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The Dickinson press., 1888-08-11
How to Treat serxantx-

The one great rule of treating servants
has been put i'll Il very few plain words by a
grand, sweet hearted young wife, who has
"entertained" oil classes and conditions of
scrvitude during five years of housekeeping,
and has never to her knowledge been robbed
of n penny. 81 go on the principle" she SAYS,
that other people are as honest as | am,
barring those who show signs of Thickness
of any sort. Those l discharge at once. If
| find u girl jumping up and making a great
show of industry when | enter u room, / loso
my faith in her.
San honest, straightforward person l try
to impress with my WI franknass. | tell
her only this, that she has come to work for
me, agreeing to do her best; that l will be as
kind to her as | can; that if she is in trouble
to let me know, and that l am obliged to let
those who are with me assume a great deal
of responsibility, and all that l ask is that
she will try and protect my interests and in
every waydo as much for mo as she would
like to have any ono do for her if she were
in my place. That is all l say about it. If
| wish to go through my servants rooms, |
do so smilingly and quite as u matter of
course. In five years l may AVE had a maid
or two who liked to E2t a bit Of my white
heliotrope on her handkerchief of n Sunday
afternoon, but nothing worse."-Frank Les
lies.
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In the wisdom Of the ages there has come
to be something in a name A good house.
wife i'll a suburb of Lewiston, whose reputa.
ton is OF thrift. and whose wits are rs keen
as the razor's edge, issued cards not long ago.
it is said, for an afternoon party at her bone,
termlng it %"whang." a whang is an un.
kiown term in that vicinity. although they
had heard 1t employed in a %metaphoric or
symbolic or hyperbolic sense many times to
the country jubilee of various kinds The
good ladies who were summoned didn't know
what to do or now to dress, but they went
just the same, full of curiosity, and in their
most stunning toilettcs. The hour was early
VIZ, p m.-whcn the larger part of them
started Bets wereeven against the field that
1t was aquilting bee, one to three that it was
a rug tce. and even against the field that it
was just an ordinary party. When they got
there they found the house in disorder, and
everybody scrubbing for dear life A whang
is a housecleaning party. and some of the
ladies are sorry they didn't dress accordingly.
Lewiston Journal.
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Their" nre in England 81 female black
Smiths VIII" actually swing heavy hammers
and 9.lSS women employed III naIl rnak,un
Mormonism Not ~ Ono Man Power.

The first presidency of the church is not a
one man power. 1t is composed of a prcsi-
dent and two counselors-tllree high priests
chosen by the vote of n general conference
of the whole church, The next body in
authority is the quorum of the apostles, COM
posed of twelve high priests. with Il president
at their head. This quorum is equal i'll
authority to the first presidency. and in case
of the death of the president, which event
discrepancies the first presidency, the twelve
apostles preside over the church. This is the
situation at the present time, no one yet hav-
ing been appointed to succeed the late John
Taylor as president of the church. After the
twelve apostles come the seventies, of which
there are a great many quorums, each COM
posed of seventy elders. The first quorum
of seventies is equal i'll authority to the
twelve apostles of the first presidency.
There are many other quorums in the
priesthood, all of whom have presiding
officers, but such officers act only as directed
by the members of their respective quorums.
There is no one man power, but the whole is
bottomed on the people, upon the whole body
of the church membership, each member
having q voice and a vote. The first presi-
dency must be sanctioned by the voice Of the
people. Delegate John T. Game.
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To Mako Coffee and Tea.

1t seems n bit odd that SO many people,
either from lack Of understanding of what
gives the odor and flavor to coffee and tea or
from carelessness, prepare them in just the
way that is calculated to get rid of the VIOLA.
tile matters whose aroma and tastes are so
highly priced. The chief part of the art of
making good coffee or tea is to dissolve the
soluble matters, and at the same time not lose
those that arc volatile. The long stepping at
high temperature, commonly practiced in
making tea and coffee, is an effective way for
expelling the volatile oils. To keep them in
hot water juEt long enough to dissolve out
the alkaloids and other soluble compounds,
and in a tightly closed vessel, SO as to prevent
the escape of the volatile substances, are very
important factors in the making of u good
cup Of tea or coffee.
The guests at the table of an acquaintance
or mine not long since were unusually
pleased with the tea, and surprised to learn
that it was bought at the same store, and
was, In fact, the same that some of them
were using at home. 1t transpired that the
tea had been kept in a tight box until used,
and had been prepared by a process which
ono of the family had learned in Germany
This consisted simply in pouring boiling
"ueoA uPoh lue Tea, covering the pot tightly
with n cloth, setting it upon a part Of the
stove where it would not boil. and serving
after q very short time. The towel helped
to keep the water warm and the aroma from
escaping, and the tea when brought to the
table was most excellent. OF course, things
OF this sort are of no great consequence.
Perhaps most of us would be better Off if We
did not drink either tea or coffee, but if we
are going to use them we might as we'll nave
the flavor, which, | suppose, is the least in
furious part.-Professor w. o. Atwater in
The Century.
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Village Ga,eke.per, in Russia.

Around every village there was an inclosed
area OF pasture land, varying extent from
soo $40 acres, within winch were kept the
inhabitants cattle. and at the point where
the lnc!oslng fence crossed the road, on each
Sid OF the village. there was a gate and a
gatekeepers hut Tho village gatekeepers
are almost always old and broken down men.
and III Siberia they are generally criminal
exiles. 1t is their duty to see that none of
the village cattle stray out of the Enclosure.
and To open tine gates for rassln. vehicles ut
all hours of the day and night. From tho
village they receive for their ser.
vices u mere pittance of three or four rubles
u month, and live in a wretched howell made
of boughs and earth, WHICH, throughout the
year is warmed. lighted and filled with smoke
by al open fire on the ground. George Ken.
nan III Tie Ccntury.
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outdoor Life for nlonde..

Now, what blondes of all sorts need to lay
to heart Is Vle Indispensable necessity for
them OF outdoor life. Not hours of a1nuse-
ment at tennis, or walking or driving, but
living out Of doors and in the sunshine when
it shines at all They nave the capacity for
large vitality, and the source Of all that is
vital is the sun. They should never choose
indoor employment, as clerks or teachers, but
turn gardeners, walking agents or market
women in preference, like the wiry, ha1en
haired German girl l know, once maid to a
lady of rank, who married a young farmer
and drove round to sell the produce. In her
fresh, trim, linen gown and shade hat she
dressed the part perfectly, and. with the
light, spring wagon and good horse, driving
over the Bergen hills to carry her golden but
ter and ruddy pears or early salads, she was
as much i'm place, ladyiike and pleasant a
creature as one could wish n woman to be.
The time is coming when susceptible
women, as all blondes are, will not shut
themselves up in school keeping or house
seeping, to grow acid, wrinkled aud furry
FACED before they are 80, but take to them
selves little acres to grow fruits and flowers,
under intelligent and profitable "high cul-
ure."-Shirley Dare.
The Dickinson press., 1888-08-11
WOMAN AND HOME.
A LONE GIRLS HARDsHIPs IN THE
GREAT METROPOLIS.

a Hint to Wives-Not tho Age for Mar
riage-A Chapter on Dress-Simple Pleas
ures-Corce and Observation-Disclosures.
Items.
Behind tho counter Of n crowded fashion.
able store, i'll the rush and hurry of the busy
Easter season, a girl suddenly staggered and
fell in a convulsive swoon. a kindly dis.
posed person inquired who she was. No one
knew only the name she had given them on
her recent arrival. Where did she come
fromi Nc one knew Where did she livel
Still 10 answer. She was taken HON in a
burning fever to a garnet, where a very old
and feeble mother received her with fright
cncd soils y well known benevolent lady in
the city, whose name heads many Il charity
list, and whose unknown gifts to the unfor-
tunate each year exceeds n kings ransom,
heard of the case and went to the relief Of the
sufferer Strong men carried her down the
rickety stairs i'll their rms, while the aged
mother followed weeping, and in ono of the
handsomcst carriages on the avenue the girl
was taken to the shelter of n beautiful house.
All through her delirium she was begging
for cars and stages to stop for her, and OK
claiming that she would lose fifty cents if
She was three minutes late. Investigation
revealed that the girl had como to tho city
srom Il country home, destitute and I'M
known, in the hope of finding employment
by which she might support herself and
her mother. After many d%isappoint-
men:s she obtained this place at $3.50 a
week, from which fifty cents was taken each
time she was late, and on which tho two wo-
men had suhsistcd for months as best they
could. Ovcrworked and poorly fed, she had
fallen at her employers feet unconscious,
and he had paid no attention to her until
the wealthy woman went to him, and on
threatening exposure in the papers induced
him to pay the girls salary through her ILL
ness.
This story Is one of hundreds equally tragic
which might he told of tho experiences of
girls coming to this city each year for EN-
ployn'"nt. From every state in the Union,
from distant cities, from rural towns, and
from foreign countries over the sea, girls
come in ihi'ongs to New York, attracted by
advertisement or instigatcd by the thought
that in So large Il city rcmunerativo and con-
scilinl employment may be obtained by
simply asking for it. Most of them have
very little money and no idea of the expense
incident To living in New York in q respect
able, not to say comfortable, way. Most of
their Information concerning city life is
gathered from novels and newspaper stories,
where the heroine invariably finds some ono
ut the depot waiting to give her n place as
companion to II wealthy lady, whose
only son the girl Invariably marrics in the
next to the last chapter .-New York Sun.
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If Wives Would Only Think.

Iii wives would only wait and think and
plan, and not blurt out at their husbands at
every little thing which displeascs them, this
queer animal would not SO often get balliv.
1t is too bad that he needs such careful fand-
ling, but us tho fact remains that he does,
women might as well accommodate them
selves TO it. Never try to regulate your hus-
band.
When II woman complains that her hus-
ban leaves boots or clothes or soilcd towels
around in places where they don't belong, or
that he is always SCATTERING gravy on tho
Glenn cloth OF serving the worst piecc of
meat to the guest, or eating with his knife,
then ! know that either tho woman has not
been an observer or that she is selfish. If
she looked about her she would observe that
men arc all more or less alike, and that they
are great big good hearted boys, most of
them, who can DO handled beautifully if we
ore only sort of comfortable and easy with
them.
know u woman, several Of them in fact,
whose husbands havo marked peculiarities;
don't believe i'll 'style," scrape the salad off
the salad plate and Emu" it up with other
things, dip a piece Of bread into the gravy in
the meat platter, and yet all these peculiari.
ties are passed quietly, because those hus-
bands will not DO regulated, and because you
either have to live alone on tho island of
women, bear with the peculiarities of the
lord of creation or "ding dong" the whole
livelong time, and what is moro ill bred or
despicable than a nagging womanl
No, don't try to regulate your husbands,
girls. Learn to enjoy the fruit even though
it be not absolutely without flaw; eat around
the place youdont enjoy and cultivate a more
comfortable jog. What do you care if FOUR
husband does invite a friend the very day YOU
don't happen to have the best thingsa Offer
with a good cheer what you have. What do
you care if he lies down On the countcrpanel
Well, may be you care, but then it doesn't
pay to fuss about it; slip q newspaper under
his boots. and let him sleep. What do you
care if he asks for more outlet the very day
he brings an unexpected friend, and is told
there is only enough for once around. The
world doesn't revolve Oh a outlet. What do
you carc ii he has a fashion of leaving open
every bureau drawer, collar box and any
other receptacle from which he takes any
things BY that l mean if you do care YOU
won't keep wrangling and jangling all the
time. l know plenty of sweet, sensible
women who do not reprove their husbands
for worse things than l have mentioned, be.
cause it is too late to cure tho disease, and
they gracefully accept and groan in spirit, if
they groan at all.-Louise Markschctfel in
Toledo Commercial.
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A United States navy officer has invented
a life saving device for the dreaded emer
gency of imam overheard" which promises
TO be OF value. A raft buoy Of sufficient size
to support n man is attached to the vessel by
Il long and strong but light wire rope. The
buoy Is stocked with a small supply Of pro
visions, and is furnished with a potassium
compound which upon contact with the water
ignites and burns brilliantly for twenty min
utes, If the drowning man. aided by the
flame, succeeds in reaching the raft he can he
drawn to the vessel without tho necessity Of
lowering boats. Should the rope break and
his own vessel lose track of him, he has, with
the provisions, a chance Of sustaining life
until picked up by ers.-Frank Leslie,s.
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Not Har to Hit.

The following anecdote admits Of wide and
varied application. Most of lis can apply 1t
t" ourselves if we will. 1t was a story of q
minister who, preaching in the pulpit Of a
brother clergyman, said some strong things
about racing and fast horses.
lie was told after the sermon that ho had
touched one of their best members at a ten
der point.
well" said the preacher, ~ cannot change
my sermon for him"
In the evening the man was introduced to
the minister, who said. II understand that
What | said touched one of your weaknesses.
! assure you that | was altogether uncon-
sclons of the weakness when | SAID it,"
"Oh, never mind, - said the man. "It is a
poor sermon that does not hit ME some
where. youths Companion.
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Tho XaLue of Beauty.

Tho women of today are more and moro
learning the value Of beauty; not merely
beauty OF form and face, but the beauty of
heai!! and the charm attained bya womanly.
gctitic disposition Long diatribcs have been
written on how tho fashionable girl is cared
for, most OF them display little knowledge Of
the st that is supposed to practice the art of
caring for beauty or else positive ignorance
of the art itself. IL the fashionable mother
only allowed the beauty sleep, the bath and
rubbing to the daughter already ''out she
would display very little care, for thought
must be devoted to Il daughters appearance
from the time when-wcllw when she is put in
a tiny bassinettc where the blue ribbons tell
of sex. Philadelphia Times.
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The SUNDAY Guest

"A guest who Is asked to stay over Sunday
az country house should always hold him
sen ae me dlsposai OF the hostess. If she pro-
poses Il plan Of action he should fall In with
1t, and yet he should not be a heavy weight
ne must be ready to walk, read, write letters
take himself of if he sees that he is not
wanted. and the best hostess is she who sees
t it that, while her guest Is tsker care If. be-
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An African .w,L..

According to news from the west coast of
Africa there have been some human sacri
fees i'll consequence of the death of a son of
the king of Grand Jack. Selected victims
were obliged to drink "sass water" a poison
Gus liquor, and We're then pitched into the
surf OH the seashore. When the rollers
dashed them ashore men, women and ch,I
dren cut at them with knives until they were
dead. The chief of the tribe flies the British
flag, and the captain of a trading vessel TO
monstratca with bin in ain.-London
STANDARD
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has no suspicion that he is l "a. entartained.
The charm of a country ueighborhood
should bo in its ease, and while a good
natricd host and hostess place their grounds,
thor horses and carriages. and their servants
at the disposition of their guests, tho greatest
care should be observed by tho guest to not
presume on this; to observe the family hours.
Sni,e people arc born visitors"-they have
The tact to perceive when they are wanted
aud when not; they allow the hostess to get
oil To write her letters, they are gay and
abusing. Such Il visitor is in great demand
M. Il. w. Sherwood.
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Rest After Exercise.

1t is u universal habit with English women
to take a few minutes absolute rest after any
continued exercise. An English girl is
taught to lie down at full length md close
her eyes for ten or fifteen minutes in a dark.
ened room after a long walk or ride or game
of tennis, and, what is more, she is made to
realize the benefit of not talking during the
little rest. Perfect quiet of mind and body
She thus gets at least twice daily.-"S. s. Il.
NJ" in Chicago Herald.
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Not the Aee for ,1arriare.

But, however the mother of q son nav look
at the subject of early marriages, the mother
of a daughter is justified, it seems to me, in a
rather decided opposition to them. II, in
stead of being a great and happy portion Of
the school of life, marriage constituted the
whole of it, or life existed only for the sake
Of marriage, still those entering its portals
must be the better for suitable preparation.
The Dickinson press., 1888-08-11
The Editors Insomnia.

Patient-l wish you would prescribe for
me, doctor. am nervous and restless and
my sleep is disturbed by nightmares hideous
enough for dclirium tremens.
Doctor-Possibly your heart is diseased
Do you lie Oh the right slider
Patient-Great Scott. doctorI | thought
You knew that | am running an independent
newspaper and have to lie on all sides. Do
troit Free Press.
The Dickinson press., 1888-08-11
LONG LIVE THE N
1.-THE | q Ia dean ~

1.-THE king is dead"
The velvet pail. with its thick silver fringe.
On the cold marble pavement streams;
The guttering candles burning by the bier
Flare In the gusts; and as he mods and dreams
A drowsy monk prays for the souls repose-
Thrusts his lean fingers in his sleeves OF sereA
Watching alone; the hour is not yet come
For knell and requiem and funeral dtrge
Long live the king"
The smiling c%ourtiers pause amid the feast
And pledge tGeii VOWS to their new liege In wine;
ger nodding plunes and si'ys and flashing gems
a thousand tapers with Su.; urilliancc shine:
Laughter and jest blend with the sound of futea
or harp and vtol, and the heavy air
Is sweet with musk: only a little page
Weeps as he waits without upon the stair
Nj. II. K. IN America.
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A nisconsnlata Wife.

81 don't believe in these secret societies"
said one Austin lady to another.
That's very singular" replied tho other
your husband is a Forester. a Knight OF
Pythias, and a Knight of Honor. aud yo,
will have ut least $4,000 when he dies.
But what good does all that do mef' was
the fearful response, when he never dleS'
and the poor creature burst into tears.
Texas S~iftiucS
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There is II kind of water that will soon scald
little burrows adown tho cheeks and about
tho eyes, and that is the pearly tear. If u
woman cannot control the operations of the
tear pump she must reconcile herself to ~
Wriuklel face,
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To take rust out Of steel rub the steel with
sweet oil. in IL day or two rub with finely
powdered uns!akcd limo until the rust all
disappears; tl,en oil again, roll in woollcn
and put i'll II dry place, especially if it he
table cutlery.
The Dickinson press., 1888-08-11

In nervous prostration, rest and sleep are
the first indispensable conditions. A change
is always i'll order to make them possible,
The diet must lie generous, tue food we'll mas
ticuted and eaten slowly.
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In Il severe sYrain of the ankle imunersc the
joint as soon rs possible in u pail of hot
water, and keep it there for fifteen or twenty
minutes. After removing it keep it band
aged with hot cloths wruug out Of water, or
rum and water.
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For cleaning brass use a thin paste of plate
powder, two tablespoonful vinegar, four Ia
~ble>poonfuls of alcohol. Rub with a piece
of flannel; polish with chamois.
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IL hear young Fastleigh has teen painting
the town red since his uncle left him Il
quarter of u million" "Why anytnxiv ,oiid
paint the town red with u quart ut vsr,nli
ion ~ ifo
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Watch tho children in regard to health
matters, Many delicately born children
have been reared to strength and usefulness
by careful adherence to hygicnic rules.
The Dickinson press., 1888-08-11

In mixing mustard for table use never add
vinegar, which destroys life and flavor. Boil
water for moistening it, and then let the
water become blood warm.
The Dickinson press., 1888-08-11

To make q soothing mot nourishingl ma
tcrial for n drink in cases of irritation OF
the throat and stomach, dissolve Il table
spoonful of gum arabic in half u rint OF
warm water and let it cool.
The Dickinson press., 1888-08-11

The best way when hot grease hds been
spilled on n floor is to dash cold water over
it, SO as to harden it quickly and prevent it
striking into the boards
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A sick child is much more comfortable on
u large rocking chair or its bed thar in any
persons lap, and can be attended to much
more easily.