Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 11, 1877, Page 12

12 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, AUGUST anim, artilery plant. colise, Enclish or German top, oF root of Chinere honeyanckie, a wany ones dondie white gcraniam? T have never econons, bathare heard of them, and, If there fanny such athing, [ shonld like one very uch. inna Leah, pleate rend me pattern for phantom batket and anand castle; and Bryan, a lambrequin ttorn. kay M. IL, please rend me pattern of match and hurnt-taateh eafe combined; and M. BE, M., your hairpin and haie-holder, Kitchen Pevotec, in Tux Tainexe of Tune 30, Tece n communication from you on rustle framers you ray you have one frame made of scveral varie- Hee cf nutes do you nee the nate whole or cracked? A lady friend makes beautiful ones of nut-shells, which look very rustic. Sho alro han made rome of bite of class, clacs-beads, and trinkets, broken iaarbies, ete, She har one made of bite of broken colored clauses, atranged to reprerenta wreath of roses, with stem4 and teaver, all perfect. She satntebes her frames, made with glass, with white varnish. Thave been trondled forover a sear with new. ralgia in my head, and my great stands to atrest the pain $4 head ona bag of toteata, It always puts me tu sleep.—and you know enfferers alsraya ray, when In paln. If only could get te eleep!"'—then I awake refreshed and entirely free from pain, Heat the oataina kettle over the fire or inn pan {im your oven, Thsve never been troubled with nearalgla any place Wnt in my head, eo T cannot say how beneticlal lt would be for neu rotefa in other parte of the boay, Another cure je drinking hot lemonade, Can any ane tell me how to maka a spatter-work parket: What shall tmake ont of cigar-lichters bestdes alr-castles, wall-pockets, fan-holders, card-hold> ers, photorraph-holders, and picture-framon? Can any one five ine the name ond address of a firm who manufactnre designs to be worked on canvas? if some of my nomerous reqnests mect with suc- cons perhaps you may hear from mo again, Ad- drees Luta, P.O, Box 25, TWILIGHT FANCIES, To the Editor of The Tribune, Cnicsco, Aug, 10.—Sweet and balmy is the breeze of evening, when the flery ean-god has car- ricd hnsecorching raya beneath the tevel of out horizon and acrotes himself to the cremation of John Chinaman, Sweet and baimy the breath of pansies. purple and gold, from my garden below, Cool and pleasant the ripple of my nelghbor's ear. den-hose, pouting ont its crystal spray pon tha thirety graee, Ahose {9 a very convenlent articlo these warm days; ff yon don’t believe me, try to dispense with one, aud nollce the dlference, 1 love to ocenpy an arm-chair upon one piazza theee summer evenings, and, with.fect—f ehoutd ray fan -apon tho railing, meditate upon tho pasrera-by. At this very moment I eee a young gentleman approaching: he teade by the hand a litle child immarnlse inv mi Drowery, ‘The chikt calle him ** papa" therefor he must bea young father, I Tiave a prejudice yonns fathers; Iknow it to be a prejudice, It no heltor name, ‘This is the reason = enta, and the beaut; there are afew exce con earth could F cousin's htte dauy . OF course, Bat how wave the heart to praise my zuler, If ber father shontd con: tivaaliy temark: **Don't you consider Birdie a y child? feeke not emart for her age? Wid over ave such beauti{ul cyes asehe hae! ete., cs SuMlcient upon auch a tender subject. OF courae we ehoutd pat down all altereations In ‘The itome. of attempts ot anch, Gypay ts correct tn Ir eatiniates, expectaily that big brother and his $106,009, 1 wonder how ho wonld appreciate rome one with an equal emount. Ap to growing imore intelectual in our writings, you may all ty us mnuch as you please: but Lwitk told my hands, * A be ieatened or consigned for solitude and sence, Whois hetween Don't give T wonder and ite opposite? oe po aure responabtilty, he survives what hte lax alreedy andergono at our hai here shall this line commence and end? How ranch shall be ite width tit pills equare? Law ray Late fertin yup th iy writes pettly, Twonder If sho wa not f sa the way before wo moved The Mfome r trata i, my rhenmattem Ineres ith advanced ave, aud my poor evesight crevers dar, [greatly fear that, even pnzer Tenses In my apocticles and a stouter usual 1 sill scarcely he able to hobble Home Convention, Adare say the **itirtatton” question needsa thors ough and vizarous dixcussion, How gincerely I those poor mortals, Uke Amber, who hava wrought havee with bindreda of hearts, and flange them remorscleessy awiy, An Tam much older than game, allow me fa ray to the young and theughtle:s ingidens: | **Gith, don't rts don't break the poor fellows’ hearts; don't get teeecream ani xowa-water ent of thelr pocket-hooks be the doliar'ssworth; don't act foolish or ailly while you are yonns, for when you are old yor will part frau nd the lanicntable consequence wil} be that you will ch yourwelf duit others with haviug been ‘willy, crafty, — mad-cap’ dasdesr Ataber navel; and let mo here annonnce that Anuber In not telited tome, thongh | would be vroudaf such n relative: and Chonuh lowg yearn aro, before #he waa inarcled, her name was Mad- au golden dasa giide by too swift: bat let me forewnrn any perron who poseess wu dormant genlus for willie poetry, that it fe not an ese: task. Think af the man, who axplred too. hig! and vrote these worsterfal ard Wil denneite please eeat mo some sunflower beeds in caro of Ter Tren Won't we all grow ecnosmously wealthy on food as **pea-alinck foup.” **pous jelly,” and **colfcu made out of whirta Flizhtle. where are your Brrete and Lillie, the Da hv aosvercd you, and, as EF adore hits weitince, fo vent contredicf nor offend him. 1 have at flogter, Adote Uttle Cupld, mado of was. Poor fi "ve find Ia three yours, anid bis winzs ine comienciag to wearonl, Yours, beltverently, stan H08 Bal Pr. : Wrledown, there are plenty of squalting eaitemourelty, Corie tion and pet one. Any Kad aay te had. on Inguiry, Yeu pays your Meney ant takes your choice." ae 3. LI ATORS. f The Tribune, ML. duty 1a in. my letter of last seek ay. by the way, was simply on an- esce lo Hoxarle thery rena ta be a ino of two. omitted In the frot paragraph, whieh obucures the meaning at the point where {t eceurs, What etited way Invntstance, that all tho soft tlesucs of tho bed), curept the adipose, consisted of eu compounds, in connection with phospher- fat, Also. ty ths third paragraph, road s*fooda’ for fruits.” . To the mothers whu voeu ot @ lone to know whether thy ustiversal anil npparently Immoderate destre uf children for sweets teune that whould he encoursged tr ry; et, C would Wke to present + jew ph yeialosical hives and lenve them to craw jusiune. TORCH G Tu the Tettor Coan Coreny Ie Ubelrao « dally exponied by an 200 fuot-tone, 34,090 Fuat- ents of the wh de, bem exneniad fal une vue nol dependiag on uscular cantractiod, tie heat produced tobi, te forty -olgint, eawhall pounds point, of. Heuns ecnsaleul force, would rilve 150 theoush a vertical height of elvht an:t onas ‘Tho cemanung onessoventh tM expeud a anterndl aud external trechanleal work authorities. Uriiuviu; that tite Mutter & r a, uiake the proportion of furce expenucd mt-mentioncd inauncr ua high as ning tenthe of whole, For children thera ts atiil “ancther outlay of force in the work of growth, and, although the total, actual free exnended | by amall chiidren is fot, of cour, oo gresbar in the adult, yet, in peepertion tu the body web, 1 i several tines xietter, According to esthinates of the anwunt of food conniica by iofante, It would appear to be in their case mix ines ae great, Mote tian three-fourths of the earton anit win even-eizhtusol the bytrogen consumed in the food is used to generate thin force. 1 These vtements, for this purpose, cau only be econcuteany anuphed fran the bydto-carhune Atrouy cungounds, Uf Which the varbo-hyurited, flarch, aidausur, dre more easily oxidizatte than itis; and the drat step In the ‘yh nto musa, (1) The reason why the elements for thla farce counut he ecouumicatly derived frome the nitrogen, sumpounds, which cousist of a Mitte more tga Ohe-nalf carbon, 1s: frat, the stomuch would be fearfully taxed touizent” sa large au amount of iow. foods end next. after belus introdceed into the hivad, Ine compouud mast be eplit wp wud the nitrusen scpuratect b2fure the carbon could be Recas atel tastiy, the Lidueye tauad bw execssivels rel Ws wove all this supertluons nitrogen fron the ryeteu, ‘These acts Hy 4 Wasty of forca In the off Met wonid eve result im disaster to the ormans tbun ovcrmurked, Cnder the most ecouomleai fubLasemcutas regunte the chuice uf foods, **A Quantity efaulid uiatter iuust be acparated fru ine blood. in the Gi pasti ves secretions, for the purpose uf introfuciug new alimentary queterizhs of not more tha twuor three thes the aviount.” This hoplies a couerabia expend. iture ut force, aud indicates the folly uf adding to Ae ennecesaasily, (5) tis not sow bold, as formerly, that the (ere expended In muschlur ceusraction is decived entvely drum tne oxldatlon of Wwe witcrial cub: airetui oF azulized portivg of the muscle, On the coulrary, If bad wow been demouattuted that only avery sain portion ts derived front tuls suurce, thy principe) source boing thy uxidation of Lydro> ould nut opty im. § to produce kt, carbousccous pisterial ui the muscl tauce, Muscles at seat contain a cuusiderable yuan: ty, of glycogen (lier suger. ‘hiv, durlog exercise, dectearer, while lactic std Jucreases lu thy muscle and carbonicactd in the vod seturoing fram it, thon lodicutmy that oid shen of tau wuzurie taklug placu. Tbe tucreaae t9 the propuriton of carboule acid iu the blood re- furolng ftom Luscles iu motion, Is 4 per cent over Unt returning from iuscles cl reat: oF a pro- portion twa-thirds a2 yrestas that of blood ree Grains frum aiusclee ot reat over arterial bluod. «®) Tho liver claboratcs glycegeo much more tendily from atarch and sager foods than from any other articles of diet. Theee fueta seem to me vocal, aa recards the propriety of tmproprirty of discarding anzar trom the dictary of children, those beings of cuareleas activities, AIUNAINAL WOMAN AND THE BALLOT. To the Flltar of The Trihune. Covxcit. Huvrre, Ang. 6.—3tre, Amie M. Sale eays in the last ifome that **we have been told 4 great many times that women mast not rote, be- cage they cannot fight, and enme of us haré been obliged to confess that there was something in tho argument," ete. Pease, Mrs. Hale. do not con- fessany anch thing! No good woman-enfiragist will admit any snch argament. My reply to tho argument of our opponents that ‘if women vote, they must also fight,” inthis: All men have not eared thefe right to the ballot by the billet; asd if only those who fight ehould sote, there arc many sickly men, many weak little men, many deformed men, and many strong, able- ‘vodied, hut cowardly ines, who rhonid at once be disfrauchtecd. There all rote, bnt they do not ficht; and fighting te not made a condition prece~ dent to their right so tho ballot. Tho law onty re- quires that those of anfictent physical strongth, and endurance shall take np arms in thelr coun- try’e defense, and think not many women ean be fonnd to fil the law's tequicements; av they wonld have to be excuxed with the weak Witte men, the big. cowardly men, and the men whe are physic. ally dieqnailied, We know there are thansanits of voters who novet did apy fightin2, and never will, Why, then, moet woman by denied her right of ‘franchiso Wecanse she ennnot fight? if there Are any great, strong tromen who want to Azht for thelr country in its hou: ri, they should bo allowed to do en, and men have no right to disarm them and send them fome agalnst thelr will, Bat, asthere are other duties to be dhe charged —other interests to be cared for—ln thine ‘of war besides Azhttne, women will find enonch to anto look after these in tne atwence of their fighting men. They may enter ‘the hospitals, or the battle-feld, a* nurses, ar they may care for tho Crope and the young olisets at hue. 'They may also do the voting and lnug after the affairs of xov- ernment, the eaine ssdu ali the wenk mett, who votennd hold office, but do tot fight, And, further, as men do not think tt right for women to fight, and fear it will by forced npon them with tho ballet, they can eaciie maken Jaw tu exenen thom. and, doubtless, with the help of women, they wilido ro, ‘There is ereat injustice, solong as the ballot ts given to all iten, the weak a well an the atgung, without canuitionsy In se- pying tu woman ico in ta.tters deeply affecting hor interests amt happiness, anil throueh her the. happiness and welfare of mankind, breane, per hiera may come a tine sit the history of awhen we ehall be ant she not be qualified to ehoniter a muskel This odjection, like many others we hear, 11 too absurd to emanate from tne brulas af intelllvent mien, and | cannot think ther bonestiy entertain ench views, If ther will but give uea voles in the matter we will not only save oursely went to the patties field, but we will, tf p keep then ot home with av’ by averting the threntencd dangers and iticuttics, and xo compromising mat tera with otter Powerr that peace «ball be nialo- talned end dloolshed avolver So, dear sim, Hale, don’t feel yaureelf obtized to confers that there Is something in thle foottieh ‘argiinent of the opponents of wanian suffmz tb not frighten thald women or atren ment of weak-niladed wen by wuy uci: ad- mission, HARD TIMES TOPICS. T™ the Rditor af The Tribune, Cutcaan, Ang. 10.-Wrll any of your able con- tribntorseond me juat ono recipe? tis ono for which 1 have looked often, but, alas! in vain, Among spatier-work, pickles, puddings, floaters, doves, canker, pics, and ad infinitnm, f£ have searched until 1 was forcetl to turn away with an aching heart and n weary head. ‘Then I thoaeht there will be no help untess f come before the pob- He mrsoif nud make thisgreat Inquiry; f think Tam. nat the only one that will avwalt the answer with vraat anxtety, I went to Tae Mome piente in fone te aud’n opportunity, to bring the subject up before the ‘treetin’.” How could I do it, when there way such a surfelt of gaod things and éversbady Jooked #0 happy and free from caro? Now lieten and sce if you tin tell: Mow can ane grow poor gracefully? (Lean in puree) I nup- Dua se had thought fur years (iat “you hod enough of this world's zouda tu Hye npon til the Milewuum caine, Then alt of in sudden thera **hard tines came and snocked thoLottom ont of nll the real estate, oud everything clse you ever porseased. Wu tuto tho man or woninn ‘who. put thelrtrist In corner tote, and sce thom going down, dawn, until they drop throuth tho other aldo, an are forced to believe your nlmoud- oyed brethren have a better held than you ever had. TI will certainty hava the foundation, we had the uppor crust. Ido hope to havea reply by next week, for us J look in the glass it tells ine the cornersef my mouth have o downward tendency, and the eraws of caro hare loft their wilont prints around tho corners of my eyes, at toltyon, ** hard pan," ng the men havo It, don't Improva your good lonka In tho feart, and It don't make your temper anyelic, Uaw can yur be ox- ected to ba erect, aud uzrecabic, ani to converse Viandly with your fine lad nerves arextruny up to the hi! hilo you are showiny horto t 10 baker, or canilestick-maker will atep thrast his horrid billin your face, with n **"S {t's vot to be pal te-dnys* and gon must epsak with that mugasy saute ai your face. although your heart ia up iu sone threat, | ** Can't you call when my buehand cnmea homo ‘tlils ovening? Ne will certaluly pay vou.” (Hoaven forgive the Ne, fur you know be can't) Othat real-catata ond specie payment! Thapeit any of you do scnd ie x reelpo you won't pegin by telling mo 1 must iiako a little go a Mreut ways, oc contented, do my own work, buy no silk dresses, discard ple and cake, and all tho daintles of life, help ny Lasband, ete. Ive teled al thony thins, end thoy don't work worth a cont, nor do thes helv to nay tho bila, You'll soy don't have any Wills, dust tell me right thore, shall we: Wozorslarvo: Now, Mr. tito Tf think one af the importint questions of (he day [x, how te grow poor gracefnlly, and whoever willaniwer soon will ireatly onlige Vauiixa, . Ce —— REE LCISM, To the Bilitor of The Tribune, LaGnaser, Ind., Ang. 7. —It was The Home that induced me to hecome a reader of ‘Tam Taine ux, but I have noter rentured before vo make any remarks in Its coltms, aud I hope shit’ nat ho repuleed nov, In tho supplement of dnly 23, Phyatéian weltee aiiee thy lead of ** Itemate Nee velopment.’ It xecureateange that pervonsof edus cation and reduement continis ta oyertuot: the ine appropriate ues of tht word ‘female. Mra. Saratd, Hals called attention, asearty ne 1850, tn the Laiy'a Hook for duly, to the Toper usu of **femala" ans aynonyim toe ¢* mn." and hor arguments arainat the peacties nro indtepatable, Aha nage, ©The torm *fernnla dees not Iaply ang: thing portaining to a women; ft cannot be conetened to meana lady: ft does not even Imply anything femlnine, for ‘femintoe mieans—titerally—pertains toe to woman, ‘Pho wort female. then, snauid never be usa except in contradetinction to man asaomate, tte uppropriato place iste destmita tho rexof nn fnimal, ‘fo use thin term in any other way Ix ta eerade woman.” '* The pacts aru the lwet exinondera of langnaze, beennss they murt uso tho most approortate words In thele truest senso, witet |e theit nadlest elguiteatton, In order: too: tify, end perfect their themes of wong, the word “roman " to ¢* femate* bn any verse and note theetcet. For examnto: seVha gence of feniale's pensive beauty, — Whittler, The iadther, vl a female's wites. “Burne, Blegant, fen'tity Aw f have etatedt enty a few ofthe arguments, T hope the ladies of The Von will looks np tite subject. and cuvern thon % Aecordinuly. Wossed will tis thue bo when female colleges aud female prayrr-mectinzs are only wel to designste there for the benedt of Darwin's anthropord apes,—It need be,—bnt not human nt Pavelciin's advice to girls to take care of thelr bodies, {' become woll-dereloped women in body la cxeettont, aad ahould he preached ant p-aetleed wnt every ctrl je rone vineed that her greatest hapatness sad only salra- tron Ves tn being healthy. A dieeassd ant cripe plot body ts lable to contain a corresponding sont. Jn ** Our Giele,"* by Dio Lewis iwehieh every girl abontd red), we find that ** Slee Lenort, ob- serving that Bridget O'Flaherty, the sernt-girl. who tsi¢narantund coaree, las a latce waist and powerful ehzst, and that Mise Meraphine Mamin- Ro, who lan perfect anzel, has a framle, deltente form, draws tho tiference that 3 woman with a strong body ie lunorant and ecuarae, while a aylp't- ike form skmniiice the eptritael.” The abaurdiey of auch rensdning is too ayparent, As Mis. Aalto Hale says, mothers are reepomahia fox ine wellars. of one cosy Shuli the prover edteatian, then. —physteal and imental, —of the . Stim them for the responsibilities of Hife, be neglected? “ = Dessin, AN OLD MAID'S PLEA, To the Edltor of The Trtuure, Bevomwntos, Aug. 8, blunsaince a friend and schoolmate of mine was laughlusly catled an old maid, whereupon her anger was tunudtately became an okt waid, she woald marry sho cared not whom, if she should leave bln the uext diy, Poor, silly, deluded girl! Lhopo that wie will ace er error bofurc this too fate. Better be au old maldthana neglected, abuved, forsaken wife and motacr. Judging from observances early mar- vlages are not always worthy of approval. . Much suftering ond unlcppiness te drought on by inju- dicloes haste in taarryiny, Becztse some vld walie ate cross and posiess uurcasonably lony tougues 16 duce nut necessarily follow (hat all ure vu. ‘Phere wre jut as many juarcled os misiden iudtow of this description. A lady's character, fo thin as tn all eases, depends upon herself, y trends call mea pokey old wald. . Althongh 1 do not admire beioz culled the formur part, I kuow it is only too true; and shes stewpt to hurry, **my Borers becouse thom! grand inuthce says, and my baste ts only iiveded. dome- times | become so thurouzhly provoked with my- aelf for this that feel as thuzg it would do me govd to dave aout ous te Jaugs ut inc while Len- gaze tus hearty cry. To have thei call wo the fatter dues nut udect me In tho icast for three reasons. Firstly. in my opiplon **uld malds ore honorable if ot¢ oachelurs are sbominable Secondly, | have the wavaniage of another icap- year before my age hunosa nie With that wupbouious aroused, and whe hestily vowed that, rather thin’ ll, 1877— WELVEE PAGES, title; and, if fam not too pokey, there te plenty of time tofish, for Tbstiere that there are Juni Aa ond fishes yet in the een as have ever heen caucht. Bhindi. always think of the little girl who raid toher mother, "+1 néver intend to marry; I want to Alwara be in srtlow, then f can dress in such beautiful black.” Now, Edo not advise gitte to remain single, bat to fling away the horror of being an old matd, and when the proposal {* received. betore it Is answer- ed, locarefalle weigh it and know whether itis for belter of for worre. M. H. MM. —Yonr pattern was prom ty received; will willingly send antamn leaves and ferna? Did you mean pressed ferns? 1 asked fer collar and ent, and autnmo-leal holder pattern, but hare received none, Will some one please send? I vwill widlingly return aometht Aant letecy, what cant exchange fot a slip of your white goranium?. Unfortunately I lost my plants Jaet wwititer, and have mot many now, but fave 4 ¥atiety of recds, among them pansy, phiox drummondli, petunia, dwarf nastartiani, | pink, awect william, bélianthas, convolvalus, and many others, I should lke to have asifp of Sabatban's white fochata, but pity forthe poor plant bids me hold my tongne. f any one wishea 1 can rend directions for oma- menting vaaca, Amina Stuns, P.O. 448, — OPPOSED TO CONVENTIONALISM, To the Editor af The Tribune, Srnixantip, ML. Ang, 7.—Amber Is right. ‘There is no use fn our belng so dreadfully prim and precise, { never could wee the virine in making one'r self uncomfortaile expressly to torture and dletarb the equilibrinm of every one with whom we come in contact, Of twoevils, too much ceremo- ny and orecision of langage, or too much slang and freetom of action, by atl means give ns the latter. f eannot ree why it fs necessary one must be superiatively tincomfortadloto boa lady. And what can be more wretchedty nneomfortable than tunitina atcatcht-backed chate just eo, yonr feet in a preeeribed piace (unless they aro too inueh un- der the eficets of blue giaen for ihe apace allawed), Lands hopelessly quiet, nwuth scretved in the exact position with an invithle rcrew, for fear that niore than tho shadow of asintlo may escape, an expression of placki and passive indifercace, and auch as togive athird and uninterested person overwhelming evidenca of his inferiority, eye- lashes mflictentiy tangled to languidly conceal tho otherwise sparkling brilliancy of there orbs, etc. ‘This ie the mannvr in which many of us ard obliged to conduct oaractres at certain houses, or be con- sidered nnladyltke. And why? Mecanse some Verdant Green hat pronounced this as etiquette and that astincenventioual, f don't bellevs he knows any moro abuutitthan Ido. fut then if he eaye it's ao it is so, whether it'asoarnot. At, well, it's allina ffothme! I'l) have to reatim m: scifto my inte, § might aswell hanile and lot ny prospective hetter-half chautias bis mother-in-law (nlso prospective) with it, Some of our members, ae elally Hacholor, re- mind me of en affecting little story: ony , ch mer exclatmed Wihecrnanta Uae wecking i taapcent kiaaere A i Itewald, © Laln't neat yout found tt hare." Hho qaickty aitatted, grace eta vinw, And whispered. quite roftty ** il scream tilt yon do." My poe, queratons oli aehelor. do you teallza the lohethvand breadth of the moral?’ If net, dypay will assist you, O girls! girls! though wo may not have broken society's lai, sone of ts have broken the withared heart of this dear oid man. And waat will com- pensate for the trreparadic loss to him? It tent a great ono, cither, for when knew him—and that was years ago—he bad bata very amail portion of that dangerous articie left, and what ho did have was the remnant ofa borrowedone, Exswrze, THE COMMITTER'S REPORT. To the Editar of The Tribune. Ciicaco, Ang. 10.—IHeremtth please find the ro- port of the Cummittco on Convention, appolated at The Home picnic: To The Home Contridutora: The undersigned, co- members of Tho Homo with you, were appointed at The Mome plenie, on the 14et inst., 9 an Bxeco- tivo Committee with full pOrers to act on your bo- half in reforence to the proposed Ilome Conren- tion. Your Committee have deelted to hold the Convention in this city eome time during the com- ingautumn, The programme of such a gathering has by no moans been decided spon, We must first axcertain what each and all can or will do to make It@succers, To thie end wo carnustiy ro- qneat every friend of The Hone to communicate at once with the Seerctary of this Comialtice, Ortena S, Matteson, Chicded Post-Oftice, as to what they ore willing or able tocontribute, whether floral, imusical, culinary, Iterary, or artistic, as this Committee recognize tho claims of all these branches foro place in ‘The Worse Convention. All communications Avill bo strictly private, and ample thme will bo allowed for preparation, Tho Courmittes will of courso assume the right to reject or to accept whatever acoms to them to he for the bent interests of Tha Home, thongh any anczestions from contribniors will meet with the falrest deliperation, anu therefore whatever actiun your committee nmy take, so clatin In advance your generons atid and kindly forbearance from erittclsmn, a8 our task may prove anything bnt o light one, in view of the many, varled, oat diversa tastes of our unmerous Homo members, and tho Impossibility of satisfying overy onc. Again wa khully are upon cach and every member of Tho Home, old of young,‘ far or near, on immediate communteation to the Secretary sa ne, if possthie, to be In the for our busincas mectinz. Aug. 1h. Ante SM. tlae, ‘Tuna, C.C., Onnexa, VCRT. Bn Commitee. BACHELOR INDORSED, To the Editor of The Tribune, Potro, H)., Aug. 0,—Please allow me to say ta Tachelor that ¥ heartily tndorae hie remarks tn Inet week's Home. Tam glad that he has the conrage to come out agatnat thie tidal wave of nonecnee. 1am pleased to know there te at least one bravo | heart who will extend to Mra, V. the aid of a kind, rympathizing word. Varicty may be the apteo of Ife, bnt too great a variety of the same thing may leeome too ninch like Swift's dinner of rabbita, A littlo nonsense is all right. We innat tear to look for a little unk, and pardon an occasions! bit Of wing wo should cartainly oxpect to And o Lreclpo for corn bread, or any othor reflable Ine for:nation often seeded in the realm of the good housewife; but@sc wo to accustom ourevlvos fo tum to Tho Moma whon onr cartus are palnful, of fora curo fora bald head, or when. wo wish ta fearn tu friz our hair In aixteen differ. chiwayat Why nat uso De. Chaso's recfpe-bools, orndnic other xtndred publication, and not all try fo become wulking recipe-books oureclycat Leb Wall Flower, and Fern Leaf,and Chat, and others, cach give ns something af a sctentie aort in tho next Home, aul let other. fallow sult, L have frequently noticed that many a fair writer {n ‘Tho omy will “begin au article on a enbject of interest to all uf nu, Her compoaition Is tine, hor atyle charming, And wo know that ele {a mastor of her -upject; ‘but, atts! she avon forget hersolf, aud winds up with a recipe for a wall-basket, ora attern for spatter-work, of miaybe stops to ny itire of some wleseradout a floater, or something ofthe kind. Even urouda, be whose coming wo hava been accustomed fo hall as a scientific treat, —he, tao, take to ua in his sensible styla concerning yush, but before closing wanders off iter tieunfortunate gont who is secking o cure tor fia bald head. Dun't do it again, Deronda; jon’ a w then for a chanze~let_né shut out carn to Ne » i ang of th Iran; Tet us como out from thie Absrintn of rocins, and haves little more good practical scuse. Such ts thu wish of Au Sin POUK PIES, Ta the Editar of The Tribune, Troe Pank, Aug. 1, —As noone has responded to Englishman's request for a recipe for pork pi Taend tho foltowing, which [ ¢an guarantee thor. ougly Gngiivh, Ido not nee atanding ple-crust, bat, if he wishowa reeips for it, I cau glvo it also; ‘Tako pleces of lean, tendor pork, remove all bance, cut iis half-inch pleces, scsson well witb popperand salt, Make good, common pie-crunt, Une your thus (f usa pint tins, with crnvt rolled thick), All full with the evasoned meat, cover with top crast, in the centre of which is a sméil open. ing fur prey cake aluwly twa hoara. When ree inored from the oven. Gl) with gravy made this Hout all wwoes and bitsef meat not nica for tue pice. « lows thy, then airain; if you oul the day fure making tie vies Ib 1e better, When cold, a Unto layer of fat will rise to the top; remuye ull thie; the bruth whoeid bo a etl fell; pus oo lug range to Wasm, season slightly, Alt the piew, taly2 aainall Cannel for the puspose, the mura hrozk they hold the better, ‘fo Leeaten cult, with acap of hotcultes. In cold wouther they will keep along thine. and are nice for Lecak tant. Fou Hue ayo ae bidy auked bow furiuunty was prepared. Take hive winter wheat, wash und cleanse thorougitly, buil Ove or six hours, 0 every quart of alle add vlubit tavlespooutuls uf the boilod val, three taolespountuls uf currants, quarier aprcuful cluiumun, ston the range’ to hols then stir iu @ tablespoouful of fenr, wet ina lithe cull wits; have ready in vour tureea theee ur four laulespountule of sirup or yood molar tie furmunty, etier-og all the while and Loth old and youn like tt. Nuveule, Mf your chest troubles sro from dys, pepsta, of uny disorder of lisey or stomach, & er pa ver it ts very uley, wuld Rowand you to use ilulman’e ly Ucertainly think it would help you. AN Esutisuvan's Wire, — FORKA Vs, KNIVES, To the Bdttor of The Tridune. Cittcaco, Aug. 1,—-Benuy axks ** How long people of even miederatu culture will continue to put food in thelr uionths with knives. * J. 8, anawer, ** Just so long as they retala sense euuugh to consuls their own couventvnce rather than the dictatus of fashien."” Verdict for Fanny; forif the rules for the formas tion and goveroment of society shoald depend vpon thy convenience of cach individual, there could be no society any mory than among the Nez Purces. Confo-mity to the aggrevato wisdor of a maturity la the chief corner-stone of progressive duion among meu. Custum, etiquette, fashion, If you please, i¢ but tho erswtallized expericuce of what been found attest and best for rezuiating the intercourso of clvilizod peoples, to which each inember of a community 1s supposed tacllly to yive aerent, and is as binding 24 their etatntes, (he de> fiance of which impltes social outlawry. An inanperable objection to the xntfe iethat tt fs leas handy and {te use toes eracefnt than the fark; besirter, persone who find It more conrentent te pnt the kuife in thair months are ant to find ft more eonventent, also, in tnking it ont, to ent the batter with it. Butit is cnonch to know that well-bred Peowle nniformly abstain from the practice, From the Inttoanetion of forks in the time of Qneen Anne to naw gond nsace han said, ** Feet with the fork; the knife le for cutting."” tf. 8. an- rerta that a different crstom prevalia In Rurope, ‘This change ts certainly not more than A fore weeks old. Shonid his assertion prove carrect, which is not probable, Fanny and all others laving claim to good breeding will conform to the fashion when yell established in this conntry, andJ. 8. will be APpy. sy fashion In meant established fashion, and not mere experimental whim. NADA Mas, SEVERAL RECIPES, To the Kuitor of The Tribune. Cnrcaco, Ang. 10.—( id not intend to **patin An appearance" so soon again, but 1 must correct agrave creat which occnrred in my lettct of July 13, The Jaty who rnins her gloves most waeh her hands in wator with a few dropaot ammonia, (A new sofa-cuahion cover: Materials, one-half yard Of fine white ailk canvas, s yord and a nnif of thick aatin rbbon, there inches wide, tino or rose. colored? # few akoine of gloss sitk. and a silk cord ani tareels, Cat the ribbon into three pleree: baste nt equal dletances on the canvas, one in the middie, ant the others at either site, half way betiveen the middle and the edge, Feather-atiteh the ribhon down on both aides with pale gellow floss, In the nyuces left betitecn the rhiban-sttipes embroider a Kracefni bitte pattern In fosees which harmonize wrih the shade of tho ribbon. Makg np the cushion with alining of plaineiisorentin, and trim the odce withthe cort and taedole, lack satin rie bon and briffianteculored emibroldery would be an extromely este re coinhination. "This eame pat tern would dleo make a handsome tidy, and one not. likely to become canimon. Farattare poitah-—Two tableapoonfals of strony vinewat, one tablespountal of diveet oll, Mix. Ape By. With @epenen and cab wita a soft cloth until a fie polish tn utatued. : An excel nt Hniment for benlece or xpraine: i. one drachns eniphucie ether, half Anintonia, ond otnce: compton gam, ‘Olt uf sasafrar, half otmes, Mix to form a liniment, ‘This ts ale used te relieve headache, and [9 val- Mabie if a coaree brown wrapping is eaturited with itand boand on the forehead, back he neck, ete. twill alan retievo plenriey tf applied as above, He caraft) notte biister the part nl desited, Keep the liniment well corked and front the fires it 19 extremely explosive. We. a physi clan's family, are never without tt. ‘Twrstr-aix Suxmans, —_ ODDS AND ENDS, To the Hditor af Lhe Tribune, Broomsaton, IL, Aug. t.—I want to thank Mary Gold for her directions for making salt-tis- tng bread. 1 followed them,and was rewhrded by a batch of excolfent bread, which was pronotinced by a nolehbor and experienced honsokceper tho beat che ever savy, Pies are often indizestibio heeanse the crnet bo- comes xo soaked with the juico of the ple that-it will not conk, butremains very sozzy. ‘To prevent this uee the pia crust glaze, made tins: Boat an exe woll, then with a bit of soft cloth wet the crust of tho ple with the buatcn ogg Just bofure putting in the mixture, Cure for gapes in chickens: Dissolve in water as mich ods ae it will take up, then stir [n tha meal orteed natll [tia thick enongh, and give your chickens ail they wilt cat. ‘Thin Isa sure cute If taken before they are too far gone, Kar those in search of a corn remody, T havo read that halfa cranberry bound cna corn is 0 sure cure, bitast am not blvesed with corns[ have never fried It. Turquoise, will you plegee sond ine a alip of your musk plant and Japanese honeysuckle; aleo, Areclpo for photo rraphin, jeavea? Mand Maller, please send pattern of epatter- work cart-holder. Can f beg of Aunt Betee: fond me a alip of her white pcraninin? f should 50. mitch iike to hare a slip of Kuburoan’s white fuch- nia, out pity for the poor plunt blda me hold wy tongne, Fiddte and Flute: For what consideration « will you aend & collar and cuff holder pattern? Haeany- ‘one un autami-leaf holuor? M. E. Mi Pattern promptly recelveds excuse me for not acknowledging sooner. I have a variety of patterns, plants, nud flower-eceds from pansy up to conroloulus and helfanthua (Bert Stanford, a chance far you). 3 Cun any onc suggent a romedy for a drooningand apparently elck canary? ALMINA, P.-0, Box 446, —— MIXED PICKLE To the Editor of The Tribune, Santa Rosa, Cal., Ane, 1,—Erom tho shores of the Vacite Ocean, in thu beautiful city of roses, nestled In @ valley among tho mountains, 1 ast permission tosayn fow words in Tho Home, I Ike The Home, and am intoreated to note the varl- ous likes and dislikes of its members,—to read thelr kindly words and realize the love-of warm hearta and the edorts of gentic hands to help cach other, Long may they contigue tholrloving minis- trations, and tong may Thellome Forogin just shat ftfs. Enopo the proposed meoting wilf result in much permanent good for woman, auide from the pleasure it may give to Individuals, Butlentored The Home, a stranger, became I ¢an give Kentucky what lsasked in the way of recipe for the very nicest mixed pickles that ever were eaten, One-half peck of green tomatoes; one cabbage; one dozenonions, aud any other Vegutailes you may hike; alice them and uprinkle with salt; lut then stand one night; then wash thom in cold water, andwrlug dry inacloth. Put themon to boll, covering well with vinegar, in which are mized two lablcsponnfuls of mustard, two ouncos white mustard seed, ond aunca clover, onc ounce allapico, celory seed, and tuumeric powder, ond 5 half-pound of brown sugar. oil till cooked ten- jer, Tam sure Kentucky will find thts oxceltent. Euua A. Woop, — PRUSSIAN BLUE. Ta the Kiiter of The Tribune, Coon County, It, Aug. 0.—In tho excellent article on adulterationof foud which appearod ju ‘Tux Tainexna few days since, I notice an orror fu regard to the propertics of Prussian bine, which 1g there stated to be polonons, Ihave often acon the same statement bofore, but this writer gocs a little farther than any f romomber of, placing itn the same category with chromate of Icad, Scheelo's Breen, etc, Issceins to me that {t wonld bo in the Interost of the public tohave auctia mistake corructed, ae this form of tron ts one of the mont valuablo tn the ma- teria Medic: dan a coloring matter, if such a thing {s necessary, to beautify candy or other artl- clew of foud, Lam eurc nothing could be moro Ine nocent in any quantity in which 1% could bo thus ¢aton, and In anemic persons would bo actually beneficial, The sappositiun that ferro-cyanogen aad ite compounds are a toute ian vory natural une, considering the well-xnown deadly effects uf cyan: ogun, which, in commun parlance, enters intotherr oumponitions butan eznlunation lata be found in the fact thet cyunoyon, iu the act of melting with iron, parte with ite identity, and thus tho com- pound cangot bo astd to contain cyanuyen, but inerely fa clomunts, iu aome other fonin. ‘Yours, t Alea. for tho tru a Uae SHADOW PICTURES, ‘To the Bdltor of The Tribune, Ottawa, Aug. F.—Agalun I come begging. Cobea, will you be ao kintdkas to scnd me rhadow picture of Lincoln? I would also Hie the Madonna from ntomime, and the erucifxton from Plattemouth, Ned. In return forthceo 1 can send a number of pattorus for fancy work,—a youd uno of ‘4n ciephant among the number, © Would ike Walle flower to wend uncbor and chain, {have crova oid anchor, woich ie very pretty, Row May, to wake the bird, cut tho body, wings, and tell out of brown velvet, and tau breast out of red velvet; sew the ly toget from the throat over the head down tho back; then sew tn the brenet, caving a minall openlue; tum and stug witheaw dust, For the wings and tml cnt nieces of thin card board, wud cover with the volyet: are black beads for eycs, and tne wire for lege and beak, Yes. you can succeed in cunning beans also; take them while (cuter, string ond break tho vaute as for the table, place on tho stove with suf- clent water to cover aud cook until aboub half done, then pat in Un cans and solder, | hare ‘nev tod peas, but think they should bo treated the simu ne corny that for the patterns. Yes send tuo holder you mention, Kitchen Devote recelved casthy; many thanus; will eond mine, BIVX AND DTHAss. JOBS COMFORTERS, To the Cutter of The Tribuuc, Cuicaao, Aug, 10.—Porhape you will aay, *¢ He hatn't got no business hero," but walt nutll lok yon, Have you ever heard of a person speak well of wdoll? Leay, wo, and, having the most harmlees and bost curu, Téeenr ibmy duty to give is to my auiloring brathron. Jieroit is, Take a ploce of nen and cut a very email holy in the centre: tako vie teaspoonful of honcy, one ant a half texepoon- ta figur, mlx ituntll you cnn see none of the four: epread part onthe linen, pnt it un the boil, keep it on way twelve hours, or nut twoon a day. After the second application You will notice that the boil te open. Then syaeezo the impure matter ont. If It t4 not all out, put on oue more application, but two are aimost suiticient. Afterthe inaiier Is votten rid of, put on some chocolate pluster (this cau be bad dn any Gerovan drug-stora}y it will heal lu two ur theve days, Knowing this to bo welcuine, f submit it, alibuugt Phe Home Is davoted tu the ladias. + but, reading It cach week and seelug such results, 1 hand this. Uthaxs. CATAREEH, To the Buttor of The Tribune, Caicace, 1)., Aug. &—Jubliant's, in a recent pumber of The flome, on the cure of catarrh, hae tho labt ring in it, but J tutnk if he had nog wholly depouded oncreams ho would have decn entirely cured, providing bis diet, ctc., was ashe recom- mended. Dr. James O. Jackson, of **Our Home on the Hillside," Danvilic, N. ¥., who bos bad many thousand cases of catarch under bls carc, anys that sere can be no complete cure for it uutll renoratet or tho system Is completety plenty of mata over by — dietin bathing, 5 exerciee ont af din in the oo enniight, pure ale, and pure, roft water, Ry diating, he means to abstain from meats, condiments, pastry, tea and coffee, and stimalants, and living on foods made of oat-miveal and grahan, sub-acid fruits, milk, and eream, ete. The enceess of his principles, as practiced at “*Our Home on the Ttuente,* seems no apparent that they dererve a place in Tho Home. Atwome fatare time f will Fite, rome acconnt of that remarkable rest cute, if the rearters of The Tlome want to know how there have heen enrét there ovet 20, C30 patients withant giving a ringic dose of medicine, Woopes Nutara, VARICOSE VEINS, ‘To the Hattor of The Tribune, Cntraco, Aug. 10.—WIIL any of tho kind con- tributors to The Home let ne havea trastine on viirt- cosa veins, Thavohod mtviee, tut not relict. Yor rome months a formidable dark vein hae appeared above my ankic. My fcot burn, ant ankles are weak. The varicore Inclinntion ts not confined to the ankles, Debility from continued fevers may have enused tho disposition, varticatarly in a female going down the hill, Will Doctor Ainlo M. Hale apeate? ‘The failuwing sherbet 1s 5 mont refecshing drink: Ground white enone hala poand, tartnete acid and earbonite of soda quarter of a potine erch, emence of lemon forty dropa; all the nowders should be well dried: nid tlte aerencd to the engar, then the other pordern: stir all tovether ant nix by pee ing twice through a nate eive, Keep tn tightly corked hatter, tnto which a danip apoon must not be tneerted, Mra N. Ve —— GIVE AND TAKE, 7 To ths ssautor of ‘The Tribune. Krsoata, Wis,, Aug, &.—If Dactyl will remore the foil eronnd tho roote of hee Ilo, she will Gin abrown worm, whlen stays below the ground dnr- Ine the day, when tho sin has yono to rest, It comes ty and eatathe bade and leaves. There worme atenteo very destructive to tho pansy. Will come one be kind enough to tell how ta pre- sent nalnt from peeling of from china, after tt has become dry and hard? Tdid not have it baked after t painted tha designs on the china, Dace that mnke any difference? 1 will send directions: to ony one desiring it for making m very pretty datey tty, Also the directions for the vhoto-en- munel. w® WwW. HATR-DYE WANTED. ‘To the Editor of The Tribune. Citwano, Aug. 10.—T om a new snbseriber to Tnx Tatnexr, and would like toadk fora good, rellabte Nalr-dye, —one that haw licen tried, and ts not inJnrious. F admire gray hafr when accom- panted by advanced years, hut grt fo seo my dark-brown bair uf thirty eunymera faet turning white, Who will helpme? New Supacninun, WHAT'S THE COST? To the Editor of The Tribune, é Woonsrock, Ill., Ang. 8—T wish to kno, os nearly as poxsible, what wonld he tho cont of fur- nishing a house, say, containing five roome,— kitchen, parior, sitting-room (and dining-room), and two bedrooms, Ido not wiei thom turnisited very elecantly, but ido wish them to be furnished comfortably: when, upon returning home after m day's works Lean ciijoy teal comfort. | Whatover (s purehased f wis to be of gouil, entstantial mata- Hal, Hepowra L. Mowtaxn. SEVERAL WANTS. To the Rdttor of The Tribune. LaPontr, Ind., Aug, 4,—WWill some one tell mo who wrote tho piece that hae tho Une, **Corfew shall not ring to-night," and whati tha name of it? Wil Aileen please send mo ber rectpe for Frenel cream-cake? What isa Muster? In there any way by which erope Hyse ruchescan be cleaned? Will sume one tell niv Dow to bieach ferns? CANDACE. —— DRY-1OP YEAST. To the Editor of The Tribune Laxntaan, Helzium, duly 21,—1 thank Btrs, rR K. Green, of Milwatkee, for the coud récipe for hop yeast she piveto The Home of duty ft. Ittaa very good one, hut not just what 1 required. 1 want to make ndry-hop yeast, to bo weed during twoorthree months. How murt I make it so it will keep foreo longatimet Will Mra. Green be kind onongh to belp me once moru? ‘T, Cnoonmxnenons, A REMEDY FOR CORNS, ‘To the Editor of The Tribune. Racing, Ang, 8.—Plonse to let mo In Jnst long enouch to hare 6 little talk with La I, abont a remedy for corns, f havo been f great anffercr fram corns for two or threo years past, and can without heattation commend to you tannic a Aapeciic. For roft coms between the tous, takon ‘Vit of old, roft linen, of cotton-batting; enturate thoroughly with glycerine, and thon dip’ tuto the tanole ack, and apply to the corns. It never faile, CHINA DECORATION. To the Editor of The Tribune, Mantsox, Wis,, Aug. 9.—Can yon tell mo through Too Home how Indies living at adietance from decorating workecan burn their own china? Thear that {t Is dono by nome Indies, and dong suc- ceantully, thus savtuy oapenro aud rink of break. Citiva Deconazout, —— WHO CARES? ‘Who caren that the head. Crowne with olden halr, Ts fading beneath Its welght of caro? ‘Who cares that the eye, Which was once wo bright, Idlosing its ihetro— Ita sparkilng Ught? Who cares that the lips Arg growing thin— A nilent witnos Of tho etrifo within? Who caren that tho lines Of deopening pain Ate shading thy 1orm ‘That will never complatn? Who cares for the hands ‘That wore onco eo fair, Who cares that thoy'm roughonod, ; And brown, ani bare? Who cares for the worn Anil the th re fect Stenping so ewittly Through house—o'ar sirect? Who cares for the heart Tn her throbhang breast? Who bida her pausa For one moment's reatt Who cares for the als! ‘Kha hapes, and the ‘That have stindowed her fe ‘Nheso lung, dreary years? Who cares for the sabe, ‘The low, hushed ¢ For holp frum Abovo— For light from on High? Who cares fur the woman? Who cares for the wifo? What mutter eho's "bittered ‘he whole of hor lifet Ah! patient mother, Loniean fering wife, ‘Thera waits thee in Weaver A more bleatat life, 3 God cares for thy purrows— (dnd cares for thy pain; With Him, In Hie hinglom, bweet Poace blooms agin Craua P, Boatincaug, Cutcaco, Au. G, 1877. a Mra, DHL Whittles, New York World, Abony Hittlo woman, with a big hook-nose, aldied upto Justice Otterbourg ut the Tombs Pollee Court yesterday aiternvon, aud in o squeaking volcd and a jerky tone demandbd ji a) You the geutteman as deala out tho law vert? Bee . “Well, madame,” sald the kindly Justice, “that depends, What kind of law do you wanti" “LT want bang-up law, double extract, wur- ranted to go Uroath BIL Whittles quicker'n a streak of greased Hezhtuin’,”* and ds went the palin of her right hund on the Jude's deak, pot Kara, bat slowly and deliberately, which sald imord than if she bad come down full weight, nose and all, on that samo desk. * And who may Bilt Whitties be!’* queried tho Ce ‘ouct. “Well, bo might be anybody, but ho jest hap- aa tate tihver galls tnvsbauty ordi Co law, wad shu pointed very slowly towards her rahe breast, thivking perhaps Her tart lay there, é “Ab, then you aro Mrs. Bill Whittles. What's the trouble” “Domestic.” “ Any children?” “Ent. SAM Hving?? “ Cues tie arc, fer 1 know 1 eked elzht young unes this yery day, all mine, a didnt lek mung of em files nelther. * Aad L suppese iS m ean was Tey indiscreet, ‘oh tho part of the fourt. “Lick me! Lick me!" aquesked Mrs. Bill. “Don’t you ever be carriod off by uo sich no- tion, Squire, Bil Whittlea lick me! Yes, when thein tive big brothers of bis’n bolds me for bim todo it, uot before,” aud Mrs. Bill folded ber arms and closed her mouth very tight, and luok- ed at the Justice. “Well, what can I do for you!’ asked the Court, with a mtugled cxpression of abashinent. and adutiration on its face. a “Dvy gotcight children, a motber, aud slame sister to support, aud considerio’ that Bill Whit- tles ought to support nine out of that crowd [ don’t think it's talr that be should tura thin ap’ mske me take bls placo as be’s becn doin’ ever since Belinda was born, and [want the law on that, an’ the best yon got, too," “And how long alace Belinda was born!” “She's the sixth; nigh on to threo year I reckon,”” sang Di, hasn't done anything for you sinco 1 give him 50 cents that indueconree. According to the platntit's eri- dence, his board was eizhteen Inches long ahen ho lay down, after having some ale, The nexs thing he remembered was his face belng on tire, while a man helped to put ont the flame, ‘The defendant sat tn bis seat roaring with laughter, and did not offer any assletance, nor did h tender any apology for what he had done. Mig ipa were burned severely, his face was bitstered, his beard, eyebrows, and eyelashes were burnett tothe akin, anit one cye and one cor were scorched, The Magistrate amarded him 3250 and costa, ‘ ELGIN NEWS. The Elgin Packing Company={Miseellancdus Itema—Competitive Ezaminatton=Cartous Case. Kpectat Dispatch ta The Tribnne, Exary, It4 Aug, 10,—Political waters aro ap. parently quite calin upon the surface just at present. There is, however, a sort of tindertow which occasionally brings up acandidate. Will. tam H. Hintze, Cashter of the Home Natlonat Bank, {s announced! ss one of the Republican candidates for the office of County Treasurer, Seventeen years ago ha was a newspaper carrier in Chicago, and attended the High School there. Hoa is well quatificd for the Treasurcrstip, but will be oppused by the present {ncumbent. Cot. David 8. Hatnamond, who lives near here,—just over the Hue fn Cook County,—Is being ured by his friends to become a canilicite for Treas. urer of that county, He wil, nodouht, consent to take his chauccs among half a dozon others, Nit {8 rumored, that Senator M. L. Joslyn and dudge T. D. Murphy, of Woodstock, will enter tho race for Cougresa next year. MeHenry County seems to elaiin the ollice for the next term. Judge Botsford takes his defeat for Cir- cult Judge very cally. Nearly all lines of manufacturert gonds from Elgin have achleved a nattonal repatation, until the namo of our city naa become a trade-mark of superiority. Our people were convineed that. the soll hereatbonts produced corn, tomatocs, and vegetables generally of far greater excel- lence than any other section, and some seven Fears siucoa lame factory was erected on the “Nota darn thing. night; ho went out an’ I didn’t seo him again fer a week,."? © Then yor want me to tssuc a warrant for his arrest for abandoning youl" “Where doca that leave me? Docs that mnako me out an abandoned woman!’ asked Mrs, Bill, looking fearfully concerned about something, “ Not asyou understand it; but snppose wa haye him arrested for abandonment?” “That fix it better, I shonid any. Any awtearin’ ta dot? “O my, yes. Mr, Clerk, just pleaso put thts Jody In awoaring trim.” he sfitavit mado out, Mrs. Whittles roturn- ed to tho Justiveto attert {t. She put hor hand on the Book, atid tho expression on her face told plainly that sho was swearing by every leat {n ft. ‘The Itfss she gave the Bible was audible throughout the courtroom. With a parting Jerts of hee Ite Read, and tho remnrk, “That's some of the very best awearin’ ever you tend tu, Squire," Mra. Whitties loft. , ss CREMATION IN UTAH. Executing tho Pecnilar Will of Dr, ¢. ¥F, Winslow, of Sait Lake City, Sant Lana City, July 81.—The body of Dr. C.F. Winslow was ereninted here tovay. The process occupied about three hours. The heart hal been taken out and sent to his dirth-place, Nantucket, Theashes are to be sent to the grave of his wife, near Bostun. The text of the Doctor's will ts as follows: “+ ] request, order, and command that {fin the course of efzht and forty hours it. be known positively and clearly proven that faim dead, wy heuré may be retneved from my body by sume competent anatomist, and placed Imine- diately tna strong glass vesaol having a ground gluss stupper oecurately fitted to the saine, and thut this vesset bo dmineiiately | West Side for the purpos 4 . : c se of packing and pro- a ie nia painose | oF arabalrning iNY | serving theso products far themarker. ‘Thole: water, of tmuriates of ammonia, eal artis terprise has mot with success, and this week the institution fg In fall blast, worklitg up this sea. son's crop of sugar-corn, About 15,000 cans per day of corn and 5,000 of tomatoes is the capacity of the works. The Elgin Packing Comnany's corn and toma- toes are preparcch by now: and tried processes from the very best varictics, and retain the tle Uelous sfarden flayar of the vegctables, and aro superior to any others In the market, ‘The water of Sulphur Spring ut the condens- ing factory {s quite exteuslrely sought after by people troubled with kidney disorders. It is pronounced cilleaclous, aud ts free to all. There are roveral otlior minerat sprinva inthe city, the waters of which posecas valuable medicinal properties, , Our veteran artist, L. HH. Yarisond, has re- turned from hts mldsummer sketetifuz-tour among the pleturesque scones of Rock River. Ho was accompanied by Al Kiuncy, a younger aspirant for fame. Granger-appearing grocer from McHenry recently moyed lils stock of old roads to this clly, expecting, no doubt, to nehicve a fortune, But he found our merchants sv enterprising and sharp, and himself so far behind the age, that tho venture was a camplote failure, an this week discovered the atranzer congratul, ing Uimseit upon his return to his old n borhood over the border. Boyer, the notorious opponent of capital pum Ishment, was with us one day this week, mex. fog arrangements for the appsarance of his fortheoining book upon his uct theine. A sinclar case oecurred yesterday, It reems thato Mra. Aldridge, from the catrnl part af the State, kas been confined in the Insane naylum huro for some time, aud is now pronownced cured. Her son arrived yesterday to accompany ia mother home, but the management of the institution refused to intrist hint with her ese torly, because he was aintnor. The unfortunate woman cannot regain ber likerty until some- body becomes responstbic to theaaslum authori- tlesfor her, ‘Tho boy telegraphed to several friends but was unadle to aveumplish the dte- sircd reauit, and departed with tears tn his eyes thoroughly heartbroken, while the mother ie eUll within the walls of the asylun. Tho Meudelesola Soctoty give an excursion to Geneva Lake next Tuesday. ithaa been decided to hold the Eigh: Fate ahaut Sept. 1, zie City Conrt wilt commence a term nest monia, and the corrosive sublimate of mer- cury, and witls the highest preof alcohol, this mixture to consist of equal partsef alcohol and tho saturated solution of sal ammonia and tha corrosive sublimate, each of those salts being added to the boiling water itil it will disotve no more. ‘Shy alcohol may te added to the solu- don white it fx yet hot, and the vessel filled therewith, ‘The vessel must be stopped and foaled and the stopper scenrely covered with Wet parchment and tied. [order thts vesscl, with its conteote thus prepared and when cold, to be put Into a thick oak plank box, made of tho vise to just receive iy and this box 1 order to be saturated with coal tar; this I wish ine closed Ins plain pluc caso and buried In the grave aud over the remains of an: deur and yen- erated mother fn the 'South of Newton’ bury- ing ground, {n the Island of Nantucket, whero Twas born, My dear and excellent father, to whom I am indebted for my enlarged views of nature, les by her side, and the «ame mound marks the esting place of both, nud a single stony revords the birth and death of uach, Thus may this sacred epot be known where I wish my. Neart to rest forever alter my heart has been removed and embnalincd a8 above directed. “L order that my body be burned in the most convenient manner that my executors, of the frienls or persons with whom I may dwelt at the tine of my death, may be able to adopt. I'should be satistled ff the method of cremation as practiced by the ancient Romans was adonted, but IC tits {8 not conyentent or practicable my cody may be burned fn a ree tort, a8 fs tow practiced in snch vases tn Ger- many. After thts process: in cumploted, LT desire and order that all thac may remain of my bones and ashes maybe gathered up, placed in a strony glass yesacl similar to the one before described, and that this Lo treated in the same manner aathat which shall contain my heart. It is ny desire and command ‘that this be taken to tho cemetery of Mount Auburn, near Cambridge, Mass, .and placed in the same grave and upon the coffin which contains tha preciotta remains of my great, dear, and venerated wife. In regard to the above requests ond commands, I bero furthor- moro express the deaira anc request that no more public expenso or ceramony be permitted in tho exocution thercof than may be absolutely necesrary. to carry out my wishes, and 1 par- tleularly request that no relicioua ceremonies, so called, by any priest, minister, or Inyman of any creed of sectarian denomination, bo allow- ed or performed ia connection with my death or the disposition of my remains, Than shall the dust return to the carth ns it was, and tho spirit shall roturn to tha God who gave tt, No man's intercossions toward Deity can modify shea dleerces; theyare thereforo uscless and ebanis.' ANOTHER PLAGIARIZED POEM, To the Hdttor of The Tribune. Cascave, Ang, 3, 1877.—Juadgo of ny aurprise on scolng the Inclosod poem printed In the column, “*Gonelp for Ladics,” of the Suniay, July 20, lasuo of Tire Trinonn, over the name of another aa author, and « femate at that, Tho vorses wora coraposed by myaclt, and published over my naine, under tho title, **Lova's Queationing, last year 1 forget the oxact date), in the inenrunco paper, tho Advocate, Hoping you will roprint the verscs with corrections ns made, with my name attached, tuereby asserting my claim aa rightfal owner, T remain yours for justice sgainet batefaced Plagiarism, Matco.x TarLon. weok, Extensivotmprovements aro being made in the Elgin Academy, and oleo upon the water- Wer. Pviiifan Allaire, son of Dr, Allaire, of Anrora, Yas sclected ns a candidate for the West Point Militar; Acaloiyiat the competitive examina. don hold heru thls week. Congrussinan Lathrop was bore and sant a certiftate of tue decision of the Examininge Board to the lucky pagum man. Ht-aeums that Gen. [Lurlint secures theappoint- ment of Col. Gilman's son, of Belvidere, but he, failing in the preliminary examination at the Acadeiny, wus sont home, hance the vacancy. Tho weathor ts warin and dry. Tho crops need rain very much. x spel Aas THE ROSE THAT BLOOMS O'ER MOTHER'S é GRAVE. ‘The Earth may bonat hor gardens rare, “ Containing many Howers swest, And digniond rosca sparkio whore ‘The Eastern winds ond aunlight meot; Bunt com-ike lower no'er was found, - Ben ‘neath Elysian skies, to wave, ‘With charms Ike those which elrcte round ‘The rose thas blooms o'er Mother's grave. {Tho Angele, when thoy boro anay tt niingle with tholr kind, ‘Wero moved to pity by the tears ones loft buliinds To bind the heart that grief had torn, ‘They to her child this promtee java: “We'll come some sunny Suinmor-morn, And plant a roso-bush o'or ber grave.” Boon a6 the snow had flew before ‘The honeyed breath of perfumed Spring, The trea, alive with birds once more, With songs of pats hegan to ripy; And I, soon a the dawuing ray iad filled the early morn with chcor, ‘Watched fondly whora her body lay, To soo the promised bush appear. My anxfons watch was soon repald, ‘or pretty vision met my cyo: A tiny aprout, of rarer shade ‘Than that refected in the sky ‘ Stroggied, yo scom-crl half ofrald, To {ift Ita bead above the sud; Again It tried, an effort made, Aud with the breeze began to nod, . Tended by an Angel's caro, Ant ever bathed in heavenly dew, It fourished, thrived, and eoou it bare Roses of tho purcat hue, 01 ect perfune recalle tho amile DO You Lovz MBI Do you love mo? ‘Tell! Does your heart swift boat And your hoaom awell When [ tai so sweet? joes a sudden thrill Of eostatio biise Your whole body Att Whop our warn Jips kiss? Doyon love me? Tell! To your piamory Do there always dwell Mensant thoughts of mot Do houre like days acom When J am not nigh? - Of modo you dream . When in aleep you Het Do you love me? Tell! Do you low aigha heave ‘When { say Varawoll¢ And thei, when F leave, Do vou Mnger stilt ‘The dooratep {poms Watehlag me until ¥rom alght Lam gone? Do you love mo? Tell: When you hear the chime Of a marriage-beil, Long you for the time T ef shone tipon her f{acc, Wee aire and And whlepers, 'lna little watle . Linking hund in baud, We'll meet ti Ieavon, her drvelliny-pince, Having Love's knot tied? ‘Though taken from this world of care, Oraarraws doubt, ani vanity, To dwell with Chelat, anu with lm al "The bicsslngs of Eternity, Tho Angels, to thele proinise true, Inve loft this ross of heavaniy mold, 'To comfort when life's frionds ru few, .. And cheer ae whea the world aeems coli, Cmicaao, d. ¥. Syavess, ——— A Good Joke on “The Luncet.” Landon Court Cireular, We have all beard tho Suylng, “Physician, heal thyaclty' but the following upplication of it is, [ think, unique, Acorrespondent ssks why city offices should be attacked for thelr iu- sanitary condition, while othera, under the con- trol of “sanitary authorities,”’ so-calicd, are 50 better, He says: “I bad occasion, the other day, to vialt the office of one of your nicdival contemporaries, the hand Lam buund to say that I never breathed a cloaor or mure une Do you lore me? Tall! Lore me fond and trao? In your looks f apel What tells me yuu do; Bal, just to be heard, Whisper in my ear ‘That ono simple word Tao long to hear. Do you love me? ‘Tell! ‘Why sill are you dub? Known the answer well, But yet tot tt come, Do you love me! Speaks Darhiug, now confess! ay that biasing chsakt ‘our reply cs Mazconm TaThon, English Humor, ~ An Enelish faruter has recently been com- pelled to pay the costa of a practical joke. Ho healthy atmosphore, 1% wua untirely unven- was sitting ja the barroom of the Greyhound | tiated, except by an aperture which led into the ton one nig and taking bis usual taukard of | shaft traverscd by the lite, and this, as furs t ale, wien his eye chanced to fall on the elcon- | could ascertain, received only the ground alr, {ng form of a man with a long beard. He went to the fire, and, lighting a plece of papor, dvliberutely applied itto the aleeplug man's beard. There was a bt, rushing fame fora wond or two; the man sprang to bis feet in ouy; the joke was complete, and the farmer roared in ecataay. ‘The unfortunate sufferer, who bappened to be the village tailor, knew that the farmer was a man of substantial means, and avted accordingly. He brought an action for $260 damages in the Malmesbury Conoty Court which, in a neighborhood such as the Strtnd, 1 not likely to be of the purest. 1 remarked to ous of the persons occupyiug the olllce that the atmosphere seemed tu be oppressive and uu thy, to which he grimly and dolefully os sented, stating that tho same obscsvution hae frequently been made by others." Aud this b the paper which tells us that 10 one qught te meddle with sanitary matters but medical men who alone understand the subject. ft certuiult te a good joke. ROYAL BAKING POWDER. ROYAL. BAKING POWDER Absolutely Pure. Such ts the Intrinsic merit of the Royat Daxixa Powys, thet to-d: bs ° ia the standard Powder, ‘Through excellence of guality sluac jas it x 14h a reputaciug and pos!ton le Klcheus of ihe best tousekcepers (u the country. Yhuusaide uf the very Lest familtee ia the clty and cous lestlty wits superiority over all others, aud that 1¢ will ay farther aud inake better biscult, Tulls, cages, pul as uidos cur., than any vthes Kind. It ia warraoted abaulutely pure. The foxredienta that enter [ate fiscompte lon ore sll "beaitby aod uutritlous ita great strensta, eupe: wallly, and pertacs uolformlty wil mary themaelves wo every intelligent Housekeeper why will ‘give ieattar {i contsina the exact aireagia of © wider. DONA spectal advantage of the Hoyal Powder [a that it will keep any length af'time (n any climate, and le uot Lables ke must other powuers, (0 contract aauipcas sd apal} UY exposure to the atwio4plite. Toe Ruxal Bative Powves ts for sale by the beet Grocers cyery where. througbont the country it standalone Ined 50