Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 6, 1877, Page 10

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1877—~TWELVE PAGES. on either cheek that bat deepens the lincs en- graved by sin and wretchednoes. flithy rags which sie lnt make her attelpts to draw them closer, and Alnt out the 2 and friendiess, 5 not & roof in the THE HOME. LETTER-ROX. There are lettor= In $his office for the following Thore intended for perrons lisinzont of the city will be formarded by mail upon recelpt of address. wend to Itoom 24 TrisuNe Bullding, and get their 1Mer clothing Ie more farged in hungry and sick, nnd denpa whole ¢ity to stielter her: not a 'sonl 1o hefriend her: not an eye ta weep for her: not & votco to and defend her: not a hand that will totich her: not 2 font hut will spurn her. tetreat with A shadder to the farthest edee of the tec hioe: men lauzi at er enr named contribatars, Retidents can call or mdewslk when the, iHfe tor her? Unty continned scorn an: only contitued hanger. and miscry, and Wretchea- nesa, 11t ahe dies b the streets 1 Aliould she walt for that when she can end A hercarter? What of thatl worse than the present. and (lod —If there ir one — must be more mercifnl than men, Along the dark sireet: she h: #he has stretched farth the inet besceching hand: for the Inat time have men &nd women Jaughed at aud acorned hee: ahie will no ton: denaf ner wretchedueas and 1l rhall go down wiih her into the dark «ilent river, n In stilt 1eft to her; It 4 no colder than 1helr hearts, no blacker than het own life. Far the 1ast time, down on het knees on the wet rodden earth, the only Led she had any right to Iajny, the storniy clonds above her ts only covere ken of man, —she trice at nst to her clasped hands, ralsed ap- aven, are Sn agomzing, benecch- e praver, which finds utterance at the iipz of o mnn and woman far sway, who are bowed, and geay wilh sorrow: **God forgive our A low, dark, gloomy bullting, that causcs n shndder when yon cotne nearit: & erowid at one of the iron gratinga: a crowd with awe-strick faces a crowd from which now heard no hearticss curses or scornfnl tanntas acrowd which no longer has the power to wring he heart of & wretched woman, There she lies on alab, deaf, and dumb, and blind to and rigid, ond senseless as the bod heneath her, and sore henrt, snd hee unce mtitul, trembling bands clasped over itin endlees repose. 1ler body haa been washed white and fair by the angel of denth In the dork water; the licht above her aheds a roft, tondor, bitying tadiasce upon it 1lke that from he “eye of ber Heavenly Father, upon the shrinking, trembling. repentant souly and down on thelr kneen bealde lior are that gray man and woman praying, with qoivering lins and bresking hearts, **God be merciful to oor Jar- e ling. God bo merciful to ns all — Morning Glor; Ier G Mrs. Kenncth Irving, i, . Yonng Mother, Lady Tane Grey, Aunt Carrle (23, begzed her hast ernaty GRANIAM CAKT. T e To the Edltor of The Tribuné 1f any readet of The Mome Shonld ke 8 Graham cake, 1give yon here a recipe Which I qaite often make. Plrst take one cup of engar white, And hutter one-half cap, Together mix, then add an egg, And ligntly beat it ap. Then take one cnip of pure sweed milk, And well dissolve thercin A teacap full of soda so Tta trace can not bo seen. Then seatter fn a 1ittle nalt, And fiavor it with spice, A littic nuimog, If you please, Or lemou-peel le nice. et nearer to (i veatingly to i and bated breath and drive her o onder marhle her achinie, “rorcowtul, And then of flonr yon may pat in Three even teacups full, And when you've stirred it well around, “Theu quickly pour the whole Into yonr buttered pan, my dear, Which ready stands tho while, “Then, if yon give it a good bake, * "T'will be 80 nico you Il ¥mile. Mns. J. B, Rrax. FERN LEAF'S ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. Tn the Editor of The Tribune. Citicann, Oct. 3.—Many, many thanks to the kind feiends who bave come with hearts of clicor and hands filled with tho substantisis of Mfe. Kindly faces beamed on nw, and the cordial grasp of friendly zreeting mhowed us that many kind licarta pympathized with us in onr good work, and were more than willing to asslat un. larze and small, came lo us from all directions, ond we felt the need of more than two hands to do 1t was a work of vleasure, and we all know how agrecable it Is to receive an nnknown package, and wunder at the contents, "hia was no exception, and could yon all have reen Lhe Jooks of Joy, snd hoard the cxpreasions o Pore no one wonld thought thelr pift uniccentabie. for all,. and sl were welcomr, not unnoticed, and Tnere is room for AUNT LUCY'S OPINION. Ta the Lditor of The Tribune. Crticao, Oct, 4.—01d Fathier Time In his steal- thy stepplnge han added our Convention to his old curfosity, ahop,~and the amang tho past, long-talked-of 1a Perbavs The llome readersare walting ta hear sbaut §t, and probadbly each vne wlil have something to say. Se lot mo cast nmy Of conrse yort have read the addresses. They were all excellent, and quictly and pleasantly de- Theard ono gentloman In the madience say of Theo, C.C.'s address, ** Very good, and only needed o *family-Jazr® to keep the *applo sass ' in." it tanou every family that can procuro such o receptacle, consequently we will s §8 10 the 1iat of **lonters. " by tha way, the *'floater™ has been representod In **Fem-Leals" egg-altell boat suspended by a halivun, Canids cut from the thinnest paper, and the tost treaclicrous of all foating niatetial—paner enrreney. Our tahies wore abundantly supplie and faney srticles, the wwork nllotted us, Rut you see, wir, the abeent were hot forgotten, wll inour Home, and the eold winds will soon be here. and our poor mact be cared fors then tet us nat remain {dle, Lut with willing hetrtas continue vur work. and ueacefully awd hirmonionsly work for the good of wuffering hnmanity, have been so kind, and alded us so” much, it ma, reemn like partinlity to mentlon namens still I feel 1 must thank rome wha avsisted me In my own department, and some othees which 1 conld not Al uf you who saw the Leautiesl tloral Lible and tho (ing ansortinent of 1ot he snepeined Lo dentn they *rFernsLeal's” Over the the centra of the cvurgreen archy was her nom de plume, the handiwork of our kind fricnd Dr, Enms, who devoted his time and figral atterings (n abundance, Onr banquet at the Sherman 1ouro waa all that An hour or two was pleasantly posred In masie, promenading, and conversution. At 10 o'clock, ot sound of the i, aw the chilldren would s With our Uresicent ut thu head of ¢! table, and Laara Karle, our Vicu-Presldent, her rmaments on bugle, we were cut fowers, wii nia & Patton, of Clinton, fu,, for thele vencroity wan w0 grnt that manv nsied, Who gave il Usis? i e such bundsome wan nnequalcd cedliy relioved the table of fta waiting viands, radeniate (0 exprens the Gratltida pusuilly selioved tie ¢ Tho walters can testify that ‘he Homo can do Jastlee to othor recipes than An tionr was speat In tousts and se- sponues, the entertunment closlnzg with sweet Home, * sung by Tite Tewese Home Clib, And now that tne Convantion {s aver, what next{ Well, anr Prosident tells us that sle hns called a meoting fur next Tieedn g cudning the Interosts of ' a permanent society, Ichhimcks, ete. rurrounded by the beautiful fowers with roun, And Jadles of Diougue, Wwana nost nceeptable, and we thank Oly, na well ne Hovdy & Co, for tielr arp from Mr, Frank nnd called fosth cit they are so e eroy donation. The hitnati Wi much adm nich ndmiration 1t of tower s won aleo ¥ The kind rentléman who worked so for us for two days, i making bouquets te, unfortumately fott efore we conld Gladiy would we eall end do so nt this ¢ knew his place of Lusinear, tters sent us tables with wileh to diaplay rinzs, and they wero thankfully rocetved. . Hur fower-sland waa the admiration of all e ladies, and please uccept pur thanks for Mr. Glisun, of the Clinton Herald, far thie purposy « Home, and orguntaing Wo wunt our Home Lo bes catao & solld tustitotion, o great hapuy family, where we may cultivate the tal iod b Iet 0 Tearn how to doubie them. Isttle osed, and sk the granidma’s to teach us. raw atd wis introduced 10 Urandma Oldways: noin do plume 18 wu old for her fooke. Come tunce fraquently into uie circlo with your letters, please, dear Grandmal 1t wan navitrce of great pleasure 1o meot faco to faee friends with whom wo had but 8 pen acquaint- ance. < "There was Mamie ., of Loke View; she nsken lony, long nwo how to’cook aa hor husband's 8he reminded me that [ told her 2t wonld only be love's labor lost to even try, und ahe bas agread to wattand let expericnco teach her, and the hiushand Is golng to have paticnce to Let us feach llull Fram the looka of ‘thefe happy face’, ne we lavt saw them at the banquet-1able ot Sherurn Monse, wo Judge they enjoyea the weusions, w8 woll anall othees prexent. \eus o enjuyable feast, and the genttemanly pro- prictar of the Sheeman House did all In Wis power to make ua weleome, sl (he tables wers wite- rounded by & merry party, who seemod determined the enjoymaent out of the last hours of . It wan ¢ven hanl to sy guod-by when the **wee sma’ hour * swarned nw Ll o must part, and chverful roomn, Winpy faces, dtark rtroete, maiu dounly wofb like a cloud, on “omother used tw." tho way, how many af the corrospondents readl her letter a few weeks rinco, but tho subject was the caroand 1t was n splendid thing. and 1 hieartity indorse overy word, and udviso all oung mothurs to clin it fram the paper and place t amony the treuritenof your baby- baske Laby s ulwaya sivect enough to Kix wero you not at the must hitvo beon 1t fe: ! I do not remen« vach other's woe cleanlineas of wlants, e reluctantly left the the lonely, eserted ude ong feel alinust homenlek: und mure ¢ wo felt waut o dresdfal thing to be city slone uml'nnr:lrml for. And Spley ‘Jane, wh. ventlon? Yoo and Chal or perhaps holding w meeting of you yuu ke poor Zov with her noves, With reapinscs to your lette muking floaters of poo o 10 overwhelmed feol for those s work fur the, I, -t ia a duty and " i un enconraging leannre. and anrely with w many wishing 1o he hierw In 1o reason Tor us to 1 hiopa yot all waw f good Whings from the Pratrie Lrmery 1 you did not, you miercdn ) it yor did not taste of Whe candenta you can wyl The fwod thinaw which came 1, Beyianr, of Dibugque, wera heat which filled ail, for this reason, wo hear of some o whio think of leaving the busy lifo of Chjcago tor the dellghtful soclot Our Homo Was n buay ong, and wo rocial chiats, und perhaps secined indifferent, Lug we were niot, kind friends, oad we ne want 40 mtch work to do in o sliort a (! eme all was work, work, Foorlittle Innocent yu or gentty 1I1E youe u ever sten on thalr erstanding, and let it droy with too mnen forco little forms, mazing th ant | woulid not have ane I ny housus but then ry one 1o thele notion, you know; the old Well, sho must have i mothera-ln-law. 0 hlewned¥ GIve Ha youz opinion un thy otethlog, wud 1 nm woman kissed her cow, 'i atubre with e, Tavedd 1t very mach, [ ci. e miy all leurn not only willing, ‘but dnxlons; fur, yon s one of those dreadful prove (ucl fur my suns-in-law or danehters-in-law, ani vet | will not say how mich I mny save in thelr feer bills, for § can be cool enongl 11 things do not ad no timu for work; another timo wo reanue afluirs, ou niore comforiahle, entertaln you y, and have morw time to sco yoo. ny of you axked. May 1 juln your tome, and ou” worky What “constitutes u mumber of ne? 1f you will meet va ot the Sherman, Huuse club-rooms Monday, Oct, 8, we will Iufurm” ¥ We hope to form a happy !Howe, and one that Ay do much wood, 'clock, and hopo o have b s nccompiiah much work, Cowme carly, as nd sy mich Lo do that darknes e we have completed ot task, for (he past whows ed you, and we nd hope to sea some of yuu, And now, kind fricnds Lo rigit, 1ut my Ietter f3 getting beyond the patlence of our kind editor, and I will leave some things for Aro wo to have any mare contributors? Varfety 1 tho wpice, and the more the merrier, Do not lenory recipes~thery are many yonng housekeepes weltlng tor tuce, CLOUDS AND BiIMSITINE, T the Eiitor of The Tritune, Cutieagn, Ucl, 3. =Am 1 tou Jato to be: welcoma? Or la 1t **nevor too lute 1o mend"'? 1t is nearly flve long montiis siuce § was last st Tho Home, almost all that time o heavy cloud of sorruw enahirouded miy own home, hut It has cleared away now, thank (God! When medical aklit had butfted e, the swout country olr helped restore the Countey sthilnesp actod ocial thne, a8 well as men, we do not Low Inueh we ney ful for pant fuve at least, on thin ocearlon. we thank youall, —you who wers present ns wel n tho ubatnt who W d gentlemen who y hind, sad llhl.\h, color to the pale chevk. na buln tu the quivering horvar, und lov trations of dear fricnds fAnlabed the cure, overy week ainco thu danyer was over 'fhe Ilunie has been an unfalling source of dellieht, both to the one whose feet 5o nearly trod the Dark Valley, r whose sleength wos wi i the sleworuom, yiugs, the helpful hints, nsw advics which cannot 2any Who o 160 yoan: OF 12 ave learned by expericncs thu beet ways of dotig evel r v valus of such letters cau never bo estimated or over-csthinated, for & belleve ther nee few fawilics within: 200 miles of Chicago where e Home fo not read aud toved, cating the wirls ol) over thy country. ers iy of thew i 1 ine 2t my tablu were old it tn kiudest ro- — PICTURES, To (he Editar 0) The Tritiune, Cuitcano, Oct. 3.—A little ehild; a smiling, laugblng, danciog, prattling lule chivki a roxo. bnd; asunbeain; a Jittlo angel, that strayed away one ¢ay when wome of them were wislting earth, and got left behind; who found her way totne hotwe of & wan and wuman, uud rewalned with them Lo make them happlor than they over weru before; who careles In bl “amp of her heavenly orlging who so entwinus herself into the hearts minl llvea of her parents that the world veems o them o much brighter and betler place to }ve In; and their jast thuoghi un # and Gnt on waking v, **God bleas our A 2 who Is pefther child nor malden; who ls enect with the sweetness of chtidliood, and en- ehuntiug with the grace of maidenhuod; b whoes tunocent vyes the angel still dwelld, and with whose wenbleless w1t atill upea aud the other long, wuxjous vigil und the good camino lovely little faco the ', With hearts Buepoiled by the Ilvew have kaotvn ubly the pure Ji- reacn out Beyond the companiing cred otherwlse inucceseible, Home bias been u pricelens treasure, unfol cach week somo new leaf of beanty which they weru quick to sclze for the adur Warn't it * Amber " SLC URCY IMOTE & ** o ent of the quict whose every thought Las becu nourishied with love und whose parents live but in her Jife, und furget theioselves §n her havpiness, —-she M thelr joy, thelr freasore, their glory ; for het bo lapor 1s t00 hard, no diniculty tov grest, no ware too srduous; sud oow thelr dally prayer is, **4iud keep vur dorlivg, " A lovely young woua wascesvd Only Dy the (gw ectiun; fn niln Ler parents would huve her, W vhe had grown old in worldly Coutent wilh the humble hoaie thelr loving hauds biad preparca for her, nor the siupl ouce all-suflicient: there | \hinze in tbe world, such laces, the women who wear (hem are uot s+ Uy sbould wbe nut X0 LUl ints thewn fur berself Woy ather aud molber warn her janity, i hevee hoig and with them? why should they bow their Leude and vhed such bitter” tears whln'.lu would Le persaadedr ond why shoald they pray s0 80 Ueseechingly, **God save oar P 1.1 younr woman, young ¢nough 0 rewem ud bapuluces are; old Lur guilt, and t gl Y 1 have forgutten Lhe wards, but yoa will ai} remember waat 1 imeaw. 1f she had been with us thiv sumnier, she tmight have secn unny lovely specimeni—shy, retiring, girle, Wio are ueither awkward nor coanso — into whose suft, round cheeks the lorely color comes and goeg while the! with a grace und intelllger yuur cwn high-bred daughters, Wer your questiuns lovely wilh & beauty 0 unsurpagsed even io vutward fur pers and lieart not wltugetber what advancing years among ntroduce you L0 the wihols **roscbud garden But bo ware W marry soms other boy's Wherever we went, every onc asld, **How 1 do tending the Home Con- wee howe woall 1hey came and enjoyed It with v u the pleasure of Seundn SO aylted b way vouliful se sug. sccowmodate, 8 What & pleasure to whose words hud conte tu_us _week b r an uareal vision, eclally Avat Nancri getle, lovely Fora- Leaf, Migonyg her cusl wanted W clan sud tuke car of he Ler fo such a Lriclt, 11 18 wight bo_ possibl fud them po lon; word for every uue. and carey her off humy but Maine was boveriug oyer eneryelic fashion that 1 feli as le wy salety lay in silence. llow we drank " in the thoughtlul words of L How we shivered snd wept over the woes or Chat, rendered so pathetic by the reading How wo wiebed wa hud more eyes s0d esé s0 that we wigli Feceive wore beuvtic from Afterall this vojoyment. after mecting face to face touse wo bad [varued to Jove unacen, must suythiog mar the peace of this happy Howe? Just where the disatiafaction v learn, and sometinits doubt If un 13 8 littlo wurmur sumewbere, ¥ ters, [helieve moat of us ure in very serious carneat tulry and umke the wor d: ": little wiser, & hittic bet ber what” honor, virtu enouzli 10 count U o' yuare o sud wretchednedd; yoong enouzh s Ictuber hor ebiidbood, ROt sinies. Barsne. o parcats, ber bappy bomes old coonyn to realice thy worthlesancss of the thinge fur which sie has wuld beraclf; younz encogh to have mauy hap: blcaecd yours before b desthus the ouly thing worlh huvip; bur, poor, forvaken, wrelched creatur . beauty of which mhe w88 unce 80 proud? . thiouzh which the & rv BOW the sbode of dewous, sud thin blase phicuica ace bLeard from the ‘ave uitersuce W vaught but pun, ful locke are scant. sw uuly the clutch of deapair fnstead of ts, but th Jips that ouce it T A Luura Eurlo sard Livont fab usta tested ou bar abloich of el 1o undo the wark saswell bexun? If any are crieved, let them tell why in a steterly way, ormcnrea? No, marm. My peta glve me me revelation during an scquaintanco of months and o or clae with- | for measure in 8 gentle carcasduz way (1 eho s draw qntetly and withont attempting to s dive | Kind that would) that ukes me feil 1 have spread Do not read too much at one time, else the mind cord. | If auy resent heing athil in the **rank and | my honey npun a wholesome Jaaf, Al except the | will retain nothing. or, &t most, & confuscd, file,* let themy remember **we can't all he Cap. | allleator. 1 am golme to give him away, 1le won't {"ahadowy something, na hetter than nothinz. taine,” und | don't aee where we could have found & more efiicient corpa of oficers than we now hare, And [ may say that, because | was not there to vote at the election--{ndecd, muur did not know when it was to be. - Let ua put aside all thought of #elf anid be willing to be as nothing --or only a unit ~each **in honor preferring one another, * wiving onr hoat thoughts atd endearors to make thia iruly a Home, where we tiay 04 an honored place and make others hapoler becaus we are there, And I think we sbonid mnke thiea medlam throngh which ta seck ont with materla) ali those towhom fortnne haa been unkind, for words may cheer the rorrow- inz, but will not feed the hnngry of clothe tha needy. Let each one's record he wa white that her dally 1ife will he n rehuke toevil, and remewber, A1 Lowell ias so tereely rald, Men In earnest hare no thne fo wasto in patehing Ag-leaves for the naked irnth, Wili Anemone let me come to see het? And will Mre, Q.. of !lwlri Stakton, Fla., tell me how to nddress her? Tilack sad Blne Sheep, will you not wite to GRAXDXA OLDWAYS? Naught s of snlae untll the mind has grappled with, and mastercd it,~-untit it becomes s native of tiie munl. Sometines cne single sentence 18 enangh, sometitnea A chanter or two, or, it may be, oven threo of four: but be carefal of too much. Do not try to redd a work simply becanas some one, however high in anthority, says that all men shonld read 1t. Listen to the ¥oice of yonr awn neede, then choose carefaily in accordance thera. with. What _is one man's food isanother man's poivon Inbooka an cleewhere, Lut so great s the variety in t erenll; good. there is no excase for livingon **slopr.'’ ilammerton sayn **The att of r\‘ldlmi 19 10 akip jndiclonsly, ™ to distinguish at & £1inco in every huok or newspaper the food from the poison, and, taking the onc, avold the other. [ would that every one of the great multitude of weary, hardwarking men and women could know the rest and comfort there in In this rcndmfi. Ten minntes la & very short time, yel, 1aken dally, 1t {8 amply snfMetent for much of knowledge, culture, And Joy. 'Tis not how much, but how well. e who' knows hwroushly une book, one real book, can nover be conted Ignorant, andy on, how rick J8 hin ife pecome! Yea, of a truth, Emerson anys rightly, ** Knowledge will brighten the pase or twitter or W0 anything but snap his big awe, tle'n n\vlnll#uucmll\l tooking tho: then his hahits are rongh, The more I try (o please him, the iore he snape, and I're got too much sense to vut np with it To taen all I have satd on the point of & needle, it meana just thin: A heart full of great noble love In a mighiy blcasing, and when men grow more like my birde and cat, all pureand twitter, aronnd the hearth puz, and less like my reat heathenish alli- miar, then the loaves will be ready for yourhoney. Taney will keep & long time. ~Save it ¢ 1f any hdy wants to criticlee me or my u‘]’l(nlonl 1hey are perfectly free o do so, My name {n Naxcr Srrr, Splnaer. ATTENTION, GIRTS! Tn the Edtor vf The Tribune, Tee Cextar. Oct, 1,—A few daya ogo 1resd nn articte in one of the leading wecklica which quite aroused my indignation. The anthor cvidently was ono of the masenline persunsfon, and, of cotrse, the subject waa treated ina vory partial manner. 1 do not remember thotitle of the articlo, in question or the exact words used, bt the ides was that, now-s-days, a young lady's solo end and alm in life wae to get married! The suthor then wenk on to say that the sverage girl, aller the marrlage ceremony, seemed to look upon life with A calm, comfortable look vf one who lias ** furfilled frer vocatlon." Now. my dear girls, lcet some of you should have the idea In yonr pretty heads that when you arc able to write ** Mr." before your name you will have resthed the sumand substance of earthly bliss, T want lo say a word or two (o you on that score, It is 8 very wide-apread ldea with many of **our girla™ that, i they can only bo nicely **established * iu life, all trinls and tribnlae 1lona will slip from their steek acks tike the pios veehial drop of water from off a tuck’s, The Ides is n very nice ome, flu‘nmlltnll{. hut, like rumeo of the maudels at a conntry fale, it docs not work. An enthusiastic (forgive me it 1say gnahing) glrl who (sn't mamcd ean have o dea what s change a wedding-ceremony, huwever short, makes Cin the lives of two people who arg foollah enongh to _ dare i, Inatend of having burdens roll off your back, my dears, you will find that yon have many & burden to bear rhich will provo heavierand moro difficalt than any you ever cartled before. marriage, After you are married, you have a thonsand things to thlnk of where you had one heforo, In Amertea, whoro the avernite luver i not apt to bo a miltionaire, the money which, befors the wedding, went to pay for thore delicious sercnades and strawberry feativaln, ctc., after the wedding not Infrequently has to pay for the potatoes and beef. And where yon apent your time In the dear ol spooney dave workinz slippess or embroldering handkerchicle for dear jintry, dan't be surpriscd to know that after you are matried yon may have tosit down lo mond Iial's unmentionables, * Tronrers have to bo wended, even if alippers and emnbroidery are lald axide. Bofore you wero marricd yoa could have ;“mu‘ puace and quictoess, You did mot thon ve to THE DETESTAHBLE WASTEBASKET, To the Editor of The Tribune, Quincy, I, Oct. 1.—1 write 1o nsk you what 1 have done that §can have nu volce i Tha Home depnrtment any more! I'lcass do not, by nny aceident, let thie ind ita way into the press, hut after reading consign it to the waste-basket, where so any of my letters have gone, which 1 did nob intend to accapy that place, For a time you published everything [ rent you, deserving or undeserving; then you dropped square off, and will not publish aringlaarticle 1 eend you, which I cannot understand the reason of. Wero you to publish rome of them and reject others I should not.wonder, bnt to reject them all scems bardty fair, for 1 do not see why I have not as good A tight to speak occasionall others you have rejected have changed slgnatures, s come In tight long unter the nead of 8 new comer; but 1do not Intend to dothir, for, if Dlackle 1s undeservinga place in yon columns, any other sirnature T might chooke ‘would not b nny more deserving, and | do not care to have what ¥'aay go In over any othcr nom de plume. T noticed in one paper thirteen ont of twenty-five were dated Chi- cago, Perhaps were | a resident of your city | might be treated with more consideration, Some 1 know who have been refused bave dated thelirlet- ters Chicago just to try you, and they have gunein every time, 1t eannot bo that mine are too long, for you pub- tish otnera of equnl length and others very mnch Tonger, It cannot be because the colnmny aro o crowded, for The lloma does not occupy near the apace it did for awhile, neither Ia it bocanse [ ilo not prepsre them far the press. Now, pray. tell mo what {t 1a7 _The first refinal I thought nothing of, but when 1 had condunsed tho next one all I could and the second time answered the questions shich had been nsked me as briefly an possible, I felt you dlil me an Injustice In not patting In the answers 1o the questions at Jeast, thus allowime me to treat thore membors of The llome who hadl asked them with common politeness, 1 thought I wounld never lmllhlndvuu again, buta private cor- respondence revealed to e several others who had been trented something like mywelf; g0 Idil not In{ it ta heart any more, until one lime I recelved a Jeiter from ** Detonda, " asking me why 1 was so long sflent, and assuring mo that, ** Dy the best wembers of The Jome, my articles were conslil- cred a desieable contribntion, ond Fern Leal, br- iena, Amta M. lale, Theo, . C.. and sevoral others, nll expressed a deaira that Dlackie should retuien to Tho Homo, and not dedert them, ™ Then T preparcd another article, thinking my 1onz slienco would, of course, gainme an entrance to that loved clrcle once more; but that, too. was doomcd to take up ftn abode In that despicable wastobasket, “The Arat 1 Uad refuscil uad recipes or something of the sortattached, so 1 gave the Inst no such ap- pendaze, but it was nll the same. I dd not clam any merits throngh which I am entitied a place in The Illome, but | do rsy If my fir<t letters were worthy of oinis n, what T write now ara alno, for thoee “you refused were (poor as they were) far better than tioso yon published for me.” 1 do not writa all this becanxe § havo anyihing groat to say, which I think all the worid ought to hear, for 1 amn aware that [ am the unfortunnie possessor of very ordinury talents. Nelther {s it becanso 1 have an insane dusire {o seo my writings (n print, for § have for somo time had an — envavement with annther paper to furnish them sl the articles | can et thina to prepare, aud got atmnple pay (ot the name: hut 1t [s because T do not comprehend your procevdings, and 1f Tam henceforth to bo excluded entirely trot The Home, T desire to ba made aware of {t that I may not be foollsh cnough to waste my time in the preparation of articles for your beantifnl wastebsskol. lw-pmflulm ofc., LACKIE, nahine. MtR1as, ——— TRAINING NURSE-OIRLS. To the Editor of The Tritune. Cnteaan, Oct. 21.—1 have been trying to find time to talk a }itlie abont nursecgiris, bot thers is #0 much to say § know not how to begin. Driving daily through the streets, and living on ihe Lake Tuek, where we sometimes aéd twenty baby-earrioges ot once, the sun perhaps shining (ull in the faces of many of them, whille the nuraes are fatking to the rafirond emplages or the fellows they promised to meet, 1 feel unable longer to hotd my peacs. The l‘l'wlllan of haw to give tha children the bonefit of the air and_sunshine withoul tiusting them to faithlesn sorvauts In one which we hope lv to b nulved by some of our ablest minda, Jven now it in receiving attentlon, 1 overheaed the folluwing conversntiun & few days aince while riding In s strect-car: ‘* Now suppors we hnve a summer howme in the park or_vn the lake front where the nurecs can cace for these chitdeen nnder the eve of o mateon, The houre rhall be sapplied with the host milk amul good bresd and butler, to bo Jitdis cluualy diatributed among the hngey chlldren and nursen, ‘Then tho wholo day could be spent in the open alr in pleasant weather; and {nralny or windy weather the babies ean be folied ike nmbe. ™ The {dea pleased me, and whils visiting the Fonndtings® Home recently Mra, Dr. Shipman pave ine the plun of 0 achaol in the hudiding for the purpose of edn. entingnores irls. Before wiving them employment they must present acertificate of recommend n showing them copable, kind, and pusscss- In{l the knowledge necessary to be Intrusted wilh tho caro of children, ‘They shall nt this school not only receive inatruction how to feed, wash, and dress the little ones, bt what kind of reading to entertain them with, what ¥ind of storfos 1o tell them. They shatl be tn- siructed in kinderzarten, and ba fitted in from alx ntantha 1o two years, according to the nbility of cach, to Al this Important oftice. The Idea of the lmwfnal bullt upon the pier 9 A good vne, but babiea unght to go out all the year round, ere are many mothers who eaen the bread for thelr families, and tf there was a proper place for the Tittle ones to be kept throogh tha day, they could bo hettar helped {n this way than by giving them alms, Thesa cruda suggestions may, I trust, awakon thonght in thoso who havo & lieart full of 1ova for the children, aud time and meaus to ald In bringing to perfection rome plan for the mutusl benefit of nuesc-glrls and the babies. Mns, E. 4.0, M. D, harn Jttle stockings For f’{""" lcele fects Wasli dittle faces To keep them ciean and swest. Then, you were atwnys lright and cheerfal when Tlarey came up of an evening, —had all the recent hooks at your tonzue’s end for diecusslon. Now .¥on are often tired and blue when evening comcs, and, Inatead of the intest book, you discusy how nniteh coal 1t will take to carry you through the winter, Add toall this the rathér atartling fact that you inust learn to adapt your temper and dis- posiifon to another's views if you oxpect perfect pence, And thal yon must nave at any cost, Now, from tny prosy sefinon, girls, don't fimngine that ¥ advocato sluglo biossednass entirely, For I do not. Per contra, 1 thluk there Is nothing in this world qnite ro nice as for A woman to have a real good chinm and hasband, —ono who trusta her porfectly, and whom ehe truats. But I do want yon o dis- tinctly underatand that § beitoye wo“are to bhe wooed, and not to woo! Fearful lest the cditor doom e to the waste-paper basket beeause of atu- vldity and leugth, I am olways, dear uirls, your tlem Triend, CosuraxT, ouUnR BOYS. To the Tditor of The Tribune. Crtcaao, Sept. 30.—When I particloated in the fonst of reason, etc., atThe Home Conventlon 1 desired to look upon the faces of thoso earnest women and seo 1t 1 could read there something decper than a mere love for the beantifal for its own sake, My heart's desiro is that we may do- voto our entiro enorics to the right management of our homes, In order that our sons and daugh- ters may take our places in the world with sound hysiques, cloar bralns, and uncorrupted moruls, !’mnh-l 10 a dlscouragemont when I_look around mentine boys and girls of ta-dny. For ourboys, traps aro set at every cornor, and [ am full of con- corn lest wo fuil in keeping them from Lelng snared, You say, make homg sitractive and thoy will not lonva §t; true, but Aowl Fern Leaf's flowers, whila they may exert a powerfal, tnconicious in- finenco which will stoal over them awaln in after yenrs, with the (amillar odors af mignunetie aw tuberose, will not of themsalyes hold that dery lupetuons boy whose oncrgies of body and mind must have constant occupation. To sucl, biillards, wol-playlng, and the (ko have attractions we (o nof tnmgrfllend. besldo whieh tho nsan] amuso. mentaof the hame-clrclo are childish and trlnlmf‘ The open doont of s fnvite our noble boys to mpend on uwoccupled hour In scema hormiess amusetient; and while the pames w on they sro becoming accustomed to thie sounds and fumes, yoe, and to the woclely, of such places. The thinge whichwonld orce have ahocked thom soon shock thom no mote, and one dream of the thmo when they should enter Lho world'® arenn with tholr young manhood un- sullicd is at an end, Do you say theeg la u law pro- hibiting snloon-keepors from u-llln;ill oor to mi- nori, or allowlng them gugo in these pnmien without tho consent of thelr guardionst True, but o you ever vea (¢ onforcul? Watch those whagu in and come ont of thevo places, and tell mo what on think of the enforcement of law, Ay heart I8 eavy whon Lthink of It. What sbiall wo do? Can ou not throw a littlo light on thla subject lllrnugl: {Iu! columns of The Howe? Many of us wonld only oo thanktnl for any practical snggestions In thia direction. 1. hope ‘1 have not trespasscd on yonr apaco, but I am aure you will help me If you canle AUNT SUE. —_— A MOTHER'S EXPERIENCE, To the Editor of The Tribune. Citeano, Oct, 2.1 have been 4 stlent but deeply interested render of The Home from the heginninzg, and alao attended tne Conventlon and partook of the good things thoro provided for gur cars and palates, The letter of Whilam Windsor I think appealsto mo, who have had the naughty little Johnnys to desl with, and I bolleve I can aolve his problem. When but 0 yeara old n dear littlo boy was pat in my srmm for mo (o caro for, 1s only aloving slstor could. This Johnny, thongh possessing many goodtralteof character, yet quiteearly in 1ifa bezan to exhibi n tempor that was o greit trinl to hin familly and friends. 1 wad tud young to have mach suthority over him, and, therofore, tho doctrine of moral sunslon had 8 fair test while [ endeavorgd to contrul him by nifection and pa- tience, T mot with many discouragements, and never feit that my cxperlment wus s success, Yenrs afterward, when my own littio Johiny wae glven to e, I feit & degreo of n‘lgfln!lhllll’ that [ l{d not have in the first instance, knowing that, as s mother, T wad accountable to Gad and man for tho developmont of Wis character, 1l was a iine, healthy ehllil, I fook the sale caro of himn n:{-ull. and baby wunts were anticipated and sup- Howover, his tcmper began to show teclf 0 tho usual way when he was biut a few months old, ~ond my husband aud myacl? had o aerlous convorention one evening na 10 toe propriety ul(‘gnm-nlng 50 young & child. lvnlncuuur condunted 1o do It, and found that a Tittio spanking did him good, for baby soon learned that ho mist stop scrcaming and Kicking or he wonll bo slapped agoin. I think the motlicr is the proper person to con- trol a youny child, and hor own comfort In greatly increased by the child uuowlnium sho will_ be vboeyed, This littlo follow has by no means out- grown his fits of tomper, and it {s somctimes vary to panish him, Lut the accasione are Tess an lesa froguent. Instead of whipping him, 1 often lead kim'away to a room by himself snd pus him to SPUNKY JOIINNYS, Speciad Diepateh to The CAleazo Tridtne, Cuieany, Oct. 2.—WII the editor pleaso lot mo have space for a few words In belalf of **spunky " Jahnnys? The first queation to ecttlo ls, whother it 18 possiblo a chilt of hls age, or any other age, hins any fecling excopt **spunk," sud if he is en- tircly composed of that convenlent quality called total depravity, of walch overy emotion he cx- presses {s an expositlon. (irown up poople have no temper worth speaking of, and their troubles and disappointments find vent In very mild expreanione of **plous Indignation * and why should wo much spunk bo charged azalnst the chil- dren who exhibit thelr intense frelluge In the ouly way noselble for them to do, and that Is to ery with oil thelr micht and perform some gymuastic exers cines unul tney nre relieved. Anger te nottho first fecling that Innatnrally aroased wiien a child meets with dlsappointment, and 1dn not very mach ad- miro the aelf-complacency with whict peopla look on the child's conflict of feslings and attributo it to xpunk and Hi-tompor, which they think to cure with o prucess that vuly gepravated, **Put youe- eelf In hia place, " If pomvible, and fmagine i you would prefer to' bu_ apanked of helped to overcoms Ihe trouble, and look on the bright uide In tho shortest tgne, Treat children a4 conviilerntoly as_yon woild oider persons, —or aven more so, making due sllowance for thele on THF. FESTIVAL, To the Editor of The Tribune, Cmicaao, Oct, 5.—Wo have mot and parted. The Home festival has been a reality, so longan- ticipated and dresed over as something ideal and more tender feelinze, ~and leas an though they | bod untll he “feels heitue ‘aud yets ll"unfill fanciful. We have met the bright faces of our wore antunle, und § think it will b more nereeabte | ceylug, When llmm"xm( repeniaut e | feiendn, known herstofore only by thelr writings, toall parties. Clldren ore perpetnally misumder- | Would come o Klas e, und but whom Imnginatron had pictured in entiraly aifferent gulses from what tho reality betrayed. In many Instauces our fdeas had framed Lhewm- selves into strange contrasts, pleturing the siight, Ido hot not thiink he folt lews Lecanse | punlshed bl All chlldren cannut e controiled alike, and 10 seme lardli measures are n pusliive ln]nr{. 1 am not called 8 strict paront hy my friendss in fact, many consider that »lovd, becanwy it iv tow much trouble for parents to though [ loved him make thema atudy, and to try to look at tilngs from their porwt of View, knew a dotnny once who had a peculiar dif. cutty In Tearnlus to alk, [t waa almiost dinposs) fafrly-1ike blonao whery, in reallty, we belicld the Die to understand hiw wants, snd he was cogae am very fux In my dikcipline; but'Ir iy children o 0 Die to mnvrstand, by waule, st o waa cotaes | Q0L eyt o cormeie thowe | | Borilys etiolesume-tooking beuiiitiy, and vice o mot wwerve, Itebuke In wercy, not in weath, und let no mother u'yrmlrh herself If coneclence approves. Woull not the world as well canscienea reprave her In alter yosra if sho allow: hier child 1o grow uwm-wuhm some glariog fault that ahould have been repressed In chlh‘fnuudr ‘I'nls subject Is lull;rlu tmportant as any 1uat have Luou discusged in Tho lumv, sud 1hope to hear from others wilh more experloncy. ARIAN, ——— AMONG THE CLOUDS, To the Kdilor of The Trilune. Cuicaoo, Oct, i, 1877, —1 am sitting by the open window trylng; to write a letter for Tho Home, but tha chaneing formw of the clouds and the varying 1lghta and shadows on the lake engage my attone tion almost as much as any lctter-writing docs, Mave you evor wat and watched tho eky oo days when the clouds secmed 1iko creat banks of snowy cotton? I sappose you all have, at lcast a great with kfw, neseroitce trylug tagat bun wndee ** can- viehion™ of Iita sinful stato (0f courne the nelghbors knew she waa bringing up that chlld to everlasting rutn), but, nu ron as ho leamed to talk, every vestigo of temper disapneared, and 8 more tractahlo Loy cuuld nut ve destred, 1 hava o miy mewory a view of anuther **spunky ** child, —a piiny baby of two weeke, with its littlo shivering, purpre hody in the bath, roughly handicd by the ntirss, Who do- clared 1t had the most dreaditnl tomper sho eyer susy, because it screamed with the agony of cold, and [doubt 1F she ever saw a good-fempered vuu. That was in the depth of wintor, when e morcury goes down out of eluht, and the Hule victim has nuover recovered from tho eflects of that month's alacipline. Tho kindest wishi T have for that grampy old nurse and all her kinu by, that they inuy take “their next Christmas bath in Lake Superior, (To uvold wronz concluslons, 1t miy bo safe to obsorye that tho purds was nut an oid mald. ) Alas! poor Jittle Johnnye and Marys, who will we *‘rang out the ureetlug song** held withia its midat o host of featares bearing the marks of talent as woll as beauty, Weo were more than plussed to find the family of which we had becume 8 momber compused of Intelilgonce, refinoment, snd amia- bliity, IIy » of Niles, Mich., did you send what you wrote nie you wodldr If you have, 1 have never 1'lenss tell ;o where you sent, whetlior 'oss-Ofiice or TRIBUNE vfice, sa 1 have watched both wituout succos Mra, Peltan, Dayton, 0., I wrote you In rogard to your promived assistance, but falled to gt o reply, Did you send the manoy? 1f o, it bad be- come o **loater," a8 1 have not recelved it. W1ll Anemono plesse corrcspond with a lady who wants to pay for some paiterns? Addrosy ek Hox 750, Plattamouth, Neb, Those shadow-pict- were sold at the falr, Zilah, "' your box of wax beautios cawmo to band wafely, and graced the funcy tables by thelr regal resutice, | alvo seculved 4 box of beautiful fancy porcelain kettle, Tet them come o a bolling heat, ihon add tomatues: eoak natll clear, pont in & stana Jarand cover thant. Aweet pickle: If you wixn them very aweel aid more aagar. Proceed an with other kinda, 1thiok the sugaestion spoken of by Eatly Day an cxcellent one, that ench fady shonll send 8 can of traltor plas of jelly lo &L Luke's, would ¢heerfully acnd both, Many of us know how nice it {a when an a aick bed to have auch rolishes, and how thanklully they are recelved. Menasua, Wis., Sept. 22.—1 have been o cone stant reader of the articlos pablished in The Home, nvennr," * coekl and have learned mach that la valuable, especially | & to a mother of # family of young chilaren. 1am serionaly Impressed In mind on acconnt of one of my girls, a very promlaing child, helng affected with a swcited neck, and, although it in only alightly perctrllhlo at prevent, I am confident L1t In continually crawing faruer, which causes eat anxlety of ml tome give me A remedy which would prevent ite onlargement. of canse & permancat extinction? Perhape *SGunalka 't han hoard of auch a case, and (s scqnainted with some proper eule of teeat- ment which would prevent (84 further enlarga- ent! 1f so, it woul thai WANTS AND SUGGESTIONS, Wrasten Ciry, la., Oct, 2 --1 have been enfoy- ing The Tlome department In yoar paper over since 1camo Went, several months ago, aak, 1s there room for nne more? For those who wish to have more hair of a nataral color T can safoly nrge them Lo try sage not too atrang) and & e4iX brush. 1) Mra, J. A, P, nend me a shon.bag pattern, and will some one give me a chemilette patiern? 1 have had some experlence in window garden. ing and the care of birds, aud will giva anything Tean In exchange, ‘Wanll rome of our feiends te)l me of xoms fancy work that ia sultable fur ong while traveling, to paes the time. Address toa W Cutieano, Oct. 4.—Tho much-tatked-af Conyen- vention s over, nnd now that we are qulctly seated In one sanctum oncd more, let us with stecl 1ip4 thank nll the kind friends who came forward 80 nobly and rendered us aasistance, Perhapa those who contributed so liherally feel rowarded in their own hearts, but wonld {8 not be o satisfaction to know that thelr lnbor were appre- clated. and snrely you who werg present and saw tho eago tables, and listented to the words of admirution, could nut bat feel that your endoavors to nmiake this undertaklng n succeas wera not In valn, ‘Wo hope to sou many ficea at thoSherman Honse in renpoura to our Prealdont's (farn-Leatw), cally for the purpose of formiug a permanout ** Home," Cineano, Oct, 1.—1leru in a very nice recipe for cltron eake, which Ithink some of your readers mny ket Five eggn, three caps of sngar, for cups of flour, onc cup uf teaspounfitl of cream tartar, one-hat! teaspooniul of soda, onc-ball pound of c(lm?. The Morning Monl and Its Differsnt Char- Dr. R & Mackenste An PMladstyhia Saturday It is not so easy to muke a good breakfast as you may fancy. rense—~ns the first food In cach simple cnough. trations (which ought to be on plaies, of courac) from tho pructice in France, England, Scotlund, America. In Paris carly rising 18 rather greneral,—all who work with hand or head must bo up betimes,— bat very many persons of wealth, of rank, ond of no particular occupation arc also compnme tively enrly risers. With all Parisians the fi:w eral “practice 18 to begin the duy with o larze cup of good coftes and o crlsp rusk of bread—the latter untouched by butter or any otlier grease, Couslioring that coffee as mnde In Parls, with excellent Mocna, und brend ol o tine 'lunllly, are spoclalties which cannot bo surpasse of breaking one’s fast must Lo vewarded with commendation, 'There aro various wuys of pro- ducing o cup of good coffoe, but thero Is only ono way of proparing tha berry to bo used for that purpose, < ‘The method pursued Is very slmple, Tn somo cascs the seevant, to whom conitded, browns (or ronats) the berry In a slu- ple muchine upon the kitchen stove, carcfully avolding to add uven the amnallest Tlmnmy of butter or lard during the process—whi to gay, is often done by scrvants fn order to filw the roasted, whicli they often maka tho urnt, coffea a gloasy look. ‘The elfect of greasing the berry lstogivo It a rancid taste. Tho preterable method, {3 to have the colfee * roasted' at home, even uch 8 slmple machiuo as an fron pan, con- stantly sgitatinig the borrics with & wooden kulfe or spatuls, and moking the operation cenae when the coffee bus its color changed frum & dusky bright green to a Mght brown. A single burnt berry will probably duterlorate the coffes when served ap. A few minutes before tho timoe for preparing the coffes fur table, (b may Lo as welt ta put on tha flre (charcoal s almost genernily used in Parls) w saucepan of that morning’s wmitk, As tnu he nntutinul cup of collee, miderately swetts cued with good white suzar, The French fancy thiat, for this purpose, thelr native beut-root | Wasl suaur ls East Indic While the new milk Is gently slmmering on the fire, the houscwife puta upon a thin motal- lie vlate whatever quuntity of the roasted cof- feo inay be necessary, ‘This plate is allowed to rest on _the stove untll it becomes warm, and this moderate ieat brings out the oromaticfla- | vor of the berry, so that its porfumoe literally fisls the stmosptiere. ‘The cullee thus warmed, with ita dellcato aro- matlo flavor couxed into use, Is then put Into the vrdinary little house-mitl pud ground, and the mowment this {s completed the wround cof- fee i manipulated Into the dark-brown fluid, which in 8 mioute or two will assumo 8 chocos | gies, and childron under tee late hue, on its admixture with tho slightly- | med had fal swestened, 18 made in Puris of that city, is uot u guestion for vonslderation now and hero, even If I woro & perfoct inaster of the urt. In & few instances the fost {s broken with bread fowl, {t may he, and a delleate deasert of fry;g and crigp enkes to end ft: Lable o white wince, and now and thes, wi gicat, a glass or two of what Mr. Richard Swige cller uscd to deslgnnte **the sparkiing.” The French brenkfaat begins about noon, ang occupies an honr at most. The business may who liad Wiy coffea at 8 las got through mos of his work by midday, and is 10 a condition 1 taka a solld meal. A8 the Paris dinner houe |y hetween B and 7 o'clock, there will be five ur rig hours hefore the meal of the dny will be taken, The Engilsh difers Very muchirom the Fren.h Breakfast, Bome very respectable persons nreak thefr fast (hy medieal mdvice, they soy) with 4 dram—cquivalent, I presume, o the ‘veyo tall,” and similae morning duie. home. They add o raw ¢gx to the stronmg Tianor they Imbibe. Atratn, there ia an_almoat universal belfef [y the RBritish mind that delicate nereons, evey soung Indies, of s consumptive tendency, cheal the sexton and _catablish rude health by taking n glass of old Jamalea rum fn & tumblee of milk, hot from the cow, provided that the effects be walked off during the nett hour, The Emperor Cliarlea V. hiruke his fast in g at carly dawn by literally devouring the wholy of a clilcken stewed In ik, After that he azaty betook himsell to sicep, which, perhaps, wos he hest thing he could have done. o regular British breakfast has little resom. blauce to the Fronch meal, Jt nlunlle' ctislse, among the middle clns, including teadesman and shopkeepera In vitlesand towne, shuply of tea or cotlee, or both, with bread, plain or toast. ad. As n general rule, new bread s in dtile favor In a Britlsh houschold, from the prevajl. o Veliel that it fs difficutt of digestion, Egizs and butterea tonst are generully founq ot the middle-class English breakfnat, “Moat g by no means common, and those who live Ly manual labor and requiro_ strengthening fimg are usunlly unable to afford anlmal oo at thay menl, Frizzled bacon 18 not unusunl, and call meat, n remanet from the previous dinner, is fre. gnently found, on the “cut-and-come-again ashion, an n side-table. Aw'a rule, then, the ordinary Britiah hreakfas Mits. 8., Ian very conunan meal. It begins st 8, let g Lox 1630, New York City. say, Abont 12 or 1 there maybe n sandwichan] e glans of ale for lunch, The dinner hour for MAINE'S TRIBUTE, nmlncu(‘mmmlo ranges from 5 to 7 in the after. To the Editar of The Tribune. noon, znd that Is usuatly as good and plentiful, i€ often nlaln, as the family fncone Wil permiy, But. ax n ritle, the ordlnary Engllshmon getsanl- mal fooud only once a day. In rich hoviscs, and especfally In the country, the perfoction of the English hrenkfast I8 to e encountered, Delieate mutton or lamb chops; raghers nf home-cured bacon; eges bofled by s spirit-lamp, in o sllver veasel, on the table with aminute-cinas to regninte the timos buttered muflins and tonst: Norfolk bloaters, o specles of herring, either frosh-cured or done up inty Ynslo. which {s spreal upon dry breads cold intn andd tongue, with n reservo of game pleant cold ronst beef on the ghlchound: exquisiie tea and coffeg, enriched with eream fresh from tha ddairy, Thiz is n irat-clas Enelish breakfast—too rieh‘and too abundant for the firat meal. About | o'elock a lunch—chops, chicken, sweethreads and peas, tongue and* ham, zame ple, ete., with mait, 'llrlunr. clarct, and Rhlng ine. At #a reguinr dinner of three courses, with varictica of liquors, Ia {t & wonder that the Engliah gentlcien and ladica require and take a great deal of exerciee, to make such Tnree quantities of rich food properly digest} I, who take meat only once In the day, anddon't ‘know, in person, what ilyapepsia means, would perish An lmll «llnyn ‘I.lrmh'll’ such m; l:}m{ ;L)! ll;ln. ho Scutch breakfaat Is so good that Dr. John. BREAKFASTS. sou, who beartily distiked Scotland and tost of Its natives, acknowledged that the best thing a man contld do, wera is an eplcure, woulil be Lo hreak bis fast in Scotinnd. Il sald this durlng his journey to the Jlebrides, in 1773, and tho record is truthiul to this hour, Chiefly for the benint of * thebalrna "'~—thonch the clders do not disdain such siiple, wholee some fare—n great bowl of stir-about, nade from oatmeal, &mukes on the breakfast table in mlddie-class Scottish honsea. There also are tea and coifee, cold ment nnd game-pie, viws and mutton ham, that great dish (a “red rotnd of heet?"), cakes of all sorta and_sizes, often. timen a cold sheep’s heail (Walter Scott's favors {te alah), fish, frestiand enalted, all sorts of pre- sorves,ani the inevituble and Slm-nm,-tnsm , a4 well ns wholexome, dish ol Dundcejmarmalades eomposed ehiefly of the rich rimds of bitter ore rngea, bolled dosn Inton rich thick felly, with the finest lump sugar. Nor must the finan-haddy, {lullmlu aund finely flavored, be unmentioned hera. As for Amarican brenkfasts, what can besallt ‘Thero Is infinlte variety at them, and the viandg nre “rich amt rare "—chiefly i the excellent hotels, Every Auterican, I bolleve, bas auimal foo! (unless he is very lmor) twice, i not thrice aday, fven i the artisan's and the clerk’s tirs meil thero usually s n liberal allowance of alr- lol or porter-hiouso steak, In addition, thoso with more means have fish and other additions; bnt, unfortunately, flsh, which Is only half or a thint of the price of nieat in'all thy'rest of 1his world, Is us dear a8 meat fn Americn, Nelther do wo atall approach tha skill of thes Yrench In colfec-making, At ‘an Amerlcan breakfnst ¢ggs are gencrally broken luto amt eaten out of a glass—cverywheroeles out of the aticll, We drink too much {ee-watee and eat ton wuch smoking hot bread at our breaklasts, Novertheless, n man must be harnd to please whe cannot be thoropghly satiatled with an American Dreakfua Thiv dovs not make & very Nlce jell ean be made of wild grapes, 1 tor one MouxtaN Frixas, A CURK NEEDED. o the Kditor of The Trib nd, Can any membor of The 4 be 8 great contolation to Mud. B, O, Jennxrr, —— To the Editor of The Tribune, 1 would now e crowda who stirrounded our well.filed Marxe. CITIRON CAKE. Tb the Edlior of The Tribuna. butter, voo cup of milk, one 1one IsLAND. acteristien in Differcnt Places, Niaht. Takine that wneal in its literal day—It aphears Let us examinet, with fllus- ) 1his wn the preparation fs ch, Igrleva ropent, TR NEW BEVERAGH Sparkling and Delicious Kumyss or Milk Wine. milk as wator lias to be used Lo produce A E:lrhlm Panace: 1y beneictal (o Dy Digestios pela, nusc, x Y uld, 1 gravw fatand iapipy, drink Ku dthy it and obtal o iteraturo on K n v on Kumyse. A AUEND, Chemist, Manufactnrer, 170 Madisoo: ‘tietwoen Fifthoav, ani Laga)l ar all wasting disenses. Kapecial: e |‘ : "lfl‘ s &f 1t tter thun ghe product of tho West or MANITARIUM, THE DANSVILLE SANITARIUM TOUEALTHKI Iv e Taritent vstabi Men dnd wulnnn—ny matter what thielr disossos, 1f cur- alle—aro rosterod 10 Lealth without the e of nedl- clnes. [ta phyateias, of whow (hers ars fvo—tiires gentlomen and twa lalles-are tioruagiiy educntud and by the(y ureat snccess haveo given to thalr Innltute r aational rrputation. At thie date (Sepl, #) thero an o, Mo Hagitarluin betwien 120 aid &) géntlainen, ty catinent fur discaves wiilch 1l o reach restorativelr, Y-z BLales sad wir dry sad ical remedics had 1 Tiloaa pe « col 4, Th Jocatlon Graclug; water of Ui Wigliest pir g8 porfect; By mowuitoes: fine n_for frufti scenery tnsar Passabile, and the citnsto s mild [ Winter that tio I+ stitute [s kept opeu the your ronud. and the Autnma And’ Winter vialtants galii wonderfully. There fa bd quackery [n the treatineat, Tho philawnby (s that utian belaay ara sulijo Law, ulmnnmc 1o which alf-balted new mill , superior to al How collto produced out 1 and chocolate; but tho latter, from the coti to your rescue? 1 woa xo thaukful to that 5 antity of gri d 1 i surca heslon: disgaedlencs Lo which produces sick: o ot acue, 1 ot o WKL SOAAL | o o wnaway, 0 14 ona oty many | S Chror el rom Gk wurce, | tamtiy o gresie Bded oy Ho ol | el dclipagtio B T (b e batl |,' 1“.1"""1‘ 1|x ;m .‘:nlx:nl‘a‘u.m" T i nwmu(hu':lwnlhw myl time to -udgnd watch the Mr. Edlior, | trouble you thus with my snswers | e " stomachs, e Keep plck. ;;.u:ln‘x:‘r‘m ely, It then, e Sad. indeod, to think 1hat 1 this cra of o-cailed | clouils, and 1 am doing I now Instead of studylnzmy | to cosrospundents becauso requested by some reans, 1 have been credibly fnformed, | fouiersot Tus by Tk Lot ot bealt suvagced chvilsation euch a lotlor should o o | fosun. Gpouula my wiiow 14 3% lnmcita ot | Of thok b Anawor tbrough the paper. - OkLENA: | go'to i leneth. of fking ctellibly informed, | fieir hiatun, oz 1 sl would ks 0 gt puon bty 1 would like to sidd o few wordx to the invaluable advico iven for using th hot buth for brulscs and injurled o children: Whilo the bot Luth fsin preparation, Juclose the Injury with bath hands, nwidy piaeing the month in the fnclosure and over the Injury, uxhale warm breath from the wmouth, Try o one of the many bumps op ke litlle hends und sce how quickly fthe screamiog will cunse. ‘Yhauk you, Sylvan, for remembering tho request which 14 oxuctly the shapo of atigoere's bead, and e 1} s ta bt Haate th 2] aver tha Crib that *tsllver lining ** show, loud 18 dark underueath, but tha ve, and 1t seoms il they all have **linin, a8 1 w00 moat of them show & touch of *‘eilver' soniewhere, [think our troubles and trisle are liko the clouds to- day lnthat respect, Nuoinatter how dark thoy seem, we can always dud 8 **bright sldy " somewhere. How I sbould ko to be uerchud upon the grest white cloud which alling wlong overhead, 1 APOLOGLES, To (ke Editor oJ The 1vidune, Mazouantr, Oct. 3.~ joet write to spologize for the abscnce of **Chat™ and myeell at ‘The Howe circus. o are neighbors of considerabls distance, **Chat” and I, and although not on speaking termu, T think she would ray, ** Thank nilla in themorntug, I know nut what may be tuo rate of mortality mnong such unfortunates, Freachmen bave Jung recognized tho vardinal truth thut the stomuch, ou tirst awakening to conciousuess and a sunse of unother day’s troubles, requires to be comforted and stayed with gentle nud sthnulating ullments. Ilenco the early cup of colfee, with a moniel of bread, followed at un interval of three or four Lours or song for vt thoy may nc: one miht, iroudli o i teaith Journsl, The Laws of Life, 34 What s the ust as well as hol, be in e ol siniie ovedlenco Yo Laky -1¢ Tnfarmation 1o ny direction (s wanted, 1t wiii oo fully sad clicertutly cidered, and ih best of refervucns glyen; by midteis Tl as abavo. JASEES €. JACKSON. T SORRENTO AR T oS s 8 NUW !‘h“‘lxll N ) . Bacholor; you aze youngor than I thought i Y 6 for fret wiade wa o o for irections for patnting uu vels | iuk, provided | camo back, Jon by tho substantial mcal.~the broakfast with Fali ’ e unse ten o ] s o | {1k, peovided Lcanio buckc, nay account of what | for ‘and siacercly beg your pardon for wanting 10 | tfo furk, —which nature then Wmperatircly e- futhers, 1t 148 pertoct taa: I» the sawme aa for water-colure? clevaiing, What muuntalns and valleys | cau sco | *snateh you baid-headed, Then [, in my ex- | jpan Tinble, Al Jow-prived. ¢ Kitenes Devores, It th clow i un-rv were real mountaina they | freme benevolence of spirit, would ** forgive and 'I'his second breakfast sofnewhat corresponds wg,-"m N';m-‘:,-' A PR mightrival the Aloa in beauriful wcenery. There | farget,” Dut the apology. . Chat ls visiting, and | with the midday lunch of the liriton, and is, in o B AV Thelr Soues'ih tha E£e A APINSTER'S SHRIRK, ary mounislng highana curared with pernelusl | of coursa can't do two thigs up at ouce, whlic I [ fact w lghter carly dinuer, with Hsli, fiesh, and {posttion. To the Editor o] The Fribune, L s others, dar verdure, lonc nacrow vale | o rent business, which compels linmediate B e el Prexpisiy, Oct. 3.—I've been standing off, eyeing thescolumna & long tme, bat thero ls one lesson wpinaterhood taoght me: Those wha t sometllng coveted may stand tll thuy potrify, white hoss who covet and Lake rush inaud wcoup up all there J8 ta be got. Ty ques: tlon, **1alove s blesslng or & curve to womany” fatrly takes me by tuo enoulder and pulls me into thess columns. In spite of Mr, Freo's svalanche attontion, Knowinyg how much you would miss us, | thought it beStting S0 npologlaa. We have bothi resd the specches wade, and ery “hrava™ sud **bravo, " ss the casa may be. Though my lavt cplatle recelved such compli~ mentary (1) attention, 1 am uos conceited, and Ahink §5 the dim snd distant futurs I will be better understood and nrpreclnud. U Kit_and Kiston really would like o try the u;l‘edygll‘ll do my best to make |4 & succ |efl. platesus, und the wide low platie and il the fuliels of wurface which apuear ou the b, L love to watch the beautiful fleecy clouds, sud can {magine all manaer of wondecful thingw about The Juke is not a4 pleasant (o look 8t to- it Is vometinies, Lutouco In & whlle 1 can caicha glimpse of Llue thrungh the trees. T like (o sea thio lake ina storm, vutalwaye fusl sarey ur the sailors who are out *‘on the rolling deop ™ at the tawe. The wateris turnivg gray In bo sde, and I'm afraid the editor's hase Wil turn o ethe . iinons, 8 frequent correspondent of The ofparcaun about*country ol maids” (e curlous L e sawy ik dears ome, aald s weulid wrile o u:rufn'r dia s 0| 'vo rememberusl 48 senselcss w y ') ow Sm Orr) can't Ve 133 Bt 1o Ualiver tay OpaIo. hem fura while, [ hopy every member of The | kv T & ross, the peapi of (bis vifage bave Goen undesvaring lo {uiwo who didn't attend tho Convention e so sosry | thepeonla of ihst hie or she wiil surcly go 1o the next one when« ever it s hold, Whs meetiugs mmluhlgh\ln!. and were snjuycd by all wno were prosent, [uin sure. 1 el attend to my lessona uow, a0 will soon want plenty of roum wo. Bo I ask thuse who have not uitro.glycenine (dcas w pleaso rest over il next weok, Tlere 18 but Just one carthly m. lam 100 young e yoi W be T5oe fl e 18, O i ety » . Howeve sl will give in the nex: feaus ” hor post-ofice adiress, whe will hear could pussibly prove a curve, aud that. reason from me, tho obfect of lore—uant iy pun weat right fslahtuiyuptille, Cun any, Sme A‘f.l', "}‘,‘,"IL‘;‘,,:',‘; ‘After this Convention I sincerely bope the mem- hrough tae ‘upclnl\uuu that word, ‘Trutnds | 3ot bave Bky-Blue Cardibal sid led, White, | Ders of The Home will diepenso with coukory as always forcible, 1eay whetlier Jove s a curio of & bleasingto & wuniin depends upon where sho puts it. ‘Lwen tyninvand Lwo-thitds tiues ous of thirly & wow- uw’s luve cruclbes hee, as the deae Corlsl was cru- cided for the love he gave tu mau. It drives the naile devper, aud the banging laste longur. Tuero 1n not even the Lope of & resurrection In Jt. A greut, nice comb of deliclous bouey 143 pretty gnud thing 10 have If you have guod”wholcsume road to spread it on,” Lut Javieh it on mold woriny, ancleun cruals, expectivg » good el ou've' spotled your huney and yOur supper 10 0\ the honey, that sweet, delicious product from the very beari Of the purest, miost fragraut Soweze, was't " to_ blawe for your duappoiutwont sod huoger. ‘The honey waes rich posscaston, but you put it in the wruny blace, s fs oxceeding strunge that, whilo all te women are 0 provided with Bunuy-pots, and so willing to spread thelr sweetncss Gkl 1 filrly drips of tha udgl:l‘.th!ru are Bo better allces cat to wpread it ou. e waste vur aBections swiully, then wourn and cry, sud ajgunize, 4 way, **Areour rich, Vweel posscavlote Curses oF bleaalngar Accord- fug as You wie thuim, watcrs. have apactol, & cul, two cansry birds, andsn alhzator, vhe uifection § pour upan thees' vbjects 16 sl Cas Aton, Yei DYUOY Vel saw 1au Fulro & N ) i ++1s love i blcwsicg thelr theme aud Jook to bigher thiugs. sec. s This, you old topic snd onv Lhal never wesrs vut. wro's the girl who advertised rother for sale! Bhe wonidn't have acted so dad sbe a sister of this Bacistou g BUT ON, THE DIFFERENCE TO SIIE. To ths Edilor of Ths Triduns, and Dlue meet me Monday after vchool, Kate, 1 bave some property of yodrs, which 1. will retdrn ab the Lret vpportunity, Yivpig, — A RECIPE FOR READING. o the EdUor o/ The Trilune, Lopa, I, Oct. Y.—Now, Lrave champions of the kitchen, do not, 1 pray you, call me ** pedsn- tic," and ull that, becsuse 1 talk of books, for really, since I must confeas it, I don't know sny- thing ¢lsy, andone dossn't waat 1o be vtuil siways. 1t doesn’t seem sk frst quite the right 1hing (0 way we don't know to read,—we who have lived all gur Jives tu this land of school-houses, —and yel do we really know, or ratherda we fully know Methinke got, B0 much of value 13 Jost W0 us by the lack of this knowlodge that [ venture 10 Lo give the lintle gleaned from aiy ycars of experience, hoping soniv one may think it worth whlluto ex- changs ** gleanings " through Tou Hume First, 1 would asy, make yourzeading & stady. Resd snd re-read, lglhl and L{lln. and ml Innufil Judiclously ¢ !ou‘yb ftall. Itis & good tule b reud no buok tbat does not prowbes 10 be worth at least two readingy, aud, believe me, the Best buoke, Ike tho beet puople, do nos dash thelr wizslb vuddiuly upon us, butit comcs as 8 gradual Tax Iupieins, Oct, 2.—Your compositor has knocked ioto pt my letter upon drese reform by Subsiituting underskirt for undersult. Ji wmay be a small watter to bim, but (0 any one wbo tries it will pruve all the diftervnce in the world, Evizx L. Morrarr. GREEN TOMATO PICKLES, Tv ths Bdltar of The Triduns, Coxs Cotracs, Sept, 80.—Fraukie wsnts & secipe for green tomaty pickles, sud as tha foliow- ng is an excellent one 1 hopo she will ges It In time to use thls season: Thres quarts of clder yinegar, one pound of sugar, & baadful of cloves, ono of broken cionamon, one peck of gracn toma- toe; wash, sud slice quite thin; les them stand i #sit and watce over night; in (e mornlogdralo v tho water, put the vinegar, suger, sud evice io 8 A AN AN e P . e wumas, eic. tiun ara afl healthy lht'fia:fl'u W every (nteligent Uousckeeper who will give ita A 5p ks ruust viber puwdes i s hudat vibier puwduts, Lo contruct duinpuas b Indorsed by cians for HEALTHFULNESS, and USED IN THEIR OWN FAMILIES. MOYAL BAKING POWDEL OYAL rowbEr Absolt.xtely Pure, h s the Intrinslc meritof the Toyat Daxina Powoas, that to-day Saroaghoas the conntry it stands M7y tandard Powder. Through excellcace ol g Y moua 1t walned su liil & Fepulutiou and pusitivs v ueus of (e beat Huuselceucrs fa the countfy, Thuusanda of th very best [ 'y adil curit w118 Buperlority uver wll other, 4ad (0at 4 will ko farther aui neks berte " i, puidiings, O F A I it g A W UL KT e A A e o # subetlor quality. rfec ! b y ‘tal"'Ti Eintala tho caact sircayth of & purd jactsl advantays of (o lloyal Lowder o hat It Wil barm any lesgih o/ thms 4n aay climale aud ts ok Hshi® upall O e3posure L Lio BTIPLETE. owuks 8 for sulu by the best Urocers sverywhers. PRICES BAKING POWDEL, e« et e .4 e A4 AR A wintiies lu the cft il rulls, cak P DR, PRICE'S 5 g IS THE ONLY POWDER Eminent Chemists and Physi- its PERFECT PURITY and