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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-31
WOMAN AND HOME.
A HOPEFUL SIGN FOR THE FUTURE
OF OUR COUNTRY.

Putting on Gloves-A Wife's Letters,
Types of fGossipers-'Tailor Made Girl"
Tales Told by Faces-Conversation
Cure for Ivy Poison-Notes.
If there is anything calculated to disturb
my usual self-poise and serenity of soul, it is
the spectacle Of an educated, accomplished
women, suddenly reduced from wealth to
poverty, sitting down with folded hands and
harping about her "better days." or the
cruelty of the fates that made her dependent
on her own resources for a livelihood. All
of lis know or have heard of such women.
They are dreadful thorns in the sides of all
their old friends.
went once with friend to see q woman
who had once been rich but was now poor.
A few remnants of her former glory were to
be seen in her two or three little rooms, The
second sentence she uttered was, "Oh, sir, do
not think have always lived thus; ah no! I
have seen better days" This was said with
sweep of her hand that took in the pieces Of
furniture and bits of expensive bric-a-brnc
and costly picture or two representative of
her "better days" Then she began to weep,
and let her weep. There she sat, a strong,
healthy, accomplished woman, in tho very
prime Of life, weeping because there was be-
fore her the necessity of earning an honorable
living for herself. didn't weep any myself.
Her friends had exerted themselves to Sc
cure her an excellent position as teacher in a
school where her duties would Delight. But
She said she "shrank from coming into con-
tact with anybody and everybody" and said
something about being forced to associate
with "all sorts of common people," that quite
upset me, and l was glad when was outside
with my friend, and at liberty to express N.Y.
self freely and forcibly.
Is there, on the other hand, q spectacle
more worthy of praise and admiration than
that Of woman suddenly thrown on her own
resources, rejecting the charity of friends,
and bravely taking up the battle of life for
herself, and, perhaps, for her childrens
Hundreds of women are doing this in our
own country, doing it bravely and well, with
out vain drivelinss and repinings for ''better
days" the days that We're not, after all, their
better days. Many of them would not go
back to their old, useless, easy lives if they
could. To work should be "the common lot
of all, !" and hopeful sign for the future of
our own country lies in the fact that SO many
women arc today earning their own living
and taking upon themselves duties and re-
sponsibllities hitherto relegated to men alone.
1t is, take it, a sign of increased good sense
that so many Of our women do not, in the
eays of adversity, sit down to weep, but with
sleeves rolled up, perhaps, make themselves
useful, self supporting and Independent
women.-Zenas Dane in Good Housekeeping.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-31
opepiu,. the ,yife,s Letters.

Charles Dudley Warner, in replying to the
question, "Can man open his wife's ietters!n
said that it would depend upon what kind Of
husband he is. think it would be nearer
right to say it would depend upon what kind
of wife she is. "Discretion is the better
part of valor," as many husband would
learn il he made so bold as to open his wife's
letters.
There is scarcely wife who does not take
her husband sufficiently into her confidence
to tell him who her letters are from and to
read them to him, or, perhaps, let him read
them himself, but this is a very different
matter from having them first opened, read
and passed upon by one for whom they were
not intended. OF course, many women
receive letters that never reach the
eyes of their life partners, not be-
cause they contain aught that would
not bear the light of day, not be-
cause tho wife is afraid or ashamed to show
them, but simply because they contain things
that are none of his affair How often the
home letters are written only for daughters
or sisters eyes How much of the family
cares can be told her that would be proudly
withheld from son-in-law or brother-in-lawl
Then there are the letters from dear, inti-
mate girl friends, who pour out the secrets
of their heart upon paper for the sympathy
and entertainment of sweet Mrs. Jones. but
not for the eyes of sarcastic Mr. Jones. A
very laughable but sensible reason for wife
Withholding her letters from her husband
was given by contemporary not long since.
She said: "These letters contain the con-
fessions of another soul, the condolences of
another mind, that would be rudely treated
if given any sort Of publicity. And while
husband and wife are one to each other, they
are two in the eyes of other people, and it
may well happen that friend will desire to
impart something to discreet woman which
she would not intrust to the babbling hus-
band of that woman
That's the whole thing in nutshell.-Bal-
timore American.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-31
Various Types of Gossipers.

The most dangerous type of gossiper is not
the woman who has won renown in her
profession Her notoriety is our protection.
We are OIL our guard in her presence. We
speak cautiously and listen indifferently, and
She is only able to injure where she is not
known.
Far more to be dreaded is the really good
hearted but indiscreet and garrulous woman
who loves to impart information. 1 know
some excellent wives and mothers devout
church members, and tireless workers for
charity, who would be indignant were they
classed among the despised gossips.
Yet these same women have related in nv
presence the outlived errors of people whom
Iloved and respected. They have brought
out the folded and filed away follies, long
hid in the dusty pigeon holes of the past, for
my eyes to peruse in the glaring light of the
present. They did not mean to be malicious
they simply lacked the strength of mind to
be silent concerning an old tale which could
in no wise benefit me to hear. It was the
love of imparting information, the impulse
to astonish rather than any wish to injure
But its effect was pernicious and harmful
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-31
Faces Tell Tales.

never see n group of tired men hurrying
by when the days work is done that do not
wonder what kind of homes they are goingto,
and think can tell by the eager or sorry
expression of their faces and the elasticity or
slowness of their steps whether their antici-
patlons are cheerful or otherwise. | once
saw man going home with face so be-
grimcd with coal dust that it was anything
but agreeable to look at it, but which became
almost glorified with sudden lighting up of
JOY, which shone through all the sooty black
when, from door in the distance, there
came little fair haired, blue eyed girl, fresh
and sweet as rose, who, with glad cry,
papa, papa, papa's tum," threw herself into
his arms. l knew the man was very poor,
but knew also that he was happy in home
the thought of which made the longest hour
seem short, and in wife who had helped to
make him a nobler and better citizen than
are thousands in tho higher walks of life,
who spend upon one dinner more than he
was worth
Blessed be the wife who, having won her
husbands love, knows how to keep it and
does it. MARY j. Holmes in Chicago News.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-31
The "Tailor Made Girl"

l have not spoken of the tailor made girl"
yet. This not undescriptive title has been
given to the somewhat independent girl who
dresses in plain cut gowns, with little or no
trimming, in contralistnction to the cling
ing young women whose gowns are hung
with rutfies and lace. There are some men
who prefer the tailor made" while there arc
others who prefer the clinger. The "tailor
made' is not necessarily the least bit mascu-
line, neither is she husband hunting. She is
fond OF walking, and so she wears shoes that
do not pinch her feet. She ''goes in"-as they
say in EnSland-for out of door sports. She
rows, she rides, she walks, and she wields tho
lawn tennis racquet. She talks more about
these amusements than she does about moon.
light, love and flowers. She is almost as
fond of animals as she is of men, and, in
short, she can amuse herself without men,
which the Ginger can not. She is not afraid
OF being an old maid; tho clinger is; and she
tho tailor made"-is quite as loath to
marry as the athletic young man, but when
She meets her fate she accepts it gracefully,
and makes quite as good wife and mother
as does the clinger.-"B Brunswick" in Boston
Gazette.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-31
A SONG

All the earth is wrapped in shadows,
ana the dews have drenched the meadows,
and the moon has ta'en her station,
And the midnight rules creation.
Where is my beloved stayings
In her chamber kneeling praying,
Is she praying for her loverf
Then her heart is flowing over.
My beloved! Is she keeping
Watch, or is she swcetly sleepingq
If She sleep not, if She pray not,
II to listening ears she says naught-
Thought with thought in silence linking
on, ! know of whom she's thinking!
Think, oh, think Of me, sweet angel,
Rose of life, and loves evangel!
All the thoughts that melt or move thee
Are like stars that shine above thee;
And while shining, to the center
OF thy spirits spirit enter,
And there light flame supcrnal-
Like eternal love, eternal.
Hungarian of Petoh.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-31
FLASHED UNDER The SEA.
Ingenious Business Men Who Can Give
Points to the Cable Managers.

Ingenious Business Men Who Can Give
Points to the Cable Managers.
When ocean cabling cost 81 u word it was
perfectly natural that the brokers and
merchants who found it desirable to use that
means of communication for business should
DO everything possible to reduce the num-
ber of words necessary to convey the mean
ing OF their messages. Ono of tho methods
Immediately employed for cutting down the
quantity OF language was the employment
of cable codes, where a designated word was
used for an entire phrase, and another method
was to register a word or namo at tho
offices at either end of the line, which
served as the address. The people who use
the cables have gotten on to new wrinkle
IN the registering of tho names, to which the
cable companies distinctly object, but so
long as tho present competition continues
they don't feel themselves strong enough to
take any determined stand in the matter,
The wrinkle in question is the arrange
ment OF the cable code in such u way that
the address not only serves to carry the mes
sage to its destination, but has significance
OF its own. For instance, New York firm
telegraphins to its London branch addresses
them under twenty-five or thirty different
registered names, all of which are recorded
in the London office. If tho message is sent
to Jack, London, it not only reaches John
Smith d Co., for whom it was intended, but
John Smith q Co. know from the very fact
that they have been addressed as Jack, that
l,0OO pieces of some line of goods are re-
quired to be sent by the next steamer. If,
on the other hand, the firm is addressed un-
der the namo of Robert, London, which is
also registered name, and which reaches
tho firm in duo course, they know that diff
ferent order is intended. In this way these
ingenious people practically get out of pay
ing for the address, and the cable company
see them wriggling out of the responsibility
OF cable regulations, and are practically
powerless to do anything
Another favorite mode of cutting down
the number Of cable words, especially in
cabling to Germany and Italy, is to take two
or three foreign words, each of which nav
represent a phrase, and blend them together
in what appears to be one wcAl. BY this
means nine or ten letters of tho alphabet
costing twelve or fifteen cents for it's trans
mission, conveys to the other side an entire
sentence. Tho regulation in regard to the
length of words is that no word, either n
manufactured word for code purposes or a
genuine word Of the language shall be trans
mitted for the ordinary tariff if it exceeds
ten letters in length.-New York Mail and
ExpreSs
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-31

81 would not add to nor take away any Of
the causes of divorce now given by the
statute. If it were practicable, would pro-
hibit by law any newly married couple living
with the parents of either within the first
five years. When left by themselves, their
characters sooner assimilate and they much
sooner learn that in order to be happy there
must be continual and mutual self sacrifices
and dependence of each upon the other"
There is condensed in the last sentence the
result of much experience by close thinker.
A vast amount Of unhappiness might have
been avoided if every newly married couple,
and the parents of each, could have been
nude to know this before it was too late
Chicago Times
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-31
Tales Told by Servants.

Threc-quartcrs of the intimate domestic
scandals of society probably get atioat
through the interchange of confidences It
is told of Young married woman, that she
complained to her mother that she was not
pleased with her maid.
''She seems to be a handy girl, DEAR" said
mamma, "and to understand her work"
Eyes, but she will talk to the other SER
wants wherever she goes"
"Well, my DEAR" observed mamma, pla-
cidly, 'they talk toh her, suppose"
'What of thats"
"Why, get her to tell you what they tell
her, and let her tell them whatever she
pleases"
From such philosophy us this, there is, of
course, no appeal.-Alfred Trumble in The
Argonaut.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-31
kissing Little Mo,nen.

Little women, as general thing, have tho
better OF it as far as kissing n man is con-
cerned, because they have to reach up; that
generally necesstates putting n hand on each
shoulder, and the human representative of
Newfoundland dog is charmed to his soul be-
cause he thinks the little woman likes him SO
much The woman who has to reach up to a
man can always control him. Her size
acquits her of her folly, and he is certain to
regard her as dear little thing, and never
see her MachiaveIlan schemes for ruling
him. If l had daughters should put heavy
weights on their heads in early childhood to
keep them from growing very tall, because
to the small comes the victory.-"Bab" in
New York Star
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-31

The "seven ages of man" were depicted by
japanese artists long before they became
famous in Shakespearean recitations in this
country, and, perhaps, before Shakespeare
was born. On the. walls OF great tel, store
in New York city, which has branches in
Hong Kong and Shanghai, hang a series of
japanese pictures illustrating the seven
picturesque periods of mans existence. The
material used is mating, not canvas, and
great ingenuity is displayed in the execution
of the tableaux. The infant, of course,
figures in the first picture. The next shows
the boy admitted to university. LII the
third he stands up for betrothal. In the
fourth he is soldier. In the fifth, much
older, he is a mandarin. In the sixth he is q
dotard, dying. In the seventh he is a wrath
waited away in the wind.-New York Sun.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-31
EMO, able Little Dinners"

Tho sincerest form of hospitality, and by
far the most enjoyable left to us, is 'little
dinners Snowy banquets and display feeds
may possess somo interest as spectacles, and
various forms Of glorification, private and
public, individual or collective, but the real
soul of good fellowship is gathering of six
to dozen persons--intelligent, congenial-
round the table Of discriminating, expert
enced host or hostess Tor both), who invite
their friends, not to show the extent of their
wealth aud the luxury of their plate-though
there is no objection to the use of the beauti-
full things, if one possesses them-but whose
first thought is comfort and little season of
unclouded and, therefore, rational enjoy
ment, on such basis as can be repeated and
made part, indeed, of the daily life--its
milestones and happy occasions.-Jenny
June
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-31
Tho "1Iakinr I'm" Fad.

Actors have often been known to "make
up" to look like prominent men. 1t is only
within short period that men about town
have been making up to look like prominent
actors. This is the way they do it. If in a
theatre party young fellow is told he looks
like Herbert Kelley, or Louis Masscn, or
John Drew, or Charles Coghlan, lie .nmcdi-
ately begins to dress as much Ike the actor
as possible, and in a few days may i'll reality
racy. Let play with great lawyer in it
make q hit; inside Of a week some member of
the bar will lie found talking and dressing
like the great lawyer of the boards. 1t is
new kind of advertising, and benefits both
parties.-New York Sun.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-31
Thc Puttinc on of .Gloves.

A great deal depends on Tie first putting
on of gloves. Have the hands perfectly clean,
dry and cool, and never put on new gloves
while the hands are warm or damp. Where
person is troubled with moist hands, it is
we'll to powder them ere trying on the gloves;
but in most cases, if the hands are dry and
cool, this is not needed. First work on the
fingers, keeping the thumb outside of the
glove, and the wrist of the glove turned back.
Wien the fingers are in smoothly, put in tho
thumb and work the glove Oh very carefully,
then placing the elbow on the knee work on
the hand. When this is done, smooth down
the wrist and button the second button first,
then the third. and so on to the end. Then
smooth down the whole glove, and fasten the
first button. Fastening the first button last.
when putting on glove for the first time,
makes good deal of difference in the fit.
although it may seem but very little thing.
lr does not strain the part of the glove that
is the easiest to strain at first and prevents
the enlarglng of the buttonhole, either of
which is sure to take place if you begin at
the first button to fasten the glove
When removing gloves never commence at
the tips of the fingers to pull them off, but
turn back the wrist and pull off carefully.
which Will, of course, necessitate their being
wrong side put. Turn them right Ade out,
turn the thumb in, smooth them out length
wise in as near as possible the shape they
would be if on the hands, and place away
with strip of white canton flannel between
if the gloves are light but if dark colored the
flannel may be omitted, Never roll gloves
into each ether in wad, for they will never
LOOK as we'll after. There is always some
moisture in them from the hands: conse-
quently, when rolled up this moisture has no
chance OF drying, and must work into the
gloves, making them hard and stiff, and of
very little use after, as far as looks OF fit ore
concerned. Boston Budget,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-31
Tor Perspiring Feet.

Batho the feet in weak solution of per-
manganate of potash, about forty grains of
the salt to pint of water; or sprinkle the
feet with tho following powder, madc by
mixing together seven ounces carbonate of
magnesia, two ounces powdered calcined
alum, seven ounces powdered orris root and
one-half dram powdered cloves.-"I v. K.n
in Yankee Blade
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-31
servantralism poss,h,,,ties.

Young Husband year 19o0-Wcll, did you
succeed in getting girls
Young Wife-Yes, secured one finally,
but oh, John, at such cost.
sWhat are tho tcrms!'
'She is to receive $50 q week if she doesn't
like You, but if she likes you am to get
divorce and let her have you."-Omaha
World
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-31

When person is "sick at lhe stomach
ice taken into the mouth in small pieces and
allowed to melt before swallowing, will in
many instances relieve the discomfort
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-31
Young ladies do not Wear tea gowns; it i5
tho privilege of the married.
A Bows Whizzing Ride.

A boy at Philadelphia dropped the rope of
his sled into the slot of the cable and waited
developments. Pretty soon the cable caught
the rope and the boy went whizzing along
the street. 1t was great fun, until he reached
curve, and then the rope broke, and the
sled and boy brought up against lamp post,
and the boy suffered most. AT the hospital
the young doctors patched up his nose, and
reduced his dislocated wrist Il had a dandy
ride" he said, but never fought of do
curve. Where's ME sledF-Chicago Herald.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-31
Their Own Cottage.

Seven Maine schoolmarms, tired of board
ing house life, are planning to erect cottage
for their own use. They have saved q few
hundred dollars each and their building en-
terprise will be undertaken on the co.opcra-
tive plan.-Chicago Herald.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-31
Wear of Gold Coin.

If you carry five $50 gold pieces in your
pocket one day the amount of value rubbed
OIL is exactly two cents. Ii you adopt the
newspaper way and carry 500 bill in your
coat tail pocket it's all there when night
comes.-Detroit Free Press.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-31
The Andes Sinking.

Portions of the Andes seem to he sinking,
the altitude Of Quito having diminished
seventy-six feet in 122 years, and that .of
another peak 21s feet. A crater has sunk
4s5 feet i'll twenty-five years.-Arkansaw
Traveller
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-31

A pretty looking dish can be made by lin
ing some cups and saucers with lettuce leaves
and putting large spoonful of the salad in
the center.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-31
BROKEN ANCHORS.

Where the junk shops shadows sleep,
And the spiders brood and spin,
Broken anchors rusting lie
With the wreckage Of the deep.
Silent here the streets loud din;
Silent here the roar Of sea;
But uprise strange wraiths to me.
And imploring voices cry:
LET us lie and rust and moldi
Human junk shops everywhere
Fester meath your outer sky.
In the crazy race for gold
Human ships are looted bare!
Deadlier wrecks, in sadder fate,
Break beneath the storms of hate:
While despairing voices cryl"
Edgar L. Wakeman,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-31

Discard the old opinion that zone piece of
work should be completed before another is
begun" You will find that change of work
affords rest; sometimes it even seems to give
fresh vigor to the worker
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-31
Some Conso.ation.

'How old is your intended, Clara:"
''About 40, believe"
"And you are only 20! Dear me, Clara,
when you are 40 lie will be COR
"Oh, well, perhaps he won't live that long,
you know. .r-The Epoch.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-31

Often after cooking meal person will
feel tired and have no appetite; for this beats
a raw egg until light, stir in little milk and
sugar, and season with nutmeg. Drink half
an hour before eating,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-31

That unsightly excresccnce commonly
called wart can be renewed by touching it
several times day with castor oil. This is
the simplest known remedy
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1888-03-31

There is no better medicine, no greater
purifier, no better friend to good health,
cleanliness and long Life, than glnshine.