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The Dickinson press., 1908-05-30

STRUCTURE
A Handsome Brick. Work
Commenced. Credit to
Sims Street

AS stated in the PRESS last week, P.
F. Berringer and ]. P. Berringer, the
Sims street market men, have decided
to erect "a, brick building to better &C.
commodate their large business.
The new market will be from 100 to
:.l2o feet deep, full basement, and will be
equipped with the best fixtures, and when
completed will be as fine as any meat
and grocery store in North Dakota.
The work of tearing away the old ice
house and sheds in the rear and excavat-
ing for the basement is in full swing.
The store will be moved to the street
just north of Harleman & Scott, corner
of Cakes and Sims, facing east as now,
where Berringer Bros. will carry on their
business while their new building is in
the course of construction.
The Dickinson press., 1908-05-30
''Business Opportunity
City Lots for Sale.

Wehave the Exclusive Agency for sale
of lots in Yohng's Sixth Addition be-.
longing to Empire Real Estate &
Mortgage Co. You a take your choice
from 50 lots. situated near 'Young's Park.
Everett Real Estate and Loan Co. 3-28.tf
The Dickinson press., 1908-05-30
THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF
SUFFERING. 4,

Rheumatism causes more pain and
suffering than any other disease, for the
reason that it is the most common of all
ills, and it is certainly gratifying to suf-
ferers to know that Chamberlain's Pain
will afford relief, and make rest
and sleep possible. In many cases the
relief from pain, which is at FIRST temper
airy, has become permanent, while in
old people subject to chronic rheums.
tism, often brought on by dampness or
changes in the weather, a permanent
cure cannot be expected; the relief from
pain which this liniment affords is alone
worth many times its cost. IS and 50
cent sizes for sale by all druggists.
The Dickinson press., 1908-05-30

Miss Pelissier paid eloquent tribute
to Socrates, the greatest Of Grecian
philosophers. She recalled how, g
conspicuous object on the streets OF
Athens because of his ugliness Of fea-
ture, his intellect lowered above all
his contemporaries and his soul shone
clear and beautiful in his words and
teachings. His was the purest system
Of morals the world has ever known,
founded upon such maxims as: "Know
myself" ITO know what Is good and
to do what Is right is true wisdom
Socrates was in advance of his time.
He believed in a Supreme Being and
in the immortality of the soul. His
The Dickinson press., 1908-05-30
Notice

Whereas: My wife, Bertha ~Scheowitz,
has left my bed and board without just
cause or ~provocation; this is to warn all
parties not to trust or harbor her on my
account as l will pay no debts of her CON
tracing after this date, May II, 1908.
WooLF ScHERowIrz, Dickinson, N. D.
5-16-3p
The Dickinson press., 1908-05-30
Notice

The celebrated Hebron concert band
will accept propositions for Fourth of
July engagement. Any town or village
wanting service of a frst-class band will
do we'll to engage this organization of
twenty men. Satisfaction guaranteed.
address,
HEBRON CONCERT BAND,
TAEo. BoLKE. Mgr. Hebron, N. D.
The Dickinson press., 1908-05-30
Voice Culture.

Miss Eva M. Alcott has resumed her
work as vocal instructor and is ready to
continue the lessons with her old pupils
and make arrangement with any others
desiring vocal instruction. Miss Alcott
will be found at the Congregational
church parlors all day every Wednes-
day and Saturday. 4.25tf
The Dickinson press., 1908-05-30
Sir knights

The Sir Knights are requested to meet
in the hall at l p. m. Sunday for the an
nual memorial. Per order of Emminent
Commander J.. B. Dehlinger.
The Dickinson press., 1908-05-30
Church Notes

Rev. M. Buckneberg of Bowman will
hold services at Shackvifle at II o'clock
a. m. on June 2; at ,Daglum, June ID; at
Horswill, June Fl; at Alden, June %.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
HER REAL sUsPENDERS.

From the New York Press.
 Might have known 1t. When, years ago, a woman began wearing mock sus- penders In the form of cloth straps sewn to their shirtwaists it was foregone con- clusion that sooner or later they'd adopt the real article. And now it's come Sus- penders, of silk of course, are indispen- sable to the late-summer wardrobe of the fashionable girl. They are not visible as were the straps that preceded them, save through the liberality of the peekaboo waist They are worn under the waist band and, by an ingenious contrivance, fastened to the wastband of the skirt Naturally, being of the eternal feminine they come in a myriad of designs and all are dainty. They range the scale of col ors. and each hue comes in all it's pret- tiet shades. Gold and silver buckles are attached to the feminine suspenders each with a tiny diamond or ruby or sap phire set in the exact center Maybe be- fore long the more daring women will wear them outside their waists After the sheath skirt, anything may happen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
John D.'S General Education Board

In 1902 John D. Rockefeller organ ized a corporation known as the Gen. eral Education Board, and to it he gave $1,O00,000. Three years later he gave it $10,000,000, and last year he added S32,000,000. The sum total is $43000,- 900. One-half of this sum stands as endowment, the income of which is expended by the board. To the other half string is tied, for the donor or his son of Bible class fame may apply it to specific objects of an educational nature, but if the two Rockefellers die without giving away that haH 1t re- verts to the permanent endowment of the board. The fund may therefore be considered S43 ,O0O ,000, which certainly gives the board an annual income eX- ceeding $2,oOOOOO
 A board of 16 men consisting of col lege presidents and philanthropists supervise its educational efforts, with Dr. Wallace Buttrick as secretary and executive officer It is promoting edll- cation on three lines. It is aiding the lesser colleges by offering them gifts based on the securing of still larger sums from their respective patrons. Through the state universities it is promoting the organization of high schools, and through the department of agriculture at Washington it is aid ing the establishment of thousands of demonstration farms in eight states, one of which is in Alabama.
 It goes without saying that board so heavily sustained must become a great force in the republic, and the hope is that it will always be as intel ligently managed as it thus far has been.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
Bryan and Indiana.

''In November I am going to cast my first vote for Bryan," said an old dem- ocrat ''I am a native of Kentucky and have been a constant reader of the Louis- vile Courier-Journal since 1876. when Henry Watterson, the editor, was MT Tildens chief spokesman and that fact accounts. to some extent, for my polit- ical attitude now. When the Courier Journal was against Bryan>I was against him and now that the Courier-Journal is advocating the election of Bryan l am a Bryan democrat. I am an ardent ad- mirer of MT. Watterson and am always happy in following his lead.
 q am familiar with Indiana politics and I think it is a safe bet that the democrats will carry that state. The liquor interests in Indiana are against the republican party because 1t was that party that put so many saloons out of business. Many Indiana republicans will vote the prohibition ticket In November, and that of course will help Bryan"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
With a Deceased Wile'S Sister

The Church of England got grouchy over the law enacted by parliament legalizing marriage with a deceased wife's sister, but it is tactful church. avoiding if possible any conflict with the government. To that end the clergy were instructed to ask general questions of those whom they were in vited to marry, avoiding all particular inquiries that would elicit the informa- ton that the bride-to-be is a sister If a deceased wife.
 But of course Smart Aleck would be developed under such programme. a seeker after notoriety. Such a man appears in the person of the Rev. Henry Thompson, the vicar of Eaton, Norwich. He decided to withhold the communion from one Alan Neville Canister and his wife upon the ground that, as the prayer book puts it, they "were open and notorious evil flyers, 80 that the congregation are thereby offended"
 Whether the congregation were really offended or not does not appear, hut ASr. Canister certainly was of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
PHASES OF HEARN'S LIFE

dicating a morbid and disgusting abnor- mality. Since this attitude to Lafcadio Hearn is so widespread let us hope 1t is honest and that the millions of mu- lattoes in America are simply freaks of nature for which American men are not responsible.
 Hearn's life in New Orleans has been referred to as base and gross, but the only specific charge brought is that he was allied to Voodoo priestess. l hap pen to know that this charge rests on the fact that he was ordered to see her for the purpose of writing an article about her and that he met her exactly once. When examined most of these whispered scandals are found to have an equally valuable and accurate basis.
 Several times during his various changes of lodgings in New Orleans Hearn occupied rooms rented to him by colored people, Such lougngs were com mon enough in that day and were no more unusual or scandalous than are lodgings kept by Irish or German peo- pie In New York. The same was true of the West Indies. and in such lodgings in Martinique he fell i'll of yellow fever and was nursed with great kindness and his rent allowed to remain in arrears until he was able to repay it. though he always declared that no money could dis charge the debt of gratitude. These are the facts on which are based the charges that he lived with negroes
 6. Hearn's relations with Dr. Gould, which have caused so much discussion, were these; pr. Gould wrote to Hearn in the West Indies and desultory corre- spondence ensued for while. When Hearn returned from Martinique Dr. Gould ardently entreated him to make Gould's house his home for as long as he wished (there are those who have seen these letters), urging that the honor of entertaining a great man was sufficient return, and that he, Could, gave the invitation because of his over whelming love of literature. Hearns worldly wisdom was small, and he indiscreet enough to reply that he would go for time at least. The visit lasted for some months, and ended, might have been foreseen, in a rupture
 It should of course, be added that Dr. Gould says he gave Lafcadio Hearn soul' during that expensive visit. Those who have read the books and letters writ ten by Hearn before he met the discur- sive doctor, might be inclined to think 1t a case of carrying coals to Newcastle, but possibly the doctor was thus unduly generous as judging from his book he seems to have completely beggared him. self of that commodity.
 At all events Hearn so little valued the gift that he declined ever again to hold any communication with the giver.
 To sum up the facts of Lafcadio Hearns life as contrasted with this set of shilling shocker myths: He was of gentle birth and lived amid refined surroundings in his early years He left home at 16 and after many years of poverty and hard work raised himself to the position of an honored teacher in one of the worlds great universities. He married well and happily and was a devoted father and husband and he enriched English ltera- ture with valuable and permanent con tributions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23

fended by the overt action of the Rev. Mr. Thompson, and he at once ap- pealed to the dean of arches at Vest minister for justice. He had married his deceased wife's sister, and that was the issue and the extent of his offend- ing.
 The dean of arches sat on the case a month, and then he decided that MT. and Mrs. Canister had not been and are not "open and notorious evil liv- ers," and that their exclusion from the communion table on that ground was unjustified and improper. The dean of arches had lots of political sense, for he at no point referred to the new law. He was content to re- instate the Banisters. He did not even reprimand the froward vicar of Eton. He rendered judgment, giving the out side world chance to supply its own comment It is plain, however, that there is to be no church revolt againsL the deceased wife's sister bill. It goes into effect as all other laws do, and the vicar of Eton will have to swallow it or find another job.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
ernor of Missouri against ex-Congress.

.ernor of Missouri against ex-Congress- man Cowherd.
 The delay in justice in this country IS the country's disgrace. Few rich men are punished Indictments against the powerful are not brought to trial. Endless writs are sued out in criminal cases, and equally endless appeals are made in civil cases. so that today the poor shun the courts in civil cases and the rich go unpunished in criminal cases. This is due to legal battles over technical flaws, and if the best men in the legal profession do not unite to re. form our judicial procedure the system will break down soon of itself and the country be left in a pitiable condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
THE YANKEE AND HIS TIP.
rom Everybody's Magazine

From EVeryDody Magazine.
 American travellers in Europe experi- ence a great deal of trouble from the om- nipresent need of tipping those from whom they expect any service, however slight. They are very apt to carry it much too far or else attempt to resist altogether. There is a story told of wealthy and ostentatious American in Partisan restaurant. As the waiter placed the order before him he said in loud voice:
 Waiter, what is the largest tip that you ever received?"
 "One thousand francs, monsieur
 "Eh bienl But I will give you two thousand," answered the upholder of American honor; and then in a moment he added:
 May ask who gave you the thousand francs7"
 Tt was yourself, monsieur" said the obsequious waiter.
 Of quite an opposite mode of thought was another American visiting London for the first time Goaded to desperation by the incessant necessity for tips, he finally entered the washroom of his ho- tel, only to be faced with large sign which read:
 Please tip the basin after using.
 ''Im hanged if I willl'' said the yam kee, turning on his heel; I'll go dirty first
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
The chewinq Gum Industry.

Many of us remember when chew ing gum had no commercial standing, but it has risen to great importance within the past few years, said druggist q haven't the statistics at hand, but every one can see that the chewing gum industry is growing rap idly I believe it is yet in its infancy. The manufacture of chewing gum re- uuires large capital and high class bus mess capacity.
 "The reason I say that the chewing gum industry is still in its infancy IS because the use of gum is yet confined chiefly to the plain people so far as women are concerned. But it is gain ing headway in polite circles and many fashionably educated young ladies are not ashamed to chew. I am old fash = toned enough to say that no well-bred young woman hould fall into the habit of chewing in public. It is a clean habit, I admit, but it looks coarse and ugly in a young lady to sit in the parlor or in the theatre, or in street car and work her jaws on gum.
 Another thing that should be de- precated-little children chewing. | notice many children at chewing as vigorously as grown people. Pepsln gum is healthy but a healthy child does not need it and a 3-year-old boy or girl will. if not restrained, spend as much money for gum as an adult.
 Some people think that the inces- sant gum chewer is in danger of dis torting his or her face. There is noth- ing in that theory perhaps but an other wise pretty girl looks hideous to me when she chews."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
Rusiness and the Strike.

When l was in Birmingham in June I found business improving and the mer- chants cheerful over the prospect of Il great industrial revival" said Robert D. Arrants of St Louis. "The iron market had then been brisk for six weeks or more and general trade conditions were more encouraging than they had been since the panic of last October.
 But the strike of the United Mine Workers has had a depressing effect on business in the Birmingham district; not that the pig iron interest is less active, the iron trade is even stronger today than it was in June. There are two moro furnaces in blast now than were in opera tion before the strike began and the steel plant at Ensley is making new high rec ords right along. And those who are fa- miliar with the situation are satisfied that the pay rolls of the district are increasing rather than decreasing.
 why is it, then, that the strike is having this depressing effect on the mer- cantile community? In the opinion of lookers-on it is largely a matter of senti- ment. The operators will stand as a stone wall for open shop principles, and the sooner the strikers realize there is no bluff in the attitude of the operators associa- tion, the sooner will lawlessness cease and normal conditions be restored
 Birmingham was well advertised throughout the country as a manufactur- ing center that had recovered sooner from industrial depression than any of the northern iron districts Relatively it suf- fered less than Pittsburg, and it cer- tainly picked up faster than Pittsburg. It is a pity then, that what seems to have been an ill-advised strike and one that cannot win, should be continued at an enormous cost to everybody, especially the striking miners and their families.
 q have observed strikes in other coal regions during the past 20 years, and my prediction is that the strike here will be little felt by the public after frost How long it will be formally in progress de- bends upon the miners finances. But it is safe to say that by next Thanksgiving day, when business will be prosperous, the average citizen will not be able to say whether the strike is on or off
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
Technical Appeals in Court

The setting aside of the $29, ,240,O 900 fine on technicality has aroused the country to the need of judicial reforms. The demand comes from Candidate Taft and from Candidate Hadley of Missouri, and the American Bar asso- citation which meets at Seattle next week is expected to demand a simplifi- cation of judicial procedure.
 What is demanded for this country is the British system which has proven to be fully satisfactory and just. Not only should there be fewer appeals fewer writs that can be sued out only by the rich-but all appeals should be based and heard on general merits in- stead of technical points. Technical defects should be ignored in appeals. "The national and state governments" l" says Candidate Hadley, a republican, should enact law to the effect that no judgment in criminal or civil case should be reversed unless the court could aff1rmatively say upon the entire record that the judgment was for the wrong party and but for the error com plained of different judgment would have been recorded" MT. Hadley is Missouri's attorney general, and he is now running on his record for gov.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
All the worlds a stage, And all the men and women merely players. As You Like 1t.
Overcoming the Eartb'S Attraction

Aerial navigation, 1t is plain, is not to burst suddenly in perfected form on mankind, but, like the locomotive, it is to be developed step by step until the point of commercial feasibility is fully established. The first balloons were sent up 124 years ago, and today there are in the United States but 12 licensed balloon pilots. To becolne licensed pilot under the rules of the international aeronautic federation one must have made at least ten ascen- sions, one of which must have been at night, and two alone.
 The old-fashioned spherical balloon is one thing, while the dirigible bal. loon and the aeroplane are two other things, both being more expensive and more difficult to manage. Both are dirigible balloon is not inflated with coal-gas at all, as was the old-time spherical balloon. Its lifting power is hydrogen, and that gas goes about twice as far quantity for quantity in overcoming the attraction of gravita- tion as coal-gas would. This superior lifting power is needful because the dirigible balloon must carry a gasoline engine to propel it and a steering ap- paratus. The lifting bag is long and cigar-shaped, never spherical.
 The aeroplane, on the other hand, discards all gas, preferring the meth ods of the birds. It is a daring inno- vation upon all former experience in the navigation of the air, and at this writing the Wright brothers of Ohio are the worlds leaders in the new movement. The aeroplane is, after all, a combination of the box kite and of ideas gathered from the birds, but the birds do not need either motive power or steering apparatus. No matter what the Wright brothers or Farman or Delagrange may do under favoring cir cumstances, yet it is plain the aero. plane is in strictly experimental stage. Many inventive minds are, however, at work on the problems in. vol~ed, and the belief is that the air. ship will in the long run become a commercial success. The dirigible promises to go before the aeroplane but all scientists anticipate the use of the latter. The various governments will no doubt be content to use al present dirigibles for observation pur poses. What the century will disclose both in peace and in war in the sky is just now both a dream and a diff ficult problem of the human race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
The Race Question,

'I am surprised that the negro preach CTS and other prominent negroes have not warned the men of their race against the danger that threatens them in follow ing the lead of United Mine Workers who agitate for equality of the races" said bank director. This idea of so- cial equality which Is being preached by certain white men may intoxicate the negro, but as sure as he lives it will be the negros undoing.
 'The white people of Birmingham will simply not permit this thing-this so- cial equality mischief-to go on. I am amazed that the Farmers union would stand for anything of the kind for one moment. Do the white people realize what is occurring right under their very eyes, so to speak? There will be an aw- iul awakening and 1t behooves the true friends of the negro to be up and doing before it is too late''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
WOOING OF CHEYENNES

made great progress. and rivals might as well go hunting. The two stand under the blanket and talk to their hearts con tent It would be improper for other per sons in the camp to take notice of them.
 The next step is for the young man to visit the girls father and make known the value of his property, usually in po- nies, which Is offered to the father in exchange for his daughter. The old man takes the proposal under advisement a
 One ardent lover whom I recall having been stripped of all his ponies by the vicissitudes of war, gave himself to chief to get the fathers daughter and was accepted For years the old chief called upon his faithful son-in-law to per- form all manner of hazardous and dan gerous tasks. The son-in-law obeyed loy- ally so long as the old man lived, and at the latter's death said gallantly that the gift of the old mans daughter had well repaid him for all the sacrifices he had made.
 The father having accepted the gifts ot the young man, the latter brings the affair to a close by lying on the ground at the old mans tepee, curled like dog, to show how abject and faithful he will be. The father then invites his future son-in-law into the tepee and names the day for the marriage ceremony.
 A new tepee in which no one has ever slept is now prepared by the girls moth- CT. Upon its completion the girl is placed inside. Friends of the young brave now seek him out and place him in the tepee The door is closed and stick placed across it. which means that no one may enter. And the marriage ceremony is at