during festivals bios
SONS In and out of their seasons should
be worn and also to the fact that their
color and freshness were stable. Later
on, in the middle ages, the artificial so
far superseded the natural that both
men and women decked their heads
with imitation flowers Of cambric, pa
per, glass and metal. The best artificial
flowers are now made in Paris.
The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11
NAMES HIS NEW CABINET.
President Nominates Present Members
- !. With One Execution.

president Nomtnates Present Members
9 With One Exception.
Washington, March THE presi-
sdent has sent a large number of nomi.
nations to the senate. including all Of
:the members .of the present cabinet
Except Postmaster General Wynne.
sGeorge B. Cortelyou was nominated
for that eflce: -
77 rhe list Of nominations also In,
;.eluded appointments of ambassadors,
ministers, consuls general and consuls,
50 far as have been decided upon. and
ex-senator Cockrell as interstate com.
merce commissioner. There were few
surprises in the list. as most Of the ap-
pofntments made to the principal
posts heretofore have been announced,
ut least in a semi-official way.
Later In the day the senate. In sxec-
utive session, confirmed the nomina-
tfons Of oil, members Of the cabinet.
The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11
A91Favatin0.

Wife-Heny, what makes you in
such furious temper? Husband-Em
trying to read 1 Scotch dialect story.
The plot is fearfully exciting, but
can't hurdle over the language fast
enough to keep up with the hero+De-
Eoit Free Press,
The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11
His Originality.

Uncle George-1 have read your art-
Gle over, and I must say 1t shows
great deal of originality. Arthur
Thanks. I'm sure! tlattered myself
there were some ideas in It. Uncle
George oh. was not speaking of the
composition. but Of the spelling.
The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11
Tho Coffee Plants Friend.

In the republic of Colombia there Is
tree highly esteemed as shade for
the coffee plant. 1t is found also in
tropical Brazil and possesses qualities
that make it peculiarly suited for this
particular use. It will live on stony,
poor soil, and tree only eighteen
months old will shade IA square yards
Of ground, while, when full grown, it
may be fifty feet high and have
spread Of fifty feet on every side.
The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11
mAkEs- CHARGE OF. BRIBERY.
Colorado Legislator Offered $500 for
His Vote.

Denver, March IA sensation was
sprung in the joint convention of the
general assembly during the day by
Senator r. W. Morgan, Rep, who an
nounced that 81 800 had been offered
him and $3.50 had already been given
him for his vote for Governor A]va
Adams in his contest for governor.
Senator Morgan named James M. Her
bert, vice president and general man
ager of the Colorado Southern railroad,
and Postmaster Daniel Sullivan nof
Cripple Creek as the men who attempt
ed to bribe him. A committee was i'm
mediately appointed to investigate the
bribery charges.
The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11
All She Wanted.

do you think, young man, that you
could give my daughter all she asks
forT questioned papa grimly.
'T-aw-think so SIR" murmured the
lover bashfuIly. "she says she wants
only me-"
The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11
Not Needed.

"Do you. favor the whipping post for
wife beatersT'
mo" answered the woman who has
been several times married. 'The dat
iron or the stove litter Is good enough
for me."-Washington Star.
The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11
CLAIM q PROVEN ,ncoaREcr.

Defsnse Proves Mrs. Chadwick Had
Money In oherlIn Bank.
L Cleveland, March s.-Nine witnesses
were examined IN the Chadwick trial
Turing the day, and the defense estab-
ltshsd the fact that the claim Of the
E4overnmsAt that Mrs. Chadwick had
lao meney In the oberlin bank at the
dme Of drawing checks which were
certified by Spear and Beckwith, was
kineorreet In two instances at least.
The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11

"Hes out a good deal nights. isn't
her HE was last night I won q
hundred from him."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11
THE BEE HIVE STORE!
The Cheapest Store in North Dakota

Lampher Skinner
CotonAannel gloves pair for &c.
Mems large size white handkerchiefs for
Chdrens Aeecened hose sizes 5H TO
Mems
Mems $3.50 dress pair
Boys knee pants, grade, 2bc pair
tarwel Ozmun Kirk Gilt gallon
farwe Ozmun Kirk Co., Gilt Edge
81 inch brass curtain rods with lverpated
50 window shades for 2bc
1856 sheets good grade ruled writing paper for 1Oc
Mixed wood screws cheaper than nails, per pound.
All kinds Of ammunition at wholesale prices
All kinds OF building material
The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11

commissioner Of the general land Office
and relating to the business of that
bureau.
Ban was i,xed at $3.50.
The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11

A man must be both stupid and un-
charitable who believes there is no
virtue Or truth but on big own Side
Addison.
The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11
SEVEN DEAD, FORTY INJURED
Collision Of Passenger Trains at Cliff
ton Station, Pa.

ton Station, Pa.
Pittsburg, March AFTER the most
searching investigation 1t is now prac-
tically certain that the list Of dead
caused by the collision between the
two special trains from Cleveland on
the Pennsylvania railroad at Clifton
Station will not exceed seven, all men,
bers of the Ohio state militia. The
list of injured will reach forty, six or
seven of whom are likely to die.
The Dickinson press., 1905-03-11
ON MURDER CHARGE.
Johann Hoch Indicted by Chicago
Grand Jury.

Chicago, March 4.-Johann Hoch.
multi-bigamlst, has been indicted by
the grand jury for murder.
The specific charge on which the
Indictment was found is that Hoch
murdered his last wife but one, Mrs.
Marie WaIcker-Hoch.
The San Francisco call., 1905-01-30
THREE INJURED
At SHARP CURVE
Women Hurled From Car
Rapidly Rounding Turn
on Sacramento Street
ONE SERIOUSLY HURT
Mrs. J. Rhodes Receives
Internal Injuries and Is
Hysterical From Shock

Three women were hurled from car
1017 of the Sacramento street line as
1t rounded the curve at First avenue
and Sacramento street yesterday. Only
one of them was dangerously hurt, Mrs.
J. Rhodes of 1921 Greenwich street
She was taken to the Children's Hos
pital. where it was found that her
shoulder was badly confused. There
were also internal injuries.
The other women, Miss A. Smith and
Miss Kate Smith, though badly shaken
up, were able to go to their homes
without assistance. Miss Kate Smith
received some ugly decorations about
the head and face, but the other woman
escaped with some painful bruises.
The car was crowded at the time, and
on the down grade the gripman seemed
to lose control of it. 1t swirled round
the curve with great rapidity, throw
ing the women. who were seated on the
dummy, into the street.
The accident caused a panic inside
the car. Women and children rushed
to the doors and some Of them were
kept from jumping from the moving
car only with great difficulty.
Besides her bruises Mrs. Rhodes suf-
fered greatly from shock. She became
hysterical from pain and fright at the
hospital. Later she rested easily. That
the three women were not more Sc
riously hurt seems miraculous. Pas
sengers on the car declare that its
speed was terrific.