Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 8, 1879, Page 12

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY lecture on the snhject, it willdo for Biddy (if she i a0 fortunatc as to have our) to Ught fires withis or,. wern she o milliner, e anly reminder of the *‘toves of bonnets ™ #ha used 1o faghion so tastily will Lo 1he mids and ends of ribbon, lace, and flowers slie resur- rect when dolllen are to be dressed for the three little mirls who eall her niamma., T sce no cure . 18 ‘THE HOME. finger of rn {8 pointed, that. their “love of a minister is no better than soma other poor mortals, *To err s human,” nud why expect mare perfection from one of od's creatures than anotherl Ahl yon so ‘e chose a high ealling, and the fall is the gre: er. 1n Qod’s sieht wa are all equal. You raisc 2 poor rail-splitier to the Presidentisl chaie; la another age, and America. Women fhen wees it a means to an end, and A very gelfish on: were bartered for, had & place fn heart and home Just a hittlo nbove that of the slave: had no niace in Heaven, or anywhore in futura gowml or uscfulness but as a fertilizer and food fur jackalls and hyenas. I hof Nl no ambitlon, ami wera fneapable of any higher thought than The Popular Pastime of Lying Denounced by an 0ld : he any better now than then! The volcx of the | pleasing their husbands, Jure Aumano/ The | for this unwarrantable waste of talent but for Contributor, Deonle pleced i there, and It flly becomes him | carnal man of that day only wanted a heipmate | the girls to take the advien of Oppo-Aliaretta 10 assume airs, nnul ssy, as quickly as he finds | to help him worry through this life. ‘Ihero | and stay sinzle. But they won't do it uo uso Momaclt sygindod R CTEEY ERRHATSaN | porcness” naly eyt Tawaer - thsthy'” fur: | T uguore sverybods has heard af the gentle- Ith: *Get th nee to thy ta #hal rehes; mice ept Tawns; tas - bhoudy L e Several Persons Exprasa Their ;‘::: '11. qu(ufvy l:::ufltlerl" nl( {hls man err m'ulnd Y moml’; pl'p’mru, brackete, uml | man who soent almost a mint of money vo his Views Concerning Wifely Duties. now, 18 1t sny worse than when splitting railst Warze, verbaps, in the sight of man, hecause many whi now be made awate of it, when, had 1t occurred svoncr nand while Iio was lyiog in ob- geurity, as many would not havo been convers Ant with the fact, nud not as many ready to fol- low the evil exampl 4 Man, “proud mant dresred n a little brie thority: like an amar ape, plays such fantastic tricks before higfy Tleaven as makes the. angels weep.” ‘+-Cwo of a trade seldom agree,” and when you go into Mr. As store he tells you he has just sccured come of the best sngac since the urices raised; not at all llke that poor srticle B, has been sell- Iug,—can he show you some! You lvok at it to please him, and he tells you he can afford to scil 1t at lower prices than B., for Lo has not so ex- travagant a fumily (weil knowinz that you are oncol the economlcally inclined), and, when Men, C. comes in, tells her that the reason he can sell it so low Is becauso ho fs honeat, und its old customera witl all upbold htm In hia trials to make emds nicet. Mrs, C.'s busband Is a lawyers young, straightforward, aad firm in favor of Jistice; one " who hes won his reputa- tlon by study and unflagging attentlon to duty, and thue gained an enviable Light up the ladder of fame. ~Mrs, D, comes In, and is une of thate who will atand over a counter and talk for an hour over a half-cent per pound, and the sugsr s given to hera triile less, and she obscrves not the wink to the confldential clerk ns ho s jostructed to put up ten ounds of sugar for M. 1., aud she s bowed out, xll smiles at her bargaln,while the vroprietor alaps his clerk on the shoulder, ad wall ornninents; no carpeted floors, nice beds, chamber and tollet-sets; no * Bleepr-Hotlow chairs, slippers, smoking-Jackets, for the ploas- uro of our own unworthy selves. A1l necding not alone care, but n refinement that only A free intercourss with the world and an untrammocled disposition can attain, DId you ever get intoa house where tho wife knew no Independence, did things only because sho must, and made no advances, displayed 1o taste, lest she offeri} £ haye, and found bare floors, hary walls, auld her Hege lord with hia feet in the oven while she mlfi(erl the cow and did the chores; he the while complaining at fate, knew no cheer that would have been 8o casily attained had he known less of Abrabam, Peter, ‘Timothy, anid other public characters, Nol Nol John, don't ®et us back to those days or tha Oricntal customs, 1 have heen there, and givo mly word that you wouldn’t admire the customs of two thousand yi ago handed down any more than [ do, This Isnot just the climate whera ofic can, with his sandals fora plilow, find o vine or fig-tree and comfort in dremm- land, visiting Gabriel or any of the rest of those high-fiyiug Celestials, as thicre. We must lavo comforts and cheer, and this {s ntons Insared in an intelligent, independent, setf-reliant woman, ns wife. By All meaus encourage ther in every legitimately bscoming sdvencement, Southinyg-sirup did fta work: the house Is nll quict: the cloek has struck ton—wmy fre ls vut, so Il spara U. B.ana Froutler unlil another day. Cosr. daughters’ education,—four bright glfls who coul have made ashining mark inlite but; alas! they married, and their father complained ail by bad for his trouble waa a little, short, brown hog, Thosa fngrates of cirlshad aceepted hus- bamls with the cuphonious mames of Little, Sbort, Brown, and I{u;:. But_Candidato waits for my apology, Here'ttjs: Do for pity's .assunio & decldedly feminine appeliation, so I won't waste any more puwiler ou llu,"ml.'g 1‘»‘I'ks Temperance Work Discussed from Various Standpoints by a Trio of Teetotalers. FLORICULTURE, ANNUALA, AND HOW TO GROW TIEM, To the Rditor of The Tribune. ThinspaLs, L., Feb, 3.—Iu futiliment of the promise in my last letfer, I proceed to say that flowers which are ‘produced from sved aro atyided into three clanses,—annuals, blennlals, and perenninls, For the prescot 1 shall deal only with the irst of thess divisions. Aunuals are thoso plants which produce thele flow- ers and mature timir sceds in the same sca- #on in which they are sown, and then perish. Thia class of plants from their nature are valu- able treasures hoth to the amateur and pro- fessional gardenor. Thergis not one spot In the whiolo garden but can ba made brilllant with some of them, because, while some, lke the portulaces, delight in the full sumshine, thera aro uthers agaln, as for instance the pansy, which prefer a shady situation. Another {Plants and Thoir Carc the Sub- Joct of Numerous Com- muunications. {“Alfarotta's” Inconsistencies Neatly Exposed by a Young Lady from Indisna, Reelpes for Varions Things-.-Hiscellaneous Let- ters of Interest fo All WRECKS, Only the hall of & vossel By wind and wave warhed to ahore; Ouly the wreck of a noble ship: THR NOMES OF THE MOMELY. Yet tome it {8 somelhing more. usknlnfnh.-rk I ha_nnrmkleq ‘Estnmrl“uw" To the Editor af The Tribune. trlng lb'u‘ut mlu‘um‘ll- l"wl‘l.l“l!n m:’d :‘u‘g 3 to make the difference W moe alone for o | - | cheap _as to make them 1 i c] 1t speaks fn & strange, sl manner (bt be ailde, a8 ho torns, and cach asmme & | o oANvEDy Col, Fob 41 receirod an uvlla- | C00" Mary bropls who ean aiford Of tho storms and winds It bas braved, different eloak o8 the oceaston requires, * Driv- I SXTRx 5 % | tho luxury spend a great mauy dollars streets lu, New York, and when I arrived at the destination one Sunday summer morning 1 was confronted by a row of four or flva bell-knobs, the top ono of which Lore his name. A little eirl apswerod my summons, and Jed the ‘way up, up, up,—and I doubt It she would have stopped leading me up if the **stories ”* had not ceased when wo arrived in a long hall, at the end of which, through an open door, I saw my friend sitting at a plano, the music of which, recompanied by lis volce, scemed to fill all the bullding, He gave mo warm welcumo to his little home so0 far abeve the common world, and Introduced mo to his wife and preity daughter Nora. There was no sttempt at Tuxury, The rooms wero small and few in num- Until, overpowered in the struggle, ‘This frame is all that is saved. 1t speaks of iife loat toa desr on: 0Of hope huried—lorever to Alns! how plainiy 1t tells us Of the trexsures there are in the deep. Oh, drearier wreck than wreck at seal Oh, grester loss than human ife! To see the hopes we once held dear Receding from ve In the atrife. cr, pull the bell very lightly hore,! says the eay devotee of fusklon, *for I” distike the lady ex- ceedingly, und thought I never would call ‘hero again, Yu. they nre in,”’~—to her companion,— *‘nnd we shall ‘be bored to death with the wonders of those younj ones, who just have enough seneo to save them from fdiocy. Well, here we are; did vou ever see such horrld fur- uitured I gucss It caina out of the ark. Money, but 1o taste, ot senso to uccompany i, ~Hushl put on _vuur‘lolh My dear Mra. M— [ am 50 delighted to find you Iu. Itwas sucha charming day we feared” you inight bo out,and we woulil not huve missed scelng you for any- i liave long been antivipating the n meeting youln your really aut hume. And Iwas just adimirivg your new furnlture, 8o antique; one envics you the r]c:mum of surrounding yourself with afl that is ovely amlrare, And how are those dear chil- annually for what aro known ss bedding-plauts, such 83 geranjuins, colens, nchyrantbus, and others: and, while thess no doubt do make o most fmposing wnd briitiant display, L would not have ano of my Hloral friends think fors maoment that ouly the rich and opulent can en- Jjoy God's beautfes fu the floral klugdom. To thie snnuals wo aro mainly fodebted for our brightest nnd best flowers in the laie summer months, for then we have the brilliant phlox, the Jovely blatctied and striped petunias, and the nsters, which have by florists’ skill been made 1o produce so mavy different colors nud varletics, cotnu 1o bloom when many of vur pots nre departing, Then, supposing yon have a vase, ony of those realiy necessary adjuncts to the boauty of & ¢arden, thers Is nothing better to AL it with than annuals, Just here let mo tell you how tomake a home- made vase; the materlals are auch as are to bo To feel, an the years grow shorter, ‘That we never on carth shall see Rven the pronuse of [altliment * Of ail we sought or hoped Lo be, Many Sroxn, NOTES TO CONTRIBUTORS. | greni I do uct think there i3 o :::' n“";h;:;:\ & 'p:‘ll.y 'pnlctumN:("hum;:'-’I:‘l(n founa nroitnd aimost cvery house, 8o the cost child on the avanue thiat makes tho progress | 3 i - ¥ | need bo nothinie but the fator. ‘The stand fs Contributors who bave, during the past | yours does. 1 wishinine could be taught the | ¥¢7 t avenus manslons coul made of Luxes of cummon boards, such as the boast su:h a great amount of comnfort in ten times the space. It scemed packed tn here, and cvervthing was so convenlent that no servant wos necessary, ‘The lord or lld'y of the houso could almost rench everything from_any point they might happen toovccupy. I ate dioner with themn,—a gosd, wholesome FEnellsh divner, cooked by Mra. F. Then Mr, F, sang for us,— and Burns’ * Afton Wuters” never sounded so sweetly before or aince. Later, when i was walking homeward through more pretentious parts of the city, I could uot help syying to my- sell: » How many lhouses thero are, ond buly few homes!” Idonot know Mr. F.'s secrots. I donot koot any of his adversitics nnd his discontents; but he seemed to e possessed of sll that mor- tals should wish for. “His good helpmeot, lis pretty, lovable cbild, bls musie,—his hume; aml bebind these an income sufficient for his simple wants. Good music flled bis 1ittla repertotre, and good books his littio lbrary., Hiis wife's handiwork ornamented the walls, together with photographs of good-natured, tlderly relatlves. An English robin and a Qerman canary vied with the plano fo filling the rooms with “melody; and Sowers bloomed in every window. Besides hits plano thero was nothiniz mnlly-—&hnz waa hisone luzury, bis ono little vanity, ‘Tucked way up there In an obscure part of a great city, [ fancy I ¢an sce blin wow, thoueh 2,000 miles away. The scenc has changed since, 1 saw him then from Nuw Yotk standoolnt. 1f Ishould find blin here In Denver in the samg rooms, I would doubtless wonder how ha could endure to bo so cramped up ot thetop of suchia tall bulldlog— 8o In:unv:n!oull{ small, Bo tircsomely tallt Hlers ho would hovoa single-storlod cottago all to himself, with s yard arouud it. Insum- mer the birds would stog from 3 under the porzb, the flowers would bloom in the frout yard, un music would ur out of the open windows to dalight the passer-by. 'he ssme plctures, the ssmae ornameuts, the name plano, the same zentlo alr of homely re- fnement would be there, for he would carry them with him wherover ho went. Rich or poor, he would have them alwnys with him; be- causa ho has thut homely nature which domands them and will have them, Iu New York the homely homes aro generally found hich nbove the vavement; but here in Denver they are oo the trst and only floor. Go where oo will, cottages, cottages cverywhere, Though lately mansions of somo protension are sprouting up here and there, Hke exotle plants, still the rulu §s the cottage, Many rich amd many poor fiud howes in thenj und vome of them are models of taste and beauty. Hero it 18 casy to ba & houscbolder, and ho t poor lu- deed who cannot clalm that title, But evory locality has ita own proviston for fta homely class, be {t in crowded teusment or In simple cottage. It i3 not the houss thut makes the hoine; 1t 18 the homely spirit of the inmnatos, What ls your opluion, Oppovunuxi Xunororro, TUBY WILL ALL MARRY, To the Eidor of The Tribune, Davenront, lows, Feb, 3.—~It would hove taken the most powerful ray of Edlson's elcc- tric lght to have sent the fact through my ob- tuss braln that Candidate was a wowan, 1 was surprlsed and astoulshed to hear that she was of the female persuasion, so I humbly beg Ler Jadysbip’s pardon for uunscxiug her, But it was so unnntural to supposo & womun ‘would hold sentiments In comimon with John and his dlis, &nd bLarder yet to think u woman would try to weld the fetters that held her slu- ters dowa to the narrow sphere of cook, washers womau, or dairy maid, and udvise her to lose all her judividunlity h, ¥ reading the poetry her hushand llked best,' and by so dolng crowd hee Uod-gmiven miud Into & mold sltogether too suall; for all mewn's minds are not models of perfection, nor ars some men's taste in literature what thelr wives would care toaspire to, Candldate must bo an snomaly in nature, for all womien of nuble impulse feel & purdonuble pride fu secing their sisters riseto re-eminence io any path “they have chosen, be L art, muslie, literature, or mechanics, for this is » new fleld woman s enterfuog timidly, Only wult a geperation or two, until ahe gets her muscles bardened and her chest expanded in spite of Maasma De Fuy's constrictors, und bas kicked off her Fiencn-becled boots and learned to walk like Conada’s new Queen, Bhe has already taken the prethninary step by short- cning ber dress und reeflag her Yoluminous di- menslons 0 2s to be rédy’ for action. lnthe rood time comiog s will nut fecl it necessary to hide lo a cellar to experiment, as Mrs, Mary E, Walton did 2 few days ago whea the thought struvk her brain that sbe bud the dea of how to deaden the noke of the eleyated rallway, Her perscverance paid, sa 1 have read she bas al- ready pocketed §10,000, wud, besides, §s to be paid o royalty Ly othier roads usbug ¢, Ida Lews, sur Urace Darliog, bas tisd an lacrease of aalary for keeping the beacon llgi.t Lurning at Lime Mocks: true, it s oaly & tasdy rewsrd of werlt fur ber herole efforts {n saving lives. 1s always makes my beart lcap with joy when 1 bear ol & preacher, teacher, or faithful worker io suy sphers of lifo beiug called to the front, und his or her brow betug crowaed with laurels while bere, fustead of waiting till sume scribe has the chaoce to write a six-column obltuary potice. When that la writteu they sre where words of pralse canuot make them happler. A uobler, swecter straln greets thele ear. I thiuk secret of such rapid progress; and then theyare s0 chariming In thejr maoners, and their dress Is faultless. I wish they would come often to our place and fustill into the minds of my wild unes some of their gentleness." Hut lct the curtaln fall; those who have been there know the remaluder, and the rest hava seen envugh to shun such soclety hercalter,—if they cau, One wraps her clonk of pride about her as ahio enters the street-car and is obliged to st beside = Inundress who carries her basket in her 18p, and looks at the lady besids her in tichSapparel aud wonders If aho has lost one of lier gloves. Lost! A, no; she never wears a gluve on her left hand, for on the first fuger s adiamond ring, which will keup oven Jack Frost away, und tho sun's brightost rays never burn as lour as & dinmoud can bg worn, One pecullar diseass alwuys accoimpanles the owner of ruld ring. 3he fs troubled with an ftehy nose, and no ointment but commen seuss will ever effect 8 permanent care. Ono man writes a long articlo on law, and how ¢t should be upheld and supported by the intellizent bublic, und sizns himsell “ Justice,” and, prob- nblf', It you euter his store the vext doy you will find hin opening a caso of smuggied kid ploves, One dilutes bis whisky lest his customers take It stronger than is good for them, amd thus bring disgrace on his lovely family. Mr., A— Is ruaning for Congress, but ha would not buy o vote, and despises a man who would so forget sll manlinesa os to belittle himself in the eyer of the world, as well as his own. To ba sure ha visits relatives, poor in worldly zoods, #8 he hears they bave consider- able foflueuce, and they wera always pleasant people, Ie_augiests to the father,as he is takiog his depagture, that his eldest son is o fine, mauly fellow, & pity bo could not go mmu’zh college. *“Can’t 4o It mow; times too bard," ia the response. ** Well, il I go to Con- gress, Fred will need s companion to enter Harvard with bim, and ll%end bln as rememn- brance of the *suld lang syne.! By the way, what are my chaaces herel " Do you think you can work up any votes for mel"" “Doubtfil," Is the mental reply, as they scosrate. “Madam, bere are a palr of fine French kid shoes, which will do your daugnter good service, und, ale though the price Is high, you will fe all l:,v getting a good article.” “They are taken, und, after placing them o her carrfage, he is ree minded by his fellow-clork that ho has madu s mistake, und given her & palr of the condemned ones, thy were Enm toreturn, * Nevermiud, uld Tfelluw, I know my business: must take Misa — to the opera to-nlght, and thut will buy my ticket, besides thoy will last her threo weeks, and she mnever wears a good pult longer than that.” And does Miss g— ko to the operat Certaluly she does, und sfm- pers_moro than ever to her sister as sho daubs the Bloom of Youth thickly on her falr complex- sion tilla ghost would be put to shame if Lo thought blmsell white. What a pleasure for her to know she can attend s place of public awusement with such a perfectly charming Adouts, Why will sonie weak, silly women ad- fuire in singlo tnen the very tralts that make bad husbands, for sbe_laughs over his * zood joke on the wealthy lady und simpers, “I shall have 1o Keep my sycs opea or you will be juk- Iullg me," and s Tooks with contempt or ridi- culk o those quiet virtues which would make blin honored nud & home hnp{. **Hello, F'at, give me aridet’ says the achool- boy, and be eated on the bosrd beside his fatlier's old coachman, * What are you doing with such a little coal? Are tlues 56 bard you cannot got morud™ Niver a bit, iny lad} hiers Is enourh to last the old woman & duy or two, You sce, my lad, when 1 take my lust load [ think it is theumatix makes mny arms git tired hke, aud [ ean’s shovel out any imore, und the childer they plek ft out for to keep the kettio billpe.” *Oh, P'at, you are stealing whes you do that; they pay for it all and you keep a Dor- tion.” ™ No, my iad, nqt staling; I only throw my old coat over it und drives ou. I never giv it_to the man, snd then 1 don't stale, for [ don'’t take It trom him, don't ye seei there's tricks in ail trudes, und Je'll bo laralo’ them aum day as yer fater did afore ye. liut springtime is coming, and warm weather will suon be hiere, and as we dofl the clouk of wurmn texture, let us cast aside the cloak ol pre- teutlon, bypoctisy, and decelt, and, with robes of justice,” purlty, und truth, fear to face to wan. We clulm 1o be a treo natlon, and still no people can be fouud who huye not first learned to bo Just. O the unguish of 10iud when Mme, Rolund ufwed, %O Liverty! Liberty! how muny crimes ure committed in thy name!™ Who can pature them to us, or who would frel thely fwport? Cast oft thu shackles, then, which blud you, cast off the wites and deceit of your lalse heart, utd Jet your betfe naturs have full duminion over you; for uone are more hopelesse 1y ensluved thau those who [falsely believe they are dree, Decelt s the falee road: to liapploe, utnd ail the jovs we-travel throush to viee, falry bauquets, vanish when we touch thein und all deception through lfe is nothiog but s N reauced to practive, und falsehood pussing Irow words luta thi Frux Luar, WIFELY DUTIES, WUAT *CoY " TUINKS. To the Kditor of Tha Tribune, Broosinaton, 1L, Jan. 15,.—0f bere 1o the country (I wouder what the citizens would say i they heard me speak so disresvectfully of thelr burgh?) suow ou every slde; two younyg meu up-stairs romplog; voe 1o the parior sd- Joiniug drummiug on & dlscordant placo; the buby (uot mine, O no!) {u u tantrum ; its wam- soup-boxes to be found at nost country stores, A fieflcll'bfllkfil makes the vase. For such a baskee the fiest base should be a sauars hox, the sides of which measure about s foot, with a depthof three or four Inches. On this place the second baee, & box with Ti¢ loch sides, und 244 tuchea deep. Now above these set up a secitre column made out of & box about slx inchies hign, with sides of, say, 4 or 4}¢ inches, and the stand Is ready for thu baskot. Holes must be bored through the bottom of the bas- ket, a8 well ns through the boxes, to sceurc proper druinage. When all are properly fas- tened together, paint them uny color to sult the taste, nnd you will then havo a pretty imitation of an expensive Iron vase. ‘Ihe basket must be lined with tnoss to prevent the earth zettiog out, Now for the plants. A canna which you cau rafse from seed (only you muet flrst soak them twenty-fourbours in warin water to hasten germinatlon) will make o pretty centre-picce, and aroumd this you can Plnnt petunias, whicl from their druoplng hinblt will runover thy sldes. Then there s sweet alyssuus, With its protty, snow-white, fragrant flowers, and sanvi- taila, with fts little yellow ones. Maurandia, too, s 8 drooplng vine, tomes ji here with excellent resulta. All theso are sunuals, cheap, sud caslly grown, Ot all the annuals the two wa like beat, and wo think ol our fricends will agree with us, are the verbena and the pansy, Everybudy knows tho verbena, but few know how cusily if. mayv be grown fromseed, nor how much better seedlings arc thaa the little plauts usually sold in the spring. Verhenas ralsed from soed will grow taster, havo flocr tlowers and mare of them, und In every way give more satlsfaction, than plants raised from cuttings; and the flowersof verbeuns grown from sced are ucul‘y always fragrant, Bow the seed in February, in the housc. Uso shallow boxes—the best wo ever uscd were made from soap-boxes cut into three; the tup and bot- tomsof e orignal box formed two new bot. toms, and with a pleco of oxtra board we had threo boxes each about three fuchica deep made from one. FIIl theso boxes to within balf an fuch of the top with light, rich carth,—the very best ls leaf mold frotm thio woods € it can be sé- cured; i not, Mght sandy soll, mized with tuomunhlr decomposed stable-manure will do just as well, Having dlled your box with soll, evel it with n smooth flat bosrd by patting it down uutil It s quite sven, thon sow the seed over the surfuce, distributing it ss evenly os possible. Alter this dust over just bnrul{ sullleient soll to cover the sced, then sprinkle with water. Aund now let mo tell you womething L huve learned from cxperfeuco: that 18, seeds gorminate wuch more quickly und sure- 1y i koot In the dark, ‘Lhey should be - temperature of, say, b3 de., uind dow'’s glvo wa- ter wntil the surface appusrs dry, When ger- mination has ensucd, then nure zrudunuy to thie light, und, I you transpluot_the secaling when fu the secoud or rough leaf, they will grow much more strong, und Lo thrilty, stocky plauts to set out in e beds when the proper suwson arrlyes, Who tocs 1ot love the paosics, with their al- moat human faces? To do fall juitice to this chariing ower will reaulre more space thag I can bave Uns week, 1wl just reinurk that s gen- erous flurlsy hus sent me Tnore pnnn{ secd than beanuse, They sre of eleht kindw,—king of the biscks, Emperor \Wilham (blue), Rothachild (very bandeome), stwned, pure white, pure zcllnw. blotehed, varlewated, and copper-colored. Any reader van bave sceds of elther kind_for two stamps, or somy of all of them for 25 cents. Every one who reads this and would like to grow sume annuals next sum- mer can have six showy kiuda fur 10 vents and nstawmp. ReNNtE, tox 101, FOLIAGRD GERANIUMS, To the Editor of The vibune, OrTaAWA, L, Feb, 4.—Having so often heard, # My geranluma grow so thrifty, the follage is so luxuriant, but they do not blossom,” lne duces o o present tho beautlea of follaged geraniums, By thls [ mean those geraniums the leaves of which are marked or colored. Take for ex- smple tho Beauty of Calderdale, with its broad, reddish zone; the Cioth of Gold, with its yellow margin and lght-green centre; the beautiful many-olored Mudam Pollock or l“? Cullom} the Sitver Noseguy und Mountutn of Snow, with their white-edged® leaves; uid the later vario- tles, Diatincetion sud Hapoy Thoueht, Arothey not il uws beautiful as apicturet Bhould we ouly vousldor their {ntrinsic value, who would not posscas them? 1 have ua window of theaa vurietles brlghter und geyer thay tmany A conservatory of Howers, Encourage this ¢l of plants to a vigurous growth, giving them amole roonl, nich © earth, vlenty of suslight, mr, aud water. In Tact, treat thess geruniums fust as you have thuse which bave given you au sbundance of “nothing but leaves.” " Remember also (and this will auply 10 the mnsjority of plants) Wat there fs really little nourishiment forthen, even with rich sofl, In & fuir-sized llowur-fml.: und, with & weekly supuly uf ** platt-tood, ¥ you will seo your gerunining put o uew color uond fu- pressin growtn, ‘Truin then to god form b{ pinching back thu shoots und prusing ungaiuly branches. Shower them oftes 10 kw‘i this follage bright sud clewn, Thls {s the winter culture; but through the sutumer be careful ot tu bave tie plauts where they will got thedirect rays from 1l sun,~they succeed best fu a partislly-shaded locativu. 1 bave given my experience; and, whoo the month, sent in poems, need not be alarmed In case thelr efforts have not appeared In The Home. Ono poem o week fs the limit, and at this rate it will take some tiae to dlspose of thy stock now on hund. . .. » Nririe BLr—The space required for the re- pubtication of the poem you request,can by used to better advantaga in unother way. x . » Alady of thiscity writes to say that circum- stancescompel her topart with her baby,—na flue, healthy girl, 8 months old, with dark eyes and bair, Any person wishing to adopt such achild may address ** Mra. C. R. ., care of his oftice. R The lady living at Lowell, Ind., f8 {nformed that the poem sent fo by bher is not quite up to the standard required by the readers of Tho Home. The same thoughts cxpressed In proso wonld have done very well. Even poctleal liceuss cannot make * 1 know ot the name” and *Open sesame * rhyme. THE HOME CLUB. BECRETARY'S LETTER. T the Editor of The Tribune. Cmicaao, Feb, 6.—The recular monthly moet- ing of Tus Tninuxa Homo Club will be held at. the Tremont House, Wednesday, Fob. 13, com- mencing at1:30 p. m. Every member that can ‘possibly put {n an appearanco at all, Is request- ed to be ontima {f possible. If not, as soon thereafter as may be, Sigourney, that sald communication was not Intended for you, butI had received applications from girls In the country who were getting 83 per week aud board, who begged me to find them somothingz better here, At the samo timo there were hosts of women fn our midst, who wers depnved of work by the hard times, trying to keep soul and body together on what they could pick up by the wayside. Kuowlng that it ‘was next to impossible for experienced hands to find employment and wages that would give thern enough to buy fuel und food, I readily gonjectured that those in the country would be serving themsclves by staying whero they were, aud those {n the ity who were starving wouls 10 well to go whera thero was at least a supply 2t provislons, nnd less temptatlon to crime. Wowen who bave had no experlence in the differcnt branches stand no chance of galuing employment until thoae of experience are en- tzu'.'ed. at jeast without tho assistance of somo ufluential friond. 1 often wonder how the ex- perience s to be galned If they never have an opportunty to learn. There lies tho mistake of thie past und present, Were girls I-ilfl'" o trade, or taught the different oranches ot work, they would be able to ¢ogage with busincss trms on their own merits, fostead of recelving the cold answer to their pitiful pleading, ‘ou will not da, wue want exporienced bunds ur none.” Lieuse oddress o at 194 Lake wtreet, and savo the Conductor some trouble, ORLENA. LYING. 4 TOO PREVALENT RVIL. 4o the Lditor of The Tribune. O1TaWA, Ii), Feb, 2.—It has been sald that ““way Is notbivg but fnsincerity, falsehood, and hyvocrsy, both in regard to himself and in ree gard to otbera.” Ile docs not wishto be told the truth, and he avolds telling 1t to othe snd ali these uuaccountable woods, so fncousist ent with justice and renson, have thelr roots In his neart, **We nll wear cloaks,” and areso accustomen to deceivivg others that we are oure selyes decelved, for what wo thought so surely hidden 1o them wus most appurent, It is the worst of all phases of dishonesty to cheat one's aelf, for thenall sin fs eusy. Ob bow lamentable that deceit should dwull fn this glarivus terres- trial sphere. The love for chmildren bas Lecome unlversally recoguized as m necessary element of a worthy character; therefure some, und ! might say ioany, prociaius this affection «on the housetop, und would be highly fndignant were any one to question thelr acts. It you reully love them, you do not show annoyance if ieir little imperfectious are manifested on some unfurcseen ocvasion, It they come with dirty Juces, und gurments solled aud toro, they aro nulsance, uud you draw your robes aliout you and telt themn tuey hed better go to thelr nurse, “Thefr questions piake you ucrvous, and it they are tired uud peevish you ret out ot their way, 1ike the rest of summer friends, %1 love good Jittle girls,” said a vivitor ous day. * Yes, but mauitus Juves bad ones tou, Bometimes 1 am Dad, und thew ber love makes me kood again. dou't tituk Lshould like you lur my mamua," iersed the chitld whose motlicr loves them whea #ood or bad, and uo clowk of pretension thrown wover them whils the pruest 18 present, and then romoved, aud threats und blows succeed the dattery apd felcoed affection, Bome wear a cioak 80 thick, und wrapoed 50 closety about edn, that nothlow can picree Its hanjenetruble folds, wulls vthicrs sssuine it ouly when going out lo socivty, At buwe it ls laid aside with the Dyt and gluves, or left ou the door-mat with the Baron mud .ll;f.u»i.l. frum ;flu{nlysm{nimuu u:-’.n. my scoldiog it, und dad scoldiog tuamuwy; |1t was Grandma Oldways that lamented tuut m?:":’:"fi'fm‘um: ;".Tf'.x'f“u"c.":::"u 'I":w the wiling bousematd from the kitchen, and 10 | can| 1 il ut tlon fu lifa with th utR, i ¢ Sar trow plesslug tones asks il thero i never 1o saut 1 “And. Sumls dympathy 10, Tho Hou, | Elriedo ot euter, a6y v‘:':u'fl (ll:oun his unlln. ardeut udwirers of l{lmzed geraniums. Y cornerl 1 will try nud vot be as my surrousdings, dis- agrevable, but do waut & word with Jolw, A, B., and Froutler (*which was the schioolmarm ™). 1 have voly read Jobu's lsst letter, from which 1should conclude be had **been und gooe and dono it," und * 1 reckon didu's know the fgm- Iy Idou't waut to quarrel with you, my ucar sir, but the dogwus of vur dadilies bave becn dead » bulf-ceutury or more. It did very well in the duys of Abrabgw uud the patriarcus, who had all they could do to watch thelr wany wives (aud thele pelgbbors’ sometinmes), uud give the required atteition 1o thelr spiritual affairs, to lewscall worldly matters to the wouen,—cou- Sistiug of gatucring \ho fuel, griodivg the corn, bakiug scupdas (uuleaves cabes), teadivg the sleep wnd the hutle Abrabuws, Isuacs, wnd Jucobs, but that was loug tiwe sgy, Jubu. Tuab wae 1 Egvpt oad Palestiue!” TLis b xuun’ a wan has wheo ing. 3o evlists for ‘s lifs suryice; she only until Mr, Rigbtone comes alung, and that fucvitable watrimonta) ‘?uunun + has to be sctiled, wid settled it will bo, by her talents belug swallowed by sonie one who stsuds in nced of & purveyor, belog sick ol boardiog- bousa fare, and 30 houors the lady by letting Lier it a6 the head of his sablv. Keally, Graud- ma, ls it ui"m for a kirl Lo * put fu her best Jicks ¥ (an the Bttlo boys say) when sby kuows that fu the ear [aturs she " will 8 to tous down thut supurb coutralto to & luilaby, or stup cobjugating verls to weud sbirts, or exchapge the click of the telegraph fustrument for the click of sclssors? Iustcad of chipplug narble futo forms of beauty she must cut kindliog woud for the bead of some bouscuold; if & chicmlst, ber pestle uud wortar will do for the cheruls to wake mud pies tu; I geoloxy was berstudy, ber patlently fin!bcud specuneos will wusweér for Luilding locks fur Lhe wee ones; bad sbe o well-written bo & clean porch at that bouse, und f wot sue sy &s well Jeave aow us later,” Cun tws be the Judy who just now left her fricud, and tid ber s must be wWoro potieat with her Lelp §f ehe would retatn thew, und wust always Lsve 8 pleasiue sundle, “fur, you kuow, they ate but wortal, unl su encoureging word goes & vieat way.” Forgiva her, rculln readers; she did not witend to drop hercloak befors ber duor viverd 0D Us. A Dew nnnister enters our city, 1 pteasiug g muuoers, makes lou prayers, is strict fu every (outward) religlous observance, uud we bellygy biu slucere 1o Liy desire Lo work. Tor bls Master. A duy ol "darkuoss cotues, the Lluvk couk of bypocrisy fulis frow bls stalwart turm, aud where we nad bekeld 3o sugel of the *yearivg’ besllug fo bis wiogs,” we scoa Sivud who destroyed fawlly happiness, enticed e youlhful winds Jutrustea Lo s care julo crookrd patbs, wud brousut dugrace ob the sstne of Aim’ who stands waiting to lorgive luw, To we wmembers of the cougregation the Littaw, BAVE YOUR PLANTS, To the Editor of The Trituna. Paw Paw, Mich., Feb. 9.—Wu well know what a feellug comes over one wheu we awaken ou a wornjug to Hud tbat the weatlier bas suddenty grown vold, that fu the * wee swa’ hogrs ¥ Jack Frout bas erowded bimselt futo our qulot nest, aud how delighted he must bave been with our fairius, for, though vot a flend pur acqualntauee that wo arg ou spaaklug teros with, ot desive 50 to be, yet las he, out of pure yillaluy, bugged and squeezed our precious pets to duath. How quick we spriog frow our buds, und loog to do suwetbivg to strsogle biw., Well, then, do a8 1 bid you, and joy will again bloom fu your bearts within a week, 1 promlse. Pry the plants curclully out of the dirt, und lay thew fu ] 8, 157—SIXTEEN PAGES ¢lassmate argued fn rep! * Whather such a varty really went to Troy fs quite fmmaterial.’ itis only natural to suppore that such visits wonld be frequent, and I have described the montment and {ts snrroundings just as they are. In ils essentials, my letter s Lrue, and, ab coll water; Il large, pour the water over them, and lay In the cellar, or any cool placo where the wind will not blow on them, Tlien ponr hot water an the dirt, put it in the oven or any cood placa Lo got the frost out quicklv, 8tir all up well, mt Ll your pots (fresh soil would ha het- tor, 1 suppone, if It could be got). ‘Phen revot | a)) ayantsy It one writes lotters, It Is necessary your plan n warm il molst, using o litle warm water ofton, Defors 1 tried this [ drench- | 10 b0 interosting, Buch, fu effect, waa her ar- . T ument, and I have since beew amused many e s of Hiylo bt v | Ll by ‘ubtarviug. (lustrations. of e rama % wrinelpl® (or want of {t), hut nevee more o than :llllrlnklu':t“!:m. u::; (%3:; ":l‘l’fl "‘,&'mL‘I.'.ZQ"’m:’{, when reading Alfaretta’s diffuse effuslon fo I'he Howme of Jan. 11 Now, 1 thoroughly enjoy fietion, but ft must be true to nature. I tolerate vu contradictions, no chronnlozieal errors, no improbabllities, The ** vraisemblance’” must ba perfect. And I indfct Alfarctta for & capital offonse, Bue nas deliberately fnventad a atory calculated to work upon the sympathies of The Home readers. She cannot even offer the fesuitical plea that she did evil that pood might come, for aho hnd nogood object to eerve. 8he made the story simply as a thresd on which to string those glit- tering generslitios and gorgeous metaphors in which her soul delights, But while meditating on *'the cosmic laws of universal nature® Al- faretta forgot to lovk after those minute detalls \vlnlclrn were essential to her story. Now for the proof, Sho dates her letter Jan, 1. Gentlemen of the jury, follow me closely while I show how this ‘witucss testifics aualost herself: *1 wax sittlug betore my grate last cvening** (Dee. 81), It was Now-Year's eve."” ‘Then foilows the sharp contrast between a lux urlous home and the hoval where utter destitu- tion tortures its miserablo victims with dreams- n{ I:flpmllmo warmth, aud brightness, and plenty. g Hyeru Alfaretta forzets her part. The chfl- dren of the milliunaire were enraptured yester morn by the splendor of thelr New-Year's glits, In her enthusiasm sho quite forrets thut it is atill New-Year's Eve. 1o llke maoner, “'The stevs of the New Year crossed the. threshold of widow's cottage,” etc. ‘A devolea of vassed me o the street on New-Year's “*Soon another representative,’” vte, Obeerve all thess things pass throuch the author's inind on New-Yeur's Eve before they oceur, A clear cose of inapiration, and we may well pause to Inquire, “1s Alfurctin utso amonyg the prophets]™ . “*As my mind wasabsorbed In these reflections my attention was arrested,’” ete. And hero let mo adyert for a moment lo the utter unatural- ness of the scenes which Alfaretta depliets. No ¢hild ever tatked na sho represents little Freudls ns talking; no forlurn mother, face 10 faco with o change 8o awfully solewn, [s llable to deal in metaphors up to the last moment, ‘The reality 18 tuo earnest to admit of such trivial play of words, That Alfaretta may not dlsplay her real fnexperience of such scenes as she endeavors to deplet, it will be well for her to submit her clfusions to Grandma Oldways, Fern Leaf, or any other wise, tender, ninl experienced inatron ot The Home, ‘Thele ruvwestions will impart that air of genuineness which 13 catirely wante fng In the articie under conshlcration. **In a few moments the strugzlo wos oven,'? ete. Now, reaember that the velsoner at the bar hasdeclared that all these events happened on New Year's Eve. Ont of her own wouth ahall she bo condemned. Foliow me farther: “The winter has woven its winding sheet of ATIOW ve the widow’s lonely grave; the cabln nt the Wot of the nvenue 18 wow forsaken aml derolate; Gerty nnd Freddie have comfortably hotnes In the country, snd are the cociplouts of the tendercst core,” 7 Alfaretta writea all this Jan. . Within ona and some are budding already; so I can assure you I feel well paid for that morning's work, though [ lost_tnany plants that t dfd not ex- periment on. In speaking of protecting plants, no mention has been made, to my knowledee, of putting cups or small basins of water among them at nieht, as many people put pails of water in thelr celiars, among vines, and under trces, todraw the frost from thele fruit, [ can assure you that it actslike a charm. A friend of ming had two windows fitled with plants and flowers; ehe had a small glass plobe hanging ht one witdow filed with water umd with plants such o8 grow in waters This was the wmindow most; exposed to the storme. One morning, after & regular “*nipoer,” with a pretty good fire all nigit, she found all the plants in one amnss of blighted loveliness, while the other windotr presented a seene of ')nutv, fresh and rare, for the contrast was wonderful, It coull be accounted for In no way but that the water in the globe had saved them.: Another thing I would like to recommend s, puta lttle cam- phor into the water with which you sprinkla fnur plante, now that you want tlicin to quicken’ bto new llte, once a week or so, It will have A zood effect upon the plants and abad one upon tho vermin, . It you water cach plant with 8 rpoonful of warm water cvery morning, you will find that about right for most plants, Oleanders require more if they are showing slzns of blossoniing, as mine Is (full of Luds sinco the freeze). Enrth or mire worms will disappesr from the soll if no cold nti{ is nsed, ONKO. FROZEN CLANTS. To the Editor of The Tribune, Ematewoon, Ill. Jan. 27—Letters. from friends tell me of their losing thelr plants this winter; reports through papers and magazines tell the same tale. 1 read of onc town in this State where every plant was frozen,. excepting ong Engilsh Ivy that twined around acoal-stove, and only had the outside leaves frosteds Seven- ty-tive of my vlants wero frozen, for which I am very sorry s but it will not prevent me from re- placlog them, aud having flowers after all. And this reminds mo that within the next four wecks fower-lovers will bo mnkln;i Frcpurnllnn: for sowing seedla in hot-beds, and thuse having no hot-beds will have to plunt in boxes nul keeo them indoors. My nicest verbenas, coben, scan- dls, panafes, cannas, and salvias, [ ralsed in the houso on shelyes nrranged mbove my kitchen range, Shrubs, roses, und other plants oute doors you will nudoubtedly find frozen to death when spring comes, and many hearts will fecl sad mul discouraged. But this should not ore« vent them planting enew. Very littlo expenso {s needful unless wo choose to bave it so in pro« curing shrubbery amil plants, 1can glve to those who wish the address of florlsts who will soll very cheap for cash, To mu it Is a pleasant pass- timo to sow secds nnd plant slips, and watch them grow, and, after a time, 1 have a lot of plants that my care hos Lrought fnto Hle aml my solicitude mado to prosper, Flowers are like children: In order to bring them up well we must love them, Canta lavr, short twenty-four hours she | widow, buried her, sent o snow-storn to cover TEMPERANCE. her grave, found her children cottort; homes {n the country, and {nunortatized hers by writiug the story of her achievements to delhishit uml nstonlsh "The Hlume readers! Ener- getle younz woman! Exertlons nnparalleled | Gentlemen of the ury, & leave the cass with you. In the language of ikt splendid chrysally, Oppoponus, * Reason und lugke will put ap the mosquiito vars sealnst supercilious eautisni nnd medioenty.” Whether the gorgeous buttertly Alarctta’ is aceessible 1o the intluences of reason aud logic remain to bo seeu. Enica. MORE WOTLK AND 1.R3S TALR. To the Editor of The Tribuna. Macoxus, 1L, Jan. 21.—Through the sugges- tlons of some of the writers in The Home of the 11th in regard to the wine question, I am In- duced to give same opinlons of mv own upon ihe same subject. The temperance question ‘has often given me a thought na to the best In- terests of the subject. T have long wince come ta the eonclusion, und I notice it 13 an opinfon - larecly beld by others, that tn order to be a good RECIPES, ETC. temperance worker one must bu a Christfan,— | MENDING RUBLER-8ILOES. not 8 member of some churen and a rezular at- tendaut at its meetings,—these 1 do not call synonyinous terms, but one who is so in * apirit and in truth"; those whoseseaso of moral duty und sympathy for humanity is so sterong ns to drive’all solfishuess from thelr hearts, und who dare to do right whather they sre within the efrcle of soms religious denomina- tlon or without it. There are but few of what I would term good temperauce workers In a villago the size of qurs, orin fact any community; not that 1 would say there are but few who are tomperate In thelr habits, but that the good they prupose to do to the fallen brother 1s Inrgely, 1 toink, a misdirected effort. It is only those who aru personally interested, as a general thing, althouzh they do not speak in public, who mako the best workersand do the most good, howaver zealously others ay talk temperance, I attribute this to the fact that nction und not talk is the motive power that ac- rom&nlll cs the most good, In listening to our Bunday-ufternoon temperance lectures I am re- minded that if those l{mpaumuc words of the speaker ever accomplish anv_good they must e put to usa throuzh the week,—they must forin a part of his everyday life or they will be of no benefit to the oue who has formed the unfortu- nate habit of drinking. For mauy of this claas are the peers of gur best citizens in thelr sober hours, and thelr manbood must Lo appealed to in order to sccure a reformatlon. That, with prohibition, constitutes the clements for an hon- e8¢ roformution. GarL. To the Editoc of Ine Tribune, LoumsyiLLg, Ky, Feb, 1.—Will some one please send me a reclpe, care of ‘The Iloxe, for mending rubber-shiocs | NeuLis Bry, ETAINS ON MARDLE Ta the Editor of The Tribune. Hubsow, Wis, Jun. 80.--W1il some of The Hlume readers please tell mo what will remove stains from marble, and bow to apply the ren- edy? 1 refer to vinegar and lemon stuing, which Ieave tario black spots that, 1 have tried In vain to remove. Oblige Miss GenTupa Wiirs, TO REMOVE DANDRUFF, o ths Editor of The Trivune, Osuxop, Wis,, Feb, 2.—Goldon Hair: butter, applicy {mmedlately, will prevent a brulse turn- ug blackund blue, The wire brush is very nice; wo have used it in the family several years, and vrefer It to ull oihers, Citron olntmont is ex- ellent to remove dandrull aud cleay the he Al LACR-EDGING. To the Editor of The Tribune, Cuicaco, Feb. 3.—Any time that my Home frionds wish patterns tor koittioz I sm willing to glve mine through the columnsof The Home, or | will send them to any address upon the ro- velpt of postage. Susan asked for a pattern for lace-edeing; I will give my secoud pottern for it you wish a wider style, ask LIRES THE PLAN, To the Euditor of The Tribune Cu1caco, Feh, 1,—I read with joy In the pa- pers that the ofliclals are bezinning to apply the law in a direction which, 1t followed up, will do much towards reducing crime, Irefer to the movement agalnst saloon-keepers. Dut how wuch moro good could be done il the leeuse law were repealed. Tthink the following, poem, by John Pier- pont, vxpresaea the results of the License law: Licensed—to make the strong man weak; Licensed—to Iay tho wlse uan low Liconscd—a wifc's fond heart to break, Aua make her culdren’s tears to flow, Licensed—to do thy neighbor harm; Licensed— Lo kinidle hate and strife. License: Licen: for it Uast on eloven stitchies. First row—Tako off the first stiteh, knlt two, make one, take oft oune, knit one, slip und bind: koft coe, mako one, take off une, knit one, stip uml blnd: Knit one, 1ap In toread twice; that s, brivg the thread forward amd wrap clear around the nes- e, Knit ane, ap fn twlc, knlt one. Second row ~Rnit two, scam one, and put vour thread ; knit two, seam one, and put your thread; kuit two, it one, ond put back your thread; kuit two, seain one, sud put back your thread 3 knit three, "Fhird row—Tuke off one, koit two, makeone; take off une, knit one, slip aud bind; kult ong, make oue, take off one: knit one, shp and bind; kait the rest, Fourth row—Knit two, slip and bind, knilt, nud slip, and bind, until unly ten stitches are on the left-hand veedls and one on the other; knlt three, scam, and put back your thread; knit :l‘x"" n"lm une, und put back your thread; knit e rest, Fern Leaf, will you savo a few of vour extra #llps for poor unfortunate med I have lost my all—of plants, QOne bitter cold nlzht my sitting- roont fire would {nalst uoon not burnive, and be- fore I coula conquer Ita stubbornness my plavts were gmoug the things that were. My heart stiit achus to Jook upon miy lost pets—my murgue. Curap Livinag, u nerve the robber's arm —to whot the murderer's kaife, Licensed—where peace and qulst dwell A g diseaso, nnd want. and w Liccnecd~ to make this world a hell, Aud s man for a bell below, DId you ever notice, when passing along a busfuces strect, how very many saluons ure to be found | hort distance! 1t is anpalling to think of the smount of ruin wrought by the hundreds 3, 1hotsunds—of suloons In a sin- Ble year, ink the plan proposed by some one” for discouragiog the practice of drinking und sOKINE WNONE yoUngw men a very good one. It fa that Jadles refuse to ussuclato with those addicted to these vices. Youuw men, judging by mysclf, would rather givo up these bractices thau to lose assoclation with ludies of character and respectabllity. Folly C,y *sbake.” I houstily acree with you on the subject of frizzes, banys, und trolos, und carucetly Bope for the tine when all three will be abulisted. Tobpix, RIAUMATISMN. To the Fditor o The Tribune, . Cmicago, Feb. 7.—Io answer to Mother Hub. bard's inglry ns to what will cure rheumatism, 1 would say that much depends upon the class of cheumatiom. Inflammatory rheumatlsm is Rreatly aggravated by outward npplications of liniments. The parts atllicted should be wrapped 1o oll sitk, and medicino to allsy the vain und to produce persplration tsken {nter- nally. Bone cases of rheumatlsm require an aikall treatment ; others are benetited by the use of aclds. T lave scen the last-named rhicuma- tism perfectly cured by the use of lemon-juice, wl;rn alulost every known remiedy had faliea to refieve, . Boglu the use of lemons by taking the juice of ono lemon u day, aud Increase one Jemon each day until you have taken the Julve of eleven lemnons o wdoy, Lave the juics of the lewuns squeezed oul with o lemon-squeezer iuto a goblet, und Arink {t without aamixtures uf any sort about 1l m.m., each day. After tuking the Julcs of the eleven lemons, stop for a week then if ]rall athll feel any sywmjtoms uf the disease, begin sgulo with thy juice of one lewow, und hierease to eleven, na before, und stop. Use the thin-skinned lemons, as they are more julcy and sacid, ‘Fhe aystem will :ixwmm.-u B0 Juconveniencs frum the fucreased use. Uathe in tepid water cach day tn which a teaspoonful of woda has been dissolved; aml the use of softsoap, made of wood ashes, is sald to be excellent. After bathing, rub thor- ouzhly dry with & Turkisn bath-towel, and wear tiaunel underclothes vext to the person, At wchit, befors retiring, uso a fleslibrush frecly. A CRITIU PROM INDIANA. ue barrow brush, about half a yara long, S dito) e is the best Kind and most convenedt yatheEditbrof T Telolnks: . _ 10 use. Do tot slep In the clothes (liat you wore Mivron, lud., Jen. 22.—Ouce, when § was a | quting e day. but bave elthier o Nanuel, or caus eirl at schiool In the beautiful Wyomlng Valler, | tou-flanucl, nlght-drees, und as many other one of iy classmates wrors s letter rehearsing | clothius as you way desire, but ute nothilag that the fucldents of o Lolluay which she bad L et Quetox tie 3::2\\,.'{?."5. up yguragrs o = & ¥ 4 % s uid | 2 the night, und alr cently apent with & ouwber of fellug-aludents | v o uintdotles thenugl the day, . Douut eat fu visltlug the uonumest erected ut Trov i | {adiry take, or sweets 0f any kind; eat meat comwemoratioa of the Wyoming massacre. ik, ‘The letter was flucly written,—few cirls of 19 only at dinner, aud do not uso ik, Tekca could have done it better,—und 1 bad but une watk lu the open ale every day, If able to go out. Citrate of Htnia fo three giain doses vue criticisin to wake: Lo such party bad visited the mepumeit. w s d a-hialf ours niter miedds {s also xn excel “1 vave told nathig but the trueh,’’ wmy THE BACREDNESS OF TIIR FLEDOE. To the Bditor of The Tribune, Cuicago, Keb, 3.—As I sit this evening think- Ing of the tewpersoce work, my thoughts revert to the pleage, und | shudder to think how Hghe- ly it 18 spokea of, even by those who have signed i, Toften wonder if those who spenk so lightly of the temperance pledre ever thought of s as &n oath,—as much up oath s though they stood before the Judge fu one of our court-rooms aud nolumnlyfh:dgud themselyos tospeak the whule truth, aud nothing but the truth, What makes the pfenlaa su bindivg, 5o sacrad! Is It not the plirase, By the help of Almizity GadP{ Qaly the other day § saw o young man who had signeld the pledgo drluk o glass of clder. On express- ugz wy surprli, be lightly answered that e bada belouged to a club once, but that it bad broken up. Thus e cousldered Llwselt free. I, too, Lelonied to thst sawe Club, —But when [ elzaed tsut pledee Tstened it for life. And {u o bun- dred vears from uow, were | to lve that loug, 1 would cousider {t just as blading as on the uleby Teleued it, Abd In tho life to come | thiuk God will Lold us responsible for the pledue we sizoed [n Hlis uame, for lle {a a jealous Giod, und will not sulfer ue to use 1ts nume lzhtly, Fouzst Lxavks. FAIRLY CAUGIHT, reniedy for theumatism; but do not use it takucsaids, as the two neutralice each Ovir A6 Bt benedted by these teriedivs, Ko to flot Bnrines, Ark,, and bhatle in there, and drinle them e wyy Mpeciflc. for rheumatien, h?“!‘,‘;f”";‘l;lx:hd i Lo Linow I your hame I Hubhuyg. el N o 1o care of ‘Tho Home Bung g ———, 19 MISCELLANEOUg PLATTERY, v To the Eiitor of The Ty, Careaao, dan, 15.—~In luoklnl:ll;:‘;( i Ject, as.well as & good one ( Tithiu dent eafd one dark night), 1 1 (o;’nn Important human r:mmvl.‘ 0o it oy Iattery,—suggestiva of ), elgh. hours, Freneh waltzes, huuquLcu).‘ rll::‘;;, e kisacs (by thoso who badnt any right 1o :]m'" Delightful agilablest tm), It 1s a good thine If properly cong, ucteq, bad thing (ko capiia ] bulnzleld o;e}.b : Ip ! punishieot) Wheg t should be delleately ag Cy n a 1 Mg o ried 0o often i For Instance, it won't do to fla too much. If 1 were—say, ngt l‘lff;fil{‘l'{‘]g W personal—the conduictor of 'fhe Heme, any cewved six hundred Totters every mangt® saying, *Dear, detightful Jeditor, v:mtum" all-wise and unimpeachable judemens print my *Pickles® or ¢Poetry! tn yop Yo paper this week,” ete., Iam incingy ta :l:"-l 1t would sicken 1ne to groan for g b gy L for aome enthuslastic creature to strife g offlce with a faco aour as a disheluh : *Liovk here, you ol cast-lron head, tiese] letter] 1'm coming nround Saturduy mopC Mt fsnt publistied,—in o _bromiien ek Lx:{r.d“!au‘x',‘;d::';l :leucr ll;u'o the hn.-pmr ';;;. [or one o me elther. l’)l'yu h;:alrl'll U Rere,—and gy nd thougth possibly I might ed, the speaker, cver so lvlme.—ll. nfihnl'a l:\m distinct aduiration of her orlginality, m{m should "possibly interpises ™ | madame, to,—~to offer you a chalr, madame, gz to tendor 501 OUr—ouf thanks, madune: o the thne getting near the door, with lwm-fl ton in mine eyes,—nnd bowing to' hep ok many siniles,—*nnd to tender g j o oy Ty Urse| Bui 1 only started out to give 1“ flattory. You all kuow that 4y mrt:yl;‘::;’ i vosition of all the laws pertalving tos o und thicorles aro often troublesoine to thelr o pounders. For example, the other nighy l‘:t rled In a whole ball-ton of furnace coal, just 1) tllustrate_one ot m,{,pct theories of "'\wmnP work. Tt had_ to be done after dark joit the wietzhbors from looking on, ang 1atc, oug Bothier. T cane near repenting hofute i y. quite done, but dldn’t are et oneot (e fo: would vamonse. ‘Fhe bill atood by, Acon. Ingg to bovk-keeplug: *“Coal dr, to Malw, ~lt carrging ihy—one theory nd 25 cents, * sggor dr. to coal ong dose of rheunmtism, one gy fout (wherg the el fell too svun), oue pair b tered hands, ete.” Dalance unmentlonable, ‘To stiny up I say: ¢ Don't flatter too often nor too much at atime, Don't waste the exquisite produce on 4 lome) person, Who s sharp enongh to "m.-lbmnl 18" hor o hunary mule, nor 4 dog-at-bune, o &' cat (as o éxceoton [ always call my e “ Amtable Creature,” und sho flies 10 me, espe, clally when 1 have bier meat ready), vior a piog,. Ingz-tugr (fu sesson), nor a beetle (i alcohol), nor an old shog, nor a step-ladider, vors siean. englue, nor slippery stdowalks, nor 8 taranigly, uor a dead tly, nof Manoz Mivcap, A NOMEITE'S TRAVELS, To the Lditor of The Tribune, JACKSONVILLE, Miss., Jan. 1il.—Leaving Chate tanooga ot 7 . 1., Wo reached Macon, (a7 in the evening, Dee. 30, In the moroing we rode out to the cemetery, swhere we found rise lets, roses, camullias, and other fowers iy blonm on many of the graves, English fir growing by the yard, over fences, brick’ wall, aud covering trees twenty and thirty fect bigs, I did pot Mke the idea of bricking everthe graves, as is dono here. We alo visited s spot where the ol prison-pen used o be, { few old pine stumps, the remalns of thebiey board fence, and the earthworks on oneslle, was all that remained to mark the place sbere rome of our soldier boys passed maoy weury months fn couflucment. New-Year's Day o warm but ralny (we did not receive eally) Jan, 3 wo were ngait on the cars, the sun eblolez brignt nud warm. Wehad the wirdowsoxa most of the day, but the next day was el Saturday cold, not down Lo zerv, howeser, S day, at Fernanuding, we were treated tos falld snow about an inch deep, with frozen sleeten top of ft. W did not constder the daybsd al started to church as usual, but afier gaiog to two and being told the weather was soInclexient it was nol thouglt prudent to luve service, el hearivg they wero of the same opinion at tte third, we concluded we did vot kuow what bl weatlicr was, and were nltnost ashamed of beies. out, us not another Jady was to bescen. After spending three days in Fernanding (one diy spent on the bedch collecting shiellsy % lett for ° Jacksonville, Fia, where ¢ have spent most of the past wek visiting about a dozon stores where Flunh curiosities are sold. ‘Thess coushst of driel grisses in great variety, both oddand handrme Jewelry made of alllzator-tecth aud sea beaas Towers aud ornaments mdda, of tish-scales sl shells, and many other pretty thlogs, too v merous to mention. ‘This scems to bo aboit the only business dong In Jacksonvliie escest kecpiug bonrders; at loust every third bouse bsi a slgn, * Rouws to Let,~Boarding,” Wewert nottu leave this city without a sensation, ® Inst nheht wo wers awakened about 12 bra gk den stakiog of the house, accompanled br s rumbling notse, Doors alonz the hall wer thrown upen, und sturtled boarders were eallinl to oneanothier to kuow what was the miiet All were soon eatfstled that it wa 82 corthquake, hot severs enough to @) any damage, only to rattle doors < winidows pretty Jivaly, awd set all thedozsit town Lo barking, Yeuterdoy we walkedactad the river to @ suvurb catled Brouki b, wbee Chicago frleuds huve llved about ayean thelr garden we saw lettuee and rn:luhnm-li Jor eatlvg, Leets, cabbaires, und towitoes, 20 othier veiratablea I u flourishing conditing, 1> strawberry-beds i fuld bloom. A few rivele ries had been picked thnt morning. \!eduni: xes such fine gardens of fowers here 88 o 12 hie Hot suInmers are as infurious s ol s, uiid nust of the people here Im!; anything that requires much work s pop wortd the trouble, Knowing they can paise efern thing here, they reat on thefe Enowle ki, s tented 2o get- thelr provisfon from the Norts o my next | will el vou of our ludisuRies trip, vn which we start toanurrow. WaLLFLOWER FhoM “sisTER T1.0." To the Editor of Tha Tribune. LAKRSIDE, 1L, Feb. 8.—The Home b W: so full of solid sense latcly that 1 am u|uvl4 afruld to venturs fn with my big of nouseoié: but, having made up my mind to be recvn to a back seat, I have boldly waded o, il 8luce Muc’s disapproval ot my beharlor to¥ 4 Sust **unfortunate boy," § have retired u,r self o coualder Lia way and be wiss; sud l‘;: mature deliberation, have come to the i . slo that It would not do tu follow his ndv(cem this case, though ft may be well todoso s N' instauces, Of course, Lam very much uvbll.;1 1o Maa tor hils kindueas; but 1 thivk nnr:m some naturcs over which the rod tssa b e fluence, 1 remember the burning sensd :w imu“ and fudignatiun which this rod ?r‘o edt u mysclf wbea spplicd by Hiesased v' some relic of the dark wlniluuwm_:rr‘;'l grievedlook on My muther's face 0ok & oim thy naugbity feetings, und lelt & decp )ensey o morsy for baving caused ber pan. MY |'f‘:'m,_‘ uature i3 probably mot jotally du!rm:l bt wiue; therelore, Ldo not think the apy r‘ it of the rod woich Mac surcests \lmlhl:".u the desired result. f have ruun_ul. i scems to be uo remedy lor this Pl Tt sit e quictly down with patience b my soul, and wiu & murnyr's cown. 2 ta e Lave, even now, far fu'the fulure ffl L dltmly-lighted gallery where baus the DS works of art, & crowd of earnest far “EM ou the falr brow of Bt. Floreuce, vhurv‘hl i a martyr's crown, while the A.ruomlilf'_' laz platus to the enger Hateuers how ity OIS whon the buman . oddied b Hlized state, this warty l-‘w P victim (o ber devotion tu a pow st T Known as & small lm{. Whot RO it bear present mlscry for the sake of Ut "er Franc, ! enjov your sparkling letters e much, aud sm saxlousty wattug v 'u‘g.wu-' experience on fee, ROW Lhat you I_MT e v asteed™ Mac, ws Ed says, LDV S0 takes 8 deop futerest fu The Howt Sy g really fullen lu Juve with dear little usm‘,_w, alao tukew an unuccountabic dishke u:mw hat finsglovs @ cerialn sour ol geatienn’ very pibibiig Lo DG iim; therefore sabd old uentics3nio), frow occasional suow-bally, proeedist hiud coruers whore noghlug Bl b o tluds on & careful soarch.’ Aiso Wit varlety he scids Lis tecs up by 8 1a not wu uncommon thh Tl shouts of derteive laustiter from, L\“ . ently, fu the air, is the ouly cunsoits S But the geatieman eyideusly Las bissEon a3 was proved by au fncdent which ru-m few days azo. Ed was staudine it ‘vam Luuse, wulstling, -with bia Lasdd [ [