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About Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1874)
2 WILLAMETTE FARMER. The Exiles Christmas Eve. BY CAROUtN. The fair Coait range In California abounds In charming litlle vallevs: lome are the narrowim cxlremillcj of the broad plaint below, whlc! trctch for miles Inland, laughing In luxuriant green or mining with the rich gold ol the heavy harvest: others are little odd-shaped and hidden depression!, surrounded by the heavily-wooded hills which tower above them, and rich as only -amoraia vaneys are. In one of these latter, there might have been Ken, a short time ago, a little cabin of the kind known In that country as the "Hoi House," an appellation chosen with that happy Instinct which confers popular names. Imagine a very large dry-goods bo made of rough Ixsards, bat tened on the outside, and divided within by Inch partitions of wood, with canvas tightly stretched and white-washed, for the celling; and the lax house stands before you. After all Is finished, the spaces for the doors and windows are sawn out, and they are Inserted, and the house begun on Monday morning Is inhabited on Saturday night. Nor IS It so contemntllitt- a tlia-llt-rat mtirlit be thought. In that genial climate It gives all needed protection from the inclemency of the weather, and besides has many advantages which more substantial structures lack. As the owner becomes richer he can add to It and Improve It, almost without limit; Its battens can be stripped off and "rustic" substituted. It can be raised bodily and a second story Inserted beneath, Porches may be added to it without, and hard finish take the place of bare walls and canvas ceilings within. It can also be set upon rollers and moved like a wagon; to that in California towns a house or a church moving through the streets attracts no more attention than a Toad of furniture, In fact, it often it a load of furniture, and of every thing else Ihe owner possesses, In cluding his family, who lileially live, move and have their liclng In their perambulating domicile. The house of which I speak, however, was In tne very earnest stage of its development: a rough stone chimney covered most of the north ern gable, and seemed to anchor the little dwell ing by its nJerous bulk, while, in cirlous con trast, from the roof of the shed-kitchen protruded a large and slender stove-pipe. 1bat December morning Decemlier lilti from both escapes were ascend Inc high volumes of blue smoke, now and then intermixed with showers of sparks as the logs within were stirred or renewed. The coldest winter fair Sonoma had seen for many a year was that; ice was formed nearly half an Inch thick, and sometimes the clay would lie near its close before the strange substance disappeared, while day after day the sun ruse on Mr .Mount t, Helena, and colored In a foreign land, She takes a ring of gold from her hand and gates on it. No dlsmontf nor ruby is Its setting, nothing but a little gray pebble from the banks of the dear Moselle, How that last day of home comes back, when she took It, all glistening from Its crystal waters, and vowed to keep It the emblem of her native land tree as her own heart, from the power of the foreign foe, till both coum return together, to a liberated country! Fast fall the tears on the poor little stone as she sect again the cottage, the farm, the vineyard, the silver-gliding river in I-orralne. Only in tome rare moment of leisure and solitude dare she give way to these crowding thoughts of "time long past." Now, however, when her husband Is gone to the village with his great load of wood, when the chlldre n all but little Lorraine, bom in America, who Is playing at her feet are away at work In the woodland, she finds the old -lime thoughts come too thick and fast to be evaded. Slill.as she thought of her little ones, she felt ilia, ati aa hiiliin. aalCalaa aa t .1. .. I... I I , ., ativ na, -,i'a asoaai, , iuiu j iiict lla-ll IIRI- pier prospects than they could have had in France wncn little Lorraine tugged at her dress and tald, as the did twenty timet a day, "Chnnlii HitMtH rlmtti. " Its. vrnaiu iviia aUn.lu . I l,. and take his wife to the village to buy the coveted treasures for the children, While he wat ttill engaged In planning, he nearedhome;in fact but half a mile was yet to be traveled, whenhe heard the rapid approach of wheels; stopping at the first "turn out" In the narrow road, he waited for the coming vehicle to pass. Soon our friend, the toy pedier, came In signi. irnen ne came aureast 01 lafcierc steam he pulled up, and, ever eager for a trade, began a voluble discourse noon his wares. He found a ready listener, for Leclerc was pleased to escape the long Journey to town on the next day. He was about to request the pedier to turn and ac company him to his house, when he bethought himself that It might be at well to examine hit stock. A brief inspection confirmed him in his resolve, and he was about to speak, when a ring lying among a lot of cheap jewelry caught hit eye, "Odd I" he exclaimed, "There can hardly be two tuch rings In existence," He took It un. and looked closely at the Inside. There wat still light enough! to read i MdiiIIi a ivnere aid you get mis t" ne tarn with tome mamari, tkanln," her voice, wat steady and her emotion, holding the rintr un to the llsrht eyes dried. She tossed the little girl In her arms The pedier taw no reason why he should not .,... ...,,, w..v v, i.aiv. iiiu.c u-aiiaut, oi , inauige nit natural love 01 neanng lilt own voice. Fall, nil At aaali ra-ru-tlllnn nl ilia .kiwii, ' I . 1 ... I .L .1. . T . ' exile, and at each repetition of the chorus,' rrante atioret, Douct cowttret. both laughed and clapped their hands the lummlf. lla.aa aalna l.a.l r.1tan In K.......!. !.... ..... "'1 I laa ,,-va , IIVII 111 l.UICIllLX.,, UUl IIUl sufficient to start the grass, and the valleys ttill wore the bruwn and tear garment of apparent desolation, with which nature delights to coyly hide her charms for a season In California only iu uuisi in uving radiance irom ner ui.guiso i moment after, Willi the (lightened licauty of con trast. Above and beyond, however, the great forest rolled faraway in billows ol living green which never uics. ncrc Hie glganuc redwood. stately and vast, rears Itself to the clouds, ami strives to overlook Its brothers. The fir and the filue, In hopeless rivalry, mingle their branches clow, and trees that would Inspire awe else where, are inconspicuous here. The tieautiful madrona Intertwines its lithe and graceful arms, polished and smooth as chiseled marble, and of a ncn, ncep maroon color; they give a light and wirmth to the forest that makes It gay in the bleakest season. In the valley the tangled So encased, tho tun tank unheeded to horlion. Sullen, ashen gray clouds obscured the western mountains and gave warning of the morrow's storm. Feeling the chill which even ing always bringsin California, Madame Leclerc lift, I lllat rarrlil lllfla Isirraln-a lain it. !.. when, hearing a knock at the door, she went ami opened It. A light wagon stood before her. and Its owner. too laty to dismount, was perched on III high scat, pounding away at the tide of the door with the ouii 01 nit long wnip. loo wen accustomed by thla time to the difference between France and America, In point ol manneri, Madame Leclerc took no notice of this rude mode of summoning ner, out inquired wnai was nis uusiness. "Christmas, misses I" said he. "Christmas Just now is my business. Toys, candy, nick nacks, riblions, jumping-jacks, putties, games, liooks everything to make the young 'uni nappy, Christmas eve, ma'am I Why, I am sure if those Pretty youngsters I taw at I passed that clumo of irecs up mere arc yours, you 11 want to buy me dean out. Take a look at 'em ma'am," he added, jumping off and opening two little doom at the back ol the wagon, "Here's everything heart could desire for a Christmas tree," Madame Ixclerc looked, and her mother's heart vcarncd within her; the tlghed as she thought that this Christmas must pass unmarked liv gill or merry-making, for she had absolutely no money, un ineir nrst innimas in ianiornfa, and repeated at length the whole story of his irauc Willi .Uausmc SaCCicrc. Leclerc heard him with varying feelings. He wat sorry for hit wife, for he knew what a pane it mutt have cost her to part with the last souvenir 01 r ranee sne possessed; still ne lelt mat It was well she should be content to become American and cease to mourn with useless regret the shores ui riincB, s nc iicia inc nng in nis nand, ne felt that the charm was broken, and as she had parted with that pledge It mattered not under what temptation it wat possible that love for the new home might at least rival regret for the old, He explained to the pedier his connection with the ring, and, after long bargaining, succeeded in buying it from him, then bidding him good-by he hastened home. The heavy sighing of the southwest wind warned him to redouble speed, if he would es cape the coming storm, and In a few moments he reached his ranch. 11 the time he had put up his hones and made all snuc for the nicht. the tired children were sound asleep, and when he entered the House ne lounu Jeanne alone. Something of uneasiness was perceptible in her manner the uneaslncuol the traitor, In fact, as Leclerc tmlled to tee. At last she summoned courage, and show inc him her purchases of the evening, told him the story he already knew of 111c ring, Udcrc'l eyet were not dry, at the finished. He laid nothing, however, but point to one side of the room, where a part of the wall that It, one of the upright boards had been left loose, arts equally controlled by diet. Now if the wife haa alao a mind that atndiea and grows, ha la ready for moderate doses of the Dlo iiewia wisdom, and tor any amount oi ut. xiei low'a reasoning in "Philosophy and Eating" and "How Not to be Sick." lint the interest of husband and wife in theae matters is generally aa follows: Friends sit at my table and partake with gen uine relish of the brown bread, gems, etc., and the husband says" Wife, I would like snch brrad as this every day; won't yen learn to make it ?" to I Till Hor How. By and by tbey come again, and the husband says" How glad I am to nave some more brown bread, and I da wish you'd tell my wife bow to make it." So I tell her again, and try to impress the fact that after a few times trvinj she will be sure of good results and Una the work simple and easr. By and by they corns attain and the husband aayawith an Injured air "I cannot get my Dopis-pc EcolopY Talk to Houiekeepert. Br Loaaitss. each child had found a bright new gold dollar In j so that It could be removed, he lifted it down! growth gave place to an o;ien glade, with just cnougn trees ami iiutnei to make It like a park the litlle shoe left. In childish confidence, nmnnr- the ashes. Now her husband was far lietter oil, but Ihtn they had money In hand. The very load of wood which I-eclerc was now returning irom ticuvcring, was ine last oi a contract In pay ment for his wagon, so, though free at last Irom debt, they would have no money till after the new sear. All this time ihe hedler was nralsini Ida mnli ha.i .. -.it-.. i i.i- , . ..r.i. .t 1 1 null a'IC-aMlll, IIICIII will UCIUtC (1CT, Willi inO 10- quaciiy and energy oi nis class. "Now, ma'am, look there," cried he, "foci there, lucre's a doll that'll tlo more good to a girl than a thousand sermons, (ilve It to that little one I saw in your arms as I was driving up, and I'll warrant she won't cry lor a twelve, month, and Ikm I'll have something new for ner. to add lo Ihe licauty of the long vistas, but not to hide them from slew. Near the house the ase had spared the old oaks and laurels to give shade and shelter; close by Ihe great chim ney stood one of ihe former, whose gnarled ami maaaivc nnius cxirmieii lar over trie tool, uiiun it up, with Its lli.cn curls and wide blue eyes; he laid It down, and lo I Ihe eves closed ulih startling rapidity in peaceful slumber. Gating fondly for a moment on this triumph of art. he turned to Madame I-cderc and saidi "Come ma'am, what do you say lolhat?" "it is no use,- sain tne, "l would like to buy aaa ilia, 11 luuiil a; ItlllvlTCU, IIC IIIICIS 11 UOWn It wat one ol Jeanne't fancies, when the house was bum, to leave tins aperture to cool the house; for she supposed Ihe tropical summer of California would not be appeased even by open doors and windows. (Jrown wiser now, her tears ceased to flow, at the watched her hut band's actions with tome amatement. "Jeanne, my darling! we have become Ameri cans; let our children cease to keep Christmas at ,1 IIJ ! a.- I lucr uiu 111 nance. Close by the opening he had made grow a .1... II, lis uJ .unn.1 ,. a .1 rT. .. ui urns itunwu use, no. more man nvc icci nign, auaiiy counterpart ot the, giants of the forest. I-cclerc took a large piece of canvas, and stretching It from the caves of the house, over the tree, caught It to the ground by means of tome low bushes. A little tent was formed, with the tree growing within it. " I hit shall lie our Christmas tree." he said: near approach, Its trunk and larger branches pre- D' you, but I don't mind telling )ou plainly, I'taskw scnted a singular appearance, looking as though cannot, I have no money," J "O thick volleys of musketry had been discharged "IWi, pooh," said the pedier. "Thai's ro.unrcw I -an ,1... I.. II. tl 'a. it ,,. , :.,,-.. l-I... .. IOIi:.l .... -i.ii i.l a.. He pulled forth a doll AS he snoke. He hi-t.l . .. .......I! - --- ---,---...- . a..-.. .-. a,-. a,..., a,,,,.., M1.V, .IU Iwhan ITAtl hlfM tla,.! lha lalr.a T lia..a a ..; ,.a,w ri-a ,,,. Si1'! llallaT aVIIIC- thing to add. Not in the ashes of the past, but In the living bought of the future, shall we seek our happiness." ncn .iiauame Leclerc had distributed all her little treasures to the best advantage, after manv changes and replaclngs, she announced that her was completed. lover' 110 cried, "no generous deed g et nnla.l ' An.t hu. trJA Sia nf !. LI-..!..... Into them from all sides, and ihe liulli-it. Iisrlv 1 matter, dive me an I O U and sou shall have!ifihe villaramacnn piercing the baik, ttill exposed themselves to I whatever sou fancy, I see you're a foreigner, He took ihe ring. He placed it high on the alaui Oa 1u.. t.n..il .1.- I. ..II... I Hull hui'll u.ia ti.ix. an An a.. n ...!. a .? ..I. !. ... . .1, '"! vil 1.1'avvi lliai-Callllll, IIIC UUIICIS ItCCBmC T '" J"- "" n-iv mviis VII UWI la I1IIC lUSCC . 10ImOS CmCiaid SPray, aynat.a an. I .1 la I I-'..! II. ll-. aalf.taM ' I '..tl.l.l... a ' awana, ami, men IllUCI-llgallllC COIICCIOr may " auia, probably be tecnatwoik. This is the red-headed1 She shook her head, ".Vo," she replied, "I wood-pecker, who Uircs holes In every square 1 will not go In debt." Inch of Ihe Itaik of many old oaks, and In each t The pedlcr'i professional pride was piqued, hole Inserts an acorn, so finely fitted that con- It was one of his boasts that he never failed to slilcrabU force must lie used to drive It home, make a sale when he had once secured the at. nor can It lie extracted by unassisted human tention of a customer. fingers. Tho theory is that the binls ulare ihe' "I'll tell sou what I'll do. ma'am." said he. nuts thereto hilch fruit, which they then dc "My goods arc of a kind that ain't In much de. your, but though I have often teen Isith the mand after Christmas, and I don't mind breaking wood. pecker and the crow at work depositing i a rule for once to make a sale. I'll IraJt with the acorns, I have yet to observe a single case in you, Vou give me that ring (his sharp eye had which they return lo n gale themselves upon caught Its yellow gleam) and you take your wini. ii ajiaci,aiiu!, io ia mrc, nas nccn i siauice ui guous anywncrc io us true value limited, and cannot lie relied upon for negative ' Madame 1-eclerc started at this Proposition. results; but it seems to me that Ihe birds aie land the tears came to her c)es, The pedier iiivitaf aivHiinK iur a w inicr nisi neier conies, hohccu ner agnation ami aaidl and finding abundance of fiesh food everywhere, "I'll keep the ring, just as It Is, for a year, are under no necessity lo resort to their hoards, lease It with the jeweller in the village, and you II this lie true, it will lie curious lo oluervc how can get It any time you want, by payingthe cash. long the hoarding Instinct will survive the ne- That's fair, Isn't it ?" cessity which is supposed, by somf, to have been Madame Uclcrc hesitated a moment, ihen Itscause originally, murmured quickly In I'rcncht "The last link is Twoor three little redwood Ircct had ln '""cd, why ihould .my foolish fancy destroy transplanted from the hlll-slde to the richer, but mJ darlings rightful happiness? .IMtu.O Franc less congenial soil of ihe little valley, and were '""' nourishing finely, near the house. I She slipped off the ring, "It is yours," she The family who Inhabited the cabin owned 1 M i"1".1 "-lc 'f "V trtled the man of most of ihe valley, and also a goodly share of ,0iiln ,hf mklstof his triumph. Ihe forest land adiaceni. Onl a tauM,,.1. ITie selection of articles, was quickly made. had thev left wilhheavy hearts their home on the I but none loo nuickly, for hardly had the light a nnv.a ,aaav-a laiinni aiaaai, aaiia, ,nn new beautiful Moselle. Never again would they see her emerald tanka; never again gaze on the vlny slopes of loved I-iiralne. firiten Into oil- La the Clirisllcss creed of war which demanded a fratricidal service against their native land, Ihcy and their friends sacrificed all, and emigrated. nai inv mm iu i-iaiise, uui aiieoaiy weakcneii and overcrowded, ihe disorganised country could not Provide for all. Some few were com. i -riled to the resource never retorted to by the 'rench except from dire necessity, of leaving their hetlve land. Among these were the Ix. clercs. Attracted by Ihe supposed similarity of California to France, they came lo our western shore. At they left house and land behind, and had only the meager tavlngs of toilsome years to depend upon, they naturally found them, selves poor enough at their Journey's end, Leclerc was not a man lo dcsiulr, however, and ilrraillni In witla main, an. I ilna t.n ....l.Llu decided on a locality In which to settle. Finding the place wc have just described for tale, at a low price, he paid out all hit remainlm- i.i to Ihe last franc, lo make the first instalment of tne purcnase giving bonds for Ihe remaining half, at one tear's lime. The terrible interest of W per cent, which was charged on this loan, made him strain every nerve lo cancel il, ami on the day before which our itory begins, the money, "in gold coin of Ihe unueu .-xurs, as tne uomi tet lortn, had been paid over, and Ihe canceled mortgage rccciml siy inv iii'Fy i-miiy, i nis irsuu imsu pcen ac coropushed by nam, constant labor wood-chop-ping, picket splitting, shingle-nuking, teaming, ploughing, working at a "hand" with iteam threshers in Ihe great San Joaquin valley, and at home, by rigid economy. A hard, hard struggle had il Men, though crowned with tuccesa at lait. Christmas cytT The light begins to wheel from south lo west, and Madams Leclerc, her housshoM work completed, dreamily watches it from lb little front porch. Another Christmas n chases been hidden awav. before the little toiler. of the wood reached the house, full ot Ihe Impor tance of their day's work done, aud ravenous for supper. Meanwhile Monsieur Ixclerc had reached the town In good time and spirits, with his load of wooo, i ne man to wnont ne delivered It as a master-mason a bluff, hearty person, who fell the world going well with him, and was thoroughly content with himself and it, lie hamiened to be at home when Leclerc drove up, and he greeted him cordially, at the same time throwing orl his coat and lending a hand to un load the heavy wagon. When ihe Job was com- pictcu, ne said, wun gieat gooa naturei "See here. Mr. 1-eclerc. to-morrow's Christ mas, and you will naturally like to have a little cnange in sour pocitci to-day, jmow here t the cash for this load and the last one. and vou ran complete the contract any time during next av,aaa, iikici mui VIIUULII U SI, nC added, laughing, as he glanced at Ihe immense pile, almost aahighaihia ham. "and as for 1 ha voney, I than't miss that. Come, old boy, put a bright lace upon It, and don't forget a Christmas tree for the little ones," A bright face. If the golden tun of Iximlne iitcii nan snone on it, instead ol the murky, fog luu-lnlt.la.1 l.,n.:....n .f l-allf t. I. ll ' "In-hll.t " laa nala.,1 Hl.aaaa la (l. alna.1 Tk. charm of the Moselle Is broken; Lorraine Is lost to us forever; but here I return the pledge. It hat pasted through American hands; and, In future, let It bind us to our dear new home. La CoHprnit, as, In the past, It lias, too faithfully for your happiness, bound you to ihe old. 6 lovel consider how happily all things have fallen out for us and our little ones; and though we have lost our country, have we not still cause to bless Ihe name which hallows the coming day? moving aim uciuvcu, ici us not repine; we nave Heaven's choicest blessing!" And as they embraced, with grateful hearts, the forest the great arollanharpofnaturc moved by the coming storm, tlghed out a deep Amen, Farm House Chat. Ht Vast Ifonmi- J from the Facias naval rrrss.l Thank yon, Friend Berwick, in behalf of the brown bread Interett. I hays learned "to labor and to wait," but not quits perfectly this time; for the tardy B. B. items were sent off yester day morniug, and the same hand brought at eyentlds the ever welcome Uoul, In which I find Mr. Berwick's gentle reminder of "Qeini." A "dark, nntathomed oven" snggests tome excuse for tardiness; but partly I have been too busy to attend to that promise, and partly have been hoping in a discouraged tort of way that soma woman, somswbere, would feel called up. on lo make a few remarks and Invite me to come on wun my brown bread and things, and the would match them with something elso aa wholesome. Then I would oorae on and tall wifs to make tha brown bread.1 And sba responds smartly "But Ton know I tried two or three times and it did not taste lite this." Husband. " But Ton know It was srood and we ate it all np and cried for mors. Anything of that sort tastes pood for a change, and the papers are full of it that we all need more coarse ioou and leas medioine." And then we all scold away briskly, or per haps drop the subject as too hot to handle; but Ibe chances ara that the woman elicka to her groove and keeps her family on hot biscuit and white bread, with a firm belief that fine flour is good enough for anybody, and a great deal leas trouble to cook. Bom women, again, are will ing to make free nss of all sorts of coarse meal; but cook it so carelessly lbs food is re pulsive, and goes finally to the pigs and chick ens. Constant study, pluok and perseverance are as much needed and aa sure of final success in this business as in any other; and an ambition lo understand the whole culinary question, and us relation so individual cnaracter, nealtn and hanoiness. is. or ahonld 1m. a (ma wnmanlv v..,. i :.::."..- 7ri,"T.; uiuiiiui. sou ueaervea so on inauionauie. Bat so long as cooklnu Is called drudnerr In. stead of science, loo many woman will feel jus tified In their Indifference and dislike of a study that is without doubt most Important of any, and almost the least honored. Just think of the honors and titles conferred upon tha man who spends his life in geological or any other 'ogieal research; the man whose untiring vision plercoa the universe and reads the secrets of uncounted stars; the man whose llfe-Ioutf quest results in the most unique col lection of flab-bonea and fragmentary fos sils with jaw-breaking namrs; the man, nay, the scores of men, whose titles indicate that they may bo or hays been distinguished for skillful slaughtering of their fellow"men. Il is fashionable and right enonah to worabln science and art, and literary and military abili ty; but Ihe mother-work that goes on in all these bumble homes is so much more vital than rock-ribbed statistics, more far-reachluir than starlight speculations, mora suggestive and de cisive oi luiura possibilities tnan tne nnest poem ever written; and when we coma lo com psre battle-work with mother-work, words can nanny ue round to mam the vivid contrast. I do not apeak of this because I eipect or even hope that mother-work will soon lake rank among inose industries that contend for promt, nence and oublla honors. Bui it would be well If women could realize now aud forever the dignity and Importance of Domettlo Labor, And that it needs but their own respect for it. their own earnest study of It, their own ability lo perform it gracefully and skillfully, lo re deem it at once from low esteem and place U among the " honorable Industries." In thousands ol homes maternal duties and domestic, duties are band In band "sustained and carried forward almost unaided by one pair of hands the earnest, faithful mother-power. And the woman who rules her home with strona brain aud tenderbeart, who ttudlea her business keen ly as doctor or lawyer studlss his, and performs it so wisely and well that neither doctor nor lawyer are needed to mend or meddle with her well-grown samples of humanity, thla woman who glvea to the world ber healthy, well-taught children and gives to the community her wise and motherly influenoe is quite aa worthy of honorable distinction aa tha man who natlmitw classifies his flth-bnnes in the Interest of sci ence, or the man who wins success and glory in Ball UUIIWH UI HiCi Dtndrlug to build up healthy bodies and thus Bircugtuen pure souis anil capsule brains cau. not ovsrybody sea Ibat this is a more nobis In duatrr than studvins tha tactics of warf Yet will women call the first vulgar and the last glorious; yet will womsn roll as a sweet morsel under toe tongue a high-sounding mili tary title while lha most careful aud devoted uotuer is cauea A Domtillo Drudge. Wbst Is needed to change all this? That we ask men to hold our home-work in biqberetteem? No, indeedl All sensible men are In a State of ehronla aatnniahmant at lha disfavor with which women look upon this branch of womanly business; butOatl Hamilton and other sharp pens have called them bad names about it and declared It is brutal for a man to eipect his wife " to do her own work," But the husband mnat " An Ma nam mik " steadily and patiently clear through to the end, vise wuere auau iue money come from to pay wile a Wkal I Know About Cooking With tenfold more ardor and "general satisfac tion." because of knowing there wonld be at least "an interested audience of one," Ho I waited almost Ions enough and the innnlr- coines at last from only a manl This elves disappointment and debght. Disappointment that my pen is not half sharp enough to stir up sue wuuieu ueiujus over luis Drooi was nere Is another man intelligently hungry for brown iireaq ana resuy so grasp "Full Nu Goat," Eto, la it true that tha wide-awake man la never quite sure that he knows all that he ought to know, but will pick up crumbs of knowledge and glean the golden grain of truth In ail di rections, while tha wide-awake woman is too easily aatiaflej with her measure of facta, and a a a a a . 'a T ....;.' . "VF"-- occioudN luminary oi taiiKim a. it could not too complacently dropa into rather narrow ferkhfi8.!. more ,1Un " dUl'unJcr ,how fiyLliurUufsthataaUaidy lew kind WOnlt. raJInor I raallr hona f Ann-t aatt ,(. ).. tJ ..- . .. .. , , . . . .. - causa oi is-uug io interest women in mis pres ent brown braid business. Yet it is natural to aa why man generally seam so much mora In-tereete-J, mora eager for information and refor mation in this matter of dally food. It may wsU be so with aa observant farmer who panaot help aeeiiu how tha aniiit and aon. ditio ol house and cattla ara influenced by tha food they sat) and ha needs bo Darwin to lead his Iboaghts onward aad upward till they tall Urn that his own physical aad mental foioai several incspabls persons for doing the work ? Where there is actual wealth the case be comes dinerent ( but among the world s workers skill and oar and thoronah-irolns ability ara In active demand, and nowhere more needed than m sne variea range ot domestic duties. A WOmen iS not foreeil (A eheanaa (Ma -inaa but if she marries, hsr share of tha business wis most conveniently in this direction; and if aha can be proud of ber position aa " Active partner in the concern " anil mas hap am-s noble by doing it nobly why, Ood bleea her, and answer quickly her prsyer for equal righU and equal honors, Yea, 1 do remember that too manv n-avlnm Sll A.rWa.a-t-lt'aMi-a.--. a. a- -a aa--. -,.1 -. - m-. aa aawiiai-lllla Nl SalBUV SOSUIO, 1114 WUJ, WQ shortened by overwork; and I do not forget that quite as manv more are annaltv Intnraw. K idleness and luxury. All this will sever be made right until there Is a thorough equality of true Intelligence and true ChriitlauItT dating forward perhapa to that radiant period called" Millennium. r' But if a man ask bread shall r l Mm a sermon? Am afraid I hare dona it thla time, but no one can anlta l-aalraln (ha watf-a!-- n chat. However. Mr. Bar-,-. i-iha .m. .-. !.... j aiii " - r.--. T" ."-... aawaa,-, Mali. 1U aUH ajaj rvea Up UOS anQ. nOta Wiitlea for the Bcsui. Patss. Mrs. Chnbbs considers herself such an ex cellent cook that she prefers preparing most of the dishes for ber table with her own hands. This is tha wsy she cooks beefsteak: She puts on her spectacles, brings ont a large frying-pan aud sets it on the itove, and depoaits therein four or five large spoonfuls of pork-fat or bacon-fat from one of tha half-dozen grease jsra kept constantly on hand. Then she cuts the steak ioto pieces tha alza ot her hand or smaller. Balls and peppers each piece, roils it well in flour, and lays it in the frying-pan, putting It down carefully, aa if putting it to aleep. Then lha goes out to feed the chickens. During Ihe fifteen or twenty minutes of her ab sence, the steak ttews and sputters, and flules itself quite brown and harden one side; and when Mrs. Chnbbs comes In. she tnrns it over and lets it" sputter and fizzle itself equally hard and brown on tha other aids; then It Is removed from the pan, put into a platter, and aet Into the oven to keep warm, where it man- ages to get another scorch while the gravy is being prepared. This graiy Is quite an im portant affair. Two or three more spoonfuls of grease ara put into tha pan, with soma water from tha tea-kettle, and when this bolls It is thickened with flour, and in a moment or two la ready to pour oyer the long-suffering steak. Tha color of this gravy varies from Vandyke- brown to burnt umber; and an un initiated person would be unable to decide whether the meat so treated was orlgiually mutton, beef, black bear, alligator, or hippo potamus. Mrs. Chubbs dwells in the civilized and enlightened city of San Francisco, where thero are hundreda of cook-books to ba had, and a hundred people who wonld tell ber what Ihe proper way is of cooking a beefstesd, if she would only ask, so there is no eicuse for her stupidity; bnt iu ths country there are it great many farmers' wires who cook beefsteak very much like Mrs, Chubbs; why so many I do not know, but it is a pity to see good food spoiled in this manner. If you ara In tha hahii r cooking beefsteak Ilka Mrs. Chubbs, suppose a-ASaa ft-,- aHatlaaa aaiaaa. -.a, . aaB -uu iij nuuiurt wuj, juss lor once, and see how you like it. A gridiron is the only thing- t roper for cooking steak as well aa soma other Indsof meat, but if vou have no -rMir.. and can't get any, use yonr frying pan, only don't put any grease In it, and don't pound the steak. Have good fire and let ths pan net "scorching" hot before you put in Ihe steak. One side will cook In less than a minuts. After it is turned over, salt it. II yon like beef steak cooked brown clear through, I am eonr for your taste, aa it is better a litlle rare in the center. However, wo will not quarrel abont that. It none of lha family are troubled with dyspepsia, you can put some butter on Ibe steak alter it is in the platter; but the butter hsd belter be left out. j No thickened gravy ot any fried meat is fit lobe eaten byclvillted people; so have ILo good sense not to make any. Warm tho plat ter while the ateak Is being cooked, und when tha stesk is taken from the gridiron, or pan, it should go immediately to Ihe table. Mrs. Chubbs thinks a meat stew is a fine dish to have once in a while, for a change. This is tbeway she mskrs aslew: She brings ont her largo frying pan and sets it on the ttove; takes some cold roast meat, mutton, beef, veal or pork, cuts it into chunks two or three Inches square and puts these in the trvini? nan with m bowlfnl m a- -r ti.a greasy, thickened gravy left from yesterday's rostt. If there was any stuffing or bread-crumb dressing left, that It scraped in also; a little water is poured In from Ibe tea-kettle and Ibe hodge-podge left to stew till it is time to be put on the table, which la usually anywhere from ten minutes lo half an hour. When it comes lo the table Ibe meat la as loneh aaanlalaaihar' aud the whole thing simply detestable. A genuine meat stew should be made ot raw meat, with the bones and yery litlle or no fat; the butcher will cut It properly for yon. This should be nut on to cook in a keltla nnra. pan with cold water, and allowed to heat grad ually. When it is hot it should be carefully skimmed, and allowed to simmer till the meat Is tender, which will take from an hour to per haps two or three hours, according to what kind of meat you are oooklng, If any fat rlaea to the top it ahouldbe akimmed off. Put in whatever seasoning you like, sail,, pepper, a litlle cayenne, or piece of green pepper is best, celery or parsley, onions if you like, or loma- suea. With a volume of thanks, which hit friend- nan summed oi nil kindness cut very short, a-ia-mTur la-icv at iasi siartcu wc nomc. i tc, loo, st well st his wife, had been pained by the necessary disappointment to Ihe children, but at It teemed Impossible to avoid it, he had tried to think no more unou Ihe tubiect. Now.ilrlinhraal to an absurd extent by his rood ta-suna ff.v aa. where does family love bum with a purer or ttroia.tr 0am than la French botismt.. llaH.. teia-lied to borrow a light wagon the next day Rica aa a B-inDT. Dr. Hall aaya it ought lo be generally known that ordinary boiled rice, eaten with boiled milk, U one ot tha best remedies known (or any form of loose bowels. IU efflcaccy la Uoraaaad if it la brown. Ilka coffee, and than boiled and eaten atiutaiTslsof four hours, taking no other food or liquid what, ever; its curative virtue (a Increased il no Bilk It taken with It, and tha patient will keep Mill In a warm bad: thsas tl ----- -- sua al-ar-n .. telitbUa-sssedy. This mtkea a uood dish for anvtvulv. a dyspeptic, bnt ts not Terr faahlnnahta ha-amua. it costs so little. Twenty or twenty-five cents' worth of beef or mutton prepared in this war will make a meal for six or eight persons. Oimmi.-Beat six mam varr llntit lha whites to a stiff froth that will stand ..-. ha yolks to a smooth thick better. Add to tha' Coisa a smsu cupiui oi mil., pepper and salt, .ally stir in ths whites lightly' Hare ready !5. no,t .'Ting-pan a good lump of butter. When it biases, pour In your mixture gently and est oyer a clear fire. It should cook in ten' minutes at most. Do not stir, but contrive, as the aggs " aet," to tilp in a broad-bladed knife, under the omelette to guard against burning at' the bottom. The inttent " hiss " of the butter is it flows to ths hottest part of the pan will prove tha wisdom and elfloacy of the precau tion. If yonr oven is hot. von mis mis lha- frying-pan in it as soon as tha middle of tho omelette la aet. When done, lay a hot dish bottom npwarda on tha ton ot lha i-m anA dsxterousiy npsst tha latter to bring the browned side of tho omelette uppermost. Eat soon, or it will fall. Qctxci rcDDina, Take sufficient number of ripa quinces to yisld a pound of pulp, to which put half a pound ol powdered sugar, a half teaspoouf ul each of cinnamon and ginger. Mix them well. Beat np tha yolks of eight eggs in a pint of cream; then add the other In-' petlients, stir tha whole together, flour a cloth, aaJ WV f-laaaaaaaaS1, aa, aM laV-al IS Tni Onion as Food. It is stated that tha onion forma ona of tha oommon and universal supports of Ufa in Bpain and Portugal. Au thority shows, aeawrding to analysis, ths dried onion axmtains from twenty-five to thirty car catntof alutssi, aadrankain thla reapaetwith tliaitriUouajeaad Use grains. "It la not merely aa a relish that tha wayfaring Spaniard rata his onion with Ida kna-abla ernai of bread aa he sits by tha laiiaeaing spHag: - causa axpeeieDoe haa long bmt- tiat,UkaUia enaaaa of tbsE-afliah laljc-ssy. -H helpa to sus tain hit atisHBgth alao, aas asUa, bayond what ltoboJfcwosaattaatrew,. Ithmsnt which hit ssmsais nasal awpfdata."
