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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-10
How To Choose Roast Beef.

II possible buy the meat Of butcher per-
sonnly known to he an honest man. If the
meat ha, II reasonable proportion of fat
lIppl tn back aud running in little lines
through the lean, and il the color is fresh
and not very durkened, the meat is good; if
;he butcher has kept it properly for week
" ten days it may be supposed to b" reason
ably tender Most butchers are willing to
keep mna, the right length of time for Gus
TONERS il they take it at its first weight; it
loses little weight by keeping. When this
is the intention have some Of the bone trim
med oil, and the fat which is not needed for
cooking, and let these trimmings be sent
home with the days marketing, the bones
for the soup pot, and the fat to be tried out,
To use i'll the form of drippings.
These small! economics are not at all des-
picable: on the contrary, they are of consid-
cradle consequence in the aggregate. After
the I.c;t i; trimmed let it he hung in tho
butchers refrigerator until he pronounces it
tender, l',st not long enough to spoil In this
connection remember that meat which has
been kept on ice is very susceptible to
changes of temperature, and should he
cooked as soon as possible after it is taken
from the ice, and cooked at very hot fire,
because a slow heat might taint it at the be-
ginning Of the cookery.-American Analyst.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-10
Hot Iron,cntations.

We all know the value of hot applications,
but the mode of making and the applying
differ in almost every house. An exchange
gives the following: Wiring several thick
ncsses of flannel out of cold water, SO it will
not drip; place between two folds of paper,
and lay it upon n hot register or top of II
stove. Steam will generate and pcrmcat"
the whole cloth, and thus the required telu-
pcratule will Io obtained. In this way there
is no running long distances to u kitchen, no
burning of tho hands, 10 uncomfortable
moisture in the bed and no ruiliedl tcmpcrs
A hot fermentation is beneficial in almost
every acute disease accompanied by severe
pain, and is often of great service in chronic
inlammatjons. 1t is more cirncturl and
more accessible than any other therapeutic
agent BY quick, prompt and thorough
usc severe attacks of illness are often pro
vented Herald of Health.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-10
The Needed Word of Praise.

Manya man ruins the peace of hi, house
hold forever by ncglecting to speak the word
of praise which his hungry hearted wife has
yearncd all day to hear, and bcstowins it
upon some chance caller or stranger. The
man who fails to notice the careful toilet his
wife has made for his sake, and compliments
the good taste in dress exhibited by some
neighlor sows tho seed of jealousy in n dis
appointed heart.
Woman was made to I've loved, petted and
appreciated by Elan. Whatever else she may
achieve in life she feels herself cheated out Of
her birthright unless this happiues, has come
to her. She is jealous Of whatever and who
ever may stand between her and that desired
Joy. have known two mothers who wrr"
jealous Of their own children. Unnatural
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-10
LIZ III I.nrIisn Car.

Now, the American car and the English
carriage run on two dilfcrest principles. The
English railway manager expects you to do u
great deal for yourself. He expects you to
buy rug to wrap around your legs and you
do it. He expects you to buy shawl to put
around your shoulders, and you do it. He
expects you to buy reading lamp if yon are
to travel by night, and you do it, He doesn't
provide you with any drinking water, as lie
expects you to buy glass Of beer if you feel
thirsty, and you do it, a Traveller in winter
in an English carriage sits mftlc'l up so that
lie can hardly move He dresses tor the oc-
cason as would if 1 were going to enjoy an
afternoon sit down on the banks of the De
troit river with the thermometer below zero
Now, an American doesn't like that sort of
thing If the car is not hot enough for him
to sit in his seat in the same costume lie
would use in his own house he travels by
some other road. If the lamps are not bright
lie blows up the conductor, and if there is 10
water in the tank all that section of country
will hear from him.-Lukc Sharp in Detroit
FREQ Press
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-10
High Art Outxitted.

great chrome man used to advertise for
designs, and used to pay prizes of $1,000,
5000 and $3.50 for first, second and third best
In that way he secured multitude for a
nominal price Ono of his triumphant COM
petitors tells us that ''it cost all tho prize to
get the prize" That was when the manufac-
t,lrer put all the cards on exhibition and let
visitors vote. The artist bought admission
tickets by the hundreds, and got people to 20
to vote for his work, which, VIC will say, has
500, no other indication being allowed. But
the faithless representatives of 999 went in,
took look and neglected to vote A bunch
of tickets intended to swell the chances of
$50 was found, and the managers saw that
$50 led thus far, so generous had been the
artist who created that card Then council
of war was held, and the ticket on that pict-
IRE was transferred to a poor little card that
had only five votesthose of the artists wife,
mother-in-law and their maiden aunts. In
one afternoon the magic $3.50 caught half
hundred votes for the miserable little device,
and thus the firm outwtted the efforts of
high art.-Chicago Tribune.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-10
Habit Of Chewing SNUFF.

"Chewing snuff is a bad habit, greatly on
the increase in this neighborhood" said a
Bowery tobacconist the other day. "Young
women are usually our largest customers.
We buy tho snuff specially prepared for
chewing purposes. Most of it is made of half
tobacco and half salt, and tho remainder is
prepared by tho addition of various ground
spices.
I'VE generally sell it in five cent packets.
When our customers get it they Immediately
proceed to make an imitation scoop with q
piece of paper, and fill the space between
their lower lip and teeth with their pur-
chase. AS the snuff gets gradually wet with
saliva tho watery extract filters into tho
mouth through the crevices between the
teeth.
"The effect of the snuff is to make these
women feel dazed and stupid. With single
glass of beer and the requisite quantity of
snuff the appearance produced is that of
bcastly intoxication. believe the custom
was introduced originally from the south,
where the class of people styled by the col
ore'l people poor white trash are in tho
habit of chewing a fibrous piece of wood
which has been previously impregnated with
snuff. New York Evening Sun
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-10
THE ART OF MASSAGE.
Its Early History-Scvcral Kinds of Ma
nipulations-iOw Practiccd.

Its Early HistOry-Scvcral Kinds of Ma
nipulations-liOw Practiced.
The art of massage is of great antiquity
There are always some kind folk who will
take the time and trouble to search deep
down into the annals of the past and transmit
to us the facts they there find recorded On
the question of massage, those who have
traced out its history tell us that this system
was practiced in very early times by the
Chinese, and that the Greeks and Romans
also lcsorted to its aid, evidences Of which
appear i'll the literature of those two great
countries This ancient art has been revived,
i'll tho present day, on the Continent and in
America, as we'll as in England, and is being
very extensively practiced
have spoken of massage as II mechanical
mode of treatment-and so it is; but those
who undertake to perform it ought to have
some head knowledge concerning their work
rs well us finger dcxterity. The masseuse
has to make herself acquainted with the
structure and the function of the tissues and
muscles on which she is called upon to oper-
atc, and therefore some study of books OIL
this part Of the subject is required. Then
there are the necessary tlextcrous manipula-
tions to be acquired; these particular move
nents can only be learned from actual dem
onstrations, and nothing but patient practice
will attain tho manual dextcrity necdful to
perform the process. The general term of
massage includes several kinds of manpula-
tions; these are also designated by French
names. One of these is known as cilleurage;
this consists in gently strokins the part
under treatment, which stroking increases in
strength, and terminates in firm rubbing of
the skin with the palm of the hand Under
tho effect of this treatment hardness and
dryness of the skin give way to softncss, and
the effect is very soothing.
Another form of treatment is named petris-
sage. This process consists in pressing and
kneading and rolling the skin and muscles
u form of massage brought into Use in cases
where the patient is deprived by nfirmity or
accident from taking bodily exercise. The
advocates of massage affirm that the use of
petrissage also soothes and reinvigorates the
overtired and fatigued limbs of those who
have gone through un unusual amount Of
physical exertion. Tapotement is q rapid
mechanical movement used as stimulus for
rousing into action organs which are inclined
to remain dormant Massage q friction may
be described as a series Of circular rubbing
with the finger tips, performed in rapid
manner, tho object of which process is to
squeeze out the waste products formed in the
tissues of joints.-Cassell's Family Magazine
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-10
The Best Pet of All,

The best pet of all is the little child old
enough to talk and to understand, with a
child's comprehension. The child that is Il
pet is always promising to be a bettcrpct,
because more apprcciative one. Its recep-
tive and rctentive mind is grcc'liy gathering
ten thousand facts and then ten thousand
more, all with each added year the little one
not only fills Il larger place i'll your affections,
hut you are becoming more to the younsstcr,
TO he treasured in fond regard through all the
years of mature life.
Every month, and week, and day is stel,
toward manhood or womunhood, etincn.;
expanding intelligence and growing atlcc-
tions, and ccmenting the bonds of friendship
and love between the little pet and the elder
persons who are nourishing its absorbing,
mind and are guiding its otherwise uncertain
footsteps in the best path of life toward tho
goal of thought, love and action.-t;oai
Housekeeping
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-10
see,lsmen7Eusx All The Year,

"NVhat does the sccdman do in winter."
y gentleman connected with II prominent
house which deals in plant germs, roots,
seeds, bulbs and slips, repeated this question
of n reporter tho other day.
'Thcrc seems to be q general impression,
which is erroneous" said he, 'shat there is
nothing for the scetlsmen to do through the
winter, but it is far from being the 'lullcst
season of the year with them Really, the
only busy season is from March To June 10,
although some of the market gardeners who
start their carly vegetables under glass, pur-
chase their stock of seeds us early us Feb
ruary.
"rhc very dullcst season is in the middle Of
summer, which nature designed for tho
growth and fructifyins, and not the gcrmina-
ton of vegetable life. During that part Of
the year no seeds are put into the ground.
Until the ground is frozen pretty still there
is considerable for us to do We put on our
stock of new seeds and sell some. Up to
Thanksgiving people set out bulbs, hyacinths
and crocuscs Currants, berries and grape
vines are also set out in the fall and that is
the season, too, when the pcrcnnials. daisies,
carnations, disitalis, hollyhocks, cardinal
flowers, pansics, petunias, miglonctt", llciio-
tropc and verbcnaS arc sown for early
Towering.
the scotsman has much less to do than those
Of the late fall and winter. New York
Evening World
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-10
The Turks Love of Ease.

Judging by the thousands of soldiers whom
saw after the emeute in Bulgaria III 1850,
and 10y the physique and robustness of those
who, every Friday, pass our legation on
their wav to the Salelnli,, think that the
average Turk is in I, coutcnted and healthy
state He shows an equitable temper and
regular life His religious observanccs and
grave co,ntenance give to his habitual re
serve, not merely the outward sign, but the
inward kindness joined with an easy man
ucy. Suppose he las the love of ease: sup
pose he is deficient in our ethics and educa-
ton: suppose his mental faculties are not
fally developed and sophisticated: suppose
he docs loll upon divan and pass the time
with his guests in talking of indifferent
things suppose he is content with his cis;-
ho,lo,le and coffee, his mosque, bath and
rcletitious prayers, his game of chess or
backgammon; suppose he is eager to listen
to the old tales proverbs and paranles, or
revels in the enjoyment Of his astrologies and
his pilaf-it may be said of him, that when
he comes down to work us mechanic OF
merchant, he is honest and fair in his labor
and dealings.
As farmer he serencly plows his fields
nnd reaps his har"estS amid tie vicissitudcs
of his lot and his trials with thetax gathe.rr
AT home he is a model of domestic tenderness
toward his family, and loyal I" his sovereign
and religion. In summing up his character,
the qualities of patience, candor, content
ment and resignation are conspicuousln lnyoad
those of any other race upon the footat"o!. Ii
the religion of the Koran pervadcs every act
of his life and mixes with his every occupa-
tiom if his prayer, by its frequent dropping,
wears away the stoniness of his heart. still
he preserves the refinement and hospitality
that belong to the orient. He will give TO
his guests all that he ilas-"csgs, fruit, cof
fee bread fish, honey with :Scio wine, and
all for love: not money."-Diversions Of a
Diplomat in Turkey.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-10
WOMAN AND HOME.
LIFE HISTORY OF A GlsL STOW
AWAY FROM SCOTLAND.
Good Manners ut Homes. t,aui Hygiene.
Ignorance of Girls-Ncn;il.i;nu of Bed
rooms - Advice to Motl,ers - Pretty
Ki.chcns--'lelrfal Hints and Items.

Here is he life history of Il woman w!o is
well k,.own tu many New N}rll shoppers as
the tc.vwuiE,n i'll the s',it ,iri,al :llc:,t. She
is still! quite Yu,lnGo the SUM. s.,e ut So
with a ;iSnit face. Il sweet. l,w Voice and a
manner That helps her greatly III hti' prufcS-
Sie!. iii, m!a. NOT ,cs.ili a very exalted po-
Sitiou t., e lcoi,iV. hut Mntn they consider
the lnn,, .eop road she has r.i.!,hcd her pres
cnt stt'i'.. i'!.;% an. III an nNi;thlr one At
ali oN -. i>.' work is light, though the rc-
sli'.i'. -..,ui arc heavy. She gets very
nr'l!. .'~'' t. Year. and has Il cheerful,
Ilt ST.. l.. tl..t "f !l'r OWN. where she has
l",' '.: al ;.:,,i i'owcrs, and she co,lS,l-
Il r'-' -. l.iN i,!i!il greatly to hc envirtl
.,-.- a..'t'. ~: t""nty- y-isr NrarS ago IL
n,..l... -. l.-.,r- luiil Scotch village hy
IT," s-, .>.'t Il tt'N li!.lrS from Il port where
," = ..ct' s'i'i Of sailing vessels cleared iut.
li;.ru'.,, ;!;l over ,'i@ world. There WAS moth
i'll 'i.!,'t''slilnA'! concerning this mans death:
i'll 1t, i. MS the usual business, helpless,
w! ttN. tilitr c'l iiS orphans ilr money and
IL ''S.r''' If '.iy. The eldest brat w:ls an
IL. Il "a Il Sharp tongue tl,at offended
II o'p-r i! Il r~! ,t;Nc who offered TO take the
.:l',.,yi .,'u H. home as lloi!'ckcrl,cr and the
t..a h''tS tu work on the farm as soon as
1nr. mv'e able. In, wouldn't have the girl
u an, price she heard his proposition and
II, cy,:, i'tlSh,Hl. .|lt" wouldn't stand in her
mothers way" i'll that of the little hro,hrli
so The l'i-yrat'-"!d imp packed her one other
dress and IL few childish treasures in an old
handkerchief. kissed the three trn,i.rly, aud
when they wr!" asleep stole away To the
Ec!i,nhoriilg town through the darkness. She
hung 'i!1utl; the wharf Tor two days until She
found Il ,,ilil, h,,uul for America
Wlirn hat Ship sailed she wasn't in s;coi
land. and Vel size didn't seem tn hr on the,
ship. Third day ont up comes Il white faced
brat from the hold, sl;,>;iy with hunger
The captain sNv"rc Il little, then laughed. and
tn" women fed. clothed and rols,,rd ,l," only
girl stowGw.ly they had ever ,ccn Whr!,
t!ir ship reached New York one of the wu
li"mr. She learned 10 read from the ,'hii-
,!rcn blocks and l,ictuit, hooks: s!l. loui,l,al
to write and ti@ur" from one of the Older
girS, "l" WAS goins toa primary school and
lih,sl la have help in her lessons. AT lJ She
WAS behind a counter i'll siop:at 20 Sii" WAS
II ;hc head of her department. The mcl..
was lead, the boys apprrnli'rl and tie
mother alone: so She sent for her ard tool.
| ls," rooms In five years more She was ,hc
ilcasw"nan in the hiS Shop and every two
c. thrrc years her stf1rv increases. She live,
we'll, saves something each Year, has an ,,c-
coi:Ii in the say ins- bank and is as pluciy IL,
| ever New NuI, World
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-10

Charles Darwin found Backgammon a
great mental relaxation, and hl was very
fond Of novels for the same purpose. The
great naturalist did most of his writing sit
ting i'll Il large horse hair chair by tho fire,
upon Il board stretched across the arms
When he had many or long letters to writc
he dictated them from rough copies written
OIL the backs of manuscripts or proof sheets.
He kept all the letters lie rcceived--a habit
caught from his father. When his letters
We're finished he lay Oh sofa in his bedroom
and had novels read him, while he smoked n
cigarette or rc2aled his nostrils with snuff
Har,cr's BuZar
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-10
One doesn't like ta be stared iii tho face,
except. possibly when it is victory that does
it.-Harper's Baz,r
A Pint of sid I;uttou..

''It's wonderful what a man can buy on
the street nowadays" said bachelor re-
Gently. You can get everything from a
cbromo to q cooked meal. but the most
unique bargain that | saw offered. aud one
which appealed to MY finest feelings, YVES a
whole pint Of odd and old buttons for five
cents. ] made an Investment rieh. there
and then. and wasn't the only one either
\ lesson can be found in the incident also,
and it is that man can pull through u
tight place at times if he only exercise, a
little original thought The faIiir's stock in
trade probably didn't cost him more than q
fc" pennies, and lie was doing big busi-
ness while it lasted.;'-Phi1adelph Call
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-10
Robbery of German Laborer..

a number Of German working people liv-
ing in Slesia find work during the summer
months in the adjacent Russian territory.
During that time they live on Russian
ground, but as there nre no schools in Rus
sia they are sending their children to the
nearest German schools. The Russian from
tier guards are accustomed to draw blood
from every traveller passing the frontier line,
and they have of late decided that it shall be
the Same with the frontier school children
They will not let a child pass in peace unless
they receive little bribe. Small as the coin
may be every time the sum total the poor
laborers are thus compelled to pay is quite
considerable, since every child has topass the
frontier two times Il duy.-Chicago News.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-10
i',i.tty Kitchens,

There is no objection to IL pretty kitchen,
or To girl filling one up with bric-a-blac il
She keeps it free from dust A kitchen to
,husn who do the work in it is the living
rpnln and why should it not bc made CON
venicllt and pretty: If the kitchen is a COM
ioi',;!," rhrcli room, most girls will take Il
pride j.. keeping it SO. Give them pink
cpInrr'l Tissue paper for the >llclvcs~if they
wish Is. N"d Il fancy lamp shade to rest by
after t!.r kitchen is tidel up for the night.
See, Too. that they have convenient utensils
10 cpntl with, :! good clothes wringcr and
lientl ui clothes pins and Il good stove.
1t Will pay yon well TO look after these
thin-, in HE good, wholesome dishes that will
com" on 10 the table we'll cooked. Many
girls Iiavr to tn with makcShifts that you
would not think possible for yourself 4" use
"a hT,t:"m "riigcr, tub without handles
on :. Ha,.l lnih'r or t"tEcttlc, with Il rag run
through Il lo" to prevent leaking ", .;irl
lia,s TO ;iali for repairs, and oftenlincs tho
iuisirr-- h 1ou c;,rpiso3s to look well l:,r the
little things of her kitchen | would add:
i.,t Tho 2ii!', slnepinS room be II pleasant,
attractive place. Many horse has better
quarters for rest than our servants lave.
Look .,vll 10 the comfort Of the servants If
not ;.ppreciaiivc Mt first they may learn to be
so--Detroi Tribune.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-10
His Bill of Fare.

a surprised colored man astonished well
to do citizen who presented him with four
teen pound turkey by exclairRng: why,
bress you. You mout just as well glib us q
sidewheel steamboat. Wc's no fixin and no
fuel, boss. If yer could swap that for plug
Of terbaccy, all ounce of snuff, pint of old
Wirginny, piece of libber and four pounds
of meal, me and my old woman could get
more fun out'n it than out of Connecticut
turkey and all de etcethurrahs dat de white
lepul conjur up" He was furnished his
chosen bill of fare and hod of coal to mako
it hot,-Norwich Bulletin.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-10

Sometimes my wife and l say on Sunday:
"Now let us agree that we will not say
single cross word To any one this whole week.
Let lis he studio,sly polite to each other and
to the children. Let US he very mindful of
the feelings of every person with whom We
may come into contact. Let Ills not fret nor
complain nor do anything that good, decent,
well behaved Christians should not do" And
if when the next Sunday comes, we have.
through the grace of God, kept this resolve,
it goes without saying that we have been
happy and the world has perhaps been made
little better for oar being i'll it.-Zcnas
Dane in Good IIousckecping
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-10
Cancer Hospita1 for Women

The New York Cancer Hospital for Wo-
men, just opened, is the only institution of
the kind in the country The building stands
near the northern end of Central park, with
in sight of Gen. Grants tomb. 1t has been
erected by means of subscriptions from
wealthy people, the principal gifts being
100000 from John Jacob Astor and pro11,,
erty in California, valued at s15O,000. fir
Elizabeth Hamilton Cullunl, the
daughter OF Alexander Hamilton