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DETROIT, NOVEMBER 3, 1.885.

 

 

THE HOU§EHOLD=m§upplemenm

 

 

THE FARMEB’S DA UGHTER.

 

In the morning early,
When the dewdrops shine.
See the pretty milkmaid
Ont among the kins;
Cheeks like rosy pippins
Gathered in the fall—
Ohl we love the busy one.
Dimpled chin and all 1

That‘s the farmer's daughter
Everybody knows,

And she carries sunshine
Where e’er she goes;

Soon, the milking over,
From the garden fair

She will pluck the tender peas
And the berries rare.

Hark! her sweet song echoes
Up among the hills;

Hear the last low ditty
As her pail she ﬁlls!

Prettier than a picture,
Homeward now she goes.

With her lips and glowing cheeks
Like the sweet June rose.

Now she’ll make us happy
at the morning meal;

For she bath a heart to share

. Others’ woe‘and weal;

Little helpful ﬁngers,
Little busy hands,

In a careful, tender way,
Meeting our demands.

She‘s her father‘s comfort;
She’s her mother’s pride;
Not a treasure half so dear
In the world so wide.
Cheeks like rosy pippins
Gathered in the fall;
Oh I we love the busy one,
Dimpled chin and all.
--lrs. M. A. Kidder.

~—-————oeo——-——

AUTUMN LEAVES.

 

What dweller in the country misses the
pleasure of a woodland visit when the
leaves are turning gold, and the forest
aisles are strewn with autumn beauty?
One walks with reverent feet through
these avenues where gold and crimson
trail .their falling splendor everywhere.
Nature, so rich and beautiful in her
teachings, holds sacred less ens among the
dying leaves. Shall we not grow strong
in thought and purpose through rambles
in her pleasant paths, and through “wise
passiveness‘!" Not all life’s lessons are
learned in action, nor by study. Our
hungerings and thirsts are multitudinous,
and through myriad avenues ﬂows life’s
fullness. _

The character of one’s thoughts on a
woodland trip partakes largely of his
prevailing mood: my two companions

 

and myself seemed somewhat in the mood
of these, “the melancholy days ” of the
year. Somehow, we were not surprised
when on our homeward way, reaching
the edge of the wood and the descending
slope of the long hill we had traversed,
we found a peculiarly arrayed woman
sitting on the ground watching our ap—
proach. Her attire was rather mirth-
provoking; she presented a “ mixed ” ap-
pearance. As we were about passing her,
one of our number paused from curiosity
to question her, and announced to us the
woman desired to give us “descriptions,”
or “ readings,” as she called them.

“Fortune telling, probably,” said I.
“ most miserable of all speculations. Let
us prove our good sense by giving her
brief audience. in that case.”

As we approached nearer, ﬁxing serious,
wise eyes upon me as perhaps the most
sceptical of our trio, she said: “ To you.
life presents many aspects and hues as
various as the scenes along that woodland
path,” pointing to a faintly deﬁned path
leading near us through autumn’s varie-
gated beauty, then down a gentle. mossy
slope, delicate with tracery of fern and
trailing vines, beyond traversing a bare,
low, desolate spot, without beauty or ap
parent usefulness.

Human life traced in Nature’s pictures,
thought not without suggestiveness, I
mused.

It always seemed to me as though there
were lives like the sunny hillsides, glad
and joy-bearing; others like the marsh
over there,so desolate and be re ft of beauty.
Lives there are like that sheet of water
lying below us. so still that even through
the trees it looks like glass. Then others
are like streams I’ve seen whose waters
are broken by rock and steep, into anm
and fall, spray and torrent.

Here she interrupted my wandering
thoughts by say ing: “I will give you
another picture of your life-course. It is
not unlike a ship at sea whose port seems
undetermined, for she enters various har-

' bors, and even partially unloads her car-

go sometimes, but ﬁnds it necessary to
reload and pursue her course still fur—
ther."

“Grim picture that,” I remarked.
“ There’s no life without its anchor. You
have given me a suﬂiciency of life’s pho-
tographs, pass on and show Marion some-
thing brighter.”

“Young lady,” said she, addressing Ma-
rion, “ You are like one viewing sublime

 

scenery at a distance. It seems like a
real possession of the senses, and the per-—
ceiver does not note the rocks and briar—
paths, the depths and impossible heights
which lie between him and the point of
view most delightful. You do not calcul«
ate distances.”

“But,” said Marion. “it is better to
keep the eyes ﬁxed on something grand.
even though we do not calculate all the
briar-paths and rocky heights lying before
our climbing."

“Young lady," continued the old wo—
man, “intense anticipation of. great
things is a poor working hypothesis. En-
thusiasm is the sunlight of life, and to
‘keep the eyes ﬁxed on something grand '
is right, but remember, in action one must
begin on a level with his every-day
thought and experience and climb up.
You are impractical in striving for the
attainment of your goal. Your experiences
are too narrow. As a woman, you require
a sphere of action where woman’s energies
may ﬁnd useful channels, woman’s plans
prove her hopes; where your theories may
be demonstrated and became practical,
teaching experience. Go out into the
world of working humanity, and dream
less.”

“ And you," said she turning to Alice,
“are like a young girl holding a letter,
unopened, glad in its possession, yet re-
luctant to admit that she is glad. Antici-
pating pleasure from its contents, she
holds it, fearful lest on Opening it prove
disappointing. You hesitate to enjoy,
because anticipating sorrow. Know the
good. the wisdom of the hour is ﬁxed and
certain. Fear not to enjoy or to suffer.
Remember this, the ruling line of life is
good. Believe it, pursue it, ignoring
fear.”

Curious to know something of our
wood-visitor, we questioned her half
suspiciously, but all questions as to per—
sonality or history were evaded. And
soon she picked up her bundle and passed
on out of sight. We gathered our autumn
beauties from the ground and went home
through the ﬁelds, wondering at the cor—
rectness of the stranger’s “ readings.”
Not long afterward who should we ﬁnd
our character reader to be but one of our
number who had declined the invitation
to go with us! She had disguised herself
most admirably, and no wonder she could
read us! For who can speak so plainly
to our lives as those who best understand
us? s. u. o.

LIIJI.

 


 

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THE H.0'USI41H0LI).

 
 

 

COMPANY, CREAMERY AND CON-
UNDRUJIS.

The long busy summer has passed. it
brought with it. not only the pressing
work of a farmer’s home, but many a
guest to our house to be entertained and
enjoyed. Friends from the east, west and
south have surrounded our board, cheered
our spirits, and gilded many an hour. Not
only have they seemed to brighten our
household but to take possession of it for
a time, and insist on my leaving it for a
week’s rest and visit with my mother. As
I returned and they departed, I began to
realize how much good they had done me.
I feel much younger than one year ago,
when suffering so keenly the sting of the
arrow sent to our house by the Angel of
Death. I am very grateful for the love
and sympathy, yes, and the presence of
friends.

This afternoon Ifound time to look
over the Honsnnonns of the last month,
(knowing that several had been laid aside
partially read) and noticed for the ﬁst
time Aunt Nell’s article of Sept. 15th. I
do not know why she did not S‘lCCH‘d in

getting the cream sooner from the milk. I

would like to give her my experience in
using the Fairlamb cans. They hold ﬁve
gallons each; are constructed with a tube
extending from the bottom nearly to the
top. closed at the top, so that the can may
be used t) tie full extent. the object of
the tube being to admit the cold water in-
to the center of the milk, thereby Cooling
it more rapidly, and sending the cream to
the surface in less time. Each can as
soon as ﬁlled with milk, is placed in a
tank near the well and surrounded with
cold water. The cover of the can is al—
ways suspended two inches above the top
of the can, so that it may keep the top of
the milk warmer than the bottom, and
yet allow an opening for the escape of
odors and impurities of the milk caused
by bad water, weeds, overheating of tne
cows, etc. After standing open from half
to threevfourths of an hour the can is
closed, the water drawn off, the tank re-
ﬁlled with cold water. The milk is skim-
med with a skimmer each day about two
o’clock; one can having stood less than
twenty—four hours. The yield from the
can set in the morning is equal to the one
set the evening previous, showing that
the cream rises inside of eight hours.
Now as to results: We have kept an ac
count of the sales of our cream tickets,
and are sure that we have realized more
from our milk than we should, had we
made butter. One word of advice to read-
ers of the HOUSEHOLD. Should any com-
pany of enterprising gentlemen in your
vicinity wish to start a' Fairlamb cream-
ery, do not withhold vour patronage; you
have no idea of the relief it affords the
housewife, and the numbnrless journeys
down cellar saved. My husband, or son,
cares for the milk at the time of milking,
I visitthe tank only when I choose. My
whole care in the matter consists in wash-
ing the pails and cans.
Ido not feel like being very explicit on
the ﬁrst conundrum, for ’tis hard to te’l
what another should do, when you are

unacqu'iin'ed With the material she has to
do with. My theory is, that both should
understand at the beginning of married
life that. there adjoin: Company and both
are. expec‘ed to use the best of theirjudg-
tnent for themselves and for each other. I
happen to be among the number who do
not be lieVe men in general are so incur-
ably selﬁsh. That they are, many times,
thoughtless I know, but few are so heart-
less that they may not be shown the true
character of their position, and become
willing to make amends. Just what this
poor woman in question should do I can-
not say, for it “ depends wholly upon the
man.” This I know, I would certainly
ﬁnd some way out.

In No. 2 I think I can state more ex—
plicitly what ought to be done. Tne
father should have punished the three
year old for the indignity offered him by
throwing the apple into his face. For re-
fusing to accept the piece given I should
have made him understand he could have
no apple that day. Ishould always ask
an elder child to share with a younger,
but never compel them to give up any-
thing. What the father diddo, I will not
venture to guess, for that also “depends

whollv upon the man.” F. E. w.
CHELSEA.
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THE OI‘HER SIDE.

 

As there has been quite an interesting
discussion in the HOUsnnOLD of late on
inventions for housekeepers and how to
obtain them. will you allow me to
have my little say? Now don’t laugh
when I tell you I have neither cistern nor
well, washing-machine nor clo'hes—wriog-
er, patentcburn or cream-r}; but [have
two good tubs, plenty of clothes-pins. and
~t gool FARMER sewing IIIMHIIIIE‘, Which I
pr ze very highly. On the mar 'mnri,
my husband has everything—1mm a
spring-tooth harrow to a binder. and if
he keeps up with the times in farming,
he cannot do without farm Iﬂlpltﬂlll'nl‘.
The products of the farm make' our in-
come, and if theJand is not pl‘uptrlv
worked, the consequences would be tad-
ure in crops. Then supposing some debt
is due, which it has been expected the
crops would be sufﬁcient to meet. What
then would be the consequence? Our
work is different. We can, if in limited
circumstances, economize in tools, but
they cannot; too much depends on suc—
cess.

Sometime I expect to havea new house,
together with all the conveniences to
work with, and when that time comes, I
shall not do as Old School Teacher ad-
vises, buy them with the butter and egg
money, which she says is “mine,” for in
our home that money goes into the same
purse as wheat money, and the purse is
not “ yours " or “mine,” but ours; but
we will go together and use our united
judgment in both article and prices. In
the meantime I will continue to do as I
have been doing in the three short, happy
years of my married life; trying to
economise in every way possible, making
our old home homelike, and more than all
else, avording anything akin to selﬁsh—
ness.

 

The men folks bring the wood and Wale
ter, also do the churning for me, and
with this help I do the work for four in
the family, all of my sewing, and ﬁnd
plenty of time to read, do fancy work,
and tend my ﬂower g irdeu.

I expect to bl»; voted an old fogy, but I

don’t care BONNIE SCOTLAND.

Mason.
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FROM THE SUNNY SOUTH.

DEAR HonsEHOLD:-—By residence and
choice I am now aTennesseean. Solomon
allowed that a good wife might plant a
vineyard with the fruit of her hands, by
which he no doubt meant any good wo-
man.

Setting a visionary vineyard over
against the picture of Malaria, Pauperism.
Yellow Fever and Sudden Death, pre-
sented by the kindest of friends, I consol‘
idated mv effects as only a woman can,
promised indiscriminately to correspond
with everybody, and took passage in the
Buckeye State, leaving Cincinnati for
Memphis the 29th of August, to accept
the position of stenographer with it met-
cantile ﬁrm in the latter city.

As nearly every one 1115 at some time or
other broken up housekeeping I need not
tell about those last days of selling and
packing, visiting and being visited, prey-
ing on the neighbors, hurrying and wor-
rying, &c., the.

It was Saturday evening when we went
aboard the boat. i fully intended to shed
a few tears as I should watch “ my native
land fade o’er the waters blue,” but at
nine o’clock we were still at the wharf.
Drowsiness so overcame patriotism that I
just put up my bangs and went. to bed.
The next morning we were well 'on the
way. The boat was heavily loaded and
made long stops at landings. The weather
Wis clear and warm. This was my ﬁrst
trip on water. I enjoyed the complete
freedom from work and care, the ﬁrst
tine in many years. Several hours of
eacnday’ were passed lying in my berth
with open door dreamily watching the
changing pictures disclosed at every turn
of the river. The quiet of the sum-
mer day ﬁlle 1 me with ineifable peace.
The soft breeze bore upon its wings no
sound of human strife, no echo of the
wailsent up by a life going out in despair.
Thus the tranquildays knitted themselves
together into a whole week before we
reached Memphis.

I have been accustomed to think of the
South only in connection with that his—
toric epoch when the sunlight fell on
glaring steel and ﬂoating banner, and of
Memphis inthose later years of sadness
when good people questioned whether it
were worth while to struggle on in the
very shadow of death; even considered
the expedien :y of burning the city to the
ground to prevent a recurrence of the
terrible scourge. I was therefore delighted
to recognize on every hand evrdence of a
progressive spirit and the prosperity
which rewards energy and toil. Ihave

found the people courteous and friendly.
Labor has lost its opprobrium.
The best of all is that Memphis is a

 

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pure water. Fuel is comparatively higher,
but groceries and other goods a'iout the

.same as in Cincinnati.

D \FFODILLY.
Mnnrnrs. Tenn.

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BULBS FOR FORCING.

I notice in some of the catalogues of
ibulbs for forcing into winter bloom cer-
tain new varieties offered, but I doubt if
anything will ever supercede the hyacinth
for that purpose. I can imagine no more
agreeable odor than is exhaled from their
dainty cups, nor more enduring beauty.
"We have kept a spike of ﬂowers fresh
over a month by keeping the most of the
time after the buds opened, in a cool,
partially darkened room. Jonquils and
Roman hyacinths, tulips and narcissus
make ﬁne Winter ﬂowers and the expense
is triﬂing. I cannot understand why so
many deny themselves the real enjoy—
ment those ﬂowers might afford them.
"The bulbs will bloom in the garden for
years after, although not considered
suitable for winter blooming again; and
what delight to every member of the
family, and to the neighbors as well, is a
bed of ﬂowering bulbs! When I consider
the enjoyment that is gained for the
mother and children in this way, I think
it an important duty to raise ﬂowers.

I was asked to give explicit directions
for potting bulbs in the HOUSEHOLD. The
directions given by all ﬂorists, whether
amateur or professional, are nearly the
same, as it is an exceedingly simple
roperatiOn. The soil for the purpose is
an equal mixture of clean sharp sand,
rich loam and very old manure from the
ﬁeld or pasture (fresh manure will not do
at all for bulbs), mix thoroughly and ﬁll
the pots three—fourths full. In this plant
any bulbs suitable for forcing, three
inches below thesurface, except in case
of hyacinths where the crown of the
bulb should be above the soil. I use six-
inch pots for single bulbs. After plant-
ing, water thoroughly and set in acool
room or cellar, dark if possible. If the
cellar is light, manage to darken a cor net
(for them; set on a shelf 0r table. Six
weeks will give them time to form roots,
but they can remain longer if necessary,
and can be brought to the window one or
more at a time. They require another
ablution when introduced to the light,
and will very, soon develop bloom. One
or two doses of weak liquid manure will
be beneﬁcial. In planting bulbs in beds,
the soil is similarly prepared, only giving

' a few inches more of covering. This is
the whole theorypf bulb raising in a nut
-shell;all after requirements are met by
keeping the soil rich and mellow, and
providing a light cover of leaves, or light
vines planted over them.

Lilies require greater depth of plant—
ing, at least twelve inches below the sur—
face, to prevent injury to the bulbs by
freezing and thawing, so frequent in this
latitude, besides shelter from the heat in
our hot, dry summers. A matting of
wines or small plants with ﬁne roots is a
help in shading the soil above lilies; but
I only intended to say of them now that L.
«longiﬁmmm, L. candidum and L. Hom'sii

 

are ﬁne for forcing. treated much as the
hyacinth. There are many of our garden
perennials good for this purpose. The
Astilbejaponica will furnish ﬁne white
ﬂowers. and the graceful Dz‘elg/tra, or
“bleeding heart,” is very useful in bououet
making. Eupato’rz'um is a winter bloo mer
and the ﬂowers, for designs and for
making up with larger ones. are unsur—
passed. Mus. M. A. FULLER.

anron.
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THE FASHIONS.

 

A new and pretty fashion of making
the panel box pleat for the side of a
dress is to take the necessary width in
the goods, fold it double. from the fold
mark oﬁ half the Width of the pleat de-
sired, and then slope the remainder of
the width so that when pleated the bot—
tom of top pleat will be straight, and the
edge of the other? cascaded. Face the
bottom of the pleat with bright silk or
satin, or whatever is used in combina-
tion with the suit; this bright facing
shows in the cascade pleats. The front
drapery is joined to the front edge of the
pleat, and looped very high on the left
side under long loops and ends of ribbon,
showing the plain skir: beloW, in which.
if preferred, a few pleats can be laid.
The back drapery is bunched high and
full, falling straight below. A vest of
the goods like the facing of the panel is
inserted under narrow rovers of the dress
goods, which almost meet in apointin
front. The back of the basque is cut full
at the middle form seam at the waist line,
and the fullness pleated in, the bottom
being sloped and faced to correspond
with the bottom of the panel. This
model, in camel’s hair, armure cloth,
cashmere or any soft wool goods, with
silk facings of the same shade, or bright-
ly contrasting, is new and stylish, and
easily made at home.

House dresses for quite young ladies
and misses have plain round waists with
surplice fronts, and tucked skirts, with a
broad sash of the dress material, simply
hemmed, tied in long loops behind.

Misses’ dresses are miniature copies of
their mothers’ tailor suits. A pretty
navy blue serge seen here recently, worn
by a miss of ten or twelve years, had the
front of the skirt laid in box pleats, w ith
a very short full apron. The back width
was looped Very high and full and formed
the back of the dress, coming to the foot
of the skirt and being secured at the sides
under the front pleats. The short round
basque was cut away in front over a dark
red velvet waistcoat; hat a blue felt with
blue velvet twist and cluster of dark red
wings. These cut-away hasqucs are very
popular for young girls. Another suit
of lead colored cashmere, worn by a “on
year old, had the front and sides of the
skirt covered with box pleated ruﬁles
about an eighth of a yard wide. Three
double box pleats deﬁned the. whole
length. formed the back of the skirt.
Short round basque, with jacket front
opening over a blue velvet waistcoat; hat
of blue velvet, with Orange wings
mingled with the velvet loops. Yellow
and orange are extremely fashionable in

 

millinery this fall, with blue, brown or
black. and a fashion prevails at the
moment of tying a narrow ribbon of
the Color used on the hat, outside the
the linen collar, allowing the loops and
ends to show above the collar of the
dress at the side or back. Plaids are
much worn by children, large broken
patterns in dark colors being favorites.
The coats made of these do not vary
much from those of last season, only in
having very large and conspicuous but-
tons. The goods is laid in pleats from
neck to waist, where it is left free but de—
ﬁned, and the side pieces of the skirt are

continued under pocket laps, to form a
kilt all round. Quaint shapes in bon—
nets with wide bruns, with ruching next
the face, are worn by girls from ﬁve to
seven.

--. MM... -,__.,
THE GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY
FAIR.

Thinking it may he of interest to some
readers of the HovsrzuoLD to know that
there are. fairs, and good ones too, held
“way up north,” I will venture to give
a brief description of the Grand Traverse
County fair, held at Traverse City, Oct.
6th, 7th. 8?h and 9th. The fair ground
is located in a suburb called Oakwood,
about one mile east of TraVerse City, and
is filled with fine oak trees affording a
refreshing shade. The bui dings are
substantial and convenient for the
present. but undoubtedly will need to be
enlarged before many years, as the popu-
lation increases and the people bec-vme
imbued with a desire to excel in exhibit—
ing the ﬁne products of the country. The
exhibition was pronounced by many to
be unusually ﬁne, and larger than for
Several years east. The central part of
Floral Hall was devoted to the display of
fruit and house plants. There were
severalﬁne collections of fruits, includ-
ing apples, pears, quinces, plums, grapes,
etc., all grown and matured in this cold
northern climate of ours. The single
plate exhibit was very ﬁne, some of the
largest and most perfect specimens I
Iever saw being displayed.

The left of the hall was partially given
up to art exhibits, painting, crazy work
and embroidery of all descriptions, ﬁne
lace, toilet articles, etc. I noticed a
pretty foot rest with embroidered cover,
the framework of polished black walnut,
the legs being a pair of branching deer’s
horns. The children’s department was
also on this side and was worthy of men—
tion. Household pets seems to predom-
inate in the children’s corner; doves,
canary birds, an old cat and kittens, etc.
On the right was a ﬁne display of honey,
2. hiveof bees at work, canned fruits,
butter, cheese and good things generally,
alsoa moderate display of cut. flowers.

A number of the business men of
Traverse City made themselves and their
wares plainly and appropriately visible.
Vegetable Hall was well ﬁlled with the
choicest of farm and garden products.
All the stalls and pens were occupied by
ﬁne specimens of cattle, horses, sheep
and swine. Some choice poultry was
also on exhibition.

Upon the whole the fair was something

   
   
  
    
  
  
   
   
   
    
    
  
   
   
  
  
  
  
     
  
   
    
  
  
    
  
   
  
   
   
 
  
   
  
  
   
  
   
   
     
  
   
   
  
   
  
  
  
   
   
  

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worth seeing. The only drawback to the
perfect success of this year’s fair was the
unfavorable weather, which prevented
many people from attending.

MOLLIE MOONSHINE.
Marnarox.

[Mollie is too modest to embody in her
letter for publication what she tells the
Editor in a private note, so, to give
"honor where honor is due,” the Editor
will just mention that on thirteen entries,
Mollie captured twelve premiums, nine
of them being ﬁrsts. Her entries were in
the classes of preserved and canned fruits
in which she took ﬁrst premium for
greatest display, fancy work and ﬂowers.
And thirteen is popularly supposed to be
an unlucky number, too.]

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A HANGING BASKET.

 

Has every one who sent to me for gar-
ﬂsh scales received them? If any have
not, and will drop me a card to that effect,
I will again send them, for occasionally
mistakes will occur in the mail, and a
package will miscarry.

I have been very busy this week caring
for plants and bulbs. Let me tell you how
I made a hanging basket of bulbs. I used
a glass fruit dish; ﬁlled it with green moss
from the woods, and in this moss I placed
hardy bulbs, crocuses and snowdrops.
Before Christmas they will be in bloom.
Of course it is scarcely necessary to say
the moss must be kept damp. Any other
dish than glass may be used, but glass
shows off the pretty green moss; it makes
a neat and novel hanging basket. After
the bulbs are done ﬂowering they may be
dried, and set in the open ground in the

spring. Mas. F. A. WARNER.
Eas-r Sacmaw.

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SPRING FLOWERS.

If you want ﬂowers early next spring
and for Decoration day, prepare for
them now. If you have not a variety
of bulbs already growing, you will
get. the most ﬂowers at the least
expense by buying mixed sorts, but
if one has several kinds it is more
satisfactory to select them. Late tulips,
jonqulls, narcissus and spring snowﬂake
are among the ﬂowers sure to be in
blossom at the right season to beautify
the graves of our brave soldiers. Snow-
drops, crocuses and early tulips are too
early for that occasion, but nice to have,
nevertheless.

These bulbs should be planted very
soon, before the ground freezes, though
they bloom a few days later than those
planted earlier: once planted they may
remain in the ground three or four years,
increasing annually; then they should
be taken up after the leaves turn yellow
and put in a new bed, though by enrich-
ing the soil they may be replaced in the
same bed if there is room for the increas
ed number. Use only manure well

rotted unless you manure the ground
some time before you pant the bulbs.
Be careful to preserve the foliage until it
fades, as it is needed to perfect the bulb
for next year's ﬂowers, but pick all the
Fowls are a great

ﬂowers you wish.

 

detriment in raising bulbs, as they scratch
them out sometimes or tear the leaves to

pieces. EULALIE.
HOWELL.

 

THOUGHTS FOR THE SEASON.

The long summer, with each day ﬁlled
with busy toil,is over, and the changeable
month of October, with its sunny days
and cold threatening ones is with us
again. The ﬁelds are brown and bare,
and the woods are fast losing their coats
of green. Everything seems to warn us
that winter is approaching—cold. cheer-
less, unwelcome winter. Yet there are
many bright spots and many pleasant
things to make 1i fe enjoyable.
best of all is the assurance that when the
long winter of life is over there is a land
of sunshine and eternal summer, where
we shall feel no chilling blasts; next we
have the beautiful Christmas season, the
anniversary of our blessed Savior’s birth.
What tender memories each Christmas
brings us! To some come thoughts
fraught with sadness, as they recall the
last Christmas, spent with loved ones now
resting in the grave. Let us teach our
little ones the meaning of the word Christ-
mas, and the importance of respect and
love for Him whose birth this day repre-
sents. Let us teach them also what this
life is for, that though there are many
temptations to encounter and they get
tired of trying to keep in the right path,
strength from above will be given to
to those who ask it.

“ So tired! 0, yes! but look up and away,

The journey is not very long,

The mourning and tears will all end by and by,
In a shout of Victorious song.

Then be not discouraged. Go take up your

cross.

And bear it in patience to—day,

The steep rocky path ends in glory beyond,
There is joy at the end of the way,"

MAYBELLE.
CLINTON. ,
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ANSWERS T0 CORRESPOND-

ENTS.

“Burr Oak Farm Lassie” wishes to
know how copper and brass coins may be
kept bright and untarnished, saying that
though she has tried all common methods
they soon look dull again. All metal
surfaces exposed to the air undergo a
chemical change which is called oxidiza—
tion, what our correspondent calls
“ tarnishing.” This cannot be prevented,
since it is the oxygen in the air which
causes the change. The only method of
keeping a metal surface bright is by con-
stant rubbing. But if, as we surmise, our
correspondent isanumismatist, we would
remind her that the evidence of age af‘
forded by this oxidization adds not a
little to the value of old coins. The red
rust or coating, “patina.” it is called,
cannot be counterfeited, but the green
coat can be imitated by acids upon cop-
per and bronze coins, and thus spurious
coins are foisted upon collectors. We
cannot tell where a “ coin chart manual ”
can be obtained, but advise writing to
some large publishing house, Harper’s,
for example.

 

“ Elma " asks how to preserve citron so

 

as to make it like the article bought as

 

First and

dried citron at the groceries. Commer—
cial citron is prepared from a southern
fruit, quite unlike the citron melon of
northern gardens, hence it would not be
possible to make the latter equal the
former in all respects. A fairly good
substitute may be made by preparing the
citron melon as for preserving, and thu is
boiling it down in a sugar sirup until it.
can be dried on plates in the oven.

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MAYBELLE, whom we welcome back
this issue after her long absence, thanks
the HOUSEHOLD members for the valu—
able recipes which have been contribut-
ed, and says she would go without many
things rather than try to get along with-
out the companionship of the little paper.
In turn, she wishes to say a good word
for ball bluing, which she says gives the
clothes a very delicate tint, and does not
spot them.

Aconnssrounnnr of the Country Gen-
tleman very truly says that in furnishing
aroom, the harmony of paint, paper and
carpet is one of the ﬁrst things to be con-
sidered. Delicate olives and greys give
quiet eﬁects which contrast well with
stronger colors, and make good back-
grounds. Perpendicular stripes, or long
narrow panels make a room seem higher;
dados and friezes lower it. A large, high
room is much improved by a ﬁne frieze.
Nothing goes farther in giving a warm
and cheerful air to a room than suitable
drapery. A ﬁne rug is very effective.

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Useful Recipes.

 

Wns'ra blessing that the old fellow wlo
named the months was so kind as to selett

' eight Of them having an r, so as to give Us

plenty of time to relish the toothsome oyster!
We have some new and excellent ways of pre
paring them to oifer our readers, and trust
some of them will be tried by oyster lovers :,

GRILLED OYSTERS.-—Put large oysters into
a colander; turn water on them to remove all
impurities; let stand in a cool place to drain
till perfectly cool. Ten hours is not too long,
but if you are in a hurry you can softly pat
them dry in the folds of a napkin. Grease a
soapstone griddle slightly with fresh, sweet
butter, lay the oysters on without crowding,
but close together; turn with a spoon instead
of a fork, so as not to let out the rich juice or
the oyster. Serve in a hot dish with a very little
melted butter. If you have not a soapstone
griddle a frying pan will answen.

 

PANNED Oversea—Prepare the oysters as
above. Melt a large piece of butterin a shallow
pan and when very hot turn in the oysters,shak-
ing and stirring them constantly till done.
Serve on slices of toast arranged in a hot dish.
Enough liquor cooks out to moisten the toast
nicely.

Ors'rn'n Pawnee—Drain and dry the oys-
ters as above. Strain the liquor in which the
oysters were canned, boil and skim it; thicken
with butter and ﬂour to form a gravy, which
should not be too thick. One large tablespoon-
ful of butter to a scant one of ﬂour, stirred
together, and slowly stirred into the liquor, is
the general rule. Add a bit of mace and chOp-
ped parsley. then the loysters; stir constantly

 

 

till they are well cooked through.

 

 

 

