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10 THE HOME. THE MAGIC WEB, A tale Ia told of the olden time, low Jady fair of & royal race Was bound by & pell (0 rans the rhyma), And ahint In a tower in a lonely place, Tet dungeon-door forever open stood No bolts of steel or brazen fetters bonnd The eaptive mald, She might, whene'er ahe woald, Go fran, and naught to stay her could be found, Besides & aobweb to the lintel hung, Whose siiken, fllmy meshes, inturlaced By aacret art, across her pathway swnng. Tho wizard In her hand & broam had placeds the way would clearand et her freey he conld deapart, the lady falr Teheld the web renewed by sorcery— Herzelt alil] held s pris‘ner there, 'HE CHICAGO 'TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, and enltivation or n ut hopa sha wi In the firat place, gnod #oil Is nocensary. I take nne part good garden soll, one part sand. one par leaf- mold from the swoods, which I alwaya get when I g0 picnicing in anmmor. Thers T alftthrongh a common wire rleve, ami put & little of it into a pan and sct In 4 hot sun until thoronghly baked, to kil all weed recds fnsect egga. I I am potting greenhanse planta that have just come into my poxsession, Tusc A pot ons slze larcer only than 1hie one they have been groswn in, put in charcoal for au Inch or more, and 811 up wiih the earth, Sot in the plant when tho vot s abouat half fall, and pour in_some water, and then Ail up to tha top, and prees the earth firmily down with the fingers? then water until {t rnne’ thraugh Into the sance put the plants in & shady plnce for three days, and then, {f they have not wilted, set {n the sunny wiudow tor hialf an hour for a davor two, and then they will bear aun half the day, If they aro amaoth-tesved plants, sprinkie them every evaning averhead, but primroses, rex begonin, and thaea that have pufly leaves, are bottcr withont. All planta thrive bettar if they ara kept froe ' from ust, Try Margery's plan (i awcoplng, or, better, cover over your plants with cloth or paper. In propagating thers are #o wany opinloys that ons for themselves swhichaver they think best. 1aucceod with pure sand as weil a8 any, andjbotter perhaps. Takea wooden bor. nover nsd A Un pan ot can for any kind of flow: calture, [ have tried tin ean wave buying pots, and have found out until the plant grows so 1arge that the roots reach tho tin they will rust off. And then they are nat porans, 1 have discarded tin altogather, and just save my paper-rags and eell them apring and fall, and that supvlies mo with flower-pots, and that Is one way to economire. Wonder how mln{ men wonld save paper-iage to buy cigars? To relarn, take a box four or six inchos deep; with a gimlet tinka three or four holes in tha bottom for good dralnage; wut tn two Inches of cliarcosl and flll np nenrly to the tup with clear ean d saud from the prairie or sand from tha 1t never makes any difforence. Take the top branches off your fuchsia if growing too tall, and put thom about onw inch Into the sand; press the earth firmly aroand. ‘The wood for roses snd hardwood plants will nced to be harder to root than tucnsias, 1taxe s branch that han bloomed a month hefore, and havo better success than with any other stage of growth. Small Alips ruot easior than largs onea; after you have pat in the alips you care to. foke n pane of glasa and pat over after thoronghbly watering, and watch them that they do not get dry, for §f tho sand gets the plants wili die outri rht. When it Is s warm a8 1t 18 now, set the box In the sunnies; window you have, but don't remave the fiuu only to water ihem, and wait patlontly foe them to root, some taking longer time than Others, When they are rooted the little Teaves will bogin to grow. Altera fow days take 8 fork and raise them up gen- tly,and’if there la the smallcet white roots, or only ono root, take tha swmallent Jot you bava, put in same of Lhe prepared soll, and waler thorouzhly, oot in the shade for two days, and your plantis uau&xoamw. which It will do to perfection if cated for properly. It will be a plcesnre to my Coldwater friend to know that out of the fre fach- «ia slips four are rooted and d‘m"i nicely; one was 1 MAY 25, 1878—="TWELVIS PAG talbs and keep tn & warm pl They ean ho had in blostom in winter by oceasionally potting ane, following theso lustructlons: Lee Ave- or #ix-inch pote, put in plenty of dralnaga at the hottom, and then #ll the pot with a mixtare of leaf-mnld, zood sofl, and eand, in egqual proportions. In two to four wocks the dowers wiil sopear, and immeill- arely the leaves ahow themeelven Eive abundance of water, When the plant han dons hlooming gradnally withdraw water, snd allow the bulbs to breome dry, Then knock them out of tho pats, Rivathem a veat of six or elght woelis, when thoy can be repotted and cuitivated as befors, A John- sonio, nowaver, should not he taken from the pot, but tha water withdrawn. and a period of reatal- lowod a8 recommended for tho others, Funs, Ialways succeed In raising cobea by plant 1ny the sceds in hoat, ed: . Unless so planted they rarely gorminate, eds must ba kept not 100 wet or thay will rot. Jennle, your fuchsias ate probably fn oo large 018, —8 YEFY COMMOn Occarrance among Amateur orista. Ordinarily a1l plants bloam better In threo- or four-inch pote thanthose of larger dieme. or. ‘Who can send house-plants for nrimrose seeds? way of making @ Hittlo ones hanpy. T think it 1a a good plan to "*live and and let live,” ani, 80 long e Amber, Carrio, Aunt Lucy, Grandma Oidways, Fern Leaf, and esveral others 1 could name continue to writo for The Home, we shall hardly want for fteas. Aun Carrle, will you kindly snawer a few qnes- tlona through those ‘columna? Nince reading your article on the aqoarinm, and learning therefrom with what Jittle trouble they are manazed, am thinking I would very mach ke to have ons, The only drawnack I fear Is, that, being oblized to kecp my room during the winter at an avcrage tempera- {arn of 70 deg. 1t would ba too warn for the wel: faro of the_fish, Iwould be glad to have your opinion, ' WHI you teli me, also, how you wonid manage the **green coating " on the giess, If yoa used a globe? And If yon plant callas. etc., I8 the rand snfliclent, or must yon use earth as weli? ‘The Abova and any othier information on the rame snbjcet will b thankfally recetred, Fetn Leaf, Thops yon receirad the box of slips and poatal I zent you some weeks nince. Yoar ac- knowledgment of the recalpt of others and the omisslon of my name mukos mé fear yon did not. Phannio Maple, 1 wrote to von, In care of Tha Tlome 1slnclwnnzmuuuz‘ and liave received no re- Py Did you fall to cel my Jelter? tnnie, of Jolies, 1 think {f yoo wonld get tha gennine Fnglish chattarbox (thers i» a connterfelt one) for your littla baya that they would ba pleased and profiied too, My hitle brother spends hours over Lis thres volumea, had you eent your sddress. Maggio Msy, I r cejved thosn eaeda, Many thanks, Now a word of Informution, Ir{nu plesse, from roma of the llomera: A friend of mine hasa hall Intorest in threo goslings, neither of the partnera Wishing them killed. Sho ix anxlous ta know how tho is to get her share. Romn ons who fs better voesed in solving Intricate problems than 1 am pleass answer. Fnox Kate Kxrax, Citoxao,—Will Morsury, of Chlcago, ploase siato whother the commetio will remove the freckles of a rod-hairad person? They aronat the kind the wind brings onti they are permanent, of hava been nt least for twnive years, and T woald give moat anything to gat rid of them. Holly, of Miltan, Wis., will your recipe for dye- lm} the hnie be anicaclons for rad bale, or will only turn brown hatr aarker? . Jo give your cosmotic rocipe, If you think it will help my case. Frox New Pracnvs, Asnraxp, Nem,—Aunt attie, did you got the do} patterns, and did youltke thom? Many thanks for the nico letter yon sent me with the seads. A, A. G.,dId you get tho pattern? Blips and seods cane e Doggar's Wifa, will nd alins of whito togonis, or anything you canapare?and [ will send you goil patterns, * In e sct I ofter thers arc eleven differant patterns. I know there are & great many little girls who ‘wotld llks my doll patterns, 4o please write soon. the head tones Ioudly, tnstend of guarding them | pecipo for Kamyer, enre of o Tlome ¥ 1ika peeclous Jewels, to o tanched rarely and kept | rerorn ninmper Wo. nave ";r,.'}, n Pl '“:‘“l catofnlly; anather common mistake in (o tke the | €ountry miTk, and ao fnvsild (ot oty ek chnumnuufimn high: apure contralto lagendrally inclinedto chango to the medium on K, frat line, AN OBITU, and thix quality of tone has & richness and atronath AN OBITUARY, unknown to othervolces, but which 's extremely Tox estack, Doreen.~There ls a “vnign mm“l‘m‘lum effective, Fomo mn)tc:':,.;v;eg\ 1o | abont the femock homo Martha Wanhing, e contrAltos have so many goad | 4on hag hor eat, & aympathizing cat, who clieat toner, they naed have nothing elsci then B 3 J fhareq olher tenchirs' mmistake the Yalto Aazsthor and | BeF griel. Dick Whiltington hat Bie, clayae treat It in every roapect ae1f 1t tvoro a bigh suprano; | and immortaleat, May sho never sharo the fatg thio reanit 18 uiter ond irremediable rin, of Wlilfam Tell's noplo, and hecome the brey of m,',,;',g-:‘,,',;e;;r‘;‘;tm';;gm;lg; e A“Trrr:p;mg'bg Htorary vandals, who, inding 1o ** mission s violent vxercise, Infures tha volce, a4 doge nisa | DS Presont, mnst necds set tno st 1o righyy, loud laugliter, talking, of seroaaiinz, The Itallana | What they destroy In thete **clarln up" s of no 'r';fcmt: n:-;;;«: ‘:n'n::nmrm‘v Knulllnh“wmnen. e A‘ <ansoquence to them: 1t wonlil not surprise ma jp \ p en aml often none at | «joseph's cont of manv colors ™ that hs bec, {ruien they tnko tromondonsly lond, UFISK | i vo welt ail thado yeare shon il thes ons fo per) 10 rapnill T" ): littla liultcrons to acan | hoen only & plain aray, aven 3f thoy allow ug tg 3 my'lcnulw robust Engllsh girl atand op | retain the heliof that he aver had n coat at ), 2, 'ml' n‘h:‘“ ]’m‘l aro naturally especting & Mary Clemmor Ames, the elfted lady Wheozy, Piping somn s pluc. yolt wili heat & Hitlo | wi writea ua lotters from Washington, nod han O 10 yearsonh Crmjannt might belons to o ehild | yqt tho fear of any revercnd. Senator befoes hep Moderato excroise 18 ggod for the | gyes, but Wellos them 1p, and swriten tham do Yoice, and walking ix perhapa the bost that natng | QN0 oNtea o nen ki of wneson one Hewn or can take. Another hahit, still mora repre. " th mntllx.‘lla than vivtent &xlnrc(ne‘: In that of wearing R Lt Yares Py .“'f;{fi‘,";yn"‘:f,‘l‘lf'; n-soled shoes, and 0 ol it o oy & ChicaRo; I 18 10k 40 dnngeronk in Eutope: oo n thoughtfal oyea hor milatresn oftun fnds Invpica: i cyar.. Sola far Juob gane ohe |° Wolind n cat, n beautiful Maltess, ihe wedther variable, it 1a iire destructton (o n olce. upils g A : Yrondie bl s Ciat CMGle htonts ‘aré 4o e, | Bover, heards tho bis. soft cushion i tho' arm: thint thoy aro 50 honrre, that they don't know why, Gl Far o oty Aho aad to Iy but thoy camt seem to- o foodays therr | €07 c(l“nhlrry ail of softeat gray, can be appra. scalos Cwil not run ofic stecrlt waila | priated by ans member of tio tamily. Sin ienit § wonder, and vory audiuly, too, sometiriies, tnat [ 5 Bitihos; iasker or under” the stove, an ih thoy hawd any volcen at il and besldcs aza hot ail it nity: 10 baatey, ead w! rouchltls, consumption, or other i dironrce, . No. Dellove” ! ‘,’mh" (b el fatal | To nodher in the cream and on the sietves no inore, rentiy-abnsed Chicago 1s not noarly ao much in | She had n share in pll tho henschold happiness, fault a8 your awn carclerencass If yoi wonid pro. | Jarely was thare a game of eroquot that her gracy. tect your lunge and throats sgalnst the cold winds | {41 bounding after tha balle i) not contriinte sy by wearing your vells over your munths inatend of | the fun. 8ho was 8 musical cat, A}lhnuqh s wound arouid your hate, and your necks againat | never ‘‘mewed " but once ur twico In her hife. the winter's cold. by envelopini them lposely in | 1t Was her cusiom to estabitan hocsolf on tho ta o #llk, & non-conductor, inetead of wearing fur boas; | tho piano when nny one was 1”3)"““- and llten, dress louscly Inatead of pinching your watatazwenr | 811 the while watching the rapid_movement of (i) thick-soled shocs or ruboors in the strects: (i1t np | INEETs aver tho key-Luani, and oceaslonily htti, your dressca, etc., lilch snough that they may not | 9n0 paw to wiva-hor faco & rub, as if a ittle ang. |lor. all wot, ngainet your ankles, you would be | 10us about her toller, ~Aftor tea, wiien fdly chyt. without frequent colds, have rosierand cleares, ting ronnd the firo, s wav sure to join thy complexions, and aing niuca better, 1cannot cx.’ | RIoup, and, walking slawly round. mako cirsice pogt those enorinous sacrilices of amaton ningars, | Of ong into whose lap shio would —epeing at remember, you who aro studying for thostage, | 8ndy 1t ropulsed, would ~try snother, up. elthar operatlc' or ‘eoncort, that beforo yon son | th' when Kindly . reclved, shy would hope to ‘i““ siccees you mnat ** Scorn delights | Moke hersel? comfortabla and **purr” her con. and live latorlous days." " Yuu may now begin to | tentment. Hhe would sit duwn near o clored doge practice fifteen minutes at a thue thyroo thines n day, | Wiich sho wikhod to pass through, In an attitudaof trithlong Intervals becwaen. - but you hiad betted | Patlent waiting, her oyellde aiveuily blluking, aud sing c‘nly five mlnutes for your first practice in the m‘lrfi.’f&:" carefully round her tocs to be autof morning. g Tolsil b very nanny to roccive any whomay | . Thero 12 ana momber of tho fuly who doyy wish to see mé muslcally or socially at my now | 11ko cats, with whom she never found fuvor, whg restdencsd, 182 Wabash asenue, a (0w doors south | Fopulscd her ndvancos with thatoe of his ho of the old piace, every Thursday from 1 to G during | 9n0 anincky torniig when sho npset tho w the aunumer, for I'shall remain’ in town the whole | Lowl, deluginga psir of slippers with the conteuty sconon throvgh, and fragments, ho was heard (0 wnko o reniark Tler cage Is thine, O woman frall and weak, Whose sonl, sarronnded by the wob of care, The tempting realms of cultured thonght wonld seek, And climb the monnt to breathe & purer air, The petty, trifiing cares that 61 each day, Like cobweb-chsins witi bind thy spirit down, Thou long'st 1o Ieave the common, duaty way, To walk amang the 1lites nowly blown. To-day, an fall of husy tol), aays, ** Nayy" 4To-morrow thore'll be time," swaet Hope re- Dlies. Alas! thon'it ind to-morrow as to-day— One web remored, behold another rise. This ancient tale of speli-bonnd matden fair A riddle In—this key unlocks the whole: The binding web fs & housewife's caro; ‘The imprisoned mald, an smmortal sonl. Manr Moons, Frout Uxcws Tontns, Artoxa.—Iwant to ask It any oue can send mo a rooted monthly rose, elther white or rod. I bought s white tuboross Jast epring, but. alsalit s only s dry stiek now. 1 am 0 anxions to got & ronted allp of falry fuchsis, A elther seads or root of doubla white ar pink dafsy, And Isst, bt not least, can any one aend ma a root of the old-fashioned white, fragrant gardon m(r In exchango I can send roota of w pink, yollow, or red chrysanthemum, 1also hava sbout a dozen baibs of red lily and three of Alum. and small roots of cantorbury betl, Tt wiil be bete ter to wait untll later before removing the canter- bury bells, as thay will not blossom thie yoar. And after the hloaming eeason e over I can send roots ©of moasrose to (1 think) all who wili send. unf len‘and Pesri, I liko your lettars {n last Satarday's Tninusa very much, and pormit me to say right hero ttiat [ naver know a woman to op- pose '‘woman's rights " hnt that § found on closa acquaictance that gho (to use an oid-fashioned and omely phrase) ‘‘woto the breeches at home.™ Bhe has all the rights she wants, and of coureo fs eatisfied, Ministers who proach the atrongest fa« ture punishment fre u-n'lé‘nu Unlveren Puonle often talk Jand(y of charity when toey been ‘‘smouging” from some one, and fenr it in known. Women who talk most sbout training the tendor vines and Lending tho littio Lwigs are gon- erally tho ones who do the losst tn that diraction. Spoak on, slaters, and I will hold my peace, who hiad not quit= autgrowu n taste for bails and ‘stringe; ant now tha Ixht tread of her volvet-ahod fooy (y Frox Marris No, 1, Maroy Ciry, Ine.—~I wonld say to Tho Home friends that my supply of hnibs and seods {s exhausted. I lLiave snswered and fillod 120 requests, and I have used preat care, in order no mistakes might occur, At prescut I hiave heard ofone, and I havo sent otherdced. Should any one have sent tome snd not heard from thelr let- ter, ploass eend agaln. I feel rejoiced that some 2ood bas beon done by the dietribution, and hopa a1t will be satisfled, It {a time Lhe California morn. Ing-glory sced was planted. When the yvino bo- gine to rin have good, sirong atrings for them to climbt 1 have had them ran twenty foet, and bloom atmost continually nt the vory top. Elatne, 1 tried your custard.cake rccive, and found it perfectly splondld. 1f you bave any more gond recipes send them slong, omo ked for directions for making Vienna roila; hera it Ja: Jlave ready (u o bowl a tablespoon butter; meitit; it with one quart flour tio tea- #poons baking-powdert mix with the hutter three- fonrths pint ‘awoet mllk, one-lalf teaspoon salt; kuead all together thoroughly; roll out about ome-haif inch thick; cat with a Iarge, round catter; thon fold eAch one aver to form a half-round, wetting bo- tween with sweol-milk to make them stick to- gother, Place Lthom in buttered paus so as not to touch. Wash theni over on top with millk so as to give them agloss; then bake about twenty minutes, ‘With gnod botter they almost meit {u ono’s mauth, In my next I may give some good cake racipes, which 1 know ta be good, ono particlarly, a dried- apple cake, an excclient substitute for the more expensiys fruit cakes, r Froy Oxz ov tne Trio.—Bhooksroxn, Inn,—I would say to Amaryllla that tne poem contalning the lines, “S:u(p(orldul ilte are e, as wo atand," ote,, iw ontitled **The Benlptor Hoy," And It 8 by Giivor. W. llolmes. 1t she il wiite to me she can have tho worde, Floralla, 1 have heard that using emery will ra- move the yellow stains on plano-xere. Wil some one tell ine the meaning of the English words ‘*Urotna Green ' ¥ Also how to restore the nap to sllk velvat ribbon. Frox C. A, Pronta.—Many thanks, Fly, for your letter, I will sond cactns to the Jaay of Dol oy, for which she may ratnzn mignonette, pansy, pink, or cypress seed, Maggy May, pleaso eend ue yonr recipe for jally cake. Wil some one tell mo of eomo pretty curtains and tollet set fora mcarlet roomn? Can Any one #paro me moss roso? Archer, we are golng to have a amall archory clnb} €an you tall us where we can got bows and arrows | Frank, [ am yonng folks; tell me what you know of arcliory and ten-pln: —_— NOTES TO CONTRINUTORS, J. 1, Drcator.~Do yon think the conductor wwites the Jeltors elthor with of withont recipe nt- tachments? DId 1t ever occor to you thiat ho has to sclect from what is sont to him, not from what he could posslbly wish for? Further, tho co ductor wishes to add that yon areons of a class who are foraver clamoring for highor things, more gush, and plentiful (dens, but you never contribute anything youreelf, ozeept fault-Andiag lettars, Now, bo bonest: DId yon over ofter to contribute anything excopt o querntons comnlaint to The Home? Thereare plenty Justlike you, and until you all help more and grumble loss, tha conductor Wit continue to have his vpinion of y Frox J.E.C., L1y, TazzwELL Co,, ILt, ~T can send an unlimited amonnt of forns, of two varle- ties nt lcast, to tnose who will send me thelr ad- dresses. I can gend Mab, Chicago, hardy pink rogs or blackberry lily for whito geranlam Wil exchange with Sprite, Chicago, the hioned double swaoct-plnk, lily-of-tho-val. ley, or tulips for any of the plants ahie has olored; woaid_profer calln gr helioteope, 8.1k B Fok: Fnox Mps, 0. W. V., Gnaxo Rarios.~Will #ome of tha ladier of The Home Inform me throngh thele paner whora I can get, or who s the of, a ploce that commences In this way: Dorkins® might, and he was to appoar in his new and beautiful cvmzd{."ulc.. and ends in this way, +* Bat yoa wouldn't inugh i you know I bad a lit- ani tlo one dying to-night " Tave lookod everywhare i o8t . grushad In coming, soft was snoiled. I think of | hart, will eend b. lily, Tily-of-thu-valley, orgiadis’| for It, heard 1t Foclind pnce And ket it yess much Bimirar o it not oxsctly Hae, this: ‘Il by " Bor pvary ime L Iook atnomme, I vhabs hamiucs ; O yaley, orgladl, 5 o SPEL. blaased IF'I don't shoot that confounded catin AL AT e ey | Fnow Catuir, Hansox, Towa,—Father of 20, | tonawillaonus any mus o sl or e |astrac Niotie,Chutswoei 5 no supsiiod with iig-op, | 11447 o1d aclor playing. and ia vary touchiug. A NEW. GORDEL Now, for some days past thia parson han shawa Frox Auntn, Hianwoon, —1 am moroand mors | ndicationn of An_Awakencd Conscionce, nad o impresscd erch day of my life with the fact that | exnressed rerm! at not having treated the fricndly politeness and all thosa ljtile deeds of wayfating | little puse with groater kindnoss, b kindoeas which ought to mako lifo bequiifal are |, SiSF Jiow, de tho woral to my sfelino’! littla stary, h AR uxtitct n tho svarsge human breaat. Thoro s it | Siacyice Cancran g thsmeacy o il 02128 of tla rivaley 0 who shall drop pleasantest words | is each familiar houschold prescnce. Ko shall ng or do kindliest service ona to another, but the rush ::,fl“":r‘l'vfi;:{ p!al::'innk’fi:f;'fw:"‘fir Iu‘r ulnln,m, and the scampar of Individual extatonco seom all J S thi oot . Asacanall, v 1o sct towacrds the coronation of self,—tho ag- ;‘,“:,tmilzai‘;;’.'fi:g{ Vs door il derlrs wotoal gmndlmflclntl. cnr;lmfll.:m Kood l. ll:n‘nakn’)‘f nersfnnl means and Interasts, 1t may vo that othor nation. alitias number as gGantio boor, as relontiess ol TITE FANCY-WORK QUESTION. and crusty natures ga . but I they do God | Fnox Dnowxix, No.2.—W., Englowood, you plly thenit Not but what tho (eno American geu- { can find tho pleco you ask for, each stanza begln. tleman or gentlowoman is peor of aiy creatlon ning, **Whon ['mi o man," in the **Model Thir§ under Huaven; but, unfortunately, the genuine | Reador, artiolo 1a scarce, It Is become like the sovd of u i b Mlylna gardon of woede, The qulet, umobstru. 1think the eseay Aunt Lucy aent is excolleat. slve, polits American of either sox fs in danger of W. 0. C. fsalittlo severoon rhe fancy work andils belng choked out of the grotnd. ~ New, theso ars | crontars, and think a dosc of hls awoct pills wourd hatd thinge to say, but, beforo you condemun me, | boof quilta a8 miuch wse to the othor aex ns Lo us, Uisten to n fow Inetances gatherod from recent ox- | for it wonld take morw words tian lie can write to perience, turn the tide of women's fancy work. Let us have « Behold the erowded sleeplua-carat the starting | the fancy avork, tho flowars, the birds, and flslive Ynllll of a thirty-six houra' trip, Nehold a quartz+ | and sil that make our Lomes beautiful nud oue aced wian, richly apparcled. Enter o feotlo | livas bettor. What §f wo work ** tiod iess Oue mather burdoncd with o Louncing baby. She is | Howe" and hang it up? Won't He bless us just ag tired, and hollow-oyod, and her check ko o | guick as He would If wo epont that time Kgonutnlng drift of last-year anow, No borth remaina unen. | or atanding on tho street corner, which ladies don't gaged, save the one abovo that occupled by apple- | do. Whon he specaks of neglecting are, Iean may e orth, the-valloy, would ba glad to sond some for yellow or dark-red moas roso. If any one will sond the Flnnu I have asked for directly to J, E. C., Box ), Lilly; Tazewall Connty, I1., 1 will retarn thoss 1 havo offored ot once. 1 wish to add my mumnni in favor of Dr. Itfoge's ‘jmlent food for infants. have used it for two babies, and_both have grown fat, strong, and good-natured. I wish every ono who Lias & baby to foed would ‘try it. 1 wish overy one who wanta anything would scnd an address, Belolt. T will hava compassion on you, for if there In anytbing in tho eating line particalarly distasts. ful It Is hard sauce. **That husband of mine" is agreat ndmirer of this sance 1 send the recipa for: Ona-balf cnpol butter, one cup of sagar, two enge, well Leaten, pour on one enp of bolllng \ater; flavor with lemon or other flavor. Jf Wailing, QGreen Day, Wis, will Invert the fower-pats contalning plants Infeated with red spldor, and water them thorouchly with cold woll-watar every day for a week, ahe will find the Httlo pests **dune for™ (is thot siang?), Usea finn sprinkler. llero is an excollent, yes, splendld, reclpe for lemon-ple: One lenion graled rind and Juice; anc tablespoonful of corn-starch dissolved In cold water; ona cup of sugar, ane e, vleca of butter size of an egg, ono cupful of Lot water; bolla few ulnutos; make a meringue of whites of two egas, and two tablespoonfils of pulverized sugar, . laxa o shell first, to have the crast dry. Some one plvase try, and roport. person who chooses can write, on any subject he orshe prefers, and the eondnctor selects anch of the letters ns ho deeme beat and prints them, Everybody does nhont as pleasen thew, so long as they don't interfore with the condnctor; he docs as lie pleasea anyway. * 1 shall be amply ‘repaid for m{ trouble, and, as yoarly give away hundreds of slips, 1 boj omo who coine every spring for cattings will read and profit by it. But thera 18 no nes for any lazy per- Aon, of ona who doed not really love flowers, to try o propagate fromn cutlinge, for that will be too much trouble. Thelr better way will be to enjoy what tlelr frlends bave, for, assonieona eald not lung ago n The Home, **'Ihe price of fowers is eternal vigllance.” 1 would like fo ask Wall Flower I aho Lias 4 daphne odurats, and how it is propagated. 1havealways falled with custings, Frou Twiriar, CANERoY, [tL.—Can any ons of The Home readers toll mo what ails my fuchsia? Ihonght it this spring, and it continued to grow and thriva for a fow weeks, and bad at one time aleven buds on it, but, alas! but ono of the eleven ever opened tothe light of day, but would drop oft if the plant was nioved avor so carefully, and now 1he toaves are all dropplug of2, and just at tho bot- tom small leaves seem to be starting. I have thought of catting It of pretty low down, but am most afraia to. Ittea **spocioss,* a winter bloom- er, \Vill Fern Leaf, orsome one who knows, tell mo what kind of treatmont an oxalls Iikes? T have one, a vink one, 1t was qmten large plant eurl{ in tho spring, but shows no slgn of - blaoming, would 1ike to knaw if I did wrong when I removed Frox Youns Bramxen.—Can m;u elster give me ony Information abont rag-carpot? Iow Jarge #hall I make tho balls, and how much makes a yard of carpot? How about mizing wool aud coiton, and what sbont colors? 1 am making it for o kitchen, anddo not intend to have it stripod. havo agreat deal of black cloth for i€, Alro, an 1am soon going to honsckeeping, plensa throw out any hinta (ikely to be of u o' JuxrINg JoAx.—~Tha conanctor has several times explained why it Is impossible to allow full ad- drcases to be printad ta Tho ome. Lotters sent initacars will ba forwarded, but thera aro sufii- clent reasons swhy names cannot bo given, In fact, very few contributors wonld be willing to have thelr names given any way. o' Ruri. —~Why should you pay poatage for a letter before recelving it? I your lotter should bo ad- verifscd In The Home you would pay postage by pending it with an ‘order to have the letter sent. Qceuerally speaking, everybody pays hisor her own postage. Pnox AEzN ALLANNA, OQUAwKA.—Jaan- ita, Mre. Homana I8 the nuthor of the poem you wish, You willflnd §tin G. 8, Hillard's ** Fifth Teader." Drownle, send tralling arbutns and I wiltsend{n roturn trumpetevine. Many thanks, Bluebell, for *'Evening Bells." What do you wish in rotarn? P, P, P., how long does it tak these seeds to come up? 1 planted thom two weel d they haven't made thelr appearance ye Frow Crimnaor, Quixcr.—Juniata, Norwood Park, will ind tho quotation **Tne warrlor bowed ble created bead " fn the first lino of the poom 'Bernado del Carplo, " writton by Mrs. Hamans, Kow, will some one tell mo throngh The Home wharo 1 can tflud the quotation. **True hopo is swift, and llko an acrow flies; kinge make gods, and meaner cruatures kings,™ B Holly, eating white sugar nnd _drinking now mflk will mako you fat. Does any ono want any black- beery lily sceda? I havesgood many. * Frox Auxt Katz, Davesront.—Will the lady who has the bracket and small window-lambre- quiu please send to me, care of The Ilome, for which Iwill send stamps or brackot pattern. 1 wish (0 say to thuse who are making coral, uss old hoop-skiris, and raisin-sters, they aro mnch nicer than lwl{ Will romo_one scnd mo a nice dross pattern for a little giel 7 years old, and witl sond stumnp. Frox Yionte, Cuicado.—Will eome of the Uousekeapers bo kind enough to glve ma 8 recipo for plckled apples? I had une once, Lut it fs now lost, and, as I wish to prepara some apples this summet, I have to apply to Tle Homo for the man- ner of so dolng, Fnou Entca, Wansaw, Ixn,—To any one who will send me ber address, with stamps, I will ro- turn bulbs of pink amaryllis. 1 sce in The lome many requosts for swect fern. dem some one tell s 4, 0,8,—Tho two pooms are Identical as the con- ductaor undorstands it, If you recolve the ono you liave nleo the other. . Dow-Drop, tako an armful of hay, vlace it in the me why It 1a partienlarly value chooked Pork, Ahat n friond of mina firat found her tasta for art m Lity Wiite,— Tou gavo us uo date to your lat- | bollet, 811 tho botlor with wator, and lot it got | Woiromthasmall pob Thors wero wiat 1 called e Frow Srs, TisxpEmsoN, Iut.—If Jefferson, saiiyeuld you change with thls lady for one | shading xophye in o canvar fiy. mud for nies ter, and you wroto on both sides of your papor, | Probty hot. Use the hay-water to wash, rinse, and | with tho plant by a slender thread-itke root. sehich WANTS. Qaleshurg, will sund ma = plncappla-acented | night?” asks the conductor; **sha | o "{e 11l and {nm mast of her time was apunt at fancy work foe along, " he pura love of colurs, but wion the light dawned Try nzain. to make the starch with. 1 nszed hay.water in | 1 broke, and roplacad tha butb In tha pot, thinkini Frox foLie Hawk, LAraverrs, Ixp.~F. L. | salvia, Iwill in returnsend n Jerosnlom cherry, +*Dldn't T pay for this borth?* queries my | ahe waw that colurs could be Ut on canvas by th Which to wash mino and it lookod just 48 good ag | Icould start snather plant with whlch T cauld | Phillipa, tuoss ivy slips you send mo worarecelv- | or Adjeratum alips, or, Af prefer. will send be put o o e how, ey T and reist snccees., > 1 wivh i mag. | Glalden he heart of sorks friond, of oxehanzo with | Lo ube:tots I sudaro now gotting. along feat. | postage, Hiolly, if'you will drinkc & dint of mil | VURE NS, o i e condactor, bt ey oy enainlApUBLANG bounittol plciures, The plece of noctry which the lady called for haa | that T have tried Idalia's cecipo for neuralgia and | fome of Tha Home for somothing I did not have, but rate. Accept my thanks thorofor, and, should the | \lroe times a day, ‘and eat bread, butter, and | .o Tady bolpig sick. P 3 poat, and (oe ‘been found, Wil ahe pleasa call or send far 1t? it took the skin entlrcly off y faco and did not | tho bulb has only just bewun tasprout, snd the old . o BNy 1 o day the brushand the zephyr delights tho heare, **Goto tho blank 1" whaczes nalpose; ** 1 pald 'I'n{! books do nat suffer, lv‘ulylhl music does, W for wy borth, and [ intend ta keep it," love mualc, but whon thera {a no skill {n the hnnfl ow 18 that for the pure and unadulterated ar- | for the nractico liow usolcss ta waste thy ticla? Ina South Sea Talandor, or a wandermg | hours that can be dllod with otlier us usefui und ;““"- 1 think that you will soon hegin to get oal Y. opportanity aver presont itself, I shall be too hap~ Py toreciprocato, Mercury, I can beat your recips for removing piant 1s not doing vory well. Am Iright {n what [ think my experienco tanght me, that this piant does not ke much sun, or oo freo waterlng? Wall Fiower, can you extend your sympatbix- ot 8 The several notes writien un postal-cards have been thrown away because of thefr illegibllity, cuare thepaln either, "For the time it waaon it eased my Taco, butas suon as 1t was romoved the aln retirned. You can Imaging what a veautifal. uoking objoct L was, and I bad 1o go to school Fron Portsuixa Inow, Cricido,—Wilt some dandeatt, both as to convonience and price, name- | 18y reader of Tho Hlome plonso tull a young bouse- | Chilmpanzeo, we would ook {h vatn for fia pacs | bontiful work " s oo auhiorbs all things thay o*s every day, too, ing kindncss to one more, and beztaw on me & few ph % how & ++ pollshing1 " and allel, 1 I i v / unfortunato with de | ly: Takothe swhites of two e saturato tho | keepor how to use & **pollshing-lrun,” nnd also o] wi clen oue lives aud veautify our homes, Tnicorx —Your lator bas boon forwarded to “}év,fi;'fflhg:g&g- Robiarna wers recelvad, | o0 o okt pin | UReCar arith oy ssads stalp tharowith, and rub 1t nnbil & Tather §s pro. | haw fo mako starch au tho shirt:bosom and. catls | . Lhold & matron of somewat wnobtrusive mion | ") it orom ot lives atd beaal Tuncy-wa pate double portulacca® dia not coms wp, and the iittle bluck flea has caton up sil my sweet alyssum. Mab, I have Kenilworthivy 1 will send fou. and will bo vory ulad to get some of fiad whita gera. nfum. 1 wlsh toknow If the blackborry lily, so much dosicod by some of The llome, Ie tho lily whase soed resembies 8 blackberry, and whose Huwer 18 small, but bright and pretty, If so, Ican send, and wonld bo gind to oxchange roots of ming for seeds, bulbs, or plants that [ havo not got, 1 havo voma sweel pea, petunid, chrysanthemum, globe smaranth, blackberzy lily, pink roots, and would llke amaryllis, tuverose, Scotch gowan, and do #o mnuch desire soma primrose scod, ang forgat 10 auy that I can supply several with Kenile worlh lvy i oxchange for roots, ecuds, or stamps, will Inuk aa If done up in a laundry? Can any onotoll me If flowers tbrive as woll in painted and yarnished pots hey do In plainonea? and little claim to style, Sho Pporoaches the oxs | torna with Fe Houic frivuds for scalw, or lips, or pansive bosom of the ianguid tel clork, - Ho | bulbs, Have any amount of fina plants that 1 can nn!lvnl‘y nibbles a toothpick and o.wrlooks hue | elip, Ilave womia scod of the satin plant 1 coblo aftompt at existenco. fowers tho second year, Wha wants some? *+'Give me a room with a doublo bed and a fire, ** she rewmarks, 8a apology for intrudiug upon hle duced and disappears; then thoroughly rinse tho balr in clear ralnwater. Soap is Infurlous to the scalp. IIS\‘B Ay of you ever heard of or ssen cactus acads? Ihave sown some scod which were ropro- sunted as such, but am st alose to- know how to caltivate them. Cau any ouc glve me a fow in- atructions? Ladles, will somoof you ioform me of the beat mode of canulng strawbereiest How many of Tho Hamoites wear the blue or red ribbon, and how does Tha Ilome corpantand on the cauase of tommperance in fte usual lccnfltluum Al of you who favor it hold up yuur right hands, “J, o Avuig.—The portion of your letter relating to Tly has beun copled and sont to hor. Fuon Sxanrwaep, Dsxten,—E, Lite, if yon will send your address Iwill send slps, Pleass sond pattorns, ‘Tho carly {ruita are hoero; Ict ma give youn hint Tam stiro you will enjoy 1¢ tired. When you make afrult plo tako a deep pudding dish, line tho dish with pastry aa you usually mako 1¢; take a coffee cup, fovertitin your plodish, put In your fruft and go on with your plo as uaual. 1'ut Ia plenty of named contrlbutors. Thosu intonded for persons | Watcr and sugars grease the top of the cup and lay Vvinit out of tho city will bo forwarded by mall ¢ On tho crust, When it le served tako oft the top upon recolpt of address. Tesldoute can call or | pravtani take out the cup. Vau will Aind tha cup acend to Roow 89 Tomuse Bullding and gat tholr In making strawberry short-cake, aftor making & me, Fnox Manr Moonx, Cutcano,—T would 1k jast **\Vhat name?*’ ho domands with the nirofona | 8 few words with W, 0. C.on that fancs-worz rho baillen a culvnit with unanswerablo questions, | question. Thero {a one view of tho subject which Giving the good old name with A stranue consclous= | 1 think ho entirely ignores, vis., the rellef which nees of dingraca attending i1, sho heholds it spolicd # < gives L abortivoly—attempta to remonsirate, is eniobed, fancy-work gives to many o wearled mind, Torro and consigned ut onco to a sintle-bodded room | 8% many, very mauy women who uro neltier with no re, and throe pancs of wians missing from | **depondent upon themselyes® for support, nor tha northern window, ° Remonatrances sventuata | **mutually responsible with the othor oy, nave ina change, o bo aure, but onr matron feels keon- only as thoy perform the daily round of househald Frox Autis, Cuicavo.—Dido, of ilghwood, accept thanks for Information. I should ke to recelvo the white goranlum; one might die, youn know, I will send atamps fn return, I will send to B, L., Momence, 1ll.. apron-pattern (Kitchen Bolle) for the ferns sho offured two woeks ago, o%e Tho Jaiy who writes from Austin forgots to slgn any uame. — TIE LETTER-BOX, Theto aro latters In thia offcs for the following. Trox Novios, Citicano.—Witl some one toll me of a harmless hair-dyat It was with great cxpecta- tlons I trled Holly Milton's recipe, but without any forone, am hieartand band 10 favor of tha mova. mont, 1y that elie Is n uscless cnmberer of tho carth, only | duty, to Whom funcy-work furmishes o wuche Blstors, ! ted wl i frood offect. 1t some kind Hlomo friond could tell J s 2 fettors: ".'c‘l '"'"“'l" ‘;"“"‘d rathor thin, cover with melted | Fnow Jexxios Besuxart, Aunona, . Ite.—I "t "W:’I’?. :r'nluyn.o lr;nf‘lw‘ %flswlnzfn Stoop o | which falr-dyo is least dangerous thay woula wir:gnk nf::‘ll:llg :fig?:.lonnmg: 5?:!‘;‘:’“:‘::-‘“;1 cus. tvl::lzE-‘I‘m’lf.fi?:w‘gnihfl“ml“;:l":n: :T:t:l;“xl:’u"“ et ?i%fi“' yén‘l{fu — : ..:t."’.?..‘::’h‘:&%’}; ;;:.“ “a'i:x'fif"x"nd. li'r’:ir'xn },f'én‘:ilel: sgres with Coumn May, one should Le careful ovarn‘llzlu. ‘:Ihm-‘l’l nlur,i: of f‘m'hm; out geeatly oblige, § tomer, % Bhuw maappie-blossoma,* alo remarks | eavod hor 1ifo, 1 she Dt heon compollod tg Loep Sulicrlug Addto @), Garry, L Bhraecia ik U Voce b th e s e | caretal o b eriio se oty one | toy'ho ki i pisce by sl of atlcking-sisstar; | FiouTewrs, 1iusanar., —Through the colume | 19,976 of 8 bevy of farvelwad clar wiustel 1 | oied In doamt b i, A s \dyl, Bprlig, g, Dafnetts and Una Voco ara to give us maro | should bo careful of har criticien s woll. T fing [ {38 R0 beltin place by ateips of silckingpidstor, | Froxemh Hikiapsst.hrongh th 1ady who | owar at lior belt, Gnishien tho story sho s tollint, | | Nows 1 misl plend wilte st uuciis and died, P‘l;ull‘ll::ntrfl:&w ,\.ma u,'_ m’lx‘:g. l;l::l:ldn"l‘l":g p‘l::- :ulc‘cfis{lw'npmulrflnz 1‘.11 Sly rdulnn n]flllcnl{ ™ l:\‘Illlm:nh- ot:hmnd:w-‘ all, mavo directions for washing blankets, without any | and eyes lhe,l:ll!‘m“ nsw llnlr nnw&ctlmmr.ml-‘lnnni manutacturod guo aof lh’am mottua? ho used ':’5 o ¥ ¥ {3 X . ardening, speaking of aoll, on the Ly -Qiral rubblug, some time ago, to favor mo with u rapo. | prodicesncarlot holly-berrles and languldly pro- | effectively to adorn hix fulmitnation. Idonot iecl ;;x:.nlfi’l;l.n }:“’c‘fiy‘}):?a?h Friox Gnarmc, Citicano —Mattle No, 1, T trled | P28® **This sbould ba mixod in tho proportion of | Fuox Burmwey, Brookurs, N. ¥ =T have been | Jifoivi some giadly pay postage for any Amonat | sents them. ) atall cnn’dumneu. howavor. Music I kiow nothing rarsC, = your marblo-cake reclpo, but frat mado pomo | Onc-hall of tholoam to one-fourth each of sand | much interestod in resding contributions to The | of mail matter used In aending. Laald avplo-blossoms, ™ orotests the customer | of: I can uolthor sing or pings T an no Artist, A 1tome in your excellont paper, and It secima to ma adeprivation that wa Kastorn wowmen have no share in Its bonefits, Wilt not your hospitality cxtend toa New Yorker? 1 ahodld not trespnas upon your overcrowded space oxcept to benefit luflm‘r: who have as'sed for remadics in your <o 5 In reply to soveral deslring o curo for eruptions and manare." This {a & trific leas than § said, but for geraniumng leas does quite as well, Sand s an importavt ingredien’, ac it keepat oll light, thereby promoting dralnage, and fua proventive againet earth-worms, which aro apt to 0 In window-gurdenin uat be nsud very cautlously;'it fs lants aro pnt lnto the dn additfon to tho abova ltat of lottors there aro & | changes in it which 1 aupposed wouid bo en fin. naumber of postal-cards at hand for contributora, provement. Instead of sour milk and bakling The letters have genorally been accompunlod with wowder, I usod suur croam and sada, ‘and for the stampé, with which they will be forwarded when | dark part of tha cake a triflo loss butter. For the applied fur. Tho cards, on the coutrary, have no ght pare [ nad water instead of aweet milk. It stawps, and & requeal to furward them should be | mnkes any cake whites, and fa sure to be Juat as accompanled by one. Following 'Js tho llst of | good. Notwlthatanding thesa changes it Was an 3 for books, Ido cara tu tead novels, und oth iest aro apple-blossoms," indifferontly ro- | books ara dither not to bo had or aro ton weary! marks the niaidon. My thme s lterally and truly worth nuthiug Heorching her with an eye-beam, tho eniu:mer pecuntarily, and [ cannot by any mecans maku [t withdraws "in profound thought. ‘And so it gues | wo. Am 1nut to bo purdonod, them, i I try (o ras tho world over. ~ Holishness, pomposity, ‘and | llovo the manotonons round of daily drnuzery with superficial show everywhere; trickory aud dishon. working & motto, evon if It be ouly **(iod Dicss caiy at every turn; uicomnpetency and hizl udey Our llowe," Taen, stnce T have many companiung Ignorance in ulncusl of trust, Only now and then | situsted exactly as'Iam, lot us_cajoy vur fancys Fnox Mns, 0, B, 0.—\Will Tho Home friend who #0 kiudly sont me Maderia bulbs please send mie her address, that I may return stamps? 1 have mis- Iald the nudres nd, nlthough 1 looked diligently, turtiing the Ronaa Into confualon, it is non vat, quity_difforent whe tho pi oo tha face, Lcan recommietid a propatation called | FRox 8atty Buass, Cuiicaca.—Can or will any- da d . v, 0, . pusalcri e e T P e o P e e e PR R R e e A Wallilower, Ty, ttor advantage if baked in & loaf .le m““m oy r:‘l"w hm' cnoughs Fuchaing and. heliotr €% | advice, for an aggravated form of this troulfe] | duvolopand onlarge the chest and bust? Anmwor | honrt upon whom xtarnal appoarance bas 5o of- | azatust some greater evil, Narar, Biilfering Addte, A mlco warble cako In L uso any ood | canhardie hsvo ho sl mnde rich erouan, aiways | YL DEFfoct succoms amd 10 bea eflects, Alau, | torog flll.?xlr:la- K Sun e 8" barintess and ceriul | foci Whon' the day dawie 1 Which o 2l run 2 fnehol L1 ), o b % * * | cure for lack-heads " 1f any oue o al ey iens for one anvther, when . c“lc:-“:\. h ‘l;)fi.n - uu.:.f.'x°:’u?.§'£’u§§“’?.§{’. bog:&ri;rtfil:im"m; provided ‘tha deainage {8 zood ; the niore you feed factory In fts result 40 not know whore the y competent and palnstaking sorvants ahail min. | . Zn0% Dor, Joumr, ILu.—Tripotuge, no; we thom the more they will put lls thelr hands and beg forit. It uny vne Is troubled with the follaga o thelr hellotropa turning black ana falling o, ofico ur depot for 1ia ealo e to be found; wiue camo from a denggist hy As sutforer from ringworms in the hosra asks as you lke, thea stroak arf cally fn_your 1t {s capital for a chlldron' rty or lnr(mx {HOUSEKEEPERS? OWN., put nn nln'“: on the lme:lnz. As Ml(‘{a atd lster to the = traveling pablic, .when n will nover sny of you **She's a mau," for even 18 made wnd enforced ' that shail | men like and admiro fancy work. As for cheape Frox Wirre Lize, OAx Panx.—Will Florence, 9 s1ay forover the tobacca-spittor 1n his mad carecr, | Jooking faucy wark, wo lomers do not {ndulge, of Dou Molnes, ba kind cnough to state how her Jot ber showor it as mauy times vvery day us sho dy for ** whit, ks on tho nalls," publlshed o Auzzivat, Cittcan.~Can It bo expected | avunt Lior marblo cake 1 say about thils, try 1§ &nd | hog tiime, balf & dozon 1 ahe tkees now, aaore i | for romedy, my sun has boon anuoyed frequontly | yemedy for i whity snccks on tho i joat 1y | Wwhen my goutle sux sball Leam with mulioa and | \e try to boautify our homes with protty orna. M wotnan natare to sit in a home clrelo while the | fenort. i iy pite we untll you have tried it. v by them, aud beon cured by uslig a slmple \rn-['l in last Baturday's Tusnuss, e to ba p"lo»ll By oodswli| ¥ Y 1 protty T 10 ek 1 thioee. emorpui and velvoty [0rg6t- | monta, THow bura & ron luoka whors na. fency Hre's molomn march are rich, woll-drcesed, op | WOTK fascen, 1s it not batter to spond a fow conts " ectuble,” only remembering int there [s o | 19°437 anda few tosmorrol for Leautifyin vue lot 80 darkened by sin or sorrow that pleasant {:f:‘;g;;;{“‘“ 1o thrdw awiy 60 for Juut two hours onla o fripudly pod. il Sannct reclatm otut | . You wiit and in most cases tite " % cotton-flanuol segvice costs nothing to tho giver, although often | MeNaerio™ 1s made for @fts foritttlo cnfliran, bearing. inoetimablo blossinge 16 the rociplentees | 810 If they ey usod for plicualilons. ato fhey ook when that day dawns upo the world, the night'ot reftier thany the comnion, el sguare pincoake surcow shull bo far passod, and the milionmium by | JoN8Y 1am wirpriscd that you will svend that closent hand, Thank od, there arc nony of us | foney togo to the circus, whea 1t wight ald yod 10 puor we cannot be polite, ‘attentive, and helpful | 18 buying some boak, to one anuthue, Lot ba cach, then, try to roform e the times by takiug 1o band the onw capoctal hea- THAT NEURALGIA REMEDY, thon, —self, l-und convarting ilin or her to the now Fuox Zag, Counc, BLurrs, —T'he roll hoa been &ospel of politeaaas, peace, and good-will (o mea. | calioy In the hands of B, b, P,y and, In responie - to tho cull for Zalro, Lanswer **prescnt,” Now, Frow Cumionrs Mooy TADIES. ¢ | I'havo locen sducatod to bollevo that a lady wab affort fn tholr bohalt," Well, My, P, Devil, 1 | §'FAJ82410, from an attack from u gonisan, bt . d v & " ind ye! earn int & man's pr I Wi should think you had, And I iraly koo tho +¢cf- | dearer than B wento of waliantre, * o oo fort" has mot miven you great physical disiress, Il PP, " doing s will greatly oblige, nonthe longthen luta years, letening to conversa- flon fnatructive, enteetatuing, aud sometimcs :;‘;::_:',‘:fi":':m';h‘i""";':::’j;':' T e Wl suiusng, and take wopartt 1 feol that In your "m,w apoka 0€ I8 Dt Sattiere fi;:m '" asslesin & have hen inukreogatel ptately, sl | 400 e e e 1o 3F your purmlssiou, 1will *+ apeake wisen apoken | ;- land, 1love thew, and would be glad t to," though paisibly 0add to e conversation | E0&14nd: Klac:to got. . Pleaso answor soon, Dew-Drop, 1 the additional gaality of stapldity, i, | Hleuin anwwer s g I would llke to give ta **Dido™ the New Eu- 1wl Hlecxl his thme l’vu{n? lg:'mol ® fraft. cland rulo for baking beans: Commencing Satur. nk'uz -In two cupa of bm:n}:. a G malasses, two eggs, one cup of hutter-milk, o day moralng, parvoll Ave cupd gond Leans ti) the 1l Vs, e Tomsra ey Wo nutmegs, and dour to mak skln legin Lo 0y o, then drain sud placo fu o | ostboonful of gulion-jar with o; I pound aalt pork, ono | stiff hattor; beat it woll, then add ons pound of tablespoouful ol and salt to taste. Cover | ralsius, stoned and chopped, one pn..ml"’..: curs 1l with water, und &eep covered, placing them fn “",';‘l"l'"}';“"‘,}'{ll:‘l'n".fl‘" fi‘;"',i‘}:’,’.;:“g",“" l“’"‘““" 8 maderate oven. Thuy can bo remavod Lo make ¢ Pr ARy younm for uther Laklug, tou repiaced Hil the ful: | YOFF K004 I ightly ma jowiny worniny, If the jndy who wisher 8 math-exterminator wi] Fros Jevegnsox, Garessunc.—S. 1, T, asks ln:lcluul l'ullnu‘ruwdur of the druggist sho will | tiow to make & spread for crib. Quite n pretty ricas 10 hamAne. OBl w4 rareriiio¥ | o6e can be mada of white cotion fannal, Taks D otiier than thu wastu-baskut), | 70 pleces, each as large as tha spread s desiged, 1 could wrile a dlmcriation ou crylng bavies | pluce the smooth aldes togesher, the nap boing on founded on experie; 1 would coinsel **8, I | {ha outalde, Placa cotton botween, and tle at close nce, 10 uleeh Whlls aby Moty Al sirsagthen ey . uerven for (e waking foure. 1f col 16 & . :2':'3‘«':’}..::.:7:.?41::?:‘.:"1‘# G pueu 19 be U cunso of crying, wluple remedics, admimio: ereu occusluly, with warin applicntions to fact | Lk Wit the wormey® ckes ta and oLl And bowein, will sumetinies alleviate, bui voothing 9 sirugs vever. Muanthino, bu careful'of vour owis | SLini® Lracket patterns and unu corner bracket for About tirming planta atound every day, 1don's pretend 1o eay what i good for gréenhou ba- cauen | have only common windows; b do knaw mine—plants, I mean—1like to bs loft slong in ong place. I think'tis thlr nature to, slnce tholr loaves alwaya turn the same side to the sun, 11 thoy grow a weok in oua way, by turning them ound the under sidos aro turnod 1o tho light, posing parte which are Intended for quite difar: ent thiugs from the upper side, Any w:‘y (14 thoe whose nium leaves turn yollow and tail oft will try g them alons for & while, they will -ulnd\1|:'rrur¢n ¢, and have quite as many blos- 20m 5 1 know some of my thearies ara not juat like the once 1ald down In books. 1 Love found but one Buok whoes dircctions one can follow fmplialily wliliout fatlure, nisde by placing an old corpcr nonuy fn s little goud vincyur, and. after fotting It stand a day or two, apd ying to the plugworms occasionally. They will soon disappear, Fnoxu Vasirr, Cuicaan. —Whp of The Home cor- rospondonts can tell mo whero to obtaln Boettgur's Dopillatory? It s ueed ln Gormany, and proe nounced perfectly harmless, but iufaliible, Frou 8, Il M., Erxitanr, —Whoof The Home Ilowe friends would like to exchange chotco ferna for tube-roso bulb? If any, plenve send to me, and [ will sond bullis by return ma! Fuox Miris Vins, Dananoo,—Thanks to Ja. eura and W, E.§for mose; It [s jvery nice, W., Lincoln, IIl., will send you ferns and pineapple geranfum for tralling lobolla, Lobella Cardialls, Rennte, Watezford, Ind., 1 have somo sesds of o yery pretty vine and seeds of everlasiing claver, threa colore, that are very prelly for wintor bouquets; wonld liko to exchango for & fow seuds of cluerarln and calcealuria, Indis, 1 would so much like s ulip from yous white und yellow olo- andery will send slips or stamps, Woodbine, Ale- o, 1L, did you rocalve the lily of the valley nips sod briale-wreatls roots? [eent them avont four weeks agos had uot leard from you; thought pore hupe you dia ot get them, Hus uny ons s protty ault pattern fur & uirl of twalve yours, something that 1e new, 1 thuy will send 10 e whil send pat- torns for fancy-work apron, pot ferns, snd wild dowsrs, or the stawmps. Frox Traveren, Os remady for sea wlckne: Alluntiofn 8 fow Weuki — EIGIUTII TALK ABOUT SINGING, Frox AN M, R Dauxerrs, 8061 Wanasn AvENun, Fuatb,—Thoto among you who have catefully studied mccording fo tho accompany- ing directions tho elght cxerctsos for saility which | gave you in my »ixth talk, must havo acquired at loast soma notion of the mauner of prepuriug by regular dugrees for the exccatlon of a scalet and now you wnust ever besr in mind the threo graud roqulsitos to the successful singing of runuing passages, via.: clearness or distluct- a1z, —Can any one give o as Iintend crossing the Frox Mas,—Annfe Bell, 1 feel deenly 1nterestod in the bealth of your lfitle one. 1 will tell you somethingto do for it that wili I sm coutldent e of great benefit toit. 1t needs somothing to glve 1t strength, 1f you will get ono ounce of pulver- fzed Peravlan bark and put it into ouae pint of good Bourbon whisky (let it stand a few hours to ostract the atrenyth of tho hark), snd batue It sl over night and morning with it, you witi find to your joy that the babe will veiy soou show signa of luiprove. ment. [knaw of several chitldvon whose lives have R N ltum nvry“mm.v you h“a lolt :n mu'ct: ‘What a stngular mothod yuu employ to show your befucy writiug your erushing latier, ful ' : before sympathy for that clas- of **unfortunatas,” as | L2 S BRCE, wcrvouy luvalld e bofore you are pleased to styla tho unmarried portion of | rocelved benett, and, for ) you know, may iu womankind. Perhapa it would be full as well to limle‘lf- cufl-‘d- Cm:d"n’ll oflm'}"' an orthodus pres scription. **Cut this ont. ", Boriont nad, Toy eiapthy susiut & o of | K o't fntotd o pi 1y knowledgs arstosh 3 u'e ¥iable must b the Jot of the fortanats wopisn who | JOWFes Feapoct furyourate, wiitch iy nouly dou ey et oty 10t o8 the fortanats womsn who | Joy'Giva, would BFGvelt If hothiait elvos bt sy warmitiing ( ‘d Frox L. E. Puaxt, Tuscots,—As it has beens long tima sinca I wrote The Home, T would like to say a few worde: Will some oue pleuso sond mg slips or seed of Keontlwortl 1vy, also red or white Amarylils baibt Will Fiy, of i 4 verbena, La ntay Tetwboriee with ler.”* the | g7 gy, -pmml-l«nl’ b noss, oyonnows, aud rapldity, Al runs must be | yided a woro bountoous supply of such men ag | J0U bave comuicnced il attack, I think {t oniy 11 sawing whichi | would exchange, if au; beon saved by this. Contlnue to use it through the | Jollet, pl nd o a alip of whlite geranjaun, if . ' | tdue to myself to cxplaiy my oiwn sbure in this diet. 1f the child 1 rout] 1) sna 3 e, yons rhythmatized, or acceuted, at regular Intery, au, my dear D—J, such & thing s sn **old mald et X v, Vi nedical altention, 1 “‘;l'u'?u’n'n:: Vo e s Yishse shon. fur any of the fulluwing plantat | ot mouths L, oL Algendy alrippod? In exclinge for the | FF ¥ 5 Houid bo ‘Wnkuow 15 the. Iiud: “Afice rhading | Dater: "You vay, und truthiully, tuat. whap will inedica) ahtentio, | Fhanke to thosa ladles who have sent me plants, b8 “of ping spple, geraniuiw, | you will lounder abaut on thew in w varue, ajm- \\l'lum-:vmvm tuchsla, » curs one will nul necesaarily curo anther, 1f you e senterel fucheley our offusion in The Home department, ¥ leane 3 T Kenllorih vy wie 80 wilted [ could not coax | steawberry yerauiuin, German ivy, fuichlas, of | fess manner that will glve your Nateners the nu. remombor, Ldld_nol advertiv tha medicine: Vil waom bo f st uge whon s can bo awuskd und | o vy B 1 wound exe 1t back 10 1ifa; Lhe Durcelona | ald ot fobs thanis, | colenses, or will yend postago, Tolicate ‘chxat | comforablo 1npresaion that you 45 not snow: Rihs ' e shceprevare of yous e AngUomLo | mierely wsted Lo Forn-Luaf thut 1 know of an ex: -:f::.‘fi;'-"ml'.:'mi br:;umm:u u;: ,M'u" D::i,x‘:.:r A all tho same, for your k[nduess fn sonding it, Al | BIx vegs, twa cups sudn ouc-balf cup butter woll palus & 46 picture of your - .athe | collent remedy, oud would vend hor a bottls, She # 1 N yoursolf, exacily what you mean to do, nor how or where yor will broatoy fesult was thatof man, with egot ned 08 | socepled tiio offer, and I tont ono, Thore wad overy llucament of his countenauce, ‘"i who nnlhxl,ml #aid about mouey. 1L was “flmrul] 1o pay thought of I, we, and myself nmI aat, and all 1he | (4 jarta debt wo all owe ¥ern-Leat for hor uatire Umo,—a man who would conslder the woman | o leffurta fu ‘Gur Lohull, She respunded, ab sho beaton cogutlier, oue-half cup corn stasch, three cupa flour, one-half cup aweet wllk or creaw, two seaspoonstul baking powder, - Flavor [o suit (asto. Dake in a moderately hut oven. hove on und U1z the dato of teform atiil later, such | - Paos BYsir, GERLAW, TLL,~Will some of fhe 'llnl(:llll‘ll |::‘. m:ul‘ m.m.y\w-lilnll-ln;n,l'mcomnhe ladles of The Home ple send mea reclpe for unt loveablo of children, \Whatevar the futare ma: 5 b, {t will cerlaluly yive you geeat sntisfaction, | Prepariug oat-mual for the tabls, and aleo for hio, 1sent you u white dersuium; did you vet i1 "Puanke to the laiies for thelr luformation with regard to werariuma. 1 would be ol so gind of & fow ferns unil some mos4, a fuborose, sowe Madul- an coming outi cousequantly lhe; sigh of relief when you -hmv:ur-n’y shou how he stouped to marry g0 supremely fortunate o | 'y n i, w bulbe, y otie give e saeds, oF rout of b always doce, with uracoful thanks, which brought to reficct that you huvo possvssed your soul tn | WRKINE whipyod creaw? 1f you think 1t worth | 78 - g that sho onght to feel Lerselt under everluatiog patience. 1 hube you read Amber's latier of April | Publishing, Iwill tall them my method of awecp. ‘,’.‘.’.(.'i,...',";’;.";'fi'.';'%"-u?&15:'-,"3;.‘#'“{“.,‘,,":,‘“‘{ Frox Comvza, Cuioauo.—Will any llomer | fetachedand siipping away from one anvth er, uor should they Lave that indlauinct, blurred sound (can Leuyi) @ if 8 whitewash brush hod Leen #wout over thewr. The Urat nacessity in slugiug tu know precisely what you want to do, sand the wecond ia fo do 1L as well as you can. obllgations to iy for poruiting lier o lono Bot | &t fonFath-ian ey ey g ance, Hhore B &'f,':.'::'}..{ub’u\'.'fi‘“fl'&"ln’#"finffifi'l‘bm'ffifi oF | ber—who underatand 'tho_wibti sympathy Lk act on hivC pa s iite ot bwolntg | &3 smong women. 1f wo lear of any ar servitudg on her part iu conatanily walting on and f.lgk ouar‘" "I‘:;:ill;x ;::' “nl"uoll::! '{fl‘x“‘\:’:"{ putting away aftor him, and always baving resdy | Lrie rolve h VO years' expue meslu ol chus, wice sio. ALl thiy and very | UL Toliet, wud yaur twenirgive years, exho, wuch mgre never, never could make up for tho fromn what Is known as ** ola women's g{en ho‘?m- bestawed npon her—thal of his name, You aay, Why dogsn't the owner pnbe \What mdre could aho duslre? "It ought (oo st | Nlibe romedy s Dor tha vary sty sersua Tt A Bt {0 Frots e UHY visht (1 von e | Ao doGaLInteud tokiva Wray What cust e 3 of gratftude to the bejng who Knnfied noF such uile She hws glyen away tu my knowlouze & reat many bottles to thosy who wers unable 10 faralloiedhanpiness, and the hu Beranug | Bt AR ek e has ot autoorired M 0 20, 0 consolatory o tlred sud tried mothery, quldull{flt?ell Betore sweeplug, aprinkie tue Verlly, wen lave stood ui the caguon's moutn | catpot well with common salt; sweep carofully. Pusecased of no wore herolsin than whe who, often | Tho walt wil) provent the dust frow ris ng, ang will Witk fecble baudu but s unruflied front, stauds at | give th rpet a cloan, frosh loo that"Will ke the helm of the domestic craff, thaugh butleted tlvflod with your work. by \\'l:l;hl‘;lul ul:\'u.’ BI‘:“ qu:unm A:lw- s tho one poseriul mcentive ST Wi Lok unfroquenity’ mekis wity | | FBO4 NUMBER O3, Dernorr.~Oraugo caks— Lo lugratitade of thus she hae ahiclded with ten- | Two cups of augar, (wo of flour, two-thirds of & derneas frow the storme. Bue will atand, let us cup of milk, aud four egys; wix Lhree teaspoons {‘x‘.‘u"f.-,.'c'flti Sk thoukt uusppreciated wave by | fule of bsking powder: Inta tuo’ four befors sdd. ¥ e 1ng it to tho other ingredients; boat Lhe egye sena- . 3 = Fately, then udd the milk sud lour, with ssaltapoon Fuox Roxaxa, Srexarau, —Holleving The lomo L ke th Joly e Loke, with s saltapoon kindly send me & complets copy, with name of auth, orof & poem which appeared about four yoars ago,—in Punch, 1 thiok,—and copted by Tux Tuinuse, being about two (of courev) Imprudant lovers wha reunal out out on ths frunt porch r*aa heedleas of ‘rima’ as of ruseon. " untll very late and chllly, sod contsining the fullowiuy Hoee: **Bwect spleits of nighit™! “'“n"n"'“.fl"!?m"' - )t aweet o tgbt, "twes a'cold | : A N T e o g g0 the head, Wil gladly reciprocate, 1f posstble. . know whether it yrows from sl but Iwill ex. change anything { have, or seud atimps, | Laye ple cheveanihemum. very double, begonia mul- and two ur three other kin beguntae, olnt-plant, and a s!ip ur two of fuchsis pattorn of feru-hol: 1 think Orlena's idea of helping the sick on; pass thelr thne plessaatly, by rucelvlog letters frony the ladies of The Hone, & splendid oue. 1 should Vo sa thankful I they would remember me, Tam contined (o tby hudse the greater patt of the tio, sud no ony, bul thase sulfering, cun tell how lonoly are the days Lo such. 1 thai the kind ladies (or the fav and in- Your plan Faou Lapy Stiress, Aumor, Il —Harriet, tuake this wlatoment, [ kuow sby will glve wore. ing the Vil as you callit, dacs o c } capable of supulyluz wost any of our wante, aud | tho Whites pf two cags, ona sup and W eif U | foruation they have uiven me, and will give them Wheaton, I11., pardon g for notletting you know A - A vnis foe :‘;‘;‘;"v', (e it fon Lttle disicaly | L0elleve Lowe my lifa to this medicine, sod ouly 2 RS = g-o- A "-—‘§J‘ o] o v, X 3 Vil gty ) Sue wrklag belp | sugar, o wblch, e é(' Jugn s ot o |18 A SETCHIOE Shie s Detare, b If yoa will send mo your aducess 1 wih Ig)_.-d..,.-"- e B s | o gianghen, you Wik fs pauiah, the ot | el ?-npnuoér'é:ufl o LI S e sttt -'m:.u:, Ty gesi y * | ¥uoudeasica, Mirroun, T.—Phyllls Carew, 1 | $¢ud YOU pattern of sponge-recuiver and materlal F 55 {of | Chicago, ~Mistakon sgain, it csanot bs procured course 1t is supposed you have one) must have Boun vailly moddipd. whon you wrom Hos Bave | oytalde of Ansmora, foF [ary triod ropeutosiy, uing 1o tell you what I think. viz,: that you | «fogy o1, J3dy was ot cured un your poi Suth um st 15 weit' s kel ealcuiaved | . PAlGgaT~bisn, it afisrsho was cured ilcd 0 bart g fevlliznof "souio OF ‘o boss worien 1y | Lo 4500, For the preiceipiion, —which L dld 1t 4he laud, some of whon are ruly *‘unforragate | SIS IO8 fur wishing Lo bave publiiod. Shd fram 1he fuct that Death aas rabbod thewy of that | il B doubt bo surprlicd whe \hic earih cay uever pieulace—~woma with ¥ ehe en cheste ender, Joving hearts and hauds that would rencer . hotng "beautiful; but becauso they ure ** tue s STREET-CAR BIGHTS. steol L they romain single and arogubbed +*old [ Puow Brarcus, Unicava.—As 1 took & sestia uald " by yuch ss—some writers for Thu Howe. | yne car ang looked around, I thougbi what & goud I awm not, as Iou doubtless thluk, vne of ti Ay peopl ot ¢ 1ddtes unfortunates, lave a husband who s & wa placy ta study peopie., betoro mo sat 4 w od aad would scorn to fnjure tho feciinzs of any | 0sud wan, absorbed i & newapaper. Ho avpears woman, ves though his ideutity wero bfdden un- | snxious and troubled, and.abls eya looked furtber der & Boni do plumo, Pernaps ip the fature 1t | down the paper. be'frowued, and se 1 thuught, would bo quite 8 well ta uir tho suvject of vun- | grew pale, fur whoat had deprociated that day, tilatlon, cud let unmareicd women reet iu peace, But | torucd wy siteation 10 the curuer of the N.d. D, Alms, Kou., 1do not besitalo to pro- | car, for th 3L au old man, very respectably mounce that *‘processiog,' as the pitentecs for | drossed. ecticd a4 If In & reveeie; pernaps 10 Sus rocipo call it, valueless. A nuwber of my | was tinklvg of bis formee lifo, when Lo wis nelgbvors snd mysell tefed It lunt wosson, s, oung jike the vouth ne‘ure hlmg be way bava after fullowlug dircetions Lo tho Tetter, sud spyil- | lhought of tho difference between ke times thes fug a lazge quantity of frult, fouud had l:un an ROw. Dul“u,h»w nua,c..}u xnu‘lmnn:nlt” sold. ol oung man aforenentioned. UE cours Wil Virgiula Hawthorn, or Dyspeptic, scnd mo | wus Jrveact fa the luteat aiyle; Uad Lrown kics thiuk you must ba my namcaske, as | am olmost twice 88 old as yuu, aud bave a little daugbter who 1thiuk Is your equsl in **fun.* I know you must bave good teachers, ele you would uot be allowed to get your **laugh out." §ahould very much Hke sowe Illics (sny orall the kinds you speak ofy. I requesied forus soms time sgo, but haya recelved none &8 yel. u-!rnl returs stamps for same. . Re O UIPas-glads for fudoor plsnteor secds if you Lave uot the sprouts. vl bave gaiued much Inforwation frow Fern-Leaf. Would 1ike tu sk hor ur some one why thers are no blussoms vn wany plants in winter, {ust the tiwe I wish wlue to bloon. I kept wniue quite war, —perhaps that 1a the cause, formaking tne botiom. \Will tske pattern of pict. N In return. Csnsny ono tell me what [ quvtation **Hero lea rette (rom motai care " ‘was lakenfrom? 1 cannot #ud it, but kave Jooked for 1t nearly thrce ycars. 1 wonder how many Tlume members have public readiag-rooms in their owa cltice. If there aru any who do oot I plty them Yery much, for they kuow not what thcy lose. In No. D, —which, by the by, le a most dificult ex0 to siug rapldly, ~accent luunulr the warked notes and 1t will groatly aid_you ju slnging clearly and evealy; taku it through ail the keys, until your higheat note is G aharp (or A fat. 83 it would'bo fu the scale of that uut 1 llof 1t tbo dral tima with tho acce - wnd, aa evenly as poesiblo, without evon a shade of @ phiasis on 0o note wore thau another. No. 11 14 good for rouuding und cisaring the upper throo tuues, and will ald pushlog thein well up into your he tho comma will ulways wesn that you A7 (0 take & Lreath at the place where It s 1usert- wd; tho lower three notes should wot loudly; the light aopranos had better ol them medlum toncs; th me tlem, in beginuing this exer . and ead it with wodium; con uso thy choat, only ruther hightly, but tuey should begin all their scales and runs down on A (second cdzer ling boluw), and not take thelr highest nute boyond E, fourth spuce; this, snd D, must be suug softly and with a pura hvad quality, This lattc volca. vo lovuly sud s rare, is tus oue most wbused by Jyuorant teachere: It s coustautly puslied up QUE Of Lte uatural Luundasics, sud forced W slug wltcber, which fs beatiful fu belng carved Into FLORAL LORE, selich, representlug a party cawplugout, I had Fuos MasyooLy, Daavay, —Perhaps, Mr, ¥d- tho mintortuns to crack 1t frow Lov 10 bottom, the | 1tor, You will think the subject—housc-plant cult- grack Lelug bardly disceruible with jlie naked | Ure—cxbiausted, but Iaat week tho slaugy girls snd eye, Ifsuy oou cunwend me the necessary direc- | $he poor hured girls bed a rest, and, aa my plans tiona for etrengthening this, 20 it can bo gsed for | ® little Qiferont from the oibers who have cold water, &8 Luretofore, I wi llhcfilld to pay for | weitten for The llome, and equally succsssful, ‘g’l‘:d'::.:l-e‘:;:'u‘fifl:hflcm The Tloww xfilbc would like ta tellmy methad. 14 s surprislog how ittty e S SHIRIPE U 0 | pnoraad some o o aubict, aud e mving Excelient bofled Imtuo‘f—A half pint of sugur | ® ffleud who uad reccived 8 box of roses snd und » littde water toded wut)) ready 1o wugar | fuchsias by mail go to the vegetable Y'm"' goi o gzulu: bave ready the whits of oge ege frevhly | bssket of carth, Gsb-worwe, snd all the iBscct uen pour the bolling wirug wiy on the | ¢ 811 up severnl large pols at least wight ealing very rapidly, Spread lmmediately oy | Joches across the tup, pat bier ittle plants 1o, and 1l eaie ich muvt be coly L.. If sirup la ot the | watcr them prolusely, und sut theta In a soulk Haht couslsteucy, you will bave o mumwber oue | Window, 1 could not refrain from writ froating. fu it a0y wonder wo often hear peopls e nd auother ceut fur Louss-plants Frox Zzuiina, Dusvqus.—I would liketossy to | w v for u) This lady is & most M. A.W. D. that, slthougn therecipes may bu stale | eXcelical bousekcoper, =sad B lgbly-cult. toker, perbaa tley te Just what somo oue cluo | BIE | NUe Lol verson, | boaldes blog 2 wauld, aud a3 for tho **cotton dannvs monagerie.” |l uver zead s bako 0B ths sublect of Ihelt bab Fuox Buis, Oxans,~\Willsome friend, wherever this may (sll, please sond mo the worda of ** Two Orphsa-Boys of Bwitasrland "t Tha fOrst lines arc, ¥+ Our cof was sholterad by 8 wood, aud by a laku's recn margin stood."" I know no woru of It, only e buug. A fatlior who 18 dead and gone uied to aiug it, and I am so very wnzlous for the words, 1§ doa't puw thivk of aoyibing to glve inreturn, but will scud something; could £ lnt-lace patierny of must anything desired, Will louk analously for tbe words. Flusse, some one rcapond. Faod Rexxis, Watsurounv MizLs, lup.—Sev- ral bave written me for cultursl directions for swarylils. The bulbe should be planted in May (o the open border in good soil, coveringtbe buibsa that thy neck will be even with the surfaceof the 30l After the frost bas killed the leaves. Uift the Foox Aiezey ALLaxxa, Oquawka, liL.—F, Smith, 1t woald bave Leen & pleasure Lo ba: cowplisd with your request by acudlug tus ferus

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