Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 1, 1877, Page 10

t 3 atdaee . 10 - THE CHICAGO THE HOME. LETTER-BOX. Letiera for the following contribntors to The Home are to be found at this office, ‘They can be obtained by personal application, or by eenaing aidrees by mail: Mrs, Bell (10), tarriet Woolsey (51, th (2), Fleonore (8), Anzious Mother (3), Elintonra (package), * Bam alantiant, Zig-Zag, India, Styx and Strase, tnvw'id, Innocence, Mra, M.L, Snittfaker, Young Mother, Indy dane Gray Home Phyalclan, Bufterer, Jane G. Sey Nannie C., 8. M. BRAIN, STOMACIL, AND FEET. Tf not dissipated, And tho brains are located In the head, where Nature designed, To books we repair, And find comfort there— Yea, a fullness of Joy for the mind. But locato the brain In the stomach, and then Our enjoyment will be In our meat; ‘The appetite snarp, ‘We care not for harp, Butery, ‘1 want something to eat," And now ict ua speak Of Dame Nature's freak In placing the brains (what a cheat!) 1n the heel or the toe, For then to dancing we go, ‘And for pleasure we raw on our feet, Wo ball the Convention! «What a glorions invention!) ‘We enjoy it in anticipation, The intellectuals greet, ‘The epteureans eat, And dancers can bave recreation, Some are for lectnres, eome fora fairs Some are for masking, some for bazar; ‘Some aco for dancing, ali are for fan; However divided, all choriah ** The Home," Cotxa Coustr. Sorunoxta. IMPORTANT. To the Editor of The Tribune, Cmicaao, Ang. 31.—A question bas come before tus which deserves an Immediate answer: ' Who be- long to The Hume as memberet ' Is it contributors only, orall who are interested? My friends, wo will ive you alla warm welcome. If you could al) have attended onr mecting at the Sherman Houre clab-room, you would have then formed some idea of our friendly feelings. We want all who are interested In thle our Home to conelder themselves ua niembera of The Home, even though not contributors, Surely we ree that nll cannot contribute, for there In no room: but shall a mem- Ler of the family, becaare a mute, be thrust from ua? They are part and parcel of us, snd Tehould regret to feel that all whom I have received auch valuable letters from, and who are so interested In ‘The Home, are not members, We consider you able workers, and we need your assistance. Wo claln you o« ote; and is not this’ snMcient? We antictpatea happy meeting, and we want toece youall, Then come, kind friends, and we will do the best we can to please you. We will give yous wary welcome, and treat you to the best edibles ourtarder will furntah. Chat, 1 con assure you that you will enjoy you forl sm led to bee Neve from personal observation that Chicago is nota hash-loving city, I have dined onthe Weat Side, Iunched on the South Side, and breakfasted ‘on the North Side, and no hah hiss met my vision, or even been scented in the air, [have been bere in the elty nenrly three week#,and I can safely ony to our distant friends, ‘*Come to Chicago,"" and try the people bere; they are among the beat you wilt dnd anywhere, Ecamo here among you com: paratively a ntranger, desirous of seeing what we conld do about aconrention, as some thought we wero oll atrangers, and nover could work hare montously, I have recelved tho kindout attention, and been ted to beileve that wo can do much to pleage and entertain our friends who will join us, One observed that the charm was broken now. **L can writo no more," #ald alo, ** now thatT have ween those whom [ loved to anmwer sharply and criticise; tey ore tuo good-natured, and I love them."* Have we not then seuched au important standpolut fn this our Home? We hope to lve ahd work hamontonsly, All cannot think alike; but Jet euch express her viows freely and frankly, and condemn none if they difer from tis, Lot tn ever exercise charity to alt; and this brings to mind that Mra. Jy of Grand Rapide. will think a friend of ming uufaithfut eto his promiees but donot, I beg of yous be ts same tris helper, but tha trouble Hes with you. What fs the number of your Post-Oflce box? How many similar mistakes occurinonrcontect with everyday Ifo! We so often blaine others when the whole trouble los with ourseiver. Many auch tntatakes tn regard to vending slips bave occurred with me, Oh! the rarity of Christian charity, If we would bear thin In mind, 2 better feeling would guide us, and wo look more tenlontly on the fuulls of our fellow nan, "I eco before me tho bent form of that white haired ploneer us she rocks to and fro In her ** uld arm-chalr” in the backwoods of Sfinnesota, watching for the Saturday Home, and greedily de- vouring its contents: and ‘then watching, waiting, and earming for tho daya to pasa more rapidly that she may ee anuther group of us before hor, She fs too feeble ta Join un, but av she atts rocking in hor aul- Itary room, she thinks of, and eagerly watches, every movement we muke, und mony # prayer ascenda to yon Mligh Throne for our succoss and Gindspeei.” Surely she jaa member of our Nome, and her gift will be as acceptable to our table of (ancy work aa if made by our city belle after favh- ton's latest dictate, Yev, Grandma, we claim you ee one OF us Thear wany lettoreare walting me at home, but do not (vel discouraged f Ldo not anawar at onca, Vivare give ane time’ snd J will anvwer you If Lean} if not) will tell you wu, Sume of you want plants jor wluter blouiing, "You are aware, I dare say, That it ls now too Iate to start them for the coming whiter fruin shpes but lf you will write me and rail a postal Lwilt furniv the deslred Informa- tlon, price, anda good place to obtain them; at lenst one that Lean recommend, Roses are dim. cult to siurt trom cuttings at all times, tarly an the fall, ‘They are mude a spe Fine florhiteand can be Vhat it would pay to sent fos #1 y by ably nail roate when you yes them eight for $2, or larger ones by ex press, wx for $1. can ‘Ajnes, Jawill soawer you by postal If you wilt nd. Helle of Dubuqde, you can cut your geras juina Lack und let them rest, but I fear they wil not bloom tit! spring. The rove geranino will shed It leaves of couree when you tke It up, but cut it buck and breuk off tue leaves, of at leaet most of the larue once, one thun {t will start out anew, and you will bave nico leaves all winter, Kosa May, tho fuchsia died. It should have been veut down and the bi mie taken from it. WUE pattern uf your iittlu float~ dmiired in your bay window? of The Home will reaember rtmeut I to be represented by cucu one wending hiv or ber tdea of a floater, and Tam requested to speak particularly oa thls subject and impreve it indeltbiy on your whnds, Therefore, my friends, do not fail to aeud your eclmen to the Huuter-talfle, No fear of faating be Home unless too mat ad bodies are went, If such ty the case, we will place some of the med- teal fraternity in charye, Ferus inuy be simply pressed In a book or press, to be used tu decorate your roows, and anuuld be gathered at diferent tines, some while green, aud others wien turned by old Jack Krowt, aw It gives uaa varlety, wnich is always deatrable, Itt of the gentleman who Nancy, of any one ulec ieusg Infurm ue where We are desirous of ob- 4s winter-green, partridger y mvs which our Nurthera Mil they please acnd as some lub? Tui very desirous of receive tulning’ one, ue well Ving, and the lovel: friends tell us of, for uur Home C ing ass olan Inthe form of towers for my table; ur'wil you make your erin ao large that 1 may say tables? Prewsed ferne ond autumn leaves, Wax towers, moss, uF ouy thing of the kind, will be ace ceptable, Aud will you please inform me st anc by letter, what you can do to aneist me, and J will lt you'know when and where to send thew Flowers, you all knosy, should be an fuportant teautiter Jn our homes, aud aliall st out ba iu this, our Home Clubr Who will bely me to ruake it un Eden-bower and attractive fcuture, that way remain in our memory throu tie winter that is rapidly © drawing. jwar, Do wot let auy one fear to wend because the Wfering fe wmall Make youral{ oue of us by fuur Interest Iu und geatutance to us, Sutecuded » unte wedding a few yours ago, whereg the pitts wer uot only numerous but of the most expensive aud elaborate In our lund; aud, among al} that or- ray of ailver, kuld, Jevelds works of art, and liter. ature, rire Vice and tokens of affection, uone Weld more pro: t place than two pled from an old who bad promised to send her sume reetubrance when abe heard that ber fa~ vurite wus tu be wed, Many hundred mlles they had traveled, und were a trite brukeus but there they stood, in the midet of their regal’ nelzbburs, and spoke of undying love. cud prayers annum: Lered for the child Whom whe had loved an) cared “fur aa (nfaucy aud child hood. ‘Thue It as with’ «ll of you ted tn us. Let your gift came, It willwpeak for You aud tclt us Mhituna more ‘thinks of snd watches for our auce cers. Hut ubuve all things let ua work tn untwon; ant prove thats taud of strangera can aggee, Chat, Lau sure all will lvok austoualy for your Mouier, und when you buve tne, please read Fy Nipper's Ivtler again. I think you, did not te tus) ner aright, Libink sly las ng idea of scparuting Us, She fs too Feueroge by cuuiitlng the days Lefore [ wball see you, and womu viters 1b Whou Tims inuch interested. Your laat fetter pugzlew me. und uxuin J aus led to exclaim: Chat, » fo ary you? end tbe only reply that wells vp frow my perplexed brain ia, Well, abe le a Hvunte wewber uf our Mune Club. Andso Charice wife woold Ike to sve ber ges begunia, 1 eball be only tuo glid to assist you, for they are old favorites of imine, and [regret we any cE ect thateats your leaves called wud works at, te TI Ldie. woud lie adamp sponge and Jay under the leaves nt night, aad they wii nide in fe ‘and in the morning plunce the sponge in hot water, Try thin and report to MErnacence, Tam requested by Maine, who {4 Chatrman. of the Committee on Fancy Work. to eas that she teontd be glad to learn by letter of what you all will give for her department, ns there Arerame reniting to pupply tesictencine, and thhe, anon tive 1s Imited, pleare iet her know at once, Tf tt inonly a calico apron, do not hesitate to rend It, And ithaa been recommenced that necfal artt- cles be sent by all whocan, Wabash Ave. any pat- ferns yon have will be acceptable, And in conelts alon, fet me any the time is short, We niast know immediately what asristance yor con give ns, and do notthink, Well, Ewill not hurry, for mine wilt make little diflerence. Weare cach bot one grain of the rand which fits ont hour-clase, hut there munt nat be one crain missing, elee our time tn ims It a decreed that tho best of friends must ps homeward I think of and please recelye man: Tanks for your hospitality and = hind- ness, ond t am_ led to exclaim, Sntcly atl of our Tamuse Home people are worthy of 4 better nequarntance, nnd the more I lear of yor the more Tderire (hat the acquaintance no aingt- larly commenced shalt ro on nnd on, and I revret that wan oblized to refuse a0 many of your kird invitations tocall, viet. ete, Home requites m; attention, for] bave already remained far heyoni ‘my allotted time. May we all meet at onr Conven- tion, and notone ink be found miasing in our Home chain: for many faces which I desired to fe were missing at ont last meeting. Tet ns make Yhis Convention a gaia day, which shell be remem= bered with pleasnre a# ‘we journey on throngh Ilfe's many bury scenes, ani each one feet that she tn there to make xome other onca moro happy, and relieve them of the burdens which beset them, for two days of their life at least. May you all enjoy our vinit to Chicago on the 20th and 27th of Sep- fomber an T have done daring the past three weckr, and you will eay with me, **Ciod bless our llome."" Fens Lear, Box 1,076, Ottawa, iN, GOOD DEEDS. To the Huitor of The Tritme. Hranwoon, Aug, 29.—Allehting from .the train at Evanston the other day in the midat of a pelting shower, Twas mefnlly gathering my draperies abont me fora fight shrongh the storm.-when the riverof a carriage standing near polltely mvized me tostep within and he would take me wherever Twlshed togo. I scanned his face curiously tos if it were familiar, but unovatakably it wee the face of natranyor, Availing myselr of his cour- tery, however. I waa soon safely deporited in dry quarters, But aa I rode I pondered, and an 1 pondered .{ became more and moro determined thot my homely hero should not extst Jonger «nhonored and unsung, Inthis oge, when courtesy is velow par, and po- liteness is snpposed to be the prerogative of centlo birth and cniture, wae it not refreshing to encoun- tera man willing to extend kindness to n stranger, with no prospect of reward? What a goodly place this world would be to tarry in {f everybody went prowling about, not bent on mischief and acandal, bnt eceking chances of doing good. If A ahould follow up B to press upon hima service, ana I should pass sleepless vigils in meditation how most delicately to smooth the alfleultics from C's craok- ed lot! Imagine, if you can, the’ strange trans- formation In Vanity Farr if every Idle heart were turned to courteous decieandactsof lave! No moro backhitings, no more cannibal fenste of chatacter, no more craft arta malice. ing of throats, and unhallowed **pounds of flesh” to balance crucl bargains; but, instead, the only rivalry should arise tn doing rood ane to another, the only emu lation be that which sprang from greed of rendered services of love. *' Peace an earth, good will to men,” sang out the morning stirs, but the aweet chorus has Jangicd sadly out of tune, and in tho diecord of weldsh world fia ccho 1s about forgotten. Yet hardly think we need walt for millennial days to aot the world throtbing to the Judean song again. A stone cast into the aca fa u little thing, brt frou ite grave widen the ripples of almost infinite suc- cession,—a whispered word Is not much to drop upon the quict night, but the acoustic waves besr itonward to the shores of cternty, There ts no porishing of thought, or word, or actlon possible, Every Influence, be it for good or for evil. which emanates from human hearte, lives forever, Aw the paseawe of o bird's wing through the ait js sald to be felt na far ux the wniveme extends, av our idlost thought shall have some jnflueuce upon eter- Fouvall with pica-nee naliife. If alt this tremendona power were directed and contenlled by Jove, how grand would be tae result! Surely we carry Heaven within our hearty if wo but knew it. Man dues not need to die to inherit the Kingdoms ite glory lies alt about him, and {¢ needs but thealchemy of unseldel deeds, aud nus ble creeds, reduced to practice ‘to flash the splendor over our path. There in nothing ensier, 1 know, than to elt here Jn the rainy gloaming ani preach about how bean tial Ite might become if inen and women keyed thetr llvos to purer Ideals, ag the fates of a mighty: orchestra ata toned to one harmony; but I confess to you that life ie tiore diiiicnit than its sermons; for, 4 all the preachers practiced. nd oll the physiclans cured themeclves, our pilgrimage hero | would je ak easily accomplinned as fruit-gathering In havest tle. The angel who writes over agatnat our fotty creeds, our paltry deeds, inust truco the ecroil with pltying eyes. ‘There fs not much that Ie lovely In our lives, we often think, remembering our petulanco, "ue eclishnens, and tho quick impulses to hasty words, that darken our family fioncon, x8 temposts aweop the aunshine out ‘of summur skice; but ru- imemoor, Asingle clover hero and toere, thongh nothiog to boustaf by Staclf, when It forms one of the colony of clover blooms that aweeten a June meadow, eau make the whole ale tipsy with dell- clone perfames. If every clover whould refuse to lve because ite Individual (ife were of «a little ac- count, whore would be the raviehing fragrance whieh tho wind warty us froman uncut clover Held? Let each ono veo that ne day pusiew in which we do not bring forth at, feast uno Hower. and {think the world will be asweeter piace to lve iw breand-by forall af us, ‘The Divine Teacher dit noteay, Ile that giv. eth a barrel or un ocean of. water in my name," but onlyn *teup’ i4 anMictont to inherit the re> ward. “There are thousands of little things that lie all about ue to do, and if we neglect thea fur thas that have bish-sounding names, ond bring we per Iinpa o greater iced of pralac, We miny our oppure tunity of sweetening life. mort wofully. Ehave een young taen who could be the Chovuller Bay- ards ‘of soctety, whore very comrmonolaces aa. sumed the suine of courtly dvedy. v0 perfect thelr inannet and fascinating thelr address, whose’ con- duet. at home to alster and other, of the ddspieed ** poor relation.” was woree ¢ aComanche Chiof to-bikequaw. All the graceful sfecetica nnd chivalric service rendered to Flora MeFliwsy go for nothing tu stamp your rank ae gentleman and gallant If your polltenoss expires with the lights and music of the ball-room, Tho courtier Who wpread his mantio for the proud faot of England's Geen to tread upon was not no great Abero aa he who put aside the draught of life frou Siw own Ips that the ying ier tuight quench hfs thiret. It waw not in the spicndor of rayalty's court shat tha gentle spirit cast the whiteness of Ita bloom, bit ous upon the lonely tletd of death ainid the stricken sad tue lowly, Ara we not too apt to save our pretty speeches and delleate dcetts of courtesy for strangers, and Inthe privacy of our own futher to devoneraty Into boore atid hoydens? The umenities of social Ife, {fearried on betwoen parents and children, howbande and wives, and brothers and ere, wonld make our homes pleawinter places, Has Adolphuw any better rixbt to tell his nowy little sister to Stahutup" than to maxe the same re- Quest of Miss Surapiinat And Jf the fir Sora- phina snaps at her walting-muid, aut scolds at her mother, ta shy not us far removed from the grace TY ntlewoiman se if ebe indulged theuo oc- centricitica Lu eoctety? ho more loving friends we are, the more close- ly allied by birth or Intercourse, the moro careful we should become of one anotber's feelings, tho more anxious to curry suuyhine lo our bearte. When temburs uf the family study to please, 10 avoid bickeringsund strife, aud become, Bach One, the bunden-bearvr of (he other, —when tle father grocts bls wifo with tho urbanity he haw always in readiness fur o oud customer, and the mother filly her home with the eawo gracufa] sweetness What never fails her when abroad,—whou the chite dren are (aught that even Dridget will serve more saithrully, for siutlea und thankethan for crusty communds,—why, then I think the latter days will ‘be close upon ui Dresides. L have been surprised in Uzhtly running overs januard ~buvk of | otiquette” to find this uscnces "Never thank 8 wcrvanti it ie evidence of [ll-breeding.”” Even the bitter experiences 1 have garnered of tue modern servant-mald’s Inunmanity to her mlae tress would not lead me to fudorve such a went! ment, A pleasant ** Sf you please," ar a gratult- ous Thank you," ure famous helps to good foalluy beluw staire, and Lthink no lady need fear for herdigully in carrytng coustowy to drawing- yoous wud kitchen atike, Twould like tu call unt some Ideas, af possible, upon the simplldcation of Luuschold isbor: io these thines when thaussnds of lad! re forced to do their own word, when aervant-pirls aro becuming 60 senedtive, that thelr flue vorganizutiony slirink from ‘even — mrited teprvof, und a bostof inuxpertenced wives, young anu old, are wrestling wigntily with the myslgries of household -labor, some helpful Idoas are io order from retired cumpalgnen,, Tell us yo hon- ored ho=t, how did you eunduy the powers of dark fuse god gain uute yourselves the tourels of vi tory over pot, pan, and kettle, Ia what Ther: Gipylaan pu did you encounter the dampudent ridxct, the dishonest traduvinan, the craity ven- der of Hinerunt produce, overcoming che host and holding your own? How guined you thu vluodless victory over mivrulo and waste? Mow wav thy cumpalcu planned thot brouvht methad out uf madness, und syetemauze| froin thy chavs of wash-duy the youd cheer of well-regulated mculat How about haud-tu-hind combate with the dish- cloth, tout wud uatlanslauzbt upou rusty stave. Udsaud grimy kitchen Hours, and yet, through all the turmotl, tell us dia you preserve the calay, un- troubled front, the crivp gown ready for callers, ‘thy sooth bands of hals, prepared at o wenient's notice ta murch 10 tug front for dress parade? Bho that rlaeth fo our widet wud telleth us the ‘eretor wcccess shall be crowned the Queen of all, Auprn, the New Jerayalem at our very SWEET BABES, To the Editor of The Tribune, * Laxe Vizw, Avg. 30.—Ever vince my cartlost childhood 2 have Leen very fond of children. But Tbave always felt a pity for the multitude of pour, sour, jhalf-wasued, and mlserably-cared-fur iu- fiute oxd glildrea that have gouty under wy od- servation. Cleanlinesa ta sald ty by uext te gudli- TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1877—TWELVE PAGES: ness. But tt fe a fact tgnored by hundreds of | of the kind, motnera and nnreca, whether thronch indolence or Ignorance T am not able to may. Dnt Tam charitably Inclined to think it owing to the latter cante, Moping I may be able to drop one hint that wilt enable come inexperienced mother to make her babe more comfortable, an well as pleasing, I would reconmend the following treatment; Henys- tematic with a baby, and it will give yoo lese troahle. Give baby bis bath every morning at aregular hour, and as soon mA posstole.-—say ime mediately after breakfast... Some children. can be pat into a little tinh, others cannot. I have o riend whore little child nearly lost the nee of Its mbs by her pereiatont use of the tab. Tt was too frent a shock to tho child's nyatem, bat the mother thought he cried becauee he was cross, atvocom- | the mon Way of accoanting fora helpless child's cries. lam distessing, however, Whether in a tub, or on a blanket in the Jap, I# of Iittle difference. the samo result ean be obtained. Have the water tepid, and bathe first tho little head, then the facc, without xoap. Then the entire bady may be thoronghly the motives t actions, But, gentleman love-letters to hia wife, aclve Wwached “with. euap, carefully” rinved, and | Shivntrelmml ameniy kendncen gently wiped dry, and powdered — well ‘only bental tnstinetes but With, Lublt's lnfankpoyrder, or, cen. stareh | ervetiny #0 low a standard of moraity for meit-and Tees oxbenel eax ehould bo carefully te: | fOrene all Uiineetn the ve moved With 3 soft cloth from the ers, the corn of the little even and the nostrlix made perfectly nice, and the nails of both fingersand toes enreful- ly trimmed, and every bit of removed from them. A tiabe shontd have {ts month thoranghly | step to tak washed with cold water at every morning bath. it Is very refrerhing to tho little gums, und will pre- yentsour month. It may be done by covering the forefuger with a soft bit'of ofd Mnen, and, after dipping it in the water, pave it gently over the roof ofthe mouth and gums. ‘The babe will lke itso woll that you can repent it several times, ‘There ia nothing worec than a crnated bead, and {t can always be avoided by care, If there 1s tho least appeatunce of It, do not trritate the scalp by trying to remove jt with acumb, That only ag- xravntes the matter, Greuse It thorongnly with a Uttle sweet freeb lard, or coamoline, and allow tt tu remaln unt the scurf may bo enslly removed by wathing, I certainly think there will never be any Appenrance of the scirf if soap te never ueed, The bath should be viven as quickly aa poeaible, and If done piecemeal of the tan, would be care- fol not to sirlp the child entirely atone time. Now comes — the tion of clothes, which should undonbledly be clean each inorning. If the washing and l-on- ing stand in the way of = child's hating plenty of cleanclothes, then lwoukd adviso having ve! plaln slips aud skirts, and plenty of them, [would mach prefer seeing a baby in a perfectly plain altp of due texture than In a very elaborate dreay of course tnaterial all tucked, puffed, and loaded down with cheap Uamburg edglug. In, dresein baby {would advise fastening all the bands an ekirte in front. As = babe spends most of Its And time oo ite back when very small, it cortalniy must be more comfortable than to hiave the extra lap of the bands come on tho back. For the comfortof tho little one care whouta be taken to poll down the httie sbiri-sleever, which are apt to slip up when the dregs ie drawn on, How much annoyance children suffer thrungh our neglect oflittic things, Afterauch a bath and dressing as this our babe will be eo charningly sweet that no one could fail to love ttor the most fastidions old bachelor refase to kiss it. Ifduring the day n child throws tp Its milk, [tean only be prevented from amelling sour (which isso dlaagrecable) by an en- Ure change of the clothing solled, and by thorowy) ly waehing the face, neck, and hands, It will re- Heels baby very much. ahd often prodaco sleep, to wipe off the little faco during the day. At night when put to bed, the little one should brave aweet, clean night-clothe, a clean face and hands, and a sup of cold water, And tt will be much refreshed and rested by gently rubbing the entire body with e hand. é Aunt Lucy, haven't you Jast what I want? T have a reclpe for thonteamed, but want my mother's tinue therela, known and fouk at her to-day, will end only with death. ahontd bave sent bim to manner of villainy untlt ail gone, and he thin! again. ‘And the wi father’s house, and I one; fora daughter li man from perdition, Dove he love hte that — brat ont of boneath them), old teclpe forthe baked brown bread. Any one | wealthy parents, for take heed, O yo rich men, | of tabe Utled atrongly on to the nozzle, | Place on who eau supply me will groutly obliga if poor inen's sone are eeldom {ike him, and he | the other end) of the tube » rubber nipple, lack: of Nannie C, | Conzes bie mother for more monoy, nnd gore again | Povsible. They its sete eee age tl . to.Chicazo, He uses hiv axsumed namie again, and | ory areal pr Meh sie para ea EDUCATING CHILDREN. marries another girl, und when is money jx all | boluta the nipple 8. Siry Nite te tra, ah To the Eidltor of The Tribune, spentdererta erat ahotel where they are stop: ‘ io, Rania Cittcago, Aug, 31,--I have been mach interested in the letters which appear eo often tn this paper | mother, Wife N on the education ofchildren, I think people ara | callty, beginning to realize what an awful responsibility | her own rests upon thom In the rearing and eniture of these Innocent little plants, It 1s not enough to sce that they are well clothed and havo auMctent healthy food tocat. Their dispositions should be sttidfed, aad the many evil traits which #0 soon show thea solves carefully subdued und brought under con- trol, And, niothers, do Invite the confidence of our children; take an Interest in their ertet Joya; make thom feel that you were onc yourself, and so can understand ail their pet house agaln. Detar break up how for did she ni death? | Atte pild | be tled down to a familly. te Tiles, Utell you If there wers more eontdcutin} and sympaitetlc relations between pare and Whiren thera would be Tineh z hake, ond again and aye froable inthe world. 1 have seen people liv bi for yeara under the aime rout who, knew tio more of their cliltdren's minds uF thoughts thun {¢ they had beon'atrangers, Aud yet they compiatned that these children, 1 the natnral longing whiel we all have for sympathy and aifection. chose (he society of people oufatde the hume circle. Or olse. if ens However, much onn be pardoned young girla for thelr ienorance and a certain, laty- lesa rpirit of fun: butt pity thei for the hitter blushes of shame In after years, when the: h cowten men attelty 8 the story Koes, a (Heaven anve the mark !)firte wi girl, and they are engnted. all, seeks Nim, and after a ecene of penitence (vant | at the could the penitence of auch a winn he but craven cowardice?) she jovfally fo live happity ever after, only disturbed by the | p *+wonan spite” of the poor girl, who senda his ‘Now. whata nice arrangement! J draw o tong breath in writing it, —what a marriaco! With ionor, confidence, reepect cone, what te left of lore? Men do not quibble and corer'np thelr motives a woman do, and when this man saw his wife sitting at the head of his table, trying girl's ring, Hring with him, knowing he did not love her, what did be think of her? It rcems to ine that it shattered for over any Ident he may have bad of woman's purity anid goodness, would not matter much, cruelly deceive one of A class, most Dnprotected, had the greatest claim on hia { feel that women, by often do those they love vest an injury, and rnin thelr own liver, Ofte too, L think their motives arc misconstrued, Mun’ vanity will belleve niuch, but not Alls and where everrthiny Is freely forgiven and condoned, a man ‘bad enoazh to need so indch forgivness has bitono to belleve that the motive Is the desire of being supported and to avoid work. lieve that J underralua the beautiful ninrriage vow, It shontd stand for better, f shame,—for all,things but inildelity which. before God, dissulves “martinge,. and they ain who con+ for worse, fur sip anil ‘But you know Tired inan” 18 LOVE A CURSE? To the wattor of The Tribune. Foxn pw Lac, Wis., Aug., 28.—Is love a curse to woman? Perhaps not to all; but how many thonsands there are in the world who have never anxious hour, until love brought them the decpest. darkest midnight of sorrow nnd de- apair. There ia my friend M, who was one of the tice. | brightest and happiest maldens In the wide world, Cupid came to her in the form of a young man of noble’ Veoring and olly tongue, and for love's sweet (1) sake she planged heraclf tutya world of enffering and poverty that It was love that blinded Ler tothe aeiishness of this man; love, that mn sweet charity, covered hle multititude of sins; fore, that made hor pity sae forgive crimes which On, how docathisman, whose body Je mado after the Imago .of God, how dove he repay the wealth of affectiun Javished upon bin? three months of pretended piety, he goes to Chi- cago, and, tinder an assumed name, Jndulges in all is noncy And credit tre “Htry the plo ig the prodival afar off, runs aul mecta him and puts her arme around him and Listes bien brings hi back to her le ho poor vid man, bent with toll and sickness, Jabor fur strength to support Une villsin, bervelf, aed been sent to help win this | os And thie fu all for love. | little’ one? the hones cuoko it," be soys when trying to take an afternton nap; and this is about olf the notice he takes of nis child. It will be convenient for mo to call this man by name, eo T shail call bim Beate (with a due ppolory to creatures of that order, whether walking on foot or ing thelr name for one by nature and culture so far You may be eure this man hav abdomen, for borrow: ping, and her trunks and clothes being sold for their buurd, ate is obliged to go home to hor | tt Kife No, 1 has beard of nll this ras. | 4 but how can «ho help forgivinuy husband? ond so ull for fove, she takes hin back to her father's ‘But Brute tells her the old mun had Ing, and live with hi t¢ apon ber to e ether childsen, and preva father's tarniture,-and give him the money, ani go tondistant city, “Wor love's anke she obeys iit: promlec to love and ubey him untii fow wionths, when thers «s promine bf another Jittle one, he deserts ber agnin, lta ouly pnd | excune ut thie tine being that be war not going to Now whe fs wearing her | ff Ife out in supporting ber two Uttle ones, while tie | Hau sepeniing hia father's money in riotons iving, coming home to his parents when he i reduced to suing out tolils deinun- {neat worl. “Hus net tove been ucutes to thhy womant Are there not thousands inthe world just Uke hert Do uot the nod, hungry taces of the It. tle ones we inect by the way tell us tho story of tvomen who have loved uad trusted, even unto death? And now, dear members. of 't will you not thank God with me that I slgniny learned to know or nee, ridiculed the nae of for! at tole ay Intety asin the latter part of the six. feenth century, | OF course it wan abominsbly un- nigliah to eat with tha neces. vat henlghted poo. ple, Ring and peasant alixo, did roeat. They aay that in’ the interlor of that great country whose Emperor ia trying to shoot Christianity into the they know resent day but Witla of | forks at tabje, and in Asia and Africa they are unknown except where Enropeans ate found. Erco, Lanp- 1088, an clyilization advances table-forks advance, Whether the number of tines incresees with tho number at tha centarics which have acen thole rovtth Into’ common ie oF not history ays not. Who fnatituted tho Ipre dixit tast forks oly ara now to be allowed to convey td-bit moreel# to hit thents | man ipa none can tell, Jt may be.as people crow fastidious, that it Jan iittla more agreeable to the jo weer ae to ace fom! nostty conveyed to the mouth by the fork than to eee it shoveled in by tho rnife. In the latter caso the ghynognomy ‘often becomes romewhat distorted by the effort to take the lond In thia cose tt | from the knife, and in thie esthetic age ay nis eceking to | this would be o& crlmo ngainet goud taste, who, bemz | £ suppore it is the resthetle Katydids who are eo offended with the Katy who atpped with the een for uring her knife, if she dil, bat perhaps she didn’t. Mut whether this be so or not, f opine that people who arc tutored and tortured inte aging the furl: from the youth an will use It, ob lenst “before folka;* bit hnnury people cvervwhere will ent ns they plea: No sensible perton would fear to ute a tinife where It ls most ansible to nse It, or indat npon using a fork where tt Is awk- Want and manifestly inegaventent. Do you noe think so, Me. Conteng, of Omahay Katydld being an American ** bird.” I feel a nationat pride tn her having conducted herself with propriety st tho Queen's table, but sill if she chore to adopt the medhoval fashlon of diecarding the forks, who can fay she was tnwise? For fa it not evidence of a ‘ulgh state of cultivation to affect the moder newly The wife, knowing ives hins, and they showed that be had Do nat be- Eanty Dar, —= SALT FOR CATARRT. To the Editor of The Tribune, Cutcaco, Aug. 91.—Mrs. Bell has an elephant on her bands. Will tho friends (including the editor) excuse her If she takes this method of potting tia of it? Ovora hundred letters received up to date, and several counties to be heard from; nearly every one of {hem contalued a stamp, too, aud that's what makes mo feet guilty, But Il tell you what I") do: Thera will be many, perhaps amaajority, who will wish for more explicit diree- tlons. ‘To sneh will reply by mail sure, If they will make ft known, and §f there are any stamps remaining at the timo of the Convention they shall be tarned over to the table for fancy articles to be sold for the benefit of St. Luko'n, Now, that's fair, fan't itt (no pon intended) and you wilt be able-to begin treatment much sooner ihan if { wero able to answer each one by mail, fter | Hat to bualness, though TL zeny know bow tu dexin, it's su easy todo nnd so hard to tell, Aste quantity of salt to be usod, sume of you will be able to use ft much stronger tian others, To be on the sufe aide T would propose that you all begin witli a teaepoontnl to a quartof water, thorongh); Aissolved, and incrense thy quantity uutll yaw fcc not the slightest discomfurt, Experiment until you ret {t just right, and you will bave no farther frouvte, Perhaps all of yen do not know that too ttle will cause Dulno4 surely as not enough. 1 set ns mntich aw Leould hold in my hand ard cf ‘Have the water warn enough, so that in pass. ing throuzh the nose it will feel neither hat nor cold.—In short, there will be no Zecling whatever, and thatis what Tcull agrecable. Those who can command rainwater oxo it. Huw much waterdid Tiee? A quart every momiog— moro if Thad tine. Use at night also if you cum make tt convenients You will rect hatter for it. | Now for auuuche, Procure a quart funuol (I bellevo they have rubver once now, which arc preferable). 1 uted tin, ‘Take it oa rubber-store att have n yard “Take or Fi for people who have to ccouowize, tines they were quite expensive, and, bolug insde lags, Were always gettlig broken. Huspend the danche avove your wash-vawl, avout on a love! with the head when ttanding erect, Fill with the calt water, Insert the nipple tn une nostril, and Ureathe through the mouth, This will allow the water to low ont tho otter wide, “Change from ane vido to the other occasionally, and the last thing clear tho throat by hawking, ‘That'aall. [bape I havo mado it plali; and now one ward more, Balt, if uged perasveriugly, will du wonders; bat itwon'tdy overytiing. [t'won't keep you from taking cotd, and'n cold meausn relapse, long alter yon think yourself cared. But don't be dts colraged. “If you are @ long time. get- yon. will be comfortable In tho meantime, Gnard sgainet cotde covery nostbte way. Eternal viiilunce i» the price of health, And there's pure alc! Mr. Dr. Tale, "t you Writs an article on ventilation? It Isao. qury tu the enre of catarrh, or unything olse wnt inatter, Leannot dost Justice, You can, Ym sure. Now, $n closings will those who sro henedted let mo know tt, and those who aro not, alvot may be able to suguert something further. Uh! How do Tuve st for weak eyes? Mako so- lution: atrong a4 can be borne; vote, and ufter he sv penitent, ‘he Howe, dowed with reticent, why natures, they shut up | 2ume, HevsparniEns. tellring at night drop into the corners of thelr sorrows in their own breasis, when, If the: oP e 7 5 _ could only feel that thelr mother took an interes 0 CONSUMPTIVES, the eres. tthe "waters nate ee bee ees in thelr grlof, what exquisite paly It would have To the Editor of The Tribune. aide. believe onewera all the given to have wobded out that gelef on her bosum eucitcled by her loving arms, Sore natures there fre wo why and timid that thefr cunidenco mist ght, for it will never be given voluntarily. Jt feeins to me nowadays that prrenty are so taken ‘up with pet projecta of thelr own that they have no Une to invite the eociety of thachildren, who form engugementeand amusements forthemeclves, These are not inquired Into by the parents, and navociates ary furmed whose teachinge are nefther profitable nor creditable, Invite your children's confidonce, wtady thelr natures, choose curefully thelr avso- clates; rooting out carefully tho wocds of slang, censure of others, the yrowlug love of dress, falav taste in Iterature, and, ono.of the very worst faults of the age, want of veneration and respect fur those older than thenveclves, J have stud traus- xed with amazement to hear children calling theie Frandparenta names, and talking to them {fn ine juvst impudent tanner. 1 think aometiinen there are no more children, foreven tho babios are Oo loaded with Unury, wllka, lacey, and jewelry, that eating. climate to conaumptl will ng briefly as povsl Perdido Bays ther widerable size, the Gulf States for water, their clothes, ould not ba surprised ty bear i them euuverso In Freuch, or ask about to latust | te United stylee, or the Inet aweot thing in vonnotsur sasbea, And another thing, do not Publick chide your Hit- le ones, I have even. children uttering more keenly frou the sneering words wttered before stangers than if the lash had been applied, others there ara whuve dispositions and charactors have been utterly ruined by a aystematie course of alwayy wating the to du tho reverse of what they desired, a constant stroking uf the hair pack- warde, to quo a homely simile. Thts vory obstl- nacy, 4 It ts neually called, Hf putded aright, might havw bronght forth good frnite Instead of tho abl. len, wayward characters too often prodaced. There nn be too much firmne High-atruny, altive natures teud careful nour. Jehing. Jain feininded of the **vensitive plant," which withors and dice under the carejosa touch, when Luce little children surink and cower before the whip, when o tuw gentle words would have touched the right chords, and love rendered obedience an casy and natural bablt. ‘Therd eems tu be no time for those delicate little Attentions and thoughtful courtesies which make (v a0 pleasant and draw so touch tighter the bund between children and pyrents. How sweet it Js ta peu this loving harmony, ond bow it drawa the brothersand stutera Logethor, and makes thelr hom little heaven on earth, giving us a foretusie of what the cternal one must be. Oh, girls, confide im your motuers? You will not Gul yreater oF wore enduring love elsewhere, nor such rendy sympathy, Try and relieve your parents of aoine of the “henry burdens, wake them feel that thuy have uot laoored nor tated in vain, ont that a harvest uf excceding Hroat pricu Is thelra tu the. possession of thought- ful. respectful, Gou-fvaring children, Life te tou teal, tug short. for autrole and backbitlng; make of ft auch a beautiful thing that the world will be better, and society and orale Improved, so that when wo lay our tired burdens down the verdict whilbe, ** Well done, good and faithful servant." ANEMONE, ‘bul a number of lund covere: oak, etc, are to be nover-fatling. awoct potatoes, all oud markets, pristng, surpaedce Colorado, tlea going to Florida. wholewome food, will iu too (ar advanced, will PLUM PRESERVES AND FLINTING. | Sovosouts clea} To the Edutor of The Tribune, Cuicauo, Aug. 31,—I gan no longer be allent, but must Lave my say among the aleterhood, ‘The uaual (therefore the proper?) way avems to be to tentine orchat can vouch, and thén to fecl at liberay to expresa one'sopinion of people and things in general, Now, Je not that'¢harming? Now for the recipes. In preserving damson or any other kind of plums allow alfa pound of sugar ta one pound of frult. Pot in alternate layers ins stone jar; add one tea- cup of water, puta small plate over tho mouth of the jar, and the over it twu or three thickne: of | scrtions tho far in the stove-oven fortwo with a steady, not too hot, dro, On pourlng out to can, the plame will whole, and the julce richer and thicker than when bolled {u an open kettle, iin EE bavenesu in Tue Triauxx something w the recipe 1am going to yive fur Alling gluse Jara without becakine’ but perteps lesa shnplee Fit Shree layers of thick brown paper to the bottom of a large tindish-pan. Wetthem thoroughly with cald water, but do wot let ine water staud on top ofthe paper. Set tho glavs {are or jelly-glasece on ite baer, Inthe divb, aad ah, aide fear of Freaking. Su tlich for recipes; now for opintone: The brovocatave couse of this letter by the aduitration I feel for Amie M. L Ido not know whether to call her Str, or Miss, but thatiy ber own particas lug business, wol will call it blesacd, that in the culuions of Pz Tui abe belongs to us all, It fy 80 Deautifal in this world uf ours to find @ Wwonlun vy cleur-headed ond warm-hearted that 1 cannot witbhyid from it iny tribute of admiratian. Tfecl that ber kindly, sensible ivttors are dolug much gud, fustance bur letter sbout the rioters, every word of which was golden trutn, Woul that mothery of boys would luy it tu heart. Also, one appearing in yux Titans Of the Jan. 20. Hear wister Women] toink go wany of us ste wile, to do the right, no matter bow hard, it guiy she right we anew, but to healtating becoine dlacouraged, toat fur them gud myeelf C want to thank you for these good and practical suggestions, You bave the gift to plainly speak the truth with- wut oifending, Muy you be lung spared todo good. Tutuusx of Saburduy byfure last appeared Lise on ** Fitrtin: Uavo forgotten thy mature, The remurka on Hinting were good, if Alrting constetw in anaking algus. and speaking’ to atrauyers cn the strevts, svibly bur-tendors, oF worse? but I om old en Joath tu think thut any decent yirl could do anytluny Detavax, Wi and thors je not an katy did or Kuty didn’ fork to eat with, the tress. "The litte bora. Curcaco, Aug. 91.—Some week or two ago Phywiclun had an article In your Journal on.con- sumption, whieh was very Instructive and (ater Inthe course of the cummanteation he strongly advised **chango of citmate” as a curny tlve agent; bat named no plaee which’ he would recommend as being poseewed of murked Leneficlal. With your perunlesion T Wy before the renders of } litt ‘Tue Triovxe a few factd (obtalned by personal ex. ieee 2 perlence) relative'to the woutlorn purtion of tue State of Alnsamn; If the render will look un hie map of Alabama be will see Ce between Mabile and -quito seemingly devoid of towne of cities of any con- ‘thty portion of Alavama w known ae ‘Baldwin County,” and fa noted thronghout Its valubrions climate, goo t stinay fave has utteacted Cur fate aitent ve nti of Jate It had uttracted bi ntlon, We aro atruld to play with them fur fear of waslng | we "encinal caneu bole the pulley pueeaud Uy Btates Government In withhulding | dle: mall facilities from the rveiten opte. suferl fections, having recolved tn: Journ in Baldwin, they ary anxious to terald the “fore | fuce-among other ‘sufferers, ‘The wirface of. too country Is high and dry, rolling, *' piney-wooda" with a heavy growth pine mingled with cyprest, jantper, cedur, live Troy ‘There aré numerdus e'amnall cruckd ato culled) furnishing anu Umited supply of vrater, although living syringe found very. frequent! ‘fhe voll la yandy, but youd crops are talacd thero of augar-cane, ‘riot, peauuty, Kinds ‘af vegutablen, betier country fur all kinda of fruit except apples fa bard to pinms, grapes, nectarines, and tho emiller fentts, as Flow, and strawberrics, yleld Jarely, and auld bo rated very cheaply sud protitubly for Vexetables can bo had nearly or Halle the year ronnd. ‘The lubor fs cheap enongh one wishing to unploy it, and the reauits are uur.” Whe **pincy woody" adotd ued pautti axe for cattle, sheep, and hurses, whic the pines mast atforda excolont food fur hogs. country fer ahcep it would be bard to Ond, ‘Vhe tavalid whe goes to Baldwin County tore- cover hiv oF her health should pureuc au entiroly different course from that uauallv puraued by pare Alife in the Dart Lents of ontdaur exercise, nwuy fram anycting We fhe Itxurlea of a modern hotel, materia ny peraon going there, and, un! Hatinst certamnly cureined, ‘Vhore aro no sudden tuctuatious of the Lhurmom- eter, and there arama extrucie of heatar cold, Land ls chesp, aud thers te at very reasonable wyures. Don't yo tow hotel when you go South to escape the rigors of the Northorn winter, but go off Into tho woudls ta sume tarpen> and ‘rough it.” A house con konerally be oltained, and you can board yourself | prowptness, Stumall cxpence, or lf you prefer Lwarding thure eau aiwost always o¢ found yood country buarding give one or twotecipes fur whose yooduess one places ‘at ressonabte rates, ion that way by desired will be cheerfully given by addresstuy, fu care of Tux Tatouns, pleuty of itto bo hed KNIVES, FORKS, AND KATYDIDS, To the Euitor, of The Tribune, Aug. 25.—A long thme this ercolng 1 have listencd to the unending, harsh as- ‘Katy did," **abe did,” with an occaviona) bold denial that ** dida't.”” Theard long azy, in the words of uB2 | that wome one accused ** Katy" of belng ** with leaves and roves hid,"* and acting the ** part of maddling spy" In some Jovo affalr, and insisted that "Katy did." But it seoms now there te @ new version of the whole affair, traveling through Europe, and Q' vited ber to bring her knitting and atay to tea with ber oue afternoon, and, as eggs were cheap, she bad a custard pte for suppe Vhought that, me Katy. Ida's matice if plo Le 't favbionaule J], tt always happous that jeslous sbout suimetiiny, and it wi ‘icturia inanaged bere With a furk, though debe seslly hada plckle-tork with one broad, knife-Ilke tive, jug, while Katy was procveding about om her ex- tuuded tour, this pic-euting Was much talked of, evening but you hear the dispute. kept up bour after buur as to whether: i. Vtuse a knife instead uf a the *dide but the yreat question will by tung than were the Alabawa claluny if ous way Judge by the clamor kept up about i¢ every eyenug under y.! the Indian **yrasshopper- bird."* bas been Leard to aesert tuat, fu hor travels toruugh Europe, she husicarnud that whatever way: be sold of boives, that forks were wutde oud aut Sowa people de acem to tl never but the ono way In which food w4s conveyed te he ips, and thut ono way was by tho fork-rail- jut-bietory deveioped to Kuty that the World stcod and people ate for ueurly 1,200 yeurs desore table-forks were uscd. old-fashioned, en} aor var L400, Ltaiausbexau to freely feed fram: furka 4iv Euglab, who ridiculy lat tey bave uot 1 questions asked, If not, write me, and If there are sume who cannotobtain artictes for douche (all nlacea do not contain a rubbar-store) let me know, Wilt seo what 1 cun ‘Got then for and report by mall, ‘Perhaps I will wake up a few and offer them for wale at tho Vonvention. J would dearly love to do something for the good cause. Mave # eral thes visited the childecn'a ward atSt, Luke's, and tt wonld'make me ver! happy to kuow that! had Jn any way contributed tu tho comfort of the Bina. Bait. ripples there. CHICKENS. To the Kdltor of The Tribune, Monwisonipr, Aug. 28.—1 propose’ threo cheors for our editor, Now that he has abolishcd tho Bureau of Exchange from Its columnethere la hope of 'the Home yctting to be more as ft was In tho palmy days when we wero rezalud by the inetruct- tyeand charming letters from Aunt Lucy, Olive Groen, Sirs, Sarat L,, Mre. Emily, Garnet, Dab- Susan, and others, : ‘Une dovs Rot like to bo entirely forgotten by Tho Momo; butedcar me, whatsball [ write? Sly partic ular Robby—foriculturc—uas been taken up by a svimuch obler pen than inine that it leaves ine nothing to add on that subject. It behuoves nie to luok'abont and see ff there te not sumething elve in my philosophy, : Eamk wliat others think of some good books} snatched odd minutes to road this summer, but this seoms to be a forbidden tople and onl! brings down Ilues of pedantic etc, 1 cannot tell how to make a cotton-ilannel dove, neither am L Dowcesed of the necessary knowledge to give In- fornation’as ton floater, I have no new recipe for bslt-heads,or shrinking fannels,* Oh! It | Inrye dred of land, of tho-countyy- ¢ from pulmonary ed benefit from a ‘of the pitch *+pronches (as y ont wollw are HorktLheara nolve from withoat. unly the chickens: crying sor supper. Toure, Lave it, Now, Mise Clty Prim, don’t turn away in dfsqust. If, you could sve my Leautful broods of downy cinnatnon-colore whites Brahmas, with thelr brignt — bitact eyes, ond. the cunulng quall-like Lez furns, 1 doubt not but your ccstaslce sould yory neurly equal thoay over your now tty pattern or worsted dog, 1 defy any mumber of ‘ihe llome to uring. turward o more intelligent, Letter-lonking, persevering Jot of chicks than mine, Thoy ure wudels of industry; nover loafing, but alwayy scratching, scratching, scratehiug. And healthy! “There ju not une of the two bundred but will cat a full meal overy fifteen minutes f it cun getit, ‘Toiny fowly the bath t% av esseotial oy food. Mis gratifying that they bave such habits of cleanliness: Oud sane aly are fun, abulling drat on find, Veaches, fige, orunges, mulberries. jowburries, -biaekbee- tog Northern: fo watlefy an; A better Tt fur hy with ay nin, coaree, | patay-Led. th plain, eoanies | 2 er,” making the «oil hy thocommplaint | {a aahuwer over them, acearionally pauslug to give a glance of adiniraiion at tho psnales, My chickens cnd { have a mutual love for plants, with a wight ditterenco, I Jove the flowers ant foltuge, they onty love to gaze on the roots, Chickens are valuabierin & wocial way, The! bavy wununer days when you cupnot ron every day to ace if your next lelghbur's cablages bursting. oF tomutves ripenug, if you buve omy s fow fow! {hoy will relieve you of all this with tb helps to keep alive Sselghboriy Jhave known one chick to keep a warint! ni how a few words eelinz. of feeling ma whole nemhborhood that otherwise would have been cold and indifferent. Chickens are not very different from humeo betnge after ull, tho strong oppreas tho weal, there fe @ good dea} of fowl piay amunget both In the unrualtiing struggle for duostatence. Tahoula deem It the greatest of privilozes to at- feud Tho Howe Convention. I presume there aro many others like mysclf that cau be with you only du aplrit. “Many of Tho Home contributors wvem to me like old. famfltar friends. Lan glad that there 1 | Isto be a ** beautiful time, and that so many of you sre to be init." AUT Fant, $4 ——— nee A HOME PICTURE. To the Editor of The Tribune, ‘Hy ho! Littte fowcr, fuurish anJ blosom, ac thy bud to boaity bree Ky | ny hol LAN Reter tavrlrs a blossoxn, Cuicaco, Aug. 31.—It was Sunday, and all day through the hashed and quiet bouse the frettul cry of achild jn pain bad bven beard. Al! that loving cate could suggest, of loving hands could do, had ‘been done for its rellof, Nature, after peraletent effort to throw off disease, bad Sually given up hauuted, and we knew that the end wes ncar. Late in the day a'very great {mprovement touk, place, thy suffering ceased, aud wo hoped for the bust, even thuuyh the worst was at band, but we knew It pot. In Urighter duys the eblldtsy voice bad dled the house with the miusic of bis favorite song, ‘+ Hty bor Little dower,"—in the very early hours of the morning ont in the garden, or at the Brewide in the evening Cwillvat, eves thy same sweut Nusy, ny farther Informa: Pusey Woone, ‘abe dit **Raty * wai a Victoria fa- You sce, Victoria Yeukes girl, 1 for wup- bangers wpUF LC its bor After this tea-driak- mato have it, | The buy's gentle eplrif seewou to be attuned wite ex in wctillug | sweatest accurd ty vid things lovely sad gentle in nati. Not oue harsh word ever excaped ots Ube To his four uud a baif yeare of le, or Was w hare word eves spoken tottus. Me lived. on love ay wo food, Nthout which Mite, Short lite, “would ‘wave. bee. him, aud now bo wus oylng, aud we could do Dotuing bub sit by and conceal Gur yricf, for ouy cutvumt of enviion sroubied bin. Mamma, faite thor t tate bla fo wy arayand rock blu fe we thy wou fur thouuh there was gue Younger thane dls delicacy had slwaye wade Liar the pet, the baby, by genera) consent. ‘*Mamwa, do Fou love ae? “Gow cfveu 10 tia otill hours uf the Bight ke had awakened uad asked we the samo question! ulwaye to by uuswercd with a Kies, aca even his {mposalble ik there wos Somutia in the ter you agaln and bu dent aelignt, After this, as the song progressed, T watched iim closely. and hie tips now framed the' worts of hia beloved pong aitentiy he hie ng longer the power to ulter them, bis eyen #0 steadily glazing, and, over Whe hallowed forin in grief tou deep for words oF tears, thongls thuro was nothiny now tz pruvent 4 fron siving way to our pent-tipazony, Dat the peace and ‘eweetness of this death xcone tind calinad uy, and loft us awe stricken, and wo real ized that we had deen have had such a syecet apleit with us at ail, even foranch ted) atid that spine day we alisll sect and recozolze life, havior, 6 certain amount of sport isa child's privi- loge, and as necossary ton healthy child's extst- cnee as occasional recreation Iv toa grovn person, slon of their nerves must bo relaxed In some way, and we should bs patient when their tired Hite nervea oro cused by tears and 1s croaehed upon, onjoyed by young ant old. away from a little one somathing. he reznrda hie ployed. Onty when reasoning has falled should Constraint be use aort to force wit! a keen sense of jus! than wo Imagine, thybt!"? ary oxpressons yory commonly employed to thelr play. ofchildren—that of obtainins answers to thelr questions, t Lovded or silenced by ** Doo't byther me." our imperative duty tu make o satisfactory re- sponse, If fn our power, oid always to einplor nr Hust abilities in reply tn, thinkers make verry give them Infersmutlon ono sbeutd be and equivpad " with cyclovedia aud dictionary, i per lect) y conversant with Uieology, for th 01 hberties now than they need or aro buneficlal; phat they are more disubedient than ‘children of Purhag Umes, who were under parental control until they dented freedom -In tholr younger daye abuse it when gained aubjoctso Tear my wart it tL another way by whieh children ars deprived of nn and brought info contact with mbjecte of whlch and grow up to useful womnnhood and manhood, Jeet that bas been ¢o much discussed In The Home, rees, anda fervent . Indeed T do," when he wonld sink to sleep ain happy and’ contentad With thiggeeurance. ‘This the the question was followed by the fequest, | ‘sManina, slog Hy ho,""" Stintng my soba an ‘best Tcoutd, T sa ty hot Little birds, alng forth your pleasures, hile you Ait on nimble wing. Let your laditentey nuvi ring, Ty hot Little birds, sing forth your pleasares. ‘Now sing it atl over again, mammn; and sln- Ing, and papa tno,” So wo begin it taking our eeparate parts, soprano, alto, while he beat time geinly, and whlapered the words of the song faintly to himacif with evi- ‘Once between the verdes he patted lovingly and said stants." that to consider true, pure love ae otherwise than 8 blessing to women wonld bo to call In question the Divine wisdom: that Implanted the Instinct in the Laman hesrts and that te counterfeits au utter prove acnraa to her ts only a part of tho Mvine Tan—loo vast and Innernfable for ua to comsry heud—that permite sin to ezlet and work sug ruin in this world of otrs. Busan, MAND TIMES, Ta the Eiditor of The Tribune, Ghicaso, Aug. 31,—1 think f was wofdlly mz. understood in my letter If T conveyed the tteu t' Tatltt etghed for allk dresses and all the fine da tea of life, 1 ean do very well without rome of them for some tima to come, na, fortunately, whon these hard tines overtovk us, I had a guodly any. ply, Bat toone who haa always been acenstomed to heautlfal eurroundings and tanyht to Jove them heeanse of thelr beanty, aud not because they were bought with corner lots. it comenn Mitle hartto Rive then np. 1am conscfour that there are many glorious, grand thines tert for mo that money can. hot bay—"* Thu warbling woodlands, the reswind- Ing shores, and all tho chains that hor volnry’ yfelds.t” ‘The wurkl eit pons tang things for which we cnnnyt holp lonziez, they cannot be had unteas woown that paltr thingealled “hard maney." As TE ealt beture the sllk deesacs, fine laces. ote., do not troubis me, excepting in this way, which t# not on acre. nble one: You huppen to orerhesr one of ite nelzhbors in the wame block male 0 remsrie iy thie wine, '* letter: pay thelr billy instead of iny cheek His eyes” were turned on me, xed un me were fart as We finished the Jat stanzan, his eentle heart had ceased to beat, I closed the dear ide over the widety-npen eyes, and tent In ellence riviteged and favored to ort time. It were hotter to have known and lost, ‘Than never to have known at all, Ah! tate was years ago, and Time with his heat- Ing batm has dresecd our weunde tll they no Jon. ver bleed at memory’s touch, batT ike to think at Romewhere, AUove or around Ine, the spirit of inv dear dead buy blossoms and flotrisies in other | Ofeeslne in satin and polutetuce,” ayd Fou know any ear en oo oro and feurianasanette? | Herymell you ave nit, spent @, edt For grey tho litte thinze we feel, and they hurt. Know thewords: ‘he heart which boldiy facta death Ar MA 100 nud bayonet. taints beneath Fhe Heedespatut of frets and caress The stoutest auielt they dismay— ‘Tha thy alings of every Usy. Wonld Powder-Box augsest that T call In the ‘old clo! woman,” or that Tatép Into the place of ** three bails”? Perhaps that would elevate tho tone of my mind. und 1 should view thinea as they sould be acen, and, better thon all, pay the burch erund baker, Twoutd Ike tosayto FB. 1 om not ynita xo ngly ag he. of ahe, would imngtne, ae the crows haye atlil teft ny face, and a4 Mealy,tas artist, weed always to say, ** in overy tnce there is nun beauty if you search for [t."¥0l do not de avait, Inapite of ail f will atick to it that If Ins Anted prices, paper money, aud corner lute wit bring back comfort Tor otirselves, nud plenty for ua to help those who need. I any with all my Heat may the day not bo far distant. Lthink, with many other#, It 19 casler to pay a high price for au article when monoy f¥plenty and in free cirentation than anoxtremely low ono when there Is nu cittzene) afloat. Thon $25 could be more easily curned than Maro now,’ Tatil consider my question open for an anewer, ‘Theo., can it bo with your rental face and pleas ing way that you take the affirmative wide of yoor cation front exporiunce? How can 1 believe [tt each othur. Ah, It Isa sivcet bellef this, In epirit- Doyoa id none take auch comfort in it as beréaved parents. “But, if it be trae or false, who can prove? As for myself, I know not, Teun As gn Le pothaps ai tulige will be made clear, and the no~ ¢ret of life, and of sorrow, and of suffering, ehatl Ng made known. Who knows but that, iter all, life in this world fe but the darkness and obscurity uf the reed buried preparatory to ite nnfording and Wosoming In spiritual eternity? In the moan- timo there fs one little song I can never sing or hear sung, and It fe thie: “Ty, bot Etele flower, flourish and blossom, et thy fragrant mnecune wk, My, bot Litue fower, dourish and bloom, ‘Tuxo, C, C, CHILDREN’S RIGHTS. ‘To the Editor of The Tribune, Orrawa, IN,, Aug. 29,—Althomgh not an advo- cate of woman's rights, lary of children’s rights. In theac times, when the business-man, the Urangor, and the laborer are so loudly elsmoring for thelr rights; when ai] classes are caver to obtain their natural claim; when new factions arc constantly arising, who upholds tho rights of the little ones? ‘They are ns justly entitled to them as older ones. We shonld regard thor right to play. To be | Thore wero many pleasant faces in the Shermen * y Mouse clnb-rooms this afternoon, apd if wnerry fe ochild's nature, While it fe the preroga- | jrdiog wore somewhat diMldent in’ making ta tive of o parent to check wi) bolstorous mirth or be- | views resnectinz the convention knuwn, still ther Jet many kind words drop here and there to shaw that thelr hearts were in the enterprise, if not thelr tungtes. ‘The prollutnury ncranzing of thinze was gotten aver; which Ina great ely. 1 hove dt Chat {6 present at ang fature tine, she will apeak, Some Instated she was ip the room ta-day, but when alo was‘ ctiled upon, jolstenntered nots word, and that isn't a bit like the mfth, Canninz C. EDUCATING TIIE MASSES. To the Editor of The Tribune, Citcago, Aug. 50,—[ have rend with Interest the many good things contained ta The Some, aut have only withheld from the cozy nook because [ preferred tu Naten rather than be heard, Mut as yet Thavyo met with no svlution to the problem which am about to offer, Quo writer aya, "cult: ure before suffrage. So say I, Sho ntso says, ‘*Let us *endeavur to edu- cate the masses now in possession [and, I would add, thora who are coming In posicasion) of the franchise eo as‘to bring abont tuo well-being of our country." My problem !s, How ara wo to go abot KY Tuo fenorant who aro already in possession will not heed the call, for tho fraucialse docs not rest upon an educational basly. The cry, *' Let ne aducaie™ comes from every shde, and mtr means for educating In thly glorious Republic ara within the reach of alt, and yet the {gnorant prow npamougue. ‘Tho steects of our citfes ure Hlted with {lle boyn, Whose only amblitiun 14 to do the urenteat ninount of mischief they can and cacape the penalty. In the late riot this elemont war plainly diveerot> ‘ble, and thers scoma to be_no remedy for the evil. If turned over to the School Boved and put io schon, a8 the schools are now conducted, they will soon be upon the: etreets again, rexd7 to defy Schon} Muards ur any other power that may nttompt to curb their will, Why [sthere not a hiw for com Pulxory: education? Keynme corporeal puntsh- Ment In our public scheoly, and compel every chitht Letween the agus of U and 14 tontrent school a cortain number of inuiths cach yuara given noins Ber of hours ench day, iach and avery ue ts taxed for school purposes, Hy lave tio children “to reap the Lenuidta of Mon, yet all willingly puy, tht **tho masses muy be educated, * Cheisttan ‘socletlos have entered into the work, and 1 adinit have done much toward vlevating the general tendency of tho imurant: but tney hive failed to pienotraty all tho dentha where education iv the ons yreat need, F.hnovw thatin thin free Amezican country, Where Noerly and the parslt of: hasphiews i4'the watchword. there would quuch op ovition to wich it laws yet we aro as wuree y drifting to tas that daytigat follows darkness Why pnt off the Important menanre upon whieh the deatluy of ot country depends? Vix’ the elective. francalss on an educational basis, to take effect say twenty years hence, fF force the vagrant law, aud my word. far it thee whl bo vettur-illled schoal-ruony and fower crim} nly In aut police courts, and a mora promero and happy peypls than we wall nat exlat. » Give us your Views, doar frigude of ‘The Home, and Jet us try toavert Impending evil by ‘ca deavoring to educate the macues," Zvta, PURCIIASING " AGENCY. To the Editor of The Tribune. Cutcago, Attg, B1.—Since the publication of Dewey's last letter Tbaye been conaulted h7 sov- eral ladies who are deslrous of taking chargo of the Parchasing Agency atxgested In that letter, ‘Thie 19.0 matter entirely outelde my frovinco, and, in the absonca of any organtzntion whose busines Ithuight be to undertake odulra Bf this wort, the field fa entirely open to private enterprise. Inan- otnce part of tala paper ray bo found tho aver Hagmunt of a iady who Js prepared tw excedty commissions for our country triends for a ematl reimanoration, and will, I doubt not, give satlafac: ten, I take the opportnnity In thie connection to call the attention of the membery of ‘The Home and all other guot! women who week tu do woud ln the vest way toa letter which was luid Ueture the necting convened atthe Soerman Houve, ‘his etter wag suggested by the editorial remarge nt the bead of Thu ome department of tho preceding week, which very reasonably required that requosts for attorns be horeafter addressed to tho ladies who hha etprowed 5 willingness to aupply then, The Weiteratuted that sho would be glad to undertake to furnish patterns of al) kindu to thowe who de- sired thom ata law price. { do not think thove who hoard {t will forvet the touching appeut of thls young woth girl, for toe three live Children, the eldcat & years old and the youu: a baby of 10 months, of whoin by her Busbind's sudden death spo was left solu guardian, and for Children bave 3 It is often their « ight tu cry as veiling to Hough, ty means of rollef, The ten- Their tights of ownership Proprlctorabip [4 0 pleasant utate, te wrong to take “vary own." Cotmpulvion ta tua frequently em- it reente almost Inhunian to re- oak child, Chitdren poascin . Which ts ofte: ottraged ‘hat's not fates” That's not ow often wo dtaregard another supreme right The little ** poser js too often une it ia Know that wome little zz7iing Inquiries, ant armed ly of their quetics relate tu God and Heaven. Some avvert ast chitren hava more nylits and reached tature years, Those who have been Deurived of childho: Innocent rights, they In turn tread ypon thelr fellowemen; they are hard iuntera: thoy are pot expanalve in any grovines of hfe, Althongh uot strictly connected with this Wit meniton Important right. Tnetr Nettle mindy are ned they should remain in Agnorauce,: It is thelr right to plas elmple gamest have thee childivh thouuhts: not ty urged to mental exertion, Some children aro applauded aftor every bright re- niark they make, which only spurs tem on to renter uifort, Qo not burden thelr tender minds y teachIng them fanny xayings, bits of pactry, oF songs, In onier to *wauw them off." The Intelicet might ery out ugalnat euch ubuse and ecume rninod. ‘Do not “take palna to teach them in thelr tenderest yonrs; better have bealtny romps: thin delicate prodigies, ¢ ‘With few exceptions, precoctous children nevor taldit thelr early promlve, Although the develop. mont of the mind oy the itudergarten afutens In mild and wok injurlous, process, it te a question whethor itt not av well to keop the mind free from-even the most: elementary knowledze, and toacrvo the farcea for the real beginning, which - wh oocur later, Do not force that delicate organization—the mind—but allow it to expand by natural iacans, Inthe epeng-time, when we aclect planty ata greenhouse for summer bloomlny. wo du not choove a plant covered with Wudy, tor we kuow it has beon forced to bloseomt, und will not flower af- jerward, Last winter, after much urging, I Induced my calla iiifes to bloom for a yala oceasion, The fe talks upheld loyeiy iily-cups, but not for long; bofure they wore fulsiy unfolded they faded, Now, if we desire tokeop our little ones with us, ‘we must not force thetr minds, Jevt they fado-away {rom our ¢arthly wight, « Puuc. ‘i eis NOME CULTURE, To the Editor of The Tribune, Poixcetox, IN, Aug, 28,—I have for soveral weeks wanted to put in a few words upon the sub namely—the character of the contrivations. Among such a diversity of topice as treated In these columns, jt’ would seom o8 though every yeader must dnd something auited to hor taste and needa, andIthink It quite appropriate that there should be thie variety in'a departiunent In which housekeepers chtefly pre interested, that we should have patterns and directions for making fancy articles during the holl-tays, lnvtructions In fower~ culture through the sprlug months, and all the thmu the reclpca fur cooking, preserving, and pickling, which every housckecper needs, and which are surely not out of placo in The Home. Unlike per- ny Who have @ trido or profession thas fs their wato biviuews tn ti eeper and mother In e te bo of a family must bu skilled fn wany diderout partments of labor,—covking, laundry work, sew- Magee ‘io mast understand someting of puyal- Whoa. aha te eager te work: Ja-ane- way shat mer ology ant ‘giene, to eny nothing of the practice | 9 + qne,”* or vodicine and chomivizy, to enable hur'to rear | {tif this agency were given to me," she writes, ** P would de everything in my power to inake it nid the lidies would have the sativfaction 1 the fatherless and tho widow, 1 am ow, embroider, or give music levsonv, and can also do copying." ‘Av tho teat step In the work, will all readers of ‘Tho Home who have destrablo patterns of ung kind lease sond duplicates to Drs. As, care uf Carrier berehlidren properly, and sho inast possess tat. ente us varlod to successfully mange affatre of her household, uring up her children so that thoy way be ot the squme time healtuy and bappy and Atwed te become useful members of society, and to discharge the ubligations inthe pitally A Mine of how by the way, Jf it be true, ou Is owe women And. No, 71—In other words, donate & stock In 6 which sludl verve av thy nucicus of a Uuelal x which sue may be able to support herself and her litle ones. Further measur y be taken o8 the need for them arlvcs, and iu the meantime any Indies who have tine eewing or embruidery to be dune, or who wanta inusle teacier, cancowmiunicate with Mev, A, asavove, and let all who want pat- terns, fostructlons in and deaigny for faucy worl, or wha want to know outa bout auy of those feminine matters in which city people are better informed than thelr country friends, and who aro willlug, aatbey should by, to pay for what troy require, Write nlvu to Mtra. A, 1 should add toat the best of references as to personal worth can dé given If denred, Aurs M. Hace, , MARRYING FOR MONEY, ‘Lo the Editor of ‘The Tribune. Cuiwros, Ia., Aug. 28.—A long time ago Suffer> ing Dorothea, through ‘The Homu, advertised her brother ssa candidate for matrimony, and in laut week's insue Gypey tneusta forward ‘*ber big brother with ble coo} hundred thousand," with the elusive hope that some love-lorn maiden will Im- mediately rush to gecaro this golden prize. ‘There Ivaomethiug suspiciogs nbout this. If 1 possessed a wealthy brother, Tam sure L whould want te keep bins fur my own special beneft, and not bo obliged to give up all bis kindness and wealth to avteter-in- law, Now, Gypay, If your brother le au tnuch in need of o wife, why duu't be select some real nice yirl out of bis own circlo of acquatatances, 2ud not gu sdvertiving uroun:t fur souie of The tome girlse That ‘hundred thousand’ inay be the Clef attraction In the cyes of some girls, but let me toll you, Gypsy, there are earnest, true-beart- edairle in thle world, who demand other qualities Of jhe wan they curry (aan the gift of a bank sc count, girls aweet aud womanly, why make hu:ne 8 parddiag op earth, whudedoor-poste bear Stuton"s inscription: matalica Gitapanick + tere nghes Aiegaiest lap aad ‘reals bis purple ie. Here retans aad if Don't seek to allure any girl lato Ceite business, may not the renwan be found in the fnct that are expecteuto learn and do 6o many thinge, A juck-oteull-trades is good at none." iut shave been rejoiced to seo, aio, #0. uuy well-written articley of a more literary cha acter. Pconfess to sume iklug for: fancy work ay self, und a reat admlratiun for inany of tho litte artictes, usuful ond ornaimcatal, that comes under (his head; and td think mach of this Kind of work may be accomplished by busy Oi or entertaining company, — wor! bas learned (to ai a bands would otherwive be idie, — ut when J think bow far the advantages of those of us woo left school Ave, ten, ur twenty care ayo fall bebind thude of to-day, when overy Wears en ine tee yeaded and high echoule, giving such opportunities to all, when the ctoldren of the pourest and most Ignorant foreigner inay receive a thorough education, st seems like & fearful waste to spend Hine whicd wight ve employed tn reaging upon fancy work, It seums to me We must selao every biuuient to read and stady, ur we whall bo left eo far bebind In this rapld @ that our chile drenaond grandchiidren will dius forvbame, and rive up aud call us not blvssed—but gugfant, ‘Thereiac culture that come a fun! With well-chowen books that yocs for to make up for jack of cdrly educution, Surely life too full to throw ewsy timo upon useless 8e much to do and to be earned, ‘the untural sclencea with the means ever st hand to study them, so jwuch to read, the papers te keep ace with passing events, Ovoks tou numerous to ow their titics even, and su muck ty talk about. Why need wa Indulyyin scandal wheu there ty 4, world [ull of barudeva subjects to discusa, ton thousand topicy all toe time comug ap? How much better, ladles. tu make thu bablts of binds, Insects, of phiuty the subject of cuaveraution 10 your social taceting than to criticlva the characters. Of poor, tmperfuct fellow-creatures, Beiter to spend our tue in watching the sturs—svo tha: Batura ud Mura do nut deviate from their prover costes of Venue wink too aiguittcautly at Juvite: thau tu wcuuning toy closely the acte of our avizt bors, We women necd something to hiftus out of tole rut in which our lives are tua Bpt to ‘Gur horizon 1s too tilted. It ts not the bigh- Cot faculties that are called into actlon by housework aud fuucy-work. "Tre only the doing fur loved ones and the cuusclousess of duty pe: forwed that redveis them from thy merest aru Hide Ltbink ‘Tho Home bas done incalculable good Mf ehas vewn the means of jnluciug eny weary, work-worn Womaa tu feel au foterest Leyond the purcow boundaries of Ler own household. hey. C. t., tusre be perbaps mugca upon te wubject you propuse, Lut ita moncy—to barter herself for puld. It's the Cu Of oud society. Fur leas imuural, becauee esta fol, 19 that Asiatic custom. where tu certaln Fidtus yirla of elt gradations are placed o: - he Ligh adiounts pal fus the besatltul veluz give) na dowrles to the plum witil all are disposed oe ‘Teel dally priuted price curreut quatue lise Coe ying Jot 0, 42 pay 41755 warsct for je Rey ie "Rad when fase g gist obeyiwdy Por ely tho |