Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 2, 1878, Page 10

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MARCIH 1878—TWELVE PAGLS. —_— bodone tn icss thanone full dayof hard work. conldn't ho bettar, Mnch less thai. that amonnt has always been con- midered o day's work, Now, when gitls who have lnxarions homes and elezant clothing with which to adorn themsclves or the saks of a litile cxtea pine money, for ane-gnarter the maual price, what carthfy chance in thers fora homeless, d woman, with little ones cr Tiernelf'or hee chiidren in o path of reetitnde soctety I8 ever readyto mark out, but nawliling 10 assiat in peopling? 1t 1an crying evil of 't Just the place for them; amonnt of work. Warin a4 soast up here, and out of everybody’s can of each moniont, Wil fomo ono send mea fow primrose eeeds, ntlo? 1 will return mamp for, eame. and sond anything I bave that I moro nnlike than women and politics. tiran politica always have heen, and T fear al- ways will be, a cess-pool of fiith and Iniqnity. 1t neema thiat hot fow men can enfer the poiitical nrena withont becoming ina meanare pollnted s and the thanght that onr women may be branzht incon- tact with tho corranting influence i3 simply alarm. fng! T know it1s frequently nryed that tho right of suflrage ahonld he mven to the women to prify politica—ta wash off the flth, Ind **The River Rhine, ¢ te well kn , DY BhaTl hencarorin Yon mast make all yon posaibly | anit, anaugh aweet milk to mix n roft dongh. Roll, cutin ahort strips, twlst, then fey tn_hot Jard. od ‘recipo for chocolate and o glad to accommamlate them, THE HOME. AROUSING THE FLOWERS, From thele rest most profound, Faraway under grotad, Early Spring ia the violets awaking;, With gladsome sarprise They open thelr cycs, And roon each her tollet fs making. All the long Winter's night They have lain from our aight, Motner Earth keepiog each in har care, TH thelr lumbers aro broken By the Spring‘a welcome token, When upward they bonnd, (resh and fair, They must not be long, For they hear the sweet song OF the blne-birds, and bees tovars hummings Al gonc 18 the snow, And the ann " aliaglow, And the liltes and crocnacs coming. The buttercups. hearing That Spring 's reappeatng, .touse up the dainty daimes and fernsy ‘The cowslips como singing, ‘The bluchelis come ringing, The forget-me-nots taking their tarns. The soft zrass is up-peeping, The arbutua |s creeping (Spring calloth her never in valms While the warm Southern brecze Ileralds forth to the trees That 't is time for their verdare again, any ¢ ne wishes oranz enke would by adtircssing To the Editor of The Tribune. Rex ixatoN, Ind,, Feb, 23.—Mrs. L. G, cnt & plece of wreiting-paper to fit the top of jelly or fruit, dip in brandy and lay on top; the mold, if any, 111l farm on top of the paper and can easiiy t, sprinkled, will ay. "' They look rather queer, thongh, don't they? seaponded Mrw, B. ‘*Ohl 1 don' *+ Only reo the noles, thongh!” **Well, that ma 10 having to hunt sl 1ght. " #*The Ttev, Mr. C. called to-da; *Did he! Tho first time, ain't and patteen of san 't know, They are & handsoma To tha Editor of The Tridune. Poxtiac, 1ik. Feb, 27.—~As some reqnest & zood recipe for baking-powder. I send the following, whicn T have ured and fonnd to be excollent: ‘Thres onncen tartarle acld, fonr onnces Babbit'a ealeratus, nine nnnces flonr and salaratue, mix thoroughly. and b quantity will make & pound, costing only 21 centr, Fenwick, the proper way to make musn 16 to atie fn_corn-meal when the ‘water becomen a little warm (not bolling), unt Aliow this to hoil mtirring oceasionally to provent burn L When done, the mush should be the thickness of pancake batter 10 be cood. This in no: the Amerlcan way of making mush, Lot it is novorthelges good, “and ought to be used fn every fannly “for breakfast where ihers aro children, N cipo for guod disn for breakfast ia exceilent, and I 1 have no connternane pattern to aend yout, but conld send you a very pretty pattern for counterpane border, {f you would be kind enongh 10 send me pattern for hell-connterpane, 8 wlve n good remedy for nervons alck-headactie 7 T havo tried many, and il fatled. Adviso anything but druga, Mne, W. B. F. To the Editor of The Tribune, Cnieaso, Feb, 25,—Some ono pleaso fell me How to clean white kids, rome way they have tried ond knaw to bo goud, as 1 prefer to clean them Ing for_bread, to keep ho an objection, hut nothing 0 stralght and narrow over the honso for them every Tir what atd b Tle was apparently fascinated olcs, that samebody was #o In- at sacred things, Marthn, l‘:}:. 1., rententiously. Mr. B, was a prol . waa not. **Daacon 4.8 wifa also ealled.” Well, notw, that was kind, take an Intereat in you th: What did she ray? **8ho only atald a few minuies. thonght that a roman that would allow a patr of pera to hang all aay, in such A pe not wortii nreuing with, ** iy on earth don’t you take callers Into tho the age, this underhanded means of thicvery, which is practicod by so many whom the worl 0| I think wa should al speciablity, throw cherity o the wind, onrselven in the garments of ranctity, reat of womaukind aubslist or not, jusf 1 have recelved a amall package of children's me unknotrn party, with rdonated to The i I wiige, for which the generons donor will ceiva the thanks of the Club, them sud place the proceeds with the general Tho postmark was oolitcrated, so that we could not even determine from what point and have recetved no advice. 1have nleo recelved a lotter from alanded com- pany at Rosita, Colorado, utlering to rent lana for one or many years for a share In the productions, which share”they generonsly offer to donate for the benefit of our Working Girla' Home, one wishing to make a honia with them and hely our cause can apply to me for thelr address, wi stamp {ncloscd. Mra. Nelton—~1tad no chance to declde the mat- teratthe Isst gathering. when fairly recovered “from efects of lunches. erhans von have never tested Mr. Or- Iena's bread.baking ca The Home Club niot pointment, The mceting was condncted by Nan- nfe C., and parsad off pleasantly, The subject of entertalnments was discussed, but no deilnlto ar- ived at. We hope for & full attend- t regular mecting, which will come t Lake atreet. be romoved. Granulated au Ateine i s e old from farming on Jelly oF And tell me, ye strong-minded nymphs, what pawer divine conld remove the staln from the kixts of the falr ladies who may reckleasly attempt to wash the durt from modern politica? ballot In yonr hande, Iadics, yon wonld be exp t0 the assanits of the iilnerant politiclans, berning for votes, that now ko much annoy your husbands and brothers; hut tne nrena of thelr annoyance wonld then bo transfarred fram tho shop, the haryeat-feld, the barn, and the wood-shed. o your kitchens and parlors, ‘They wonld tr helfere vou wero angellc, that yonr a wingiess cherub, that your little boy was a Presi- dent of tho nation in emoryo, and that your nelgh- ‘oor who enposed them was a fool or e. some of you srould nelleve it They would tell yon of thele ‘atarving children at home, who depented upon their success for bread, and of the dire ruin that would follow their defeat in words so pa- thetlc they would atart tears from the eyes you would then linve n tramp nuirance compared to which the prosent curne wonld he a benediction. magtie yourselven at the polling-piaces exercising the glorious privilege of an enfranchised Amerlcan femalo citizen, with a dozen af the hoodiuma and slumn of the guttera aurrounding yon, all endeavar. {ng by whisky-eccuted whispers to cunvincy you of s and especial qualifcations uf nd, an yon retire from Pulverizo the acle! t much, with that pair of s terented fn mavin; | nspiroto such re- nd ona of the nine diamond which is quits nretir. If yo r, let mo know, amd I will £ 6 glad to fe! To the Edltor of The Tridbune, Cmcano, Fob. 20.—Kconomy wants to know Tako hot iwater enough to on want to clean, and put in ot have and boll in When cool, tako the gloves out and rpango the allk on the right side, then presa with & bot §ron, and [t will look 1lke new. To the Editor of The Tribune, LA Crotsr, Wis,, Feb, 25, —Have any of the Indica of The Ilone ever made or secn window Iambroquins of burlap? If so, In what shape were iihey cut, antd what wam the pattern ueed in work. unything of the kind? Will They begin to | Lo bolled slowly. how s inde, ool R o 0w 2o renovate sitk, spong'e the Amount. all tno old biack ki the hot watar, of the Suctety, demented, ant they wero donated, 11t was too cold. Von know you alwnys eay this is the moat comfortable roon In the honso.' 0 Mra. B hont her back aain, ‘That night a terrible search was instituted. finally hunted up the old siipshois, nround agnin, Mra. 85, nnd the litle 1 went to church without their made up hls mind to stay at those nlippers, i€ 1t took all day. retutned honie Mr. B, met her smiliugly at the any kind Home siet ‘ing the m? iian M, 1lia or any lady pleaso answer, kW CoNTRIDUTOR, MANY TI{IINGS WANTED, Lditor nf The Triline. ,—Quita & numbor of contrib- utors to The lHome, empecially onc who stina her- eclf Aunt Fanny, seem to be well vorsed In the Will not somaof them tell me how to doctor my follage plant to prevent its emulating Jack's famous bean-stalk, at tho samo timo resembling an Infantile palm-tres? I Dhave trind’ topping Ity oxperimenting on two of the targer branches, fearing to try the main stalk, ana the conrequencs wan that they oth proved Ao re- T have been told the always (all and iank, but deliver me from 18 1f it can't be any’ tnore Juxuriant than mine, ‘What can I do ta conx my fiichsla to grow nicely?t I guess it has tho same dircasu us has the othier, but [ am airaid to use my remedy agaln, an it hus proved fales I onc cave, 12 0420 I cut down my geranfums, and part of my fuchswm, aleo, but they don't hehave very 1 keep them [n u nouth window, whero they would get tho sun, If It were good-natured enougn to shine onco in & while, Ono thing wmore. and I have done. any one tell me huw to dry-cloan my silk-laco tics? Ishall look anxiously fof sorao responso (o my ro- quost from one kinuly dispos-2d to uid Tar Mancrioxess, To the Editor a7 The Tribune, Wiscoxatx, Fob, 17,—Can any of The Home readers Instruct mo how to bleach ths common hi-water clam-shclls so that they may be painted inoilat Perhaps I must buy them ready preparod. whero shall T scnd for thom? Will some who has done the fret-sawing tell mo nf soma good, ncxpensivo saw. fuot-treadio bo purchased for loss than 84 or 851 Idonotcaro to have nn claborate one, an L may not do much of thy work. 1t acems to me it mi Lo vory tedious to work with tho hand-saw, but I hayo riot triea either kind, 1 take it thot nune of 'The Homa ladies wanted autumn leaves, as 1 have nol received one singlo Towever, 1 eun offer something Can give directions and pats torna for tho following: A cand-recalvor (very retty); o simploand pretty tollet-set; cardboard rackel, or hulr-receivor, boiy reinomber with applique pattorn. home and hunt np When Mre. 10 Witl do so at our next, Citicaao, Feb, the stiperine meril thelr favorite dead.beat ¥ Al olls, can you hear the alf-auppressed insults huled at_yun for not votln; liking? Can you imagine all and tribulations that would inevitably result to you from the rash act of aldicating yonr shining throne to stir the bubbling hieli-broth 'In the sceth- caldron of a heated election ¥ erliapa nothing need be rald of tne disastrons family broila that might result from the husbamt and wife taking onposito positions npon the samo Issue—cach contending with nll ot n.ight for the victory. according to n M. L. G., While clean eandy: One ponnd white sugar, ono wineglass vine: vanilla; boll one hour, and pnll if yon choose. Too much Iately In written about economical llv- ing, and as I have many recipes, { Jiverlaating “cookie #naar, oncof butter, three-fonrths of aweet mil two tensnoons baking-powder; tuh gar together, then add two eygs woll boaten, milk and floar to make a soft dungh, roll thin, sprinkie ar and cinnamon over the top, bake ina fance that 7 aldn't You must have put them d I rhould have remombered. " wonian witha in the slipoer-casos , one lumbler water, according to their relonca of florlenlture. of the anuoyances ‘And soon to our gaze Kindly Nature displays The beauties the awect Spring bath bidden§ Each bud and each blade Glanceth forth from its shade, And revels In sunshino unchidden, So, beyond the bine skies, May we, Joytul, ariso To the glories now hidden from view; The grave cannot conceal When Chriat calls, to reveal The rewacds for tho faithful and true. Then let ux cive pralea For Spring's beautcous arrays, To'the Bountiful Giver of Good, Who epreadcth auch pleasures (Far beyond greenhouse-treasures) For usall, in the meadow and wood. Bypenny, Vs, TO CORRESPONDENTS. The threo or four people who acked for pooms, or thclr authors, last week, have been abundautly accommodated by copies sent to them. reason the many references to the subjects hava Deen cut oat of tho letiera containlng them i or- der to make room. meek twinkle In meek when sho went o put sway thelr weaps. K-rery drawer in every burean Intno houre wasa dboxes had been tampered wrth; teds were standing in the centro of roome, Every article of fuenituroin the house had evi- dently been removed, and full one month sfter. box, in ‘somo ont-of-the-way nook, would be found with its contentsin_a conditlon ested an earthauake. ppers overy might now, off ln two week: that purposely, tangied labyrinth; TINTINNABULATIONS, To the Editor of The Tribune. Hrattswoon, 111, Fob, 28, —Next to chickens, as 8 means of grace, commend me to cow-balls. him who wishes to cultlvate that sereno relf-pole: that equable mental and moral balance that some- times crown a life of disaster, as a falr sunset will tollosr a day of atorm, pull down the tabernaclo of his city dwelling, and sct np his lodge in a subnrb- Let him choose a home amid a people so d public epirit that all tho beasts of the barnyard are allowed to roam at will unon Let hla right-hand nelghbor culti- vate the genlal plg, that ita frollcsome onslanghts upon his wife's lower beds may perfect him In the lcsson of gentle patlence and nelghborly love. Let tho man who dwelleth apon his left tand keep nincteen doge, a motherless calf, and a peacock! Each day as he hies lim to the peaceful (1) delights of home, let him be greeted wath blood-cordling accounts of how tho cattle have again chased his the ox at laet sncceeded In fearless first born, or a more terrible frightened his wife jnlo lunacy and And finally, to crown this tem- ple of wu, Jot overy one of the 00 cows that infest the town wear a brazen bell, Lellaw, in variod keys, the Without beginning vur earthly ending, let the tintinuabulation of these bells” ascend npon the breath of every wind Al thia victim of eatanic devices be awe wultitudinous - chorus, missiles at the empty alr until profanity beconies Let hinivurchase o shot- gun even, and whiten Li's wilo's tresses with threat- Let his name becomo a hlss. 1y und a repronch in councils of the villave storo Vecauso of his unalaughte, up and call him accursed, and 1l in far-off places nollfous s to dio. 1t in an adave that ** Poli. tics mako strange “bed-fellows:" and I submit llm;‘mlmlh would be abundantly established in e. Men do not oblect to female suffrage becauso they think the ladies inferlor or lacking 1n wiadom to cast an Intelligent ballot: not that; but, on tho cuntrary, it 1a becanse we think them exaited high above it—1o0 prire to como In contact with the coe- pting_contagion of partien politica: and, as wo nk the women disqualifed by thelr wenknesa to engago in . nid deslres meto inform yon (as her at sho received pattorn, much pleased with it. To the Editor of The Tribune. . L. ., tho following ia a very nlce reclpo for cream candy: Iour caps of granulated sugar, one cup of cold water, ane tuble- spoonfol of vanilla, two tablespoonfule of vinegar, small olece ot butter; boil tnis about thirty min. ntes, but do not stir ity try 1t in water, and, wnen britile, 1t 1a done; then ponr into buitered pans; pull (il same as motansea candy. 1 bavo some very that I would llke Mrs, B. hianda Mr. Brue-Evep Girsr, THE IHHOUSEKEEPER'S OWN. To the Fditar of Tha Tritune. Atnona, Feb. 20,—If Littte Nell has not cal- cimined her Rogers® group I can tell her how to But Tfoaritis nota gennino article, or the directions for cleaning and repairing would be Qentlo but persistent washing with soap and water s the only way, with, perhaps, o few drops of ammonia If tho ditt docmns obsti- 1t tho group is a plaster copy, the calcl- mining might do nicely, though the idea provoked o broad smile when I first read it. ¢ Mabello ap- ths namo of woodbine to efther the ampolopets (American Ivy) or tho Jonlcera (honey- 1 can assurc hor that, by cntting the vine the leaf-buda begin to swell, and plac- ing the cuttinga in a bottle of water {n the sun,she Tat the name of woudbing 1s apoiled Lo so many climbers that I am not sure [ information niter all. Rind to seo that M. E. Ii. has not wilted under the withering sarcasm of Myrtio No, 2, 1 ki L the spica of lifc, Osnkosn, Fob, 20, davolil of thrift eavy out-door wark, ro tre belleve them uniitted by their moral and social purity and refinement to assoclato with the trick- stersand mountebanks th cauncuses and_campaigns, Wo trist it to the Intelligence and lonesty of tho women {o carry on tho campatgn that sccures to ue a healthy recimu and domestic not be equally willing to zallantry thelr protection and tho weans through which they tay sccire ol imato legal rights and reudy the volces of al through the ballots cast by husbands, futhers, brothers, and wons, telllng on the destinies of tho From the throne of home, wielding the triple acentre of lgve, charity,and banevolence, her iniluenco la feit eart not of aton plory and her power: nflience Is her appropriate ballot, A mighty weapon, firmeract u etter than e Uayo oty fall upon th sod, founil on the back. retty putlarns for canvas-work o oxchange for othera for tha T would Jike very much a patlern for n fuot-rest or lowel-rack, and ivill glve In exchany onc for an ottoman. would Itke them patterns and directlons for trans. foruming a peach-Unsket Into 8 work-basket, pretty enough for the parlor {f {t was the place for it. Rutn Pinc, cars Ilome, T the Editor of The Tribune, Ocoxnxowoe, Feb, 24.—E, C., color yonr goods with eatechu o good brown, then make a togwood dyo set with alum. and dip and scald in that, and you will have a handsome seal brown, even ofi cot- It you do not know how to color with the me u lino wiih. througlh Honte. and I will tell you, an ounce vial and put into it a teaspoon of aqun ammonta, guni-arabic the sizc of L gratns_of No. happiness; should the; contlde o onr hunor an olitical privileges? oo wormen arc heard | Unhappy infants ivbering despair, will root them enally. Can ons witha This department has matter cnough on biand for another 1seue, and it woald bo pleascd to got & chance to use It, Whether thic letters on hand can he permitted to sce tho Jight depends on the cor- reapondenta thomselyes. 1o tinkle, clash, and Irge of neace and rest, " have given her an iere 18 tho empire of fer at ennobling and elevating but 1 do not onty to rise an: are too persunal to ho given a place In The lome, Aunnt Jo, Ingree with you fully in _rezard to giv- ing our daughters the same advantages that wa jiro- I wleh you, vrany one wpliquo patteen, Tho excellent letter on ventilation Is not used Iso in exchange. a little else than the vontilation of halls, churches, ctc., whichi is not in tho acope of The Ilome. A plan for ventilating the dwelling- Louae Is what is wanted, 0 pean, and six ive yralna of Al up with soft ady more beautiful In violot than the mugic o't SUME UL ANAwWEr iy quuslions con- carning the tuborose wont In somo threo weeks ern Leaf, pleass notice 3t; § am very because it dixcu carmine alsuj vide for our sons, o T P else, would tell mo what pareult I c daughter that will bo of practical use to her ten or fiftecn ycars from now, in this century, It scemn to o, than ever before; and the fashions and custons chango oftener. trade, or employment, that s leurned now, may have no existence when the time of need comes, Can awoman who was oducated fur a teacher tn osition In the schools of 187—? Can the accomplished musiclan of that time find pupila years of o woman's Jife are given, and bolong, to hur chlldren. Whero 18 the trado, or profession, thatcan span that interval stail 1o lean upon in the day that sho s left to tread life’s Journey alone? Tam greatly intereated in anything that glves new ideas in regard Fenwick, would liketo seo moraaf it ke the one given by Mra, practical vaiue. on's bill of items for a weok's llving, most anawer Fenwick's jaquiry, for I find it en. tirely saflicient for the thres persons: Now, plense, somo- TIHE BOOKS OUR CHILDREN READ. o the Edtior of The Tribune, Moxnok, Mo., Feb. 27.—Tnlsis an era of bookn, and consequently wo are not only flooded with works on sclence, religion, every varlety of lltersture adapted to chlldren' neede, or tint they can desire, ta flling the chiid's Mbrary to repletion, How sbout these books? Aro they benefiting or injuring our offspring? Aro these little uncs cast upon ourcare, 8 loan from u gencrous Father, 1o be fed with pure grain, of husks? ‘Weask this because much o large proportion of the children'a hooks of the dny possces zo littlo ‘Tho Mother Gool nursery, followed by the sweet **Songe for the Little Gues," and similar rhythmatical anecdote or plous teaching, is tho established lullaby from one gencrarion to another: dut. after this, how oiten are the bright children from & to 12 (and onward) nllowed to choose for themsclves, and niake indiscrinunate use of newspaper tales, the exclting novels of tho lime, and any other Acraps or con- tinnous tales that may plesse thelr youthful fancy. jcred astontsbing tliat buys roading portraying darlng acta” of valor, ousible conflicts, and extravndinary voyages, It datlicult tollx the thought on stuay, and with kome successful exploit in tholr mind, e ungovernuble and vaxay 10 leave the old roof-tree, and commence 1ifo ou their own ro- Lot his neighbor rine (e e The world moves faster oo Tonn.zs—The letter for Grnalkn was delivered the day ft was reccived, It was nob necessary to advertise it, because the writer undor that name ad left her address on the conductor's books, To the Kattor af The Tribune. Raxtout, ., Feb., 27.—WIl some one arlse and toll us more nbout tne use of bran as atea for n? Ilow In it t0 Lo used and In yhat wa e drank with tho tea or ullowed 1o the bottom of the cup? Also did M. E Chlcago, recelve patterns from_ me? aver a month xince [sent, and I have evon the leust ward, hear from her, nap leenme the tradition of hopeless fanc, and his noonday meal be timed to tho tocsin Do you wonder that, ufter thrce years of such experlence, 11fc becomes but an onlooking fur betier things? Do you question the fact that cow- hella alone have poiver Lo embitter an earthly to transform & joyous nature into a misan ond a recluse? Do you mock me when I say that cow-Dbeliv, 10 the victim of their dissonant clanger, wmean more than the finctuations of stocks, snadow of bankruptey, the actaalit! Do you scorn to credit Uie statoment that even the nosirils of the peace-maker breathu battle? When tha nemesls of long-suftering wrath ls loosened 1n the commuuity rulud by cow-bells 4 now cxistonce No longer shall blue flames dance ohout the heads of our husoands and brothers, nor melanchuly mark for 1Ls own our wives and sistors. romance, ctc., hut 7 the Editor of The Tribune, Quixer, 1L, Feb, 21,—Leno, received lace,— If Eveninz Star will send lambrequin pattern to me, carc The Home, I will send instructions far knitting bed-spread, would ko samples of knitted Juco and sofa pile low; will somu one take pity on monnd send them? 1 will glve reclpe for cream cake: 'Three eges, one cup of sugar, four] tablerpoonn of milk, one and one-linlf cups of Aour, one and onc-half teaspoons of baking powder,~tihis will make four layers. Cream—Une ey, two tablespoons uf sugar,-half pint of milk; flaver with Jenon: put in @ pau and stir well; then put the pun in o skillet of bLolilug water (s0 it will not burn; bring to a boil anu thicken with a teas) cake while warm, Many thanks, o C. F.—A man conld not ralse more than his awn weiglit over u simple pulley by senare pullinyg. his feet were fastened “down, a ‘Cirong man conld *aiso much more thsn his own welght, now? Ten or fiftoen Al snould Jike very much to WHil eome ono 5o g0 kind as to eend me o Swiss apron pattorn, and accupt the anu prove a utrong . Otaa—Every paper—or. nearly—will send back livinw, and, like communications which it cannot mee, provided stunps are inclosed by tho party sending ft. pretty nearly an fuvarlablo rule, To the Editor vf The Tridune. Cittcaoo, Fob. 23,—Can any ono toll me how to tid my house of mice? I havo trled tratps,—scald- ing them and baiting them wirh toasted chec: 1"have trled to bey, by, No_one hua n cat, or songs of the 1think I can imorove on Georgl acain and sgain, borrow o cat, vut in vain. they have, will not let it go, their nosca at the trap, make my first application to The I that sume one of the many capable cn{{lrflmlfln ealihy maintenance of nd, 20 cents; augar, four and a Breia Witren—The car (s eo dolicate an organ that you had much better consult & skilled nurlat like Dr, Joncs or Dr. Holmes rather than trust to any liome-made remedy, oun of carn-atarchy have a good recipe cako; If any ona would like it, wall sen lx'nul week, and tho mice Lira up Tam renlly distresscd and {ome, hopiog down-sweeping bovine, 'Tell me, O army of martyrs, you wha for man sumpuier that 16 gona have suffercd tho infiction of wihich I write, is not tho miulstry of this pe cullar discipline about accotplishca? May we not fnquire for some other menns of grace, confident that anotner season of the old dispensation would traunslate us either to tno mariyr's crown, or to scorner? A fow Danites in every town, robust avengers of the innoconts who suf- fer, & sort of vigilance commilica whose deeds shall be nameless, but whuse reward is in Heaven, would do much towards readering suburban homes more enjoyable. 1 was yind to ses that somebody had agitated one corner of ‘Tho Home with a plea for fresh air. have been prmini my aubject many doy: in that direction fs so great 1l romo fanstic, goine Dhis subject, to tho cxcluslon of every other, to take up. We arc in more need of a'new goapel of veutllation than of any other, the present growth of humasity {s so frall and buny ls the relgn of furnuce heat, to the exclu- slonof llcaven's sweet air, the homes of friends, delightful tn every way,— crs, and bints to atiract and \VM}!II 1ist about cents; rice, half pound, 4 s, 10 cents; oatmeal, two pounds, 10 centa: ird, half pound, & cents; corn-meal, fyve To the Editor of The Tridune. Citicawo, Feb, 27, ~Lavinia asked for a recipe for pickling fish; here It la: Spice tho vincgar as for cucumbers, put your flshin, and let them boil slowly for a fow minutes, untll done, without breaking: then set themn away for several wooks, and the bones wil o’ A. L. B, ~If tho articlo does not apnear In the first lasne of 'I'lic Homo after it reaches hero, you would be qulte at liberty to send It somewhoro 2 To the Editor of The Tribune, Garesnung, Feb. 24, —Will some ono who has oxporlence tell me tho sversge price pobd for storles published In firat-class magaziness also, has the writer of an article a right to sond it 1o two publications and recelvo remuneration from bothy 1low doca tachygraphy differ from phonogriphy? By whose mothiod ran the greatest amouitt of work bo accomplished 1n the shortest timey Please send tho required inf « Nexo, care Jlame, To the Editor of The Tribune, * Osuromt, Wis., Feb. 20. clder slatoraof Tho tlome pleaso to tell mo through 'The Homo which ia the right porson in Chlaigo to eend to for patterna, as 1 sea tueroaro threo wamed, all haviug the sanio addresn? Dew Drop to ploaso remomber ms sendling her directions for ronowing old b . TnoupLZaGNE. To the Edltor af The Tribune, Lawxnate, Fob, 21,—Will the Jady who wroto Fern-Leafl a fow wecks ago please glve me the mname of the neuralgia medicinot I presume [ can Wil Matue e kind enoucly. to telf mo sho putn In tho water to wash her Iaces? tol) mo how to color a white-straw Lasket wo it will look llke coraly Pzrnerren 14angquis. To the Editor of Ths Tridune, " Font Mantaoy, 1a., Feb. 20.~~Will » 0omo render please tell me how to clean o white foit hat that ls covered with coal-uust and smoke; aibso, how to cloan white gros-yrain ribbon? Will samo ona sond pattern of cotton-batting dog u ad dofiy I huve no patterns tu exchange, quarts, 42 cents; flour, 76 cents. o, o0 quart, U ce 4. 02, In the ftem of milk I **dime-novels me; coal, 75 cents, may bo thonght extrava- gant; but I clalm thero s mora nourlsnment fn 0 cents’ worth of milk than In G almost anything clae, . The lady who offered to copy certaln pooma Is advised that covles of both have already been for- warded to the persons who nsked for them. 11 bo entlrely destroyed, Take n ruund steak: make stufng oy s spread tho stufing on the stouk, roant (rom hail to thrco-quare aving tried it unce, ‘Then tho coffee, rice,corn- meal, ostmesl, pota.ces, and flourara all rendored more_palatable and nutritious by the wuse of i In anawer u; lnfernn‘: Inaniry, 1] a which he bas Clothea-pin, the two booka to which Ly'tho same writer, Uraco Agular, andare to bo found In nearly every cir llbrary, or may be bought at sny long. k-store, 1tomoln, on tho tople of lomestead or Domestic Architecturo I conld write How much unnccesaary suffening do women endure, and how much of beauty and com- belng obligod to il iouncs that are tho rule cyery- where! "Cun any one give me the words of an old #0ug commencing— Ye mariners of Apain, e Thehtly o onE Gars, And urlug my lovo ta aie, For he plucs smung the Mvors, Ur girla whose hoada aro fllled with ** the pomps ani vanities of this wicked warid ' rathor tnxn Awith the pages of their school-buoks are casily In- duced to ‘connder the parontal rule a most arbl. trury and unjust thraldom. latee on sucli education le poIne most uRhappy NArFIng Thero ia no weans dy which wo may b sa slgnal- 1y alded In bringing up our childrenas this ono of yet comparatively few parents elve 1n the vlden daya many nover nlluwed thelr cnildren to read nbook whicn they d not irat read, or ot least esamined thom. sclves, and cortainly by such care o chiid is shilclded frum a Iarge amuunt of danger, ono class of workn which is immenscly popular, urlous that we lave nover imuosed upon by It, and u roll it up and tie 1t terauf an nour, 1t will not be the last time. bar of The Jloms recipos, and have fatled tofind & o Acorrespondent neks some one 1o send her tha pacm entitled ** Double Sacrifice,” or clse to tell her wha wrote it, uns for that particalar onigms froo and can wo wonder if Tho neceasity for reform d.l’lu the clopement or you refor aro both 5a Will some one send me the dircctions for making point.lace and a vattern, and Iwliksend soms preity pattern In return. ‘To (he Editor of The Tribune, Dunuque, Ia., Feb, 21,—D, B. I, wishes a re- clpo foe spico cako; here s mine: Oneand one- half cup butter, three cups sugar, one cup sour wilk, five caps flour, Avo egy clnnamon, cloves, nutmeg, allapico, each ono teas spoon; one pound rajsins, cakes of usual size, an: will keep for two months, Mildred that I will have hily- bulbs na soon e it comon tine tu re- move theus from tho ground; will glad), sume of them II sho will send me her address, Would ask {lattle If sha wou kind enough to xend me pattern of hor black card+ board ulr-castie; If sho will, witi soud .u"i‘lm' Wil some of the TIE LETTER-BOX, Tnere aro letters in this oflico for the following- Thoso Iutended for peraons living out of the city will bo forwarded by mail Residents can call or Ruom 38 Trincse Building and get thelr catablished bool One reason why numed contributors, it any attentlon, receint of addrere, T visit occastonally fort do they los Looks, piciures, flaw rtrangely-contr nlense, —but double wi tho crovicea! Afurnace in the collar, al warmth of summer, without its balm, throughout No wander that all the di helr to take up their abode In such howm unruofing tornado, orm, of sume olher aysoriion of lhel: dwellings, onso foso, through long thic doses of wi ni draughts, accustom yourself ona teaspoon soda; Joseph Perking, yet which wo deein so It owed our chlldren Lo thint fu thoso works which wuke a proteuss of giv- ingun_ interestine siory, Lightsul little eptaodu i Iy merizo the young roader intoa sen of divn) ment by introduciug somo hey are learniog st school with plod- n making study fuvt lo, but thery in no rapid and Knowledio must ba llcation, patient study, and s deters therofore any attempt {0 catch by o hook batted wwith o gossamer ** fairy fiy™ instead of the suild old **blue-bottle ™ or hoioly ** angle- worm * {8 but u futlls coct with fiusy material, Comblne umuscment with instruction very ju- over by sublerfugo; f the Kindeckarten ‘syatem for youni children, bnd there caunot be too nuch »aid fn e This will tako the Hope Richmond, Stanule 1laard, hild-life, sudden- To the Editor of The Tribune. Barrer Cazeg, Mich, ow we believe of The Ilome, os agreenble a posnl cuny roud Lo fearning, yourself delicato s Feb, 23,—Economy, to years of home in renovate black silk, boil an old kid glove (cut It in amall shreds) fna pint of water till tho water Is reduced to hall a pint, then apongo your silk with 1t, fold it down, aud ten minutes after jron it on tho wrong nide while wet, I directions are fol- lowed, tue ailk will rorsin ite softnces and lustre, At tho same time have **the body * of new silk. Mre, M., I have n varlety of patchwork patterns; would gladly send it T knaw your address, candy for M, L. G, lasacs, one of lu' [ George Washingtun Jenks, Al ¥ing rovtns as the angel ate yoursell to the hife-giving principle of this Fill your sleepiug-rooms with it. only belng carcful to avold draugnta and direct Freah alr and sunshine will make hap- wele Lave power to joyous heaith shall bloom npon the cheeks of your children, and thelr oung sinews stand out Jike cords of steel beneath Hanish your siifling lambra- gulng, your inside blinds, doubla sashes, felt llst- Thys, pie., etc., and eeo’ what wonders light and air will work In your homes, ‘Iry WOMAN’S RIGHTH. To the Lditor of The Tribune, “The war of woman's rights To the Editor of The Tribuns, Cuicaao, Feb, 23.—I have como to answerand also ask n few questions, splendid recips fur doughnuts: One quart flone, one cup augar, threo oggs, two teaspoons baking powder, eno teaspoon clnnamon, tablespoon buttor, Ihave o recipo for uit clcap, and they 8, | have i anow Tho llome if 1t liko to havo s pa scrap-bay and a Ciilncsa air-castle, and 1 will send atawp or patterns in return, beautlful world, Poro, TN, Fen, ragett ln The Home and oa )t waseth truly Inspiring to discern the wavi shiute blude of Amber gleaming through tho smoke of vattle! In thiv age of strong-minded womun, it s reatly encouragiog to know thata por- tivn of them at leust are enlisted uvon the side of 1t additional franchises aro due to women or men 1o this Jiberal land of aurs, wo may all repowe in the certaln bellef that they will be brought to us o ranldly as the revolving wheels of an advancini clvilization can roll them arvund., OF whet cun the women of this country reason- ably complain? They bave all the rignts granted thew by the OM and New Dispensations, Magna Charta, snd Ine common law, the Constitite tion of the United States and of the several Btatos. 1n addition to these, Stale Legislatures, chusc , have been employed thy last quarter of a ceutury 1n inventingand enacting new rizhis lor women] so that at present every feature of the common law that was at all oppres- sive to them in nbrogatud. s und some of the otler Stutes are now entitted by ewatute to hold 1 tielr own right real and per- eimal propeety the samo s if they were wingle; they mity collel und keep their wagzes carned uut- #idC of (ierr own honseholds, and af (he same tine husbands to support then and their cy have thu coveted tight of sumg und and they may oven sue thefr own hus. et to their separate property, sud go 1 court and beast of beating tho head of the funuly und imposing upon blw un fmme M. C. M., herelsn bler homien than wold and 3 but will send A ATk, 1ox 14k, To the Edifor of The Tribune, Cutcaan, Fob.28. —Will any ono glve nie aclump of lly of the valloy In oxchange for sw tot nary, wild vy, and moss rosa roots? or, whiit is your price? I woula make this publlc acknoviled, zmont of u roso bush from Lthe generous Orvells, out monsy and without price, " To the Editor of The Tribune, Ilrur Pank, Feb. £7.—Can any uno let me know through this department whother they can sand me a sampio of this crochet cdzing done with farather braidy [ havo aumto a lot of the braid, and have been dlssppointed in the nstructions I exp ected Two cups of mo- tablespoonful of yinegar, Loll conswntly “for rring all the time; cool until it Anather class of book to be carefully watched s the Sunday-achool lbrary ook, deal of mischief, and pamphicts (or tracis) deal far more with party distinctions and sectanun dogmas than with true, God-like plety, and thuugh written with an honcat denlre 10 beuelit, yub often by thuse who littlo an. the chuldish mind, should be of the very clolce uthors as have hecome wel) esta! the litorary pianaclo of fame, storics; If good they wre not oniy harnl 10 give & tasto for the” claseical, this claes of child.|i be condemned an the ground that it eeds the tusto for the unnutural to which child prone, and thus excl: elr “ruday flesh, chucolate ears areas nlco as udding recipo nn:} will for lietein lice & can be handler } Sphinx, ure not all face- THE SLIPPER-CASE QUESTION. have recipes for Pearl ou To the Editor of Ths Trivune. 20,—The ladles of The Tome have had such varled experience, and aro al ‘ways 50 kind In furnlshing remedica for all all, ‘whether bodlly or mental, that I herewith beg fol few words of advice from them. o}l mo what I am to do with & sper genus homo, who conducts himself in the follow- owders Injurlous? I lloto powilors, if you Please glve your addecss, Laving used them myself, cannot ssy as to the BwEET Many, To the Editor of The Tribuns, Mavpey, ., Feb, 20, onu to give her a recipe for doughnuts, 1 will send one which 1 think is very good aud easily made: Ono cup sugear, ono egg, one-hall cup cream, one- Balf cup buttermilk, ono small teaspoon sods, one- half tenspoon ginger, the saino of cionamon, and Penwick alsu wants 10 know the proper way ‘Tho wator must boll when you be kept boiling all the time you are stirring in the meal; alft {t 1 sluwiy at rat; o plece of butter put 10 Improves it and makes it easior to cloan the kettle; Daxz STATION, 9 ecly. B, tuo, with talry- Storm, fn making feathor work Iuso tho pure alnt each pieca tha required ou will find fta better way than dyeing tho feathors, 1leudus, fn_suswor to your request I sond the followlng: Carnine Ink=Uoll 1 nound 4 ounces of ground cochincal, aud whity feathers, an fantastic style ol by the suilraze of me s & orbid (usto for the of novels,—the highly sonational. We Plau of rowarding & very littlo of the care of n 4 gullons of soft water, for twenly minutes, then taka 1t from the fro, udd drachima of aluin Lo cook mushi To the Editor of The Tribuns. commence, Aol H 23,—Will some of The Home contributors be a0 kind as to tnlormi me what the meaning of **marey ™ fs, Bhukspeare? Also, whether uiio could stady Latin without s teacher to any very great e: hiave found the old-fasliont the more wolid readlug by soms enterlaining, ar- dently-coveted work 1o bave o most admirable ef- fect; thus hlstory, pocts, sciences may Lu ulade youth, whilotho schuol-studles of childhood may thus bu rendered u pleasure, the reward wlways Jooming up in thio distance, Certain novels and cl fcal literatute, such ay Scolt’ **1lcro ls your Christmas, 3r, D." +*alr of slippers, eh! Tha do you call the other thingt" “'Slipper-holder, lavet now. Sce how nicely each one fits in the place 1 will hang !t near the stove. be hest enough from it to give them & comfortable warmth, you know, No more running into 8 bedroom to get your 8 think 1o put slir the mizture for a few d for o quarter of an hour 83 then run off th The married women of and the mnore abstruse alt (0 your taste. #4 weatlsomo In eorly Everybody has them To the Editor of The Tribune, Ciiicaao, Fob, 28, =3, C. M. wishes s recipe for doughnute: Ose-half cup buttes, ons cup sugar, one and une-half piuts flour, vna and onc-Lalf tea- spoons Royal bakinz powder, ono egy, one and oue. hult cups milk, on tesapoon extract nutmy the butter and sugar together, alvo the eg; winouth. 814 Hour anu powder togethes u tha butter, the will well Hour the of religlous and class- worke, (huse of Eue portion of Miss Edgeworth's old- one ur twa mythological works, cctlon from our own poets and ju- venila wurks of the day aro left oben to our clitl- o frum carliest years, as we bullove such works cannot fnjure the youthful mind. we have niever adlowed nntil after the school-days wern past; but by such caro as wa have describen o Is formed which » ¥ ¢ day, fnaswuch the worbid appetito s gune. To the Editor of The Tribtins, Pzomia, 11, Feb. 20.—Can any one tell me who 11 the suthor of a series of sunge under tuo title of {n one of which ecour tho all days are one day to oWy Viota Sixcratm, To the Editor of Ths Tribuns. s Feb, 26.—WIll some. ono be kind enough to tell mo what to use to dye theoye. brows with? Duent cork has been sugge stod, but that rubs of 100 easlly, auswer, they wiil confor digest in & ouncen of aicobol in yeu then add'n full quatt of distill water and heat gently for everal hours or until the odor of the spirit has disuppearod; then mix in 2 dissolved (n_% pint of water, and allow tho whole to settle, will determino for you the pre coloring watter that wlil be required. To the Editor of Ths Tribune. Citscaao, Feb. 20.—1 will give E. C. a splendid ‘brown dye for woolen guods: For ten pounds £000a take une pound catechu, four ounces blua vitrlal, four ounces bichromate uf potash; dlssolve ench in separate water; heat the guods one hour fn the catochn water; wring out; dip and wring out of the hot vitrlol water; leave them fiftcon minutes in the potash water; dry and warh thow, My exper'eace in economical Jiving that of Susio Jewel. through & long hal} slibpers uvery night. cif, won't you, dear?" UL course! That'll Certainly! Who could Notwlihstandiog the vride Mr. B, took {n his new vlippers and thelr caus # Tho Houre of Life, *'Uns day when Also It the vook before a body's nose remember it A1 this state of affairs makes The Home circle un- may_pretty castiy procuren ¢ivorce and secure the custudy of her children ond an abundant allowance of allmony from uer late busbund fo bier und thelr support; samo proceeding win the might (0 & now Awomnn can how hold some of thu dmportuat elvciive and spootited utlices, ractice ut the Uur, und by her winning swiles uiil et captivatiog drews sud sgdreve furi the heads of 3 wiasculing Jury lopsy-tury ree througl i reversed ur blinde fa really black, ond that it was the otber fellow's ox thal gored Lier cllent’s helfer ufteralit The moral und religious codes give her equal glte wilh the man, and the social laws accord 1o uperivaty sverywhero; i Even Dckens' picusant for her, ol Mix {nto u soft dough, out dough lo vne-balf ineli in tnlckuoss, cuf out with biscuit-cutter, fry d wade hot for the purpose, clao quantity of nd’ notwlthatanding ¥ Kxnosia, Wi to light brown in I by that tiwe AUNT Camg, put them where Liey be! hristoins rollod round. Mted every moruing, aud es recelve the communication, r, tule mornluy. | had 1o put them Scnoot-Gine, Editor of The Tribune, Broosinatox, Feb, 24,—Like most young girls (of the modern day) I don't But I thnk 1 have excel on that point; and, as requested by W. C. W., Iwillsenda wplendld recipe for doughnuts: One cup of sugar, onecup of milk, onc tablespuon of butter, two ogys, two tcaspoons baking powder, ot Isrd aud roll in By tne way, will Bho can lawlully [ sowe vue will please HHOW WAGES ARE CUT DOWN, To the Editor of The Tribune. —8ix years ago, Cuicano, Feb, 28, whule great mart of trade lay luvne vast heap of rulns, und here and there litle ‘patches of blue vapor curling up and wingling with the Lreeze which vainly strove to rush around corners whero ihere were Lo corners, or shrivk and moan e of yoro amia stately columus that had bitten the dust of humllity, or carevs welrd chimules o whose craunics it bad played **hide and scek” i the eara ngone, we had not hoped to see such an un- roken srray of mojestic cdifices rearing thole mawsive forms in & vain endeavor Lo kisa the szch. Never In tho blatory of the world hasa work of such vast maznitude beco completed in so las been wituesyed fu the rebulld- And mever, let It bo v, and make them d vislon thut white mow much about Mefore the year wasout the allppors began to mother hard to wesr o distressod avpearunce, sud wers not in a perfect state of stitiness about toe heels, ily at tne untidy appearanco they abrunk away ln:n;finu Cisicauo, Feb, 26, ~Will some onc kirdly glvo the address of Florence Percy (Mrs. lClizabeth bl Akere Alicn), and ol Agt‘“'mn o Hen l2ogxs, To the Editor o) The Tribuns. Karamazoo, Feb, 20.—WI1ll you please ask the of Thellome for & relisble brawn hair dye, o my halr black for want of & good [ yly-dn‘kt;l bacl Any housekeuper of good judgment, **one who looketh well to the woys of her household,” can provide fora family of threv for §a weok, and includo M whercof 1 speak, snd we never sitdown Lo & scanty meal, B0d OUF TOUINS 8fe slwaye warm aud 1 Auber, what shall Ido? 1'min a fog, complete- dored, This moralu vea it tlour to roll nicely, doted X o) some vne of The lume please sond mo s recips for lomon of chocolaty putfst To the Editor of Tha Trituns, Cuicaao, Feu, 18, —I want to tell the ladies of ‘The llome how to sweep rarpets without baving all the dust fly up to the celling and then down avoln on thele heads and all Shelr pretly ora- cute. ‘Take o larce dish;ect it oo an old ruz;hiave Lalf full of water: dip your broons in tho s disty, thenaip is awept. No i1 Jouk brignt talenied und noblo csn bu found, however, who recognize the cannot repieal or ruverse the i 'who do not forget or iznore the truth that there ure jn the ccunowy of life some heres whereln Ibe sexcs muat move scparately d apart frou the uther; cat mansion uf carth sowe Jauat be uccupied by bul one gen that the warnmg of **Nu Aumittance” over the dour fa 00 fufrincinent upon the Tights of the sex ‘Ibero ure uisuy very cozent phyelcal s well s busiucss sud artistic reasons why the husuana should not devote his tiwe and otteutiony 10 the dutice and uecessitics of the famlly puesery, BOF o thuse of the cubmary department, nue yet to the delicato sud tasteful duty of adoruiy, “Tocao are righte snd fact tuat Lumanit; ed by paneles nnd forget-me-nota, decrees of Naturs oW hanas, and lined with qul with a short lecture as Keeplug thlogs, 1 thele [; To the Editor of The Tridune. Feb, 26.—Wanted, to know when to begln to bicach fern leaves? Isitiieceasary ress thom Arst! ¢s4 80 I can welte. To the Edior af The Tribune. Brooxiyx, N. Y., Feb. 26.—Will some con- tributor pleass give & recipo for msking hard s'uuco'lm? puddiug, sad nl-%”lar {.2'”“ wine s that there are | M1, PLEASANT, rinents which gty boy, 8 it 1 had b b laced thery for the purpuss of bul ire, B., wilh an sudivle sigh, trausfereed thow 1o lng of our fawous city. Loped, will such s swift falling off in wuges or such o marked deoression su real cotate Le wite nesved av huw been cogendsrea by—whaty Ecbo Ahie brings e 1o the origiual Lelr Feceptac As succeasively every morning they madu ticir appearance vu (hy Look: the scwiug-machine, on tho plano, bed, dresver, wooupile, or wherever Mr. I, b 19 wove lo, alter ho bad drawa vn his boots, Mre. 1. atruck a riyht thouy i i wuloke cigars when I'm r, be added, old_enough. (ng? And il's not ag In- upa child fu the wa, old_enough ha wi wator; sweep until your aguinand repeat until your carpol 1l ascend aud your carpol wi Will sonie vno try it and nmpau auce 1 There, I8 it not dlscou berited idea either. ‘Ira alune suswers. hould go, and when Le s intention of this letter, 0 It the kindliners, clanit Lo souts of some of Wby not Jet bim bunt s One alep hu the night clous that they needed to by tha spot where he b plan dlun’t work Afr. . could never lay bis eyes oo them, Doz sememdar whetw ho had put Lhen, laat one morniuy Mra I, left ber room late, baving sutfered with parlor and buudoir, To the Editor 3 The Tribuns. Lyoxs, 1a., Feb, 27. —Lavinis, here is myrecipe h: Clean, scale. wash, aud wipe dry; slico i small pleces freshiy-caught fsh; place In s far, with some salt, atlspice, and boreo- radish; when Slled, cover with good atroug vine- over closely; Jot ‘stand in the ovens few ba toa hot; out lo the ind in & few moonthy I8 will bo ready to use, und. Flask, 1 have tho pattera of iho raent, which yua can bave, if Ta the Editor of The Tribune. Oxanoa, Feb. 25.—\Will somo lady be obliging enough to toll me how aud of wbat material to uwke a cloak for a little giel 235 yoars old? Eome- thing sultable for spring soa cool weather in suni- Also what king of Lonnets will such litle folks woar? 1 will gladly pay fors ono will send mo oug cste ol & reclpe for regular Vicuos rolls, such as are found Y And muat they bui_‘ Baked ks to enjoy and perform, —evidenced by thelr moral and physical urgamzution, —aud man has the right ¢ of woman only with un- FLORAL LORE. To the Edilor of Ths Triduha. ¥, lL, Feb, 20.—To the lady who asked about'primrose seed let mo say, 1cut your request out aud weant to write 10 yov, care Home Department, but 1 bavo lost It, s0, If you will writs to me, I can tell you waere to get Chinsse primrose sced ab 10 ceals o paver, aud they aro Just as Zoud us other forlata charge 5O ceats for. Taent for two papers lust year sud baa good suc- 1als0 raiscd cleven lanlanas from: one 10- ceut package sced from tho acud the nawo of the fdrm wmuch like un advertiscment. beauliful Laisams last yea would exchar ge other pico snuual, ved un 89008 pate | have s friend Whoss edded to the Intercot of ber sex. for years waged put sowewbere el wide Lapoened (v kick thewm o, Th 10 Bpproach Lk sphe curcted biead abd seepectful ubelaance. be content with the privileees of sleeplng upon the “*downy bed of suowy Whitencsd," WiLOUL Clam- oning fur the rishd to make ity iarcot aud unquestivusble that wman sbould go urih 10 Lol upou the [srm orat the forge, snd do thuse dutics aud perfori those labors which re- quire the physical strengih and endurauce with wlch Naturo bua eodowed hum, fet the atorme and Subt the batties of outavor hfe. Nature's law of the ** eternal ttuess of thinge® Iy traceable u the physical and meutal urgenivws of the two sexes, Strong-minled women are claworing for the riht X tu vute. Bhould they eucceed? Ap- ing the ralo of the cterual Otices of thinge, With ber pen and voice sl intemperance sud vice, aud wufortuue huve overlaken her, Itiscqually ap- | cuild stibo prescut tiwe (her intemiperate ua- band baving descricd ber) is writin; for dillerent ey u th city. babit, when shie had uore than she could accom- plish hernclt, Lo give ftoat o Lier nebehours, pay- iug thew the amount she reccived fur the work. "Fhose neizbbors slmiost lovanably turm sud send the hand thut has assiated thou, greeted her valr of slippers, each 1udi- atop of a window, frum which depended 8 couple of banging baskets, pertectly lovely in their wealth of wreen. 1 went thiough 8 serica of pantowiue, futerlarded with sudible vhrascs, but decided o' leave them When Mr. I, came Lome at night be come sueuced with the usual formula: **Didu't Lappen tosce my shppers, did you, Marthal” and theo. pening to giance cehinzwatd, rubted the paling is Luuds gloefully twgether, weul througn two roows jnto the kilcheu to get a kitchen ¢ cd with greas delght to 1ak b was that offendly; 3 the oven must mot vldual one beaun in bakeries, bo foand 11 nepasate pans? To the Editor of The Tribuns. Four llowaun, Wis., Feh, 2. form pie, through The lome, if there 1s anyiblug that will romove frecklca? In auswer tu. will giva rocipo for dougbouts which is cxcellen 1 quart flour, 3 teascoonfuls baki wixed with dour, 1 ¢33, 1 cup suxa Mr. ile ehould bul- Princessc uuderga you ara not already supj Eldest davghter, our sous, tirce of toum guite swall, 1do my washlog, irontug, and sewlng, baviug o one, sud wantl B0 0ne, ta 1o & step for me, saune, u litlo tiwe o cate for my owers aud tlrds, aud I'do s fancy work. beartand willng bsud cad accompliah & great mily cousists of five -Csu sny vne fa- Girla with futhers aud bruthers In good sttuations bave, by undernanded meaus, fobbed Ler of ber ouly support by olfering 10 4o the work fur une- fourdh the aaount vho Lds paid thew, for the vake of gettiug the whola of 1t (o do. knuw tLat the wrting they do fur 20 cuuty caunof 1 bave te to This | kuow: a brave -powder, weil ellc, if you bave tern yet that you ke, rand mo yonr address and You shall inve one that evesy one 1k Tam ging 1o teach my ity 21el beface abe 1y nble to read 10 mako her & hook. 1 have boen sy Ing nice pleces,fich an plaget the chilren’s faney, and will commence the book for het to finish, Yoo can et ona of Mark Twsin'a self-pasting for .centa that whil andwer the purposs nicely, If yoq ‘cannat aford ti ot roma old book 0f nn attyey xe, A0 for pastd use gum erazacanth wed waier Cat'about half the leaves onit of tho baok, and 1y wili be in good ahapa when fimshed, Tomola, I feol norry for your friend and hun. dreds of otlier women that nre miking savns of themeelver, 1f sho must do lier 0w work, ot hep dress seneibly, There 1n o econoniy th o your own work and “fncarring dactor's bille g glring sour hsband an favald tiic rest of sour ffer Tiot tno tell vay oty to doss. ani, my s and expericnce for it, you will get you: work 4, as well and you wont ie half ro tired, e Get tho Unfon underwear woven in‘one gaement, or, 3 yon have a supply of flannels un hand, eyt tho veal abort and aciy thio drawees to thoin, 1y s nOL_over An hour's Work to 1% a Ault, tlien chert Ioone, Wear a good warm skitl witl' susscnicrs, You need no walat of corset. Tien have snne yegt ealico wrappera—always tear a collar and cufry Mnke n palrof sleeves such an grocurs wear, only dlo not make the rubber tisht envugh to hotd ' {he, Il in place, but nso awall safoty pins (o fasten {herr to your dress-sleeve, When any one calls, as Remola did, silp off your extra ¢leeves nnd biz apron, and you are as nive gq anyboay. 1 do my owit work, atu know Just whas Tom talkIng about, for I practles every word | haye said. Let whils s clomly Wasper etk iant o+ TAmER Does any one want Madeira bulbs? 1 hava quity alot. Aud hafuuy ono auratuw or any other Japany ily-butbs they would ke tu exchange tor sume- thing elss? Binne, To the Editor of The Tridune, Tocx Isuaxp, N1, Feb, 24.—In Tho Momo of Aug. 4110nd tho following In & letter from Fery. Leaf: Speaking to Iattie Legter, sho eays: o recelved yosterday a letter from Ennis & Paitun, Clinton, Ta., and they will send Alips or catiings to you of difforent kinds. Their generosity is un. limited.” Doca thismean that they wonld givo orecll slipy and cutlinga? And if tho firat, does it ny any one, or only lo Fern-Leaf and thoso wi he miIght recommend; and was 1t only at that (e, pe cattld one send now? 1 did not know that Noriy woulil scll alips or cattings, | never know one fo Pletre, I hinve tricd the cabebs for catarch wit out experiencing nny of the discomfiture you s , except a smariing sensation In the throat, whi n passedoff, But T cannot seo that It bns helpod meany yet, Ihave used 1t sbout two weeks, *f tried the cure of some one several weeks ngo, of carbolic acid and wter, and tho paln_ causcd was fearful, I don't Lhink 1 will try it noon ngain, Manbello, what can 1do for_you that 1 may liave alipof that odd weeaniuia?” WHI you excha, s forany of my fancy-work patterna mendoned In o Jose, T havo I tornn, b ellow Rose, inye laca patierns, batterfl; ete., bt T'd rather hava slips than anyihing elee, of flower seads, Couldn't you bog ma some, If you haven't thom? ‘ez, tho beat way, and tho simplest, to care hiccodgh In Lo smeuzo: his can crsily bo done iy tlekling the nostrlls with o foather or broom-atraw, Tt scemis foolian, I know, but try it once and sce. 1 have a aplondid reclpe for chocolate croams which I will ecnd another time, This letter islung enough. L, To the Editor of The Tribune. ‘Winoxa, Feb. 25, —Beveral inquirics having leen mado in regard to the Chineso primtone, T will glva my exporience with them: A year ngo this manth [ bought two small pots (a nink and & white) at the hot-huure, They each had twa or three blossoms, aud perhaps as many buds, The florist told me they would blossony, nattl Junc, They did not, however, —only blaoming the budy that were on when 1 bouglit them, I kept them tn o nortn window until 1 removed ma plant-stand outduors, when I ut e primrose wots under the stand as not of much conscquence, or 1 was disappuintedJn nat huvlig tho blooi | expected, [ think 1 8nly watered thom unec in two or three weeks, fust as | pnencd. In the laltor part of Atigust, while looking over my planta one day, Idiscoveread ono httle blossom. | brought them out of tho ratirement fnto which 1 had con- demned them, and they eame forward rapldly, and lisve been in contlnnnus bloom over wince. " They are on o stand In front of me at a south window {where Lhu‘ have been nll winter) as 1 write, load. ed with thole freah, eweot flowers, 'They nra small plants, the largest not nearly a foot “high, but I connted yesterday over forty blossoma oo cach and quantities of bids. Several timea I have cut ol overy blossoni, and In o week they would ho ns full as over. 1 havo them In 8 sitting-room that {s never over alxty-five degrees In teniperature, and have watercd them o3 often ns cvery other day. Tho fea that they will not bloasom afier n year or twa Is not currect, for [ know o Judy who had one sovern] yoars old that blossomed every year. I wanied to write something about my calla, but dare not this time, 1 have already written ltl‘%fllcn;lh- INONA, To the Fditor of The Tribune. Exarewoop, Fob, 27,—Lvery one can have a fow flowers. With a good selection of annuals a _biandsome disploy may bé made: through the wea- #on, excopting the spring montl In sowing sced carc should bo taken to have the sofl light and well vulverized, and to avola deep planting the smaller kind of scods parficalarly should barely be cover- ed. The reason why su many sced never germi- nato I thnt they aro covercd too deep, 1 snbjoin & liat of unnunis for marring, which ‘aro all aweet and beoutiful: Bignonette, eandytoft, rocket larkspur, swect, alyaim nortilaces. phlux drum mardl, Duham's ten-week stock, und Gernan astorn, For climbing ounuals would recommend convoivalue, canary bird Hower, cobeu scen- dens, cyprean vine, marturtin, and sweet pes. Tno ‘sensun fs fust approuching for tav onte door operntlen of cultivation of tlowers, and thers funn better teacher_than experienice sandwiched with good sonse, For the indoor cnitivatlon o flowora | would recommend **Window-Gurdenini, by Menry L. Wiliams, This wlil answer many questions that 1 am unabla to answer persunally, Catia Liy. OUR NMUMBLER FRIENDS, “To the Editor of The Tritiine. Cnicaao, Feb, 28, —Actuated only by nn impalie quite approuching bencvolence, the undersigned feels constraincd to show how short a let- ter sho can write, thereby setling an exe traordinary czample. Cats! Charming **anl- alike beloved of old malds and 20 much resombling hnwman belngs, ~that s, the uncommoner belngs. Who dares lo chargo them as soulless? Not [! Last winter the writer was the happy possessor of threu cnts and ulx kittens, Oh, unosampled prosperity! Detiy, Nolhy, and Lucy weru conferred ue coguoncit upatt the trio (of coursn the kittena were nimu- lesa), und the former two wore tomcats, comfort! **What'sin & namer® **A rose w o as aweel," elc,, you kuos n the dreamy twilight they often sang us joep, until some vl the fauily, witp the of old age, would object to their tradie-song. nce o gentleinan, who lives In tha conntry, told mo how Bo etectually disbanded wix fellne min- strols who had grutultously tendered Limw nado. ‘Pao wrlter forgets whother the sou * * Mandolin, " or *“Good night, littlo aweetheart”; alie_anly recollects that the chotus communced +\ow, wow, wo-0-nw i und cuded Impressives Iy on & alxth-nota chord. By fricna awoke; it was & dark night, 0t fora dark deed; thy moon rematued sullcnly nldden; n Tact, it was raining cats_minus the doge; the s naders lngercy on 8 covered veranda, le crept out of bed 1n atealihy viience, gathored up bis No. 0 boot, deftly raived tho window, snd whot tbe '+ piner" oul among that enthuslastic sextetie. Then he retnrned 1o bed and slept under the vawerful action of an oplale, or eles & clear coue scionee, ch & Tticeanel e ald e, ** not & confounded der'n 8 door-nall, " d him that his abillty Ing to humanity, snl (hat evldently tne confounded cate were the drst tv perish through bivalvuluns palpitation; that they wera not 1o blawe for belug confouuded, 1t waaa natural conscquence; alsu that hu would ablige by saying it **azain and slower, " o was disgusted, When poor lictty died, the nndersigned caused a tombstune ta b ralse ve hls grave, upus which was inscribed the following, and who shall sasert that his spirlc roturulng ateven to walk in formor earthily huunts skall not read snd rejoice s the Maphustophulean quotativn: 1'm l1ke a senthinental lomeat rather “Fliat round tlie tall 0ro-addcraswecpe, nd steailly then ajung the coplug creeos, Qulta virtuous withal Lot Tiktla thloyish uud a ltde froticsomie. Poor Betty! Sauce-Box, of Rigs, N, Y., yoursw: long ago; uid you not recelve minoy Feru-Lesty lyonln ‘wlu‘n probably too busy to respond to mive uf ast fal To those who have written to me, urging we o weite oftener in The Honie, I donate the reapocsis bility of all such nonsenss as tha abave, and LW myself oul. Mapuk Mavcar. IOW TO HARMONIZE A MELODY WITHOUT YIGURES, To the Editor of The dribuns. Four WAINE, Feb. 28.—Bupposiug tho reader 1o bo familiar with the formation of (he majer scales and the simple theorutical Iutervals, we will proceed o form as wany concords as wo can dnd in theacalo of C major. A concord must conwis a perfect Afth and a major or & winor third. ‘Take Cas & fundamental tono and add firet & third aud then 8 8fth. Upon gasminatlon wo may dlscover that the thirdis majorand the Afth fa_perfocti Bonco it is calied tho chord of O msjor. Tuis nd everything berelnafter deacribed, should b coule on 10 8 plcce of music paper. Dogin upon middie € and write the fnat chord, ¢, e, §, o8a nole $BLE the othier, Then tako the next degreo of the 'm’i . sud wite 8 chord couslsling of o thisd snd 818 upon that note. ‘This proves L bo o mitior coNCOTG upon D, d, 1, 8. ‘Tacn writo a triad conslating e tird und’ fth wpon every succesaivo dexreo 1 thie patural C veale, und examiue thew carcfully =2 asto urcertainif they baves porfect ff1u s wagor or minor third. i ‘b Gret, fourih, aud fifth chordy aromsjor, (B sccoud, third, and sixth aro winor concords. The on founded lipon tho soveuth degres of the scis I8 Dot a concord. From tue root b, to the GNB G 15 wu awpeelect Alth, fur We pesisct St o cat was allve; sll ‘fba undersiencd 1o wear No. b'swi