Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 15, 1879, Page 12

S ¢} THZ CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY. FEBRUA —_— e RY 15, 1879—TWELVE PAGES, THE HOME. A Meeting of the Club Last Wednesday=-=The Com= ing Fair. Rules for the Government of Children, by an Experienced Matron. A Young TLandy Who Thinks Boarding. Schools the Place for Qirlsy Boveral Valuable Artioles on the Oare and Management of Flowers, A Blast of Deffance from Rockford-Niscelianeons Hatters, ¥ BENNIE’S DEATH-WAIL. Bdn original peem read by ** Orlena™ at The Home Soclable, Jan. 11.] *'Dread, Paps, bresd!” *Twas a shrill baby- volco— Just the sound to be heard throngh the atorm; For over the city atempest now swept, And the atreots were ll vacant and Jurn: The shuttcrs and signs creaked in dismal delight, "Tte snow rushed in sheets through tue alr; Ench corner and crevice waa full of weird sounds, As {f howled by a soul in despair, **Bread, Paps, bread!™ and the sobes grew in force ‘From the face cnddled dowp in the rags, While two Mttle hands groped about In the dark For warmth 'mid the tatters and tags, The wind shrieked and clamored, the snow alfted down, a And viled up in great heaps on thé hearth, ‘While out I the night the dread tempest swept on, Drifting snow o'er the desalate earth, ** Bread, Paps, brend!" There were groans ln the room— Sonnds that seemed like the wail of despairs And out feom the corner n man groped his way, 113 bands wildiy clutching the air, . Fiercer the gusta that awept in through the shutters, loaracr thie revel that brooded the night, ‘Wilder the straina that woroe borne on the tempest, Denser the darkness that followed the light. ** Hrend, Pava, bread!” ** Hueh, Bennle! Hush, darling! Yon shall have bread though it cost me my soul! X havo been bepaing for work since the morning— ‘Work to buy bread and a handful of coal! Ja there no hope of a brighter to-morrow? No choice inlife but to beeor to steal? “Heavon protect me, my braln secms distracted, For nogne will list to my frantic sppesl ™ 5 f **Bread, Papa, bread!" came ngain from the cor- ner, A cry of despair scemed to swell on the wind, The hourse tempest muttercd, the stusta came in rcrecches, The night seemed altve with the tumult and din, * 0 God, must ! ateal for thosuke of my;darling? Must I win for mvaelf the deep curses of hate? lt*llunnln I8 atarving! ¥orhim [ wonld porish, hD;ll-;nl“\-‘l"fl should scnd mo the darkest of ato ** Bread, Papa, bread!" and the weakvolce scemed fallinu, The Aobs came in gasps, and the bine hands were . . **Yes, Bennle! yoe, darling!" came back from the oorwa; orway, As ticecely the anow slfted over the sill, Out in the wilduesa—the blenk, dreary wildness— Bennle's dear voice sounding atlll In hia eac: Aloaf in the wiidow- hand stretctied to clfiteh t— 3 A etroke and a thud, n tho tempest a0 drear. **Dread, Papa, bread ! scemed to ring in his hear- -, Ing When Grat he awoke from hiatercible swoon, And pazed from the window--the station-house window j-— Then up {0 the clock: *twas the haur of noon. "\m:, c,:nn #0," sald a man with o rufifan-like olce; ** But remember, a second offends ta your Inst, * *“‘Gor Yeu fo Bennlo! My baby! My darlingi™ Then wildly rustied out in'the terriblo blast. "mend,“l’unn, bread " the flerce storm scemed to mutter, Ag over thie threshold In frenzy he dashed; Awhito shect of enow bail been sproud o'er bls darling, Fron which countloss jawals now sparkied and flushed ; **weat! liennie dead!” ond that cry roused the ochoes— ‘Fhat cry 8o desy Hen came, looked thelr pity, For Pupa Iy dead by thoe elde of hls child Cuteauv, January, 1878, iring, so dismal, and wild! , and ¥luddered, Too lato was NOTES TO CONTRIBUTORS. 8everal communiceations relating to the care aud management of flowers are uuavoldably crowded out af to-uny’s issuc. Mus. C. R. F.—Therc is & lctter at this ofllce for you iu relation to the matter yau wrote of last week, fl'! . Wil ¥ Dr. L. please send bls address to this office againi ¥y 8. Heisten—Write to the proprictor of & foundry for the informutlon you wish, #*a MARRIXD Baw—Your communieation was very futeresting, but the fallure to give real nawme und address provented its publfeation, »te ILLiNo1s—A very exhuustive article on the subject coneerning which you sent in somo vrinted matter appeared {u Tue TRINONE last week, ..l Reronmed Dick—The fact that you wrote on bothi sides of the puper explaina the non-ap- pearance of your commuuleation fn to-day’s Home. . '.' It is with great pleasure that The Ilome ac- knowledges the recelpt of an exquisite poemn entitled ¢ Beautiful Suow.” Owiug to the late- . Dess of tho seuson and n pressure of other mat- ter {t canuot be published, - In responsc to & communicatjon fu last weck’s Home, Alfaretta indulzes ju the eyidently pleasant pastime correctly describied Ly her ay “Jawing baek” Although un explanation of her slde of the caso I8 well enough, it could have ‘been quite as effectively made with fewer ‘words and in o more courteous manner, e Baxcnorr—A careful reading of this column would huve Informed you eru this thut the ex- chunge column bas been abolfshed, This action tauy bave been a hittle hard on thoss who have overstocked themscives with sheet-music, tidy- putterns, and poetry, but calm reflection will convince you that the object of The Home is better attalued by the presentation of valuable ideos un all matters reluting to domestic life than cven the most universal dissemination of cotton-flannel elepbants, shadow-plctures, ete. THIE AOME OLUB. SECRETARY'S LETTER, Ta the Edior of The Tribune. Cntoaco, Feb. 13.~The regular monthly meeting of Tng Tnisusz Home Club was held last Wednesday ot the Tremont House, Grand- ma Oldways n thechalr, The attendance was uncommonly large, o number of gentlemen be- g present, those delinquent in dues promptly depositing the cush for the same, Several new mewmbers were sdinitted to the Club, und other names proposed for acceptance. We have now a grand army of working members, nud a se- ries of weekly meetings has been fnaugurated for the purposs of bringlug In douatlons ‘of Roods to be worked up Into articles for the Falr, and cutting, making, aud labellug the same. These voods will be deposited in safe quarters as fust as completed, while the steady click of the sciszwrs, tha preparation ol the work, und the hutn and buzz of the sewlne-tuchines will Eeep thoe to the hopeful sallies of the Indies. "Flie flvst of the series Wil Lo held 8t the resi- dence of Mrs. J. W, Hluv. No. 730 West Mou. roe streel, Wednesday, Feb, 19, commencing ut 1:80 po in. Every member of the Ciub {5 ju- vited tu attead uwl bring patterus of baby warients, ladies’ uuderwear, uprons, ete., that & choice may by wude of those tmost suste able for the demund. Dunations in printa anuslins, or i fact suythiog that can be worked up by deft fingers iuto srticles of utiiity or benuty, are requested. Ready-made articies of faucy work, clotling, eic, \wfi also bo thanks fully reccived. Donations may be sent as soon 28 convenlent with thic dounrs, either w those narties menlioned In former articlss or to me at 94 Luke street, Arknowledgments will be mnde threugh The Ilome for cverything re- cefved by me, Our [althiul Rennte was with us Wednerday, and volunteered to furnish a floral table at the Falr, witere his rara plants andisceds will be for sale; alao, will take orders fo be filled from Lis greon-house, ‘The tinie for the opening of the Bazar nas not been definitely decided, but it will be inone of the beautitul months of the {resh, buoynnt spring. The weekly meetings between this and s opening whl bo pleasant rennjons, and the mem. bers are requested to fuvite thelr friemis—it thicy have any who woulu ke to give thelr time to the fobject—to meet with the workers 'n‘ml help In the sacrifice for the general good. The first meeting will be at a private house, but the sceond nny possibly be where the sworkers of the Clud will fecel that they all have an futerest, To _the friend 4t Dament, I, 1 would say that L know of no such party ns you wish, but perhaps some of The Home Iriends could juform nio where to laok fora girl 12 0r 13 vears of uge who needs a home, ‘The lady wishes to take ler into her family ns one of tie household, WL those knowing of ~such parties plense fuform med I think the frlend at Fite Lake, Mich., nnd others, will find thelr requests granted in this fssuc of the paper. Many thanks for kind words, Mab, of Chieago, your letter is placed In the hauds of the Cominittee on Membership, who witl act on it assovu as possible. I am requested by the Couductor of The Home to sugyest to the Indics the plan of fitro- ducing a subject of Interest und cultire for each week, to be written on by the contributors the next week, and algo to ask soms of the old con- tributors to commnence the series with a subject. Grandma Oldways (the cldest takes 1he prefor- cnve always), will you please lead oft in'this “now departure ™ For Instunce, a subject in this week’s Home would be written upon next week, the subject fur pext week taken up the week after, und so oo, 1shall look for something Lo that effect fn next week's Home. WIII those correspondents who have not received answors to their kind let. ters vienge forglve the neglect, and Le as fo- dulgent as possible? We want sou all to re- member our Falr, and get ready your gencrous donutions, OnreNA. GOVERNING CIITLDREN. SOMB BENSIBLE RULES. To the Editor of Tne Tribune. JereersoN, Wis, Feb, 10,—It is well that your child should seck the companionship of children poorer than your own, or at least not much above them in circumstances, for It they are fntimate with the rich you will find themn apt to be discoutented at howe and dlsdainful towards their other playinates. Discournge suspicionsncss in children by tenching them to always impute a good motive to people’s actions, until the contrary {s proven. Control your fear in thelr presence; always eive them the exanple of faith in God’s protecting care, Inatempest it fs well to ‘call out their admiration for thuuder and Hghtaing, while nt thie same thne you very quietly take cvery prs- caution agalust dangrer, Sywpathize with them If they beeome discour- agud ¢ admit that what they are engoged In is troublesome, Lt at the same time tell them of some children who have far greater trials to bear, aud then aske them if they would like to ehangzo places, . Lefore punishing achitd be eareful to examine the motlve ol his uctiou. Perbaps his nougnti- ness was arouscd by some physteal want, or suf- fering. lnnlial unon puuctunlity in your ehfld, nt school or elsewhere, If he Joina a class of any kind, he should not be allowed to make excuses for staylng away, Asa general rule he should fzu, rald or shine. 1L the school {8 poor, all the same; the diseipline is of much value, A1 bo usks a question when youare In a burry, do not tell him what is untrue, but fix a tinie when you will give bim a definfte and satisfae- tory answer. It you would cultivate your child’s reverence, never ridienle religious things, or speak lehtly of anything of a sacred uature, {n bls presence atleast. Do not keep your Bible with your other books, particularly those of o leht na- ture, or ke triflng applications of huly truths, See that your child roes to bed in happy spir- ite, Itis well for children to join in siuging Just bofore they retire. First sccalar, it may be, s Jastly some sacred music, If you wotld have your children houest and trathiful, let them sca that you trust them, 08 koon a8 they thut you are suspicious th will lose thelr self-respect und become reckless wml unmanageable. have known somo very mena children to display n wondertul amount of lonor simply beeausu they were trusted, Never #eeuso o chlld of doing Wwrong unless you arc poaftive of the misconduct; but if you do, snd alterwards tind he s fnuocent of “the charwe, make un neknowledigment, Tell vl the wisest amd best err sometimes, and that you will try to be more carelul in futuve, Let children have depurtmgnts assigned them to fulllll in the bouschold Muchinery und ex- change them for otliers in alternate weeks and wonths, i€ agrecable to the Interested parties. Dress your child rather plainly, especlally ot sthool, even 1f your circumstunces will permic yuu to dress it richly, so there will be no unhap- y feeltugs eaused to poorer chililren, It eho receives company, it 18 the best slen of a good education (hut she be not us richly dressed us uer compauny. ANez, THI WALKING MANIA. THE BENEFIT3 OF PEDESTRIANISM, To the Editor of The Tribune. Ciicaco, Feb, 18.—1 am au advoeate of walk- wg. 1 think that it is oneol the most beneficial exerclses one can use to fiprove the health, A walk of two or three miles at o modurate pace prepares one for the dutles of howe or store better thun suy tonie or bitters, A morning walk when the wind 18 blowing yruuy briskly 1a ulweyvs very pleasant, for * there's nothlng like a fresh'ning breeze to gladden heart sud mind,” A corrlago §8 o niee thi 15 used too often it 18 *toomuch of agood thing.® 1 havea friend who used her carriage every tme she went out of doors, it only to go two blocks to the store; but when she came to stay with we she had to walk when she went out forun airlng. When she goes out with me, sho often says: “Yiddie, you've walked atl the breath out of me. Now stop il I recover.” Stic |8 improving, though, und I hope that shy wiil soon be able” to walk 88 well a8 shu could \fl!lcnl we tramped oloug, day after day, to school. Girls, dress aecording to the weather, and go out und walk for n couple of hours every day. You will feel ever so_anuch better thun it you Joutzed around the houso with u red-backed novel from the Public Library in your hund, 1 practice wha 1 preach, and take a long walk ey- ery day, therstore 1 knnw how good ft is, nnd advige all the girlato tryis fora montl, avy WYy Yiopie, £ to have, but when it HETTER TIAN DANCING, To the Edvor of The Tribun CiiroAdo, Feb. 1.—Girls, take Trixy's and Reader’s advice and begin your walke aud gym- nustles at once. [ww in favor of anything that will promote tho welfars of our girls, and 1 amn sure that walking wiil benetit every one who will try it. 1 izirls were sent to the gymnasiun fnstend of dancing-shool they woulil be better ofl, morally as wel) us physically, 1 have heard some yountz uirls say, * 1 am g0 delieate,” aa i It wus creditable to be weak and sickly instead of strong und_healthy, Don't be milly, but o out Into the fresh afr and bright sunahine, and tuke plenty of exercise uud gdod oo, und you will veln_in worats, mind, nnd matter, 'foddle, you don't scem to milmire frizzes, Why, the dear creatures Jouk too sweet fur anything with the slunatic Iringe " banging duwa to their L?'c-hmwu. you know, Never mind, I the girls Wil ouly take a walk every day they may “hung ** thelr heads to thelr bieurt’s content, und 1’1 not tell thein to stop, Evenaneen, BOARDING-8CHOOLS, TUINKS THEY ARE ALL BIGHT. To the Edtor of e Tribune, Waonstac, 111, Feb, 10.~Some of the hap- nieat as well us the most profitable duys of u &lr)'s life muy be spent st boarding-school, 1 she have the privitee und koow how {uestima- ble are it advautages,—one that so few of the wauy girls tn the land enjoy on account of the cxpense,~let her A1l every shimng bour with knowledge. None who truly scek a collegfate educatlon need be dlsbeartened; many young wen and women work their way througt, and are 1o dullurds in the strife for honors. Oue uf the questions an ol gray-buned Judie asked u young ludy was thie: *Well, Miss, have you found out you don't know anything( Bhe was startled; it sl her to thinking, rouscd her auibition, awakened her enerics; sho wus astoulshed to tiud huw shie coulld woi "Then she must stop vt cravivig jor damties, 1 fug all the spare chuuge on cundy und i cousing early dyspeosta; with what she eats brown bLread or Boston baked bewus after u brisk walg, Plain living, ireah atr, und exercias wolds the forw, braluy aze- J ncvomhcr} clearer, headaches unknown where thero fa fome fasthe minl lers feacting, though not many honrds cliools are accused of higl ratfonine; sweels uind koura are not. considered conucive to mueh learniug, The n|nlle’ voutine, urder, neatness, punciuality, §8 zond discinline. The *pon-honor*! rulo gives noblencss to n irl'a character, leads her to displse the petty trickery that would cuuse paln under the beewmlanvin of fun, Sometimes n girl gots matrimony on the brain; [t's an exveitent Yhan to send her awny to schools hier hridal tronsseawwouldn't bo as ex- ensive probably, but lier divoree might, Put a ew fdeas from”the philosophy of atiro into her head, and she'll think less of # house of her own und gilver epoona, “Flien glrls at sehool, be they rich or poor, nre equals ns regards style of freatment, “Culture and retlnement for the Paluly dresacd ug well as the more exnensively clothed, Bratns, not bonneds, are respectéd; a vrint-dress, if (1. coyer aloval beart, s na well thought of ns thongh it wera the softest cash- mere. You canunot buy eapacity with money, but you can Imiprove tafents by encryy nnd per- sevcrance, The yaung lady graduate has only gone up one round of the ladder of knowledges her muldenly oratory pleases the well-red nudlénce for the Jast thmé; it's all flowers and bilss; Lut what beyond? Her proud father hangs ou the parlur wall her tasterplece: o broud gllt frame inclosinr some paint: a round yellow moon, like o bir cheese pendant fn the a?‘. peering from behind shifting clouds over ivied castle-walls, lake, nnd Lawwn. Wil she make art her (hemel Alas! the easel finds 1ts way futo the garret. Wil music ix her attention! " 8he shudders as she remembiers alt the horrid drudeery of the seales and exereises; it won't do to lorget those long stormy sheets of music and allow the fin- pers to lose their cunning, or the voice to weaken, when so many dollars were ‘taken to sweeten, strengthen, and caltivate s, Wi rhe study medicine with lier father, read Biuckstono with her brother, learn to et nnd fit o dress, trim a hat, sit at the chashier's derk,! or what!, There's one avenue; it's a widower with six small children; she would make a hand- aonie parlor-matd or nurgery goverucss; but hope slie won't take the widower; If shc does, ehe will be sorry she did not study medicine, Binckstone, or become a milliner, tnlloress, flor- ist, musie-teachier, or a minister's wife, - Why lmah her {nto anything; it's the last va- catton, fet hier enloy it to the utmost, There will come o thoe fn after life when the memory of the days at boarding-achool will be ke *“the shindow of a ereat rock in a weary land,” when booke, pictures, muse, will be ke the faces of old fricnds, welcomed with rejolctug, Bisnor, FLORICULTURE. B A LITTLE CONSERVATORY. To the Editor of The Triune, Mornis, 1L, Feb, ©.—Picaso let me In, 28 1 wiah to say to Wouata that her ideal of n bow- window s a renllty In my howme, and has been In operation for uver a year. I have no pipes running around the room, nor do | uced nny, as our large stove heats It sutliciently during the duy, as I wish to have the glnss doors open when there 18 no duat, und £ the room {8 too bixh temperature, a3 sometines is the case, [ cun tell by the thermometer {nside, and close them. At nlght I take my large, low lamp from the reflector ind set 1L on ihe floor, My vlants set up ou benches running around the outslde, or tiext the windows, aod” on ny tree- brackets, while some are in houging-baskets, My windows have close Inside shiutters, and, it very cold, 1 put a paper between the elass and shutter, and never o leaf has frozen yet. M: better-half thinks enouwh of our plants to loul to the fire fn very coid nights, I have now o calln fn bud for thu sccond blossom—the first came out on New-Year's Day, Fern Leaf, 1am sorry for the old lady who has lost her plants—would Jike to replaco them it Icoulds RecLuse, PANSIES, To the Editor af The Tribune. + Hinspare, L, Feb. 11, “Drag you, love, remember ‘There's pansies—that'a for thought." —Shakapeare, Who does not love the pansy, with its almost human facel This Interestiniz and most beautt- ful flower Is u nativo of Siberla, Jupan, and many parts of Europe. Pl nume {sa corrup- ton of the French, pensees, thouuht, altuding to Keep in wind, or forget me not. That it s a general favorito can well be supposed from the numiber of popular names which have been be- stowed npon It, as, for instance, “Call me to you,” “Jahnny, jump up,” “Jump up und kiss we, and many others. German people (per- haps the most flower-loviuz of all the world) have some peeullar faucies about this beautiful flower. Do you know why 1 Because they aro relutions. Turn one over, and you will sec why they eall them stepmothers. There aro five flags, s flve scats ar chnfes, The bigeest flayg, the mother, oceuples two seatss the next ‘two, ier own dnughters, each one seat; and the Just two, her step-doughters, nearly always clad in du:’k colors, they haveto sit upon onu clafr anly. Pansies recommend themselves Lo notice, not onl(y by the brilllaney aud variety of thelr colors wl'thie profusion of flowers they produce, but also thele durability In bloom, which, by atten- tion to culture, will lust rom April until and with the protection of a cold Irame (which is stmuly four hoards uailed to. gether wid an - old window-sash laid over), I have picked panales the yeur round, e Pansies prefer shade. A cunl, motst situa- tlon suits them best, xmrtlculm’l{hn hot sum- murd: for that weason, never plant them in raised beds, where the [utense heat will rapiily absorb every particle of molsture. Choose rather a bed eut in the Jawn, or, better still, the shady side of a house. Pansies produce secd very frecly, which may be sowed early (n the £pring, and the young " plants will bloom (n the autumn, Should they produce flowers in tho suipmer they will be small, aud it 16 a zood plan to remove them, As the weather grows cooler they will Increaso in size and beauty, It some- times happens that If the seed be left on too long 1510: pods burst open, and from thls selr- sown seed humerons young plants wall spring up In the autumn, If " these seedlings b taken up any time in Beptember or October, undd planted ot [n beds, they will flower thie next spring, Pansles grow very readily, and coan spread widely, but the lnrgest and hest formen flowers are slways found on youns, vigorous plauts, The prevailiug colors are plain purrhs und ‘violet of many shades. Flowers which haye outy ons color are calted selta, i nre not so common as the varieties fn which severa! colors are combived o the sumo floy I have seeds of pure white wnd pure yellow, as well as stulued, blotehed, vanegated, copper color, wnd athers; fn uli nine distinet kinds, Having more seeds than | need, T will give some of either kind for twe stamps, or soine of ull of them, colors named, for 25 cents, Next week my remarks will be upon esters and thut amazingly brilliant flower, Aoz Drummondii, Let everybodytry and raise some punsies: T am sure you will’ be more than pleased, und then Work on, hope an, and be yo sure Self help 18 noble sctivolline; .« You do your best, and lenve the rest “I'o God's alingnty raling, Rexni, Box 101, ANGRY “ ALTFTAREITA,”? A RESPONSR TO " ERICA," To the Editor of The Tribune. Rockwon, 1L, Feb, 10— constder it a step below iy duty, dignity, or responsibility to de- vote a mument’s time to ddrrecting uny trivial errors or mistakes discoverable in my articles, ‘The narrative upon which this ecotistical Indi- ana eritie puraded her self-conceit in such a dis- Jolnted anolysis was written and matled upon tho 8d day of Junuary, 1679, 1 coutend, nioss emphatteally, that suy error of misdate Is by no means an impeachment of the validity and truth of a communleation, whether reluting to events or the unfoldment of sclentific priuel- ples. An Intimate fricnd reminded we ofter I bad walled wy article that 1 had perpetrated the error, but the door of op- portunity was clesed agalnst my speedy purpose to make the correction. 1 ulways date my articles without cousulting n caleudar, Just from the vague fmpression of the moment, My numerous correspondents, classl- fivd pmong the most literary coutributors of ‘The lHame, will substantiato my statement thut not une in twenty of wy letters §s correctly datest, It 8 not e day por e month, lu- #cribed ou the marein of “a sheet of fuolse: that gives It its imterest or Imvortance, Jdeas, the eluvidation ot psycnotogieal or vosmie privel- ples, the exposition of the futluence ot occupa- tun on chavacter, und the best methods of spiritual pefinement il dutetlectual develop- MENL, #r¢ 01 Wore vilue and consequence than s or the bieezy words of un cgotiat wuo clieves eho has discovered o gold mino tn u plle of cond ushes, and rusurrected o corpss o the charnel house of genlus, 1 esteem 1t my privl- Tee to send boat to Lhis unforiunaty lemule marin inamud-scow, teinpest- tossed un u bolsterous sea of snecutation and prolubllity, buffetad by waves of ausvlelon, distracted by doubt wmd di 1= furagn supe bllunt on bended knees beseeching tor dehver- unce. It s my umbition tu tow this daughier of Ky through the regibg surf of her hallucdog. tlon and establish her “ goinwa forth " upon tho terra firma of eolld fact and circumstance. ‘The fucldents ol the article referred to_ by Erlea woera literally nnd substantinlly true. But it 18 a tnarvel of surpriso that her Keen instinet did not discover {he remalning crrors of the nr- ticle. “Fake an example: I apoke of **ihe lark sonring up and singini o8 it soars until bird nnd sone hecoma {nvisible in the blue distance.” My manuserint fuclided W inaudibie,"—for mu- Ac, expressed In harmony, ean never be visibie, Lspokn of the prism of the hoaglation—it ap- peared as the prison of the fmngination—in a former article, Ituman experience is a conglom- eration of fatlures mnl mistakes, aml a wind of toble gencrosity and true womanhood never trafls its influcuce fn the dust by steobine to mazully a molehill into o mountain by caviling over a tritiing error or a easual wistake, Instead of unraveling the cost-off apparet of renius, fu leu of holllnz n pust-mortem ex- umination on the delinauencivs of others, nnd neckhn,i 1o enrngpplausc as a literary detdctive, I woulil ndvlm‘* Indiana duinsel 10 branch ofl into new fielus of phtlosophical disscovery. Let her unfold the principles of the nebular hypothie. #l8, the origin of the sun-epots, the inhubitabil. ity of the moons of Murs, If these subjects arc ahove the range of hee capabitities and fn- vestigation, why, then, let her unfold the ine- chanical principles of a * ficurc-four " orn operating mouse-trup, or wild nnother medie: recipe to remove o wart or cure & bunjon, ‘I'he very vrogress of our civilization has been hurrled onward by the mind {nventing new methods of avoidiug the mistakes of our pre- devessors, ‘Ihe medieval era presented the dramatic spectacle of the ancient. Laocaon, in the impersonation of Sclence, strug- £ling to bo released from thecrushing mundntes of ecclesiastlcal pdwer, The printer’s press, 1ike the rising luminary of day, beican graduatly {o dispel the darkueasof a thusnl yeard, aml knowledge, becoming power,asserted ite author- ity und snivered into fragments the shackies of popular superstition, Why, the encyelopedins of the natlons are the fnfloreacence of” tho tree of knowledze, which took root in primeval tlme. Just 80 the oak becomes the monuret of the woods because it receives the mintstry ot Nature's entire laboratory, The hurrlenne sweeps through Its sheltering branches, the tor- nado twists its huge limbs by the frresistiblo wweep of It majesty, the llghtniow writes it autograph upon its corrugated trunk, and umder these reslstances it its roots down deeper into the earth and reserves {ts hardihood a willennium of years. e progress of the arts, sciences, and philoso- hy presents the same similitude. From rude Ec;zlnulm.'u they have deyeloped methods, oriu- ¢lplus, und instrumentalities which have ndorn- ed the earth with mogolflcent citles, fllled our gatleries with magnilicent creations of art, and cmbellished the sanctuaries of howmo with evi- dences of beauty und comlort. ‘I'he secrets of the possibilities, which Delty concealed In the constitution und aflinities of matter, are the keys which man's wrasping in- tellect hus turned 1o fucrease the eniplre of his ‘Juwen und widen e sphere ol hia activity, Tuman wants, needs, aspirations, und biunders, associated with powers of investieation and analysis, constituto the foundations of modern clvillzatian, Mice will nibblo at a cheese which they cannnt make, little foxes will apofl the vines which they know not how to vlant, and rats will con- strice thelr nests of bank-bilis without consult- ingz the owuer, 8o, in the departinents of liter- ature, critles, like vuliures scenting crrrion, are ever on the alert to magoily mistakes, commit depredutions, and appeass thelr morbld appe- tites, tickled, as they scek to be, with the feather of a bricf notoricty. No contributor can be held responsible for any lunceuracies {n words or dates which may disflz- ure his or ber commmunleations. "The reasona- bicness of an argument s not fovested fn fhr- ures, but o the philosophy of what I8 written, 1 do not submit to un arraignment before n pub- lie tribunal {n The Home without the privilege of coming the Episcopal acrvico on my nccuser by Jawing back in self-vindication. What op- portunity has u veeson livivg in Mitford, Ind., of knowing what cvents may be transplring in our beautiful city! Pops ‘says **wo can only reason from what we know.” " In the words of Amerlea’s greatest statesmun, we cautlon the presuming dame **to a careful husbandry of her resources.’ ALFARETTA. RECIPES, TTC. BIKDB AND CHILBLAINS. To the Editor of The Tribune, Duxrerr, 1L, Feb, 6.—Although Sis rejolces in rallof from her torturiug chilblaing, {t may not be amiss to send you the simplest and most elfectivo cure of which L havo ever heard: Slice rw potutous, with the skins on, spriukle over them a little salt, and ag soon as a liquid there- from settics fu the bottomn of the dish wash with it the chitblain, I never heard of more than oue applleation belng neceasary, I would sugirest in the “care of canaries that a littlo muslin bag of sulphur Le suspended In the cage In such a manner that the birds will oc- gaslonally touch it as they liop sround. In this Way 1t siits graduslly ipon them wnd keeps them free from the vermin pests that so often sap thelr littls lves away. 1€ birds can be safe, it is best they haug low, ns the atr 18 purer than in the exalted {)cl’chlrs usually ziven them, They are also much tumer when képt Jow down fn the world; posgibly they learn hunility as do butnan belngs. Mus. E, B, G. A, PREVENTING A COLD, To the Lditor of The Tribune. NivEs, Mich., Fob. 12.—As the time of year’ appronches when children are most lable to coughe aud colds, I wlll give my remedy to thoso who wish it. It 1a very slmple, but I have never found oceaslon to use anything elss for my clilldren, who are aged 3und 5. Bweet oll and molnsses in equal quantltics, and given In doses of one-half to one teaspoon, as occasion requires, 1 have no rale, but use my own judginent nbout the quantlty. Usually give it every time they cough, and have nevor vet falled to theck n colt in n few hours, however sovere it promised to be, A fow weeks since I saw on artiele {n Tux TusuNE relative 1o the foolish habit women lave of turniuge buck when crossing the stre 1, to the ereat lnvonvenlenco of horsesand drivers, Tacknowledze the fault, uid have done the same thing mysclfy und have been walting to 8ee If any of my slaters could solve the problem before prescuted my solutfon, which 1s thiss Il: Is cuused by o lack of fuith fn men and lurses. ATAINS IN MARBLE, Ta the Editor of The Trinune. Crnicago, Feb, 10.—Mlss Gertrude White, bave you tried this method for removing the stalns from your marblel Take two parts of commnon soda, ona part of pumice-stone, one partof finely-powdered chalk, 8ift it through a sleve, and mix f¢ with water; rub it well over the murble, and the stalns will be removed. ‘Then wash the marble over with soap and water, and 1t will be as clean as at frst, Here 18 an cxecllent recips for snow-drife cake: Two cups powdered sugar, one heaplug cup prepared flour, ten egus, the whites only, whipoed stilf; julce of one lemon, and half the rated peel; a littte satt. Whip ihie cgus atiif, beat in the sugar, lemon, and ealt, and finally the flour, Stiein very lHghtly and quickly, and hake at once fn two fuives or [n square gurds, It fs beantiful and delielous when tresh, It is very nice baked asa follv-cake und spread with this og: whites of threo eges, one heaping enp of powdered suear, jutee of 0 1e oranze nmd half the peel, Julee ol Balla lemon. Whip to a good mermern and put Letveoy the luyers, uddiug more sugar for the frostlug on |I|L]v\ top, AL, INDIGESTION, o the Editor of The Tribune, MinngavoLis, Minn., Feb, 4,—1 do not know that 1 may come in, but 1 would like to send, thanks to Pry,aud tell her my own experl- wents With raw oysters aud chickeo-glzzards, as remedies for dyspepsia, | 1 huve been troubled with chronle fnflamma- tion of the stomach and.dyspepsia for three years, unti now | am subjoct to acute attacks of mitanmation, At sucn ‘times 1 have been oblized Lo subsist on stale bread and water, but fucently 1 bethought me of Pry's suggestion of raw oysters. 1 trled them and they rolleved me, 1 believo that should 1 perslst in using them a8 et (without seasoning) that I would be cared, Persons sullering from acute fnflammu. tion, cither of the stotiach or bowels, should use persistently fomentations of hops or smort- weed, und u diet of raw oysters. 1 have for the past two weeks vsed chicken-mzzards for = dysncpsin with — marked suecess, While I ueed this food I was abiae to ait at table il partake moderately of all the courses, nnd #ained strenzth, but now iny glzzards are gone, and L tust talk back on a diét of bread, rice, and oat-meal, For the bouefit of thoss who may wish to try the remedy, 1 will tell {uu how (o prepare them, ‘Tako the Mning of the mzzard, dunot wash 1t, dust it off, dey It lnnwarm plice, powder it, und Lake from Uslf, to two-thirds of 4° Tenspoonind a littlo Lefore eather fn & dussort 004 of cold water, And now I haveanbumble request tonake, Wil some of the tomeltes who llve - the country und ralie thelr own voultry wid verbaps prepare it for the narket savo the tulng of the gizzards, dry and power them, und seid themn torae by mailf 1 would re- 1urn slomus ur mowey, utd many thonks, Now pleuse don’t sll laugh'at once atwy sivgulor ro- uest, Golden Ualr, do not wash your bair with .8 letter in care of The Homol aminania or eonp, but bruah it thoroughly every | wo had that last evening together, as Willle, n ¢ =y day, and when )-r:;u muat wash {t uso cléar soft [ beautiful boy of B, tried ! ot | Ing of all words by the senge, water, or 1he yolk of an ewg heaten up in the water, Amionla nid soan destroy the natiral oll and leave tho scalpend hair dry and harah, Woutp Liva. KEROSENR FOR THR TAIR, T the Fiditor af The Tribune. MiLwAukes, Wis, Feb, 10.—~There {8 a much- talked-of and mucliadvertised preghration which will surely restora the halr on bald heads, renew the briftianey and eolor of thin locks,—in fact, do wondera fnmaking happy persons whose youthful nppearance I3 u.dly marred by prema- ture grayuess and loss ol hair Irom iliness or other canses, Too much canvot be suld of this restorer, but common kerosene, which fs used in most homes for students’ lamps (or in place of the miserable, flickering gos), fs just the same thimg. The objection to using the oil in Its ordinary preparations is the odor, It 80 quickly evaporates that, in half an lLour, all truces of It will disappear, und the most delicate sense of smell will not be offended therehy. Kerasene certalnly will, £ used perso- verlugly, start new halr on places which for yuars have been as amooth as a ginss clobe, nind ‘when ono has long slnee glven up all’ hope of another crop. Gray hair it turns back to its arigziual color, as uo hair-dye could ever make It, aud nothing usca but kerosene, Usc It two or threo thnes a week, rubbing b in with the flo- gors, and “walt patlently for the result, Ina few weoks you will observe a fuzz, which 1s the new halr starting into Iife, and it the trent- ment s kept up for o forr months vou witl wish you hiad known of it fone before, and not been bulit aud gray for so long. When I look at my own head [ cannot realize that it {3 the same of hald pate I have cousldered my own for so long, and I nm so delighted over its rencwed glorles that [ loug for every one to go und try for themselves, and sew 12 they too will not be happy I the use of KERoSENE, MISCELLANEOUS. OTTAWA POETRY WANTED, Ta the Fdltor of Ths Teibune. Jovrer, 111, Feb. 13.—Will somo one of The Home friends living In Ottawa please send to ‘Tue Tumuse (for publication In The Home) the little poem' ** Constant,” which lately came out in one of the Ottawa papers! 1 have hoard it spoken of, and wish to sea it} also would like to know hy whom it s written, Some one pleasé answer, and oblize Axxtous. WANTS TO KNOW. T the Editor of The Tribuns, LARE Fonesr, Iil, Feb. 10.—Will goms one of ‘Ihe Home friends zive me thelr oplnion in recard to “The Tiad* aud “Paradise Tost?! Whicl Is the superior eole! Tam in th® midst of “llumer's work; {t secms to me (nferior to Miiton's preat wbrk; would gladly be corrected 1T wrong in the thonglt, Qacl nud all other truo temperance workers have my sympathy, ‘They and many more of Tne TinuNe's happy family have my slncero thanks for favors recclved. Pansiz, PAINT AND PORTRY. Ta the Edilor af The Tridbune. Lararerre, Ind, Feb, 8.—1 write again, thivking that smong the many readers of 'The Home thero surely must bo sorme one who ean Lelp me. Last winter I heard on elocutionist recite a plece culled **Archle Dean,” Ever since I have been trying to obtain & copy. Now it suy reader of ‘The Home can tell me the name of the author and the pnbllalu.-r} fritbe Inn collection, 1 would be so much obliged, and try sud retuen the favor, Can any otio zive me dircetions for mixing red and black paiut, such us is used in patnting pot- toryl Oxe or Tue Trio. INFORMATION WANTED. To the Editor of The Tribune, Crnircaao, Feb. 10.—At last I have a want, and o want strong enough to make me, in spitc of . my natural timldity, come forward aud take up y pen with trembling tingers but great deter- ination to nsk a few questions of Xtuuoponpo, who Is kind, I am sure, by the way ho writes, [ hase for some montlis been thinking of going out to Denver fu scarch of health, but, having yery littie ready cash tospure, 1 thought perbaps T might po into business there and pay my wn‘-; und, as my business concerns more partieularly the rich and fushlonable, Iwas afraid, judging from the simplicity of those dear )ittle cottages hu mentlons und deseribes B0 swettly, would not succeed there, Please tol] me would a zood modiste find plenty of busi- ness? And thoso cottages, you did not tell the rents butl am told it 18 very high, and thot pro- vistous are high, und that tie Kocky Mountains are high, and I do want to ;io there, und perhaps L would fecl bigh and erand also, and perhape, a8 I nm assured, zet o rood long breath of pure alroncofn s while, Iwonder I Xunopoppo would be kind enough to write a sufferine friend Mobists, DRESS AT CHURCHL. To the Editor of The Tribune, Barasoo, Wis,, Fob, 5.—I cannot ogree with Mab o saying thut Aunt Ielen was not in meavuro right. It 18 at church that theso feel. Ings often orlginate. Inmy lfe I have known of instances where peoplo have been kept from the House of God by the rorgeous display of dress tuudo there. It Is perfectly uatural that the youn (I have not forgotten younger days) should love to wear pretty things, and nlso, when they look well, thit they should be anxious that their friends should sec them: but are there not other l)lneun more sultable for the dlspiny of Jewels and finery than the Houso of God?™ In m:me' cases {t {8 thoughtlessness and sclilshness ou the part of the wearer thut leads her' to do o, Tt would be well were it o rule to dress plninly at church. Such a custom would soou vurge the chiafl from the wheat. That there aro thoso who nttend church for mere ostentation, and others to critielse, is a palpable tact, notievable ta outsiders, Just so long s this hypocrisy exists in the churches the 1tfe of the men who preach the Gospel will be s continunl stenezle, and Infldelity will fucrease. “'There 18 10 doubt thut vaoity 8 one priucipal cause of Mldelity.” ‘The above {3 only how matters (n this awe (when primitive ways ure held fn *holy hor- ror ') appear to GRANDAMA, HOUND TO WRITE. To the Editor af The Tridune. Cmicago, Feb. 10.~For a loug time 1 have been wantine to writo something for The Home, but whenever I mentloued the subjoet at home everybody has laughed at me, except mumma, who nover does anythiug, you know, to make me fecl bad, I told the folks the other night thut It L was alittle bit older I would wilte, nud 1 kuew 1t would be printed, for T seo that other httle ¢irls, sucn as Sls und France, have thely pieces in The Home, and that makes me kuow that beeauso a girl (3n't big enonzh to got mar- rled 1's no slgn she cna’t write. My big brotlier, who graduated from college last year, und who uever thinks of anything but base-ball and boat races, says It Is bad form fora little girl to be writiuie to the papers, and my alster Maoel, who Is 23 years old (olthough she says 18) told me that §t was uite too uwfully ridicutous for mo to think of any such tiing, but papie he onty lungned and sald he would back the Httlo iy, zht for age, st the rest of the string, JFheu mamus zot reat mad aud told pa that it he would perslst In reading hut horeid horge column ln Tus Trisune he couldn’t expect anything but that bis claldren be courae, wid she really must fusist that 6 stablo slnnwe at the oftice, o you see 1 had guito a thae about it, T ke consting ever s much, und have had lots of fun this winter sledding with iy big brother, Ho tumbles me luto the suow, and then wion I ery kives mo candy, He s u bully wood brother, only mammy s1ys L musn’t talk stang, Mabu' reads “The Howme, oven il sho does laugh about my pofnr to write tor t, andyl Kuow she cuts out all the oleces about frizzes and compiexfon-besutitiers, Lecauss [ saw them pasted into a book she was roadineg, ad when 'L gleeled sho sald | wasa horrld Hitls thing, but brother Jack he only laughed when [ told him, snd maius % Don't you mind what Mabel suys, little ane; she Is just like sl young unmarrled lemules, only_you afn't uld enough yet to b that foolish,” Jack knows what ho §s talking ubout, nud between yon and me ho said hie would put this letter jnto” the Post-Otlice for we, aud never tell, 1 wish France would write another letrer for ‘The flome, 1 think sho was too emurt for Mae, ack soys she stiffened him, only 1 dun't know what tlint mes, that dack told me, which (s EturLoznrs DaVens. COMFORTING THOUGHTS. s the Editor of Tie Tribune. VALPARAI50, Iud,, Feb. b.—1t is witha timid fecling that Laeain uppear among you. Iean ot hope to write any thing either of fustruction or nmusement, but my heart goes out iy sytms pathy ta lhm&muthcu who mourn theie early flead, o back to the thne whon I, too, walked through the deop waters of atiliction. I recall tho thne when 1 was a young mother with two preclous durliogs, What & merry, lsjpy tine 4 um going to sign the vamo | th myscll o teach bnliy to wa In threodnys' tima baby was Inid’In the narrow tiouse Al!‘mlnlcd forallliving. The blow scemed to paralyzo me, vet & worse ouie was to cone. Fro Lwo weeks had winged its way {nto _the nrchives of the past Willle was atricken down,nnd lie, too, hud crossed the dark river. I sat by s couch and watclied his young Hife wro ont, and when I realized that L was in- deed ehfidieas T could endure no more. . Bweot obllvion merelfully eams to tny rollef, They came soon, asking me what T wished done, T arose with Learless asesuind pleaded tobeallowed to doall myself, 'The kind okl doctor told them to let me hinve my way,—1 think clso my heart woulld have broken, For the last time I robed hls beautitnl form,—~for the last time [ twined the soft silken hair Into curis,—for the last time I luld him on his couch, and for the Jost time I watehed his slumbers, All too goon the time eamo when I muat take the last Jngering agonized kiss from the sweetly smilink mouth wlien ho wus shut _from iy sight_forever, nud tiey lald him boatda lifs brother, Oh! the black- nees of the desolation of that tinies the terca rebellion that raged in my heart. 1 was but young then and could not realize all they had escaped, + O ye stricken mothers, T long to take you in ray arms and whisper words of eomfort n your ear until your hearts shall sing for joy as mine does now'when 1 think of all they have been eaved from. . Thelr tender bearls can never ba wrings with the agony ours endure, Adversit cannot grasp anil hold them in his fron hand, Wicked men canuot Jure them from our loving arms midd lead them 1 the paths of sin, Ine stend, the Good Shepherd leads them in green pastures and besfde the stitl waters, and they dwell in. that beautiful city whose maker and builder is God. Can you not toke all theso comforting thoughts, both of what thuy have eained and escaped, let them Al the aching vold iu vour benrts, and leave your darlines in Iils hauds with glad content? Stuounney, = Sy SPELLING REFORM. Ta the Editor of The Tribune, Cuicaco, Feb, 14.—In asking a litle space to take a hand fo the spelling-reform discussion [ wil nsk yu to * follo copy ** ns to spelling, 1 wil make ug attempt to bo conststent, but wil only promis to be less Inconslstent than Iwud be wer I t6 spel by the dictionarles, The two great diflleulties that confront us in attempting this reform or: (1) To overcomo the feelinir that ther Is something akin tosacred- ness In_our present mode of suclling, and that | Abouta year apo the Duqueste Groy, it canonly he toucut with sacrilegius hands; and (2) toagre uvon what system shal be the successor to our present unsysteny, For the ac- complishment of the first, it seems to mo to he theduty of speling-reformers to correct some of the most obvlus blunders in our oresent orthografy in all thelr writing, whetler for the presa or In privato correspondence. In this way the reading publle wud soon get accustoined to the {dea of a simolified spelling. Prof, Whitnev says, It wo cao teach peopl not to shudder when they soa word misspolld, somothing good wil conie of it. ‘I'he publle must bo educated to fecl thatgpell- inz 18 our servant, and not our master, When this feelng becomes prevalent, wo wil not fall to cast ubout to s, how it can be wade to sery us to best advantafze. The Amerfcan Filologlcal Associntion has recommended us o beginniog: Tho, thru, pard, catalog, ar, giv, Iiv, hav, defl- nit, infinit, wisht, If we can pot these spellinzs adopted,—anid surely no persun living can_giv sny reeson why they shud not be,~we might feel that the speli- Ing refurm was wel under way, As to the sccund difilenlty, but )ttl can be accomplisht by IIn\vsnnpur—d‘nmssl(m. T'his s very valuuhl, howaver, by way of attracting at- tention to the sabject, exclting tho'ty, und edu- catlng the fonotic sensc of the peopl, But we can never reach an agrement in this way. This can only be done in one of two ways;: {l Byz commission of scholars, appointed elther by Qovernment or by cducational Institutions; or 2}) by & more or fess pradunl growth. Such a Jommissfon shud be ralsed as erly as practicabl, und our Board of Education und others ar now petitioning Conigress for {ts appointment. it3 decislons wud, of course, not bo binding, but witd possess such wel’t as to create a substantlal agreement among reformers, ‘Ther Is noneed, however, for us to awalt the appointment und declsions of such n Connnission before making o beginntog, It may never be appolnted, in which case tie second . method wil be our only alternative. Fher is no reason why wo shud not at once commence to spel fonetle- ally many words in regard to which ther can be no dispute, und then ad to the list s fastasany- thing like an agrement can be reacht,, Cer- tanly no spelliug-roformer can fait to cndorse the following rales, reconmended by the Spell- ing-Reform — Aseoctutlon for immediato use, They wil slmpllly the spelllg of very many words: 1. Omita from the digraf ea when pronoanst. as ¢-short, a4 in hed, helth, ete. 2, Omlt silent ¢ after a sliort vowel, a8 In hav, giv, ete. 3. Writo [ for ph I such wards an_ alfabet, fantom, ote. 4. When a word cnds with a doubio_letter, omit tho last, as In shal, clif, cg, ete. 6. Changa'ed lnal to £ whare 1t has the sound of ¢, os in lasht, {mpreat, ele. As to detalls of the comlup syatem, its advo- cates shud hold thefr persounal preferences rather loosely, and be redy to giv them up whenever it 6eems rrnbnnl that somcbody’s elso preference 18 morelikely to be acceptabl, For one, Lam willing to surrender every personal preterence, and accopt auy conslstént syscetn that the publie wil adopt, Having satd so much, Iwil, with yur permfe- slon, giv my vlews of the comingsystem in s {u- ture communicution. . G. D. B, TWO MORE OBJECTIONS TO THE BPELLING-REe FOUM CONSIDERED, To the Editor of The Tribune, £ Cuicaao, Feb, 11.—A writer In Tz TrizuNg of a recent date makes the objection to a reform system which would greatly lessen the thmo re- quired to learn svelling, that a long time is es- sential; that those years of application are o benefictal aud requisite discipline of the young mind, Disclnline 1s good; but there nre ways and ways of taking up the thae of children, Weo have lieard it recommended to dip the fingers ot a chlid fn molasses and give it u few featliers, and its mind would be absorbed for hours in pleking the feathers off those fingers, Doubt. less thereis utility in this kind of *disclplive,” but the coitd would likely become wiser by spending a fraction of the thiawith the feathers, and ustug the balanco 1n creeping about und be- coming familfar with other things. 8o, although ndmitting that o child’s memory and understanding are disciplined and benutited by four or flve years' study of spelling, wo con- tend, and think 1t a palpable proposition, that, if 0 child can attaln an cquat etliclency in spoll- inr b{ a allnvllllml_nyncm in one year, nnl “disclvline’ the remaluing three or four years on the detinitlons of the worgls it had learned to spell, it will be not Jesa baneliclal to the mum- ory und {mincasurably more valuublo to the un- derstanding, Anotler objection advanced—or, rather, a seciingly pluusible grgument fu favor of one present toriuous orthography—Is, that s di- versity fs cesentiud to 4 Knowledge of the mean- Inz of the words, TFor Instance, s-0, and 8-0-w, nid s-e-w, ure necessarily varied i thelr spell- ingr, becanse, while pronounced allke, they have varled. signiticatfons,—the spelling befng our watn eriterion to determine thelr weaning, 1t this he s0, when you read s-o-w how do you determine whether it means to scatter sced, or & feminlng porcine,—the exclusive bristte bearer, that is renowned for scenls, and noss enungh to get at the root of things} When you come to bee-a-r, how do you know whethier it means to prodiiee, or to carry along, or to endure, or o mischicf-Bruin anfmal,— the champion huuclnu institution of the forestd Cowingg to beuel-l, how I3 it to be decided whother ft moana o great mistake, or what the maon who was tossed over the barnyard-fence deemed o atern realityl Heelug bearry how” do you tell whether is meavt a viver sand-bur, an fron bar, a bar of wusle, & bar that prevents the Jactes] moguzine from Hzhtiue out berore mlikmg-time, a saloou- plank over which the drunkard-maker peddles oug bis drinks,and his manbood, nnd iia sonl, or that cluss of professional men who are noted !uf n;mulu:; only the wmost seesible enter- priecs ] Ury readiug sbout b-o-a-r-d, how can you dectdo whether it meaus an ofllefal bodyof men, & basswoud strip of fumber, or your delectable codlinh and hash, and puncn\;uu and molassest * Ol you say, # by the sense, fn conneetion writh other" words ‘I the sentence.” Exuctly, And you would have the same etficlent eriterion to go by if ¢t wonts of shinilar pronunciation were simllarly spelied. ' Bue,” perbaps you with suy, Y the diversifled speiling is essentlal in conjutiction with the sense.” ls It sol When 4 thousand persons, more or less, sit for two hours ar more to hear aotwe oracular orator use nearly 1 nut obl the common words i oyr lane Kuuge n o masterly speech, they not seelng the spelling of u elule word, did you ever sce heads pop up hicro and thero all over the audience, ut frequent {utervats, callive out, ** Wuit, Mr, Speaker! Pleaso spell thut word, so 1 may kuow what you meant by it Bid you ever! No; they understood (t all by the senst, 11 any further illustration heeded to prove bo- youd question that we cau determing the meau- the followlng reformed spelling®) You Hving, M have need of \insyatemitic spelling thag has of threo hind legsd e 2 fmay W tmuly VML D, ——— B DEATH OF A RE Spectai mm’ff?l}f fi,flfibflgflfio. P1rTsnunc, Fob, |§.—0ne of the mogy able—not to say istinzulsliod—pg, Temark, whom we have any Kuowledge hog i 'zruu ol this eity, He was known ng Uen, Au& L‘l”m] i £0m,—1 nAtno Which was bestowed upgy 1 % couseqtience of his ndmlration of th Him Iy deeds of Ol Hickory, o martial definitely known, conld ot haye bc:::qx:fh ) der 100 years,—some dven Mlacing it gt w‘;h M was boru a slave In Virginla, but oy gy 1* ted wid came North ahout forty years pen 21 settled In Plttsburg, which he made g '| i up to the time of his death, 11e folloy, oy lack, who commanded g l’eunwlv;\ulm S ment, all through the Mexican \\9 by 8‘“ capneity of g Bervant, A "(r,' ] ordo, whera lu fought I gt Uerre he was severely wounded, Returning mr;nk,. burg after the'war he beeame o Droteay of o Duquesne Greys, who vrovided for iy l.u ke ral wants for “many years, Those wh, e scen the treys on pardde on the march nl" iy member the ald nerro who always bron, lxl X the rear on hurscback, dressed 1o fy)y m;f.-“ ] gold e andal, fiF 5 he military When tue Habellion hrogy org it Black rafeed B regiment and went to the f; Tollowed by his ofd servant, who never )mmr"' or ceasod (0 minister to s wauts wny bl laid the gallant Colonet lgn." 12 Acle: Uen. Jackson wastaken urlsonurnnfl1\‘;\;«:‘:}1‘"‘ for neatlya year In the Richmonyg Bil{’\t“ Felgotng slcktiess, and being considern 3 i, ple-lnded, harimless ol ma, thy l{eh:m{k Uiorities permitted bl to pass n :unlln (“' vleasure. This umuniiy he Imoroyed 1 oy lectiue provisions frowm the colyred peo’|m]' Riclimond, concoaling them Ueneatn bl;“ X and conveying them to the atarving prisopey his rezhinent in Libby, In thig way he x:‘ 5 ticlives of many of his white comradey ;fi: are uow llving In Pltesbure, ap) wh flever - grew woary of extollny g0 humang “and - sellsaoeiiiny, * ooy % thelr colored benetactor.” . ingy o d,|scxmrgn from Libby Prison, ho returmed |'; Pietsbury,, He was chlefly instrumental i e fuge funds to ercct n monument to Col, Black, who died from wounds received fn Battle, ang which now stunds fn Alleheny Ceingy 3 Worere. organized, many of the old membe; und thiefr 'placea Teing Alled by new e % negleeted the ofd hero, who laa to shify for him. gelf, A weekneo ho took sick, nud, heing wig, out a home, i destitute, he'sas 'remoren 1y the Poorliouse, whers hie breathed bis oy 1§ :nrfiun uumtlimr of dh!ldnhl compantons {n-arzy held o meeting, und adopted resolut Bpect to his memary. B MG e "ASPHODELS. I dreamed you gave ma hilics pare and white, A gleam of goid hunk in each tiny bell, And othigrs purplo s the whades of nigat: * They brought me comfort—wove s witchiog apell, 8ay, darling} proclous! were they aaphodel? They say, In olden days thov ulanted dowers " Lo araw fand souls together, Well, i'n derge Tn the smaranthine hosars 1" Angeis are kind *'5 for that Is what yon atd As you flung flowers around my aching head, s e, 1 woko in ccatacy—to grasp at whatt A weight of Liopeless, duil, and teaden pata, Why aro auch losses in this worid pezot? Fools sny my loss is your eternu) rain: I know you mises the heart on wlu:lL you've lala, lone, Tam mo lonelyl Can you hear? ‘The Heavens nre most hizf, and deep, and wide, rth 18 dork since test thev took you, aesr! And 1aid you {n the earth-mold, O my bride! Earth was an Eden with you oy my side. How oft I fancy in a rosc.wreathed sall Ve two fluAt out upon a cryatal ses: The sun may shine, oe storm-couds send 2 gale= No matter, darling! so Iam with thee, © aspliodeis! bring this sweet saint to me. Woman {s man's strencth—often learned too Iats, Ineed you, yet can only half beliere That hfough” these fowers you scek to essanay ato, Give me a child's faith that T may receive, And, as tho buds blow, 1 wil cease to griers, Beol wo have gathered somo. Are they not fale= Purplo and gold? Come close to me! "Tis welll Do they not mntcl tho tustre of vour hair M(y bless-ed! dejzn to touch this asholel, Al music comes from out the tiny oell. Ua! did you sonnd that heart-thron? Womenwsil With patience tamnae; wen fling thelr counsgt own— Too proud to sob and monn, they rase at fate, And llnmn thielr lives out waiting for s crowaj Aud yet the world dath call us atrony, loae, Tho erown of Lovo i3 sweet, though fools beliers 1tis n myth, Phere slipped from out my grasy A cryatal vase the wino of Life received, Through outstretched fingers, agonlzed and fust, As you, my-Angoel! faded from my clasp, Well, welll had 1 your faith, aear! I conld mount I'ng‘Golden Stairway, np the rounda of Prager;., But I havo not, and piomenta leaden count, And g'en thin poet-thougnt Bl ma with feat, Lost I ald Superstition unaware, The moon comos up, and aut beyond the etan 1ce tha temple of the living blue, Well, wait with patlenco: never ceuel bars Were made for kindly-pitying souts lie yoa, And Ileaveu could never muko a heart more trae, T watch in twilight-gray beslds your grave, And ko l(m:lnl ouglita aro dreaws, but w3 can 1¢ What dreains are made of t These fdeal gleams Hring lleaven close sometimes, acd ward of Here, airting! preclons! plant 1 asihodel ere, dar! reclons! jan “ v AarInRL Dreclo P aenone Lo, Cuicaco, Jauuary, 1870, ——— A CONTRAST, LiLIEs, Like puro white virgine, clad in rohes of anow, Holiling up vestal lamps of shining gold- Standing up, stately, {n the sunhiehi’s ylow, With nule sweet browa untoucbud by tine of mo= “Thiou art the dreau thut ueyer can grow old! Like martyred salnts of the end faded past, Glesming ant, whitely, on stained sscred pod Of sumo worn chancel—standing tall and ol With malden hearts unknown of passion’s mnl.l 1slluwed and pure—thou art the Angel's stralo! rOrPIES, ‘Tho fainting Summer-uir fails at yonr feet, G Langud with fove of your lmpaestuned glance; "I sunshine pausea i its glegming d:!n i To kiss your warui breasts, sensuous snd swe The humming-bied doth hide bim in ?'qm' clusny Tha butterilles are mad with tuat of !un.d s And c'en thu Lirawn bee, siupid, dall, and trety Dota stay, a willing captive, In your graen. Crimson, and passlonate, and bad of heart, *Nenth all your slecplnes "’““"’"",5',:5 A Urooding watchinlnes in your fac A Circe, and u Siren bold, moni‘m;l“ Daiscotts i 7 THROUGH CHANGE. 1% Cun Life ba less u paln than DeaAr| Can you toll me the dustwhence thlsroi Latd rt Tier #ilent Jip have bloomed azaln Into & heauty uo rare and st=a God scude'it back to Earth, Lbreathe hor breath, as n daysofold, From the dreatay spell of thy ros: 1 4canty Yet that which tu nlng { miay not hold=— ‘Tho broken 1awa are pantshment! ‘These aubtly ways we cannot know: The dend {n Jife are doad fnieed! Unscen and decp the groa tides mva vrol Who kcoweth where thelr :ulrl'AuL?ian ALl s, VEALIE GOODS, Tt1a no new oame for an old sriicle: ner hatr with the “Lop eluburate and ariile B can_arran in the 1Ho A o) nitath! without the ald of & I i Vo2 lad L::I.‘ I;:‘rllxl, Fou: uly T S0 o BIRDY, orman anarics ] leml,u] L yarlets: 7 G YN KCARNPPER Mo _____.__‘—l——_/_——‘{fi —-——r——hb"‘ «-Aw_,,./"‘ L gat gt sERDS, AN focst Kluds & FLOWELR and VEGRTALLE, sl lh_flu nest Biicd sia | i D, e o, ) e MG