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Remembrance.
Bay, shall we meelJ Long years hsve flown
Since we two wandered aide by mde,
Andwehevedriftedwilhthewaves
That floated down Times restleu tides
And etlll, there le a glamour caat
About thoiw peerless early yeara
Which lades In sadder shades, aa I
Review them through the mist of tears.
The item, dark ypara that bore me on,
They bare not turned my heart to stone,
But rather with a tenderer love,
1 muae upon the times long flown.
If there was aught that brought me pain,
Or mlaery, or deep regret,
I will not brood on them to night,
My heart on pleasant things Is set.
With thee, I can remember atlll
The mountains In their grandeur droit,
The fragrance of the whispering plnea.
That filled my soul with sweet unrest.
And rare wild flowers with regal dyes,
'Mid deep, dark ehadowa on the bills
All thcae, with many other things,
My soul with fond remembrance fills.
And thou art bound, as some bright link,
Amld'st the chain of those young dreams;
Thy voice was mingled with the plnea,
And with the mnrmur.ng of the streama.
Old friend I the yeara have brought to us
The common lot of human life;
For toll, and change and time have wrought
The scars we gathered in the atrlfe.
And it might be. If we should meet,
In some unloosed for, crowded place,
I might brush bye thee with a glance,
And never know thy face;
And you might atare a stranger's stare
Intoinyuufamlllareyea,
And never dream the heart atlll beats
True to old friendship's ties.
tjnanawered yet Into my soul
Is that fond wiah of mine,
To atray once more, as years before,
Among the murmuring pines.
For since my foot have pressed the shore,
A second time, on this fair land!
I have been aeverod from those haunts,
As from that olden band.
And atlll unanawered Is tbo wish,
That I should gre-t once moro,
Those treasured frlenda whose early lives,
Were caat with inino of yore.
And ao, 1 can but now repeat,
A welcome, ringing, in the strain
And hands stretched o'er the gap of yesrs.
Bay Hhall we ever meet again?
Answer to " Flora."
From Pacific Itural PrcsB.
An unknown correspondent writes to me as
follows: "Please tell me through the Pbkbb
how to manago about my work the easiest and
quickest wey of doing it I am very slow and
it is sometimes; as luto ub three or four o'clock
in the afternoon before I can sit down not
then to rest and read, but to darn stockings in
numerable and patch, patch, patch until X am
heartily tired ot Bowing and everything else.
My husband is almost double my age, quiot
and undemonstrative too much so, eutirel.v
works hard, bat no bid habits, is kind
and good, but dots not care about reading and
music, of which I am vciy fond; and regards
the little time I spend iu caring for my half-a-dozen
flowers as time wasted. X would like
to have a canary bird, banging ba-kets, pic
tures, o!c, but he will not buy thorn for me
and I get augry, speak hastily and passionate
ly, he does tlie situr, and there is a Momuhtio
breeze.' Please give me a little encourage
mont, foil mo how lo obange bis dislike of
those pretty trifles, into a liking for the same,
and al-o write something that will teach him
how to kr ep his temper more than ho dot s, and
if not asking too niuob, give me a few hints on
the management of childrou. I have four, the
eldest not yet Ion years of age.
By answering tho above you will confer a
great favor on jour friond Flora."
Well dojr friend, you ask Ut rao see eight
or ten questions in ono breath; and it would
take up too much valuttUe space in the 1'iikss
to answer them all at once; so I will answer
your first question this time, and the others at
some future period, it our worthy editor will
kindly grant mo space.
You mention that you are very Blow. That
account- iu part fur your work being behind
hand. Right here lot m tell you about aa ao
?uaintanco of mine, with whom I once spent a
ew days. After breakfast Bhe would lot I bo
disheH remain oi the table, while she would
road just one article In the papor; but she read
on and ou, until the Are went out, the water
got cold, aud ou preparing to wash the dishes,
thero was extra woik to be doue, Tho tiro to
light, water to heat, and the dUbes wfra so cold
and grtasy that it was double tho work to wah
thorn that it would have been at first. Not
onco did she do (his, but day after day.
When she oaino horns from visiting, shop
ping, itu., tier bat was thrown on the bid, her
shawl on oue chair, her gloves on another and
her paiasol w hi rover it was convenient; aud if
a visitor cauio, it was a scramble aud ru-h to
aoget the articles out of slht. Ilor bed was a
perfect catch-all always, lull of newspapers,
wealing apparel iu illllVront Btagea of develop
moot from the fabric, as it wkb brought from
tho Btore. lo the finished (.mint nt.
Sbo had niiuurous clothes oiosets iu the
house, but preferred leaving her garments
here, there and everywheie; aud when Bhe
wished lo go out, it took nearly an hour lo find
the ueodeil articles. One hoe would be under
'the bed, the other up-Btairs; her OHfTs would be
found iu the Chita closet, ber veil in a bureau
drawer, so wrinkled aud crumpled up that it
was not fit to wear. Sbo was an oicellout
cook, but used twice as many dishes as was
necessary, and then spout tou or Aftoen inlu
utea in limiting tin the necessary ingredieuls;
for instead of having everything iu its proper
place, she would drop them wherever she hap
pened to be.
Bhe was a splendid reader, and on day leav
Ing tbo Jelly ou the stove to cook, despite my
remoustiauces, pioked up a volume of poems
and lead aloud, "Dlokeua iu Camp."
We wrte both deeply inletested, when (he
happened to think of tier jelly, aud lushing
into the kitchen, found it was burnt not tit to
eat ai d after a msu of the "Dickens iu
Camp." she threw it away. She would cut out
aeveial garment the same day, aew a little
on eaoh one and then forget It for the next
month; she never mended the wtek's garments
until they were needed; aud it was no wonder
ber belovid would storm around the room,
holdlug a buttoultss garment at arm's length.
1 bare wiitten about my friend more peihaps
than I hould, but I thought that by (bowing
yon her way ot keeping house you would see in
what manner or way you have bi en derelict.
Never think of titling down to read until
yonr tuoning' work U done, your hair ar
ranged for the day, aul a collar with a seat
little bow of ribbon ai yonr throat. Yon have
no ide how th trifle freshen np a dra.
While working jour dree can bo protected
with a Urjj( apron, mad of gingham or calico,
tl jouprtfer It large and long enough to cover
your dirt, and (on.e add a "Ub," to keep the
waist of th draas clean.
Th apron ar iol aa kidaona a you might
aappoM, bat ona dot not aaad frilled and
trimmed apiona when cooking.
Kavar laka two step wbau on U oJaoUnt,
aad do not Mtar oa Ua way. At night joa
can nearly, if nit quite, prepare breakfast for
the following morning, and before retiring tidy
up the room a little pnt the chairs in their
places, fold up the newspapers and put them
away adjust this and that and so much time
will be saved the next morniDg.
Endeavor to.flniih your work by dinner time,
of course I mean after the dishes are washed
and pnt away, and the house tidied up and
never commence washing, ironing or baking in
the afternoon far better to rise early the next
morning and do it. Then you bave the after
noon to yourself. A good plan is to lead say
an hour and while sewing think over what
you have read. That will help your memory
wonderfully. Alternately read and sew, and
yon will be surprised to see bow muck you osn
accomplish in that way. Always have a place
for everything and everything in its place.
That proverb is old bnt will bear repeating.
It is just as easy to put your garmen's in
their proper places as it is to toss them around
the room, and they will not soil as quickly.
The night before yon iron your clothes, fold
them neatly and evenly, dampen and lay care
fully in your clothes-basket, with a large towel
on top of all, and you will be delighted to see
how eat-ily they will iron.
Have separate places for yonr sheets, towels,
stockings, oollais, etc., instead of jumbling
them all in together.
Now for some hints: A oood dish cloth can
bo made of an old stocking cut the foot off
and use the other part. Some prefer to crochet
them loosely of cord, but we are not paitial to
them.
Emntv vonr flour into a larce barrel, which
will hold three or more sackaful, which is far
preferable to li avlng the flour in the sacks to
be spilled and wasted as it generally Is.
To prevent a teakettle from rusting, boil
a double handful of hay in it, then fill the kettle
with told water and boil again.
If yon will sprinkle flour on your pie plates
before using, you will never use lard (.gain, as
it answers the nurnose so much bet er.
I have not half exhausted- my subject, but
fear I have used more than my share of space,
so will answer your other qnestions some othtr
time, and if there U anything that I have
omitted, or that you wish to know, call on me
again. Eliza E. Anthony.
Why Men Will Not Marry Now-a-Days.
Says a New York paper: New York is
crowded with rich, unmarried men, afraid of
the expense of supporting these gilded butter
flies. Thero is a bachelor at the Sixth Avenue
Hotel, whoso income is $20,000 a year, and still
he says he can't ufford to get married. He is a
proud fellow, and says as a Binglo mon he can
have the best horses, best rooms and best box
at thnopeia.
"If I should get married," he said, "I would
nave to sunt mj sell or overdraw my income.
"Ho is that?" asked a friend.
"Well, now. come into the parlor and I'll
"bow you. Ynu see ladies are extravagant
now-a-days. J bey dress so much more in
Europe. I moan they don't wear rich
d'aiuonds like the women of Florence and
Milan, but they wear such rich dresses, laces,
shawls aud furs. Now, I'm proud, and I
would not want my wife to be outdressed, so I
have to keep out of the marriage business.
"Do you see that lady there?" he' asked,
poit t ng to a fashionable caller.
"Yes."
"Well, she bus on a $100 panniered, wat
tnned, polonaisid, brown, gros-gruin dress, and
I wear a $C0 cost. She, wears a $1,201) camel's
hair hIiswI, end a $500 set of sai le, while I
wear a $70 overcoat. She wears a $70 bonnet,
whilo I wear an S3 hat. She wears $200 worth
of point applique and point apnile, while I
we ir a $C t-btrt. Her shoes cost $15 and mine
cost $12. Hcrord nary morning jewilry, which
is changed every year, not counting diamonds,
cost $400, mine coBt $50.
"Well, how doe b it foot up?"
" Why, the clothes Bhe has on cost $2,22.'!,
and mine oost $206, and that is only one of her
dozen outfits, while I only bave say three.
Tub fact is," raid he, growing earnest, "I
couldn't begin to live iu a brown-stone front
with tbnt woman and keep up appearances to
match carriages, church, dinners, opera and
seaside for $20 000. I'd have to b-oome a second-rate
mau.and live iu an eighteen-foot
house, or withdraw over to Second avenue, and
that I'll be banged if I do I" and ho slung his
fists down iuto a nice silk hat in the excess of
his earueBtneBs.
Ocn Faces Ofen Books. The mysteries of
the hoIiooIh, or tbe learning of the anoients
cannot be studiod by all, I ut pages from the
great book of human nature are scattered all
srouud us in ever-ehangiug diversity. There
is no repetition, no camenoss there; but all are
original copies, for tbo author is Omnipotence.
Enti r the schools where the ''coming mau" is
being prepared for his high destiny, and wo
note the open eye, the unruffled brow, and the
undeveloped features, all denoting inuocent
childhood and immaturity. Iuto another, of a
ditlereut class of childron, and oh, bow forci
bly does tbe oaro-worn brow, tho sharpened
aud piuohed features speak of povorty aud suf
fering, of it lines of crime I
Loiter in places whore business men congre
gate, anil there may be Been character displayed
iuitsmo'it selfish aspect, nil eager for gain,
many plotting how to emulate ceitain Tarn
mauy leaders, aud yet elude the ponitentiaiy.
Has it itny influence on features, do you ask?
Lit lynx eyes, corrugated brow, booked nose,
and compressed lips answer.
Visit tUe library of tbe scholar, or the sanc
tum of the poet, and strikingly do tho spacious
head, lofty brow, aud thoughtful face of tbe
oiim, as tho dreamy, absorbed, spiritual faoe of
the other, reveal their iuner life aud their pro
fession also. Walk along Broadway, aud mark
the expression aud look of the elegaut, refined
ludy, aud then visit the dingiest tenement
house that New York contains, and note the
ilirTsrenoe'in the look of its inmates. .-Iruiuu!
o rhrtnoloyy.
A Dkkb Killed bt a Youno Oibl. The an
nexed it cideut illustrating the courage, skill
and coolueaa of a Sauta ltosa girl is striotly
true and well woith publio uotloe. Miss Qcor
gie Auer, a young girl about eighteen year of
age, whs viMting her sister, Mr. Perry Hud
sou, at the old Hudson place. A German was
iu pursuit ot a doer in the bills bock of tbe
house; he got oue shot but missed the game.
Tbe deer a noble buok, came dhing down the
hill. Mis Auser (aw it coming, got a Henry
rifle from the bouse, took a favorable position,
aud, as the deer, at full ped. came in range,
with nntrriug aim she put a ball just baok of its
fore (boulder, and then and there terminated
tbe hunt. The huntsman came up soon after
and proposed to divide th game. Mia Auser,
who t a generous a aba i brave and hand
some, acceded to bis proposition and the sports
man want off with half th (polls, but all tbe
honor of the bunt were with Mis Auser, who
ao oleveraly doubled up, and ao generously di
vided lb prise. Sonoma Dtmocrat, Feb. I3t
Una. AaaaJUaf Lihcolu is (pending tba win
ter io Florid. A Chicago eorrpoadat of a
Louitlana Journal aaya th lady baa rfusd
aaoatroa Uibl offer of marrta ainca ber
knaband'a daalk.
WILLAMETTE FARMER.
Jerking the Reins.
Referring to a recent work, entitled, " The
Perfect Horse: How to Know Him, etc.," Bev.
E. N. Pomeroy, in The Independent, com iders
that it is quite as important to find a "perfect
driver," and says:
A horse of average intelligence may be con
trolled in good part at least on ordinary occa
sionsby the voice; in this way, without the
use of tbe whip or reins, he may be made to go
faster or slower, or to stop at once.
The horse also knows whether he is going
away from the stable or toward it; he knows
also the places where he has been accustomed
to stop; and, although be wears blinders, he
sees everything before him and on each side,
and much that is behind him. He is the most
sagacious of animals. The reins nnd whip
might, I believe, be dispensed with altogether;
and that they are nsed is owing rather lo timid
ity and stupidity on tbe part of the man than
to lack of docility or tractability on the part of
the beast. Much has been said and something
has been done of late to prevent the too free
use of tbe whip, both as a persuader to more
rapid motion and as a gratification of an evil
temper by those having charge of these noble
creatures; bnt, for my part, I have always had
as great sympathy as well for those unfortu
nate, unoffending horses whose drivers too
kind-hearted, too absent-minded, or too indo
lent to use the whip are continuously jerking
the reins. If the end in view were to destroy
the temper or break the spirit of the animal, to
make of a good racer, roadster, carriage or saddle-horse
a poor, dispirited, ambitionless hack,
this would be just the means used for Its ac
complishment. Horses, however, are not the only creatures
that are afflicted in this way, and horse-drivers
are not the only persons who so afflict.
Among employers there is often a tendency
to jerk the reins. Many a man who would
Bcorn to be unjnst in payment of services ren
dered, even to the amount of a mill, or who
would not use violence if he had tbe opportu
nity and provocation of a plantation overseer,
dors great injustice to tbe conscientiousness
and general faithfulness of those whom he em
ploys, and injures their feelings perhaps twen
ty times a day, by his quickness of manner or
bluntness of speech.
Teachers are too much inclined to jerk the
reins. They have smiles and smooth words
for tbe scholars who learn easily, who have few
difficulties to overcome, and need little sympa
thy or encouragement; and reserve their
frowns and maledictions for those luckless
weighm to whom a ladd r is like an oakjplank,
who are always striving and never achieving,
and who are poorly enough off with, all the
advice and good-natured incitement that a
teacher can command.
Ministers, like the rest of mankind, occasion
ally jerk the reius. They sometimes show an
luilination to lord it over God's heritage.
Tbey say and even do sharp things now and
then; not for tbe good that may be accom
plished thereby, but for tho sake of saying and
doing tbem. They eeeni to be fearful that
some may not be aware or may forget that they
bave the "oversight of the flock ol God." Now
this jerking tbe reins by those iu authority is
not a determined and deliberate sin. Tbere is
no "malice prepense" in it. It is rather a
habit that grows little by little, until at length
it may become intolerable.
I have an idea that it a horse, habitually
tormented in the manner we have been con
sidering, wire like Balaam's ass, lor a few
moments, endowed with the gift of human
speech, be would discourse somewhat on
this wise: "Good sir, or madame, I am
not a stone nor a post to be jerked in this
way, nor am I a wild animal. 1 am a horse,
the most faithful, intelligent, affectionate
servant, man has in all tbe brute creation.
I am ready to do yonr bidding at any hour
of the day or night, to eat what you give me,
and to live where you may please to
stable me. You sometimes leave me with
out a blanket, exposed to the cold or wet;
you sometimes forget to feed aud water me
at the proper time; you often give me
mupty h y, or sour meal, and sometimes only
post-meal. I have even known you, when X
was very hungry, to hitch me to a post with an
iron top. You sometimes whip me when I am
going fast enough. All these afflictions and in
flictions I havo borne and can bear again; but
do not, I beg you, do not keep jerking the reins,
for the iron bit to which they are attached
passes through my mouth, and when you jerk
it does you no good, for I go no faster than if
you weie to speak to me never bo gently, for
my hearing is good, and it does me harm; it
hurts and irritates me, aud makes me an am
bitionless spiritless creature."
Tbe bumau expostulation, if utterance were
giten it. would be essentially the same.
Mankind not so Bad. attbr all It is a
curious fact, which ought to have its proper
weignt, mat toe man wnose uuiy is io
most about crime. Ohe head of the police of
Londou,) has been heard to say, that he finds
more and more to excuse iu men. ann thinks
better ot huumu nature, even after tracking it I
through its most perverse aud intolerable cour
ses. It is the mau w ho has teen nothing of life
who is intolerant of his fellow meu. Misan
thropical people have, in most cases, been made
misanthropes by hoping too much. But go on,
thiuking the best you cau of mankind, work
ing the most you cau for Ihem, never scolding
(hem because they will not be wise your way;
and even then, being Bure that, think as gently
aud as lovingly as you cau, you bave dealt but
a scant measure of tolerance to your fellow-
man Arthur Jltlps.
An Enoaqino Mannkb Politeness is to man
what beauty is to a woman. It creates an in
stantaneous impression in his behalf; while tbe
opposite quality exercises aa quick a prejudice
against htm. The politician who has this ad
vantage, e aily distances all the rival candidates,
for every voter he speaks with instantly be
conies'liis frieud, tbe very tones in which he ask
(or a pinch of snuff, are often more potent than
tbe logio of a Clay. Polished manner havo of
ten made scoundrels successful, while the best
of men, by their hardness and coldness, have
done themselves incalculable injury the (hill
being (o tough that the woild could not believe
tbere was a preoious kernel within it. Had
lUleigh never flung down his cloak iu tbe mud
tor the proud Elixtbeth to walk on, his career in
life would scarcely bave bceu worth recording.
Scores ot men bave been successful in life by
pleasiDg manner alone. A trait of character i
well worth cultivating, lads. Never forget tbe
vain of true civility.
All bachelor ar not entirely lost to tbe re
finement of sentiment, for tb following toast
wa lately clven by on of tbem at at a publio
dinner: "Th ladita Swettbriar in tb gar
den of lih."
Tana ia vrythlng in tb man, nobtlng in
ilia efeaneo. for In rlaht kind of a man makes
bla own abaoe.
Tout word abomld U aa good aa year bosxi
'Cos He Sang So.
Leaning Idly over the fence a few days since
we noticed a little four-year old "lord of
creation" amusing himself in the gras watch
i .u j!M.. fllnht nt i irda wnlrih were
playing around him. At length a bobolink
percuta mmseu upon u uruupiug j.uBu .......
apple tree which extended to within a few
yards of where the urchin Bat, and maintained
his position apparently "unconscious of the
close proximity of one whom the birds usually
consider a dangerous neighbor. The boy
seemed astonished at his imprudence, and,
after regarding him steadily for a minute or
two, obeyingjthe instinct of bis baser nature, he
picked up a stone lying at his feet, and was
preparing to throw it. steadying himself care
fully for good aim. The little arm was reached
backward without alarming the bird, and Bob
was within an inch of damage, when lol his
throat swelled, and forth came nature's plea:
A-link-a-link, bob-o-link, bob-o-link 1 a-no-weetl
a-no-weetl I know it, I know ill a-link a-link,
don't throw itl throw it, etc., and he didn't.
Slowly tbe little arm subsided to its natural
position, and tbe despised stone dropped. The
minstrel oharmed the mnrderer. We heard the
songster through, and watched his uoharmed
flight, as did the boy, with a sorrowful coun
tenance. Anxious to hear an expression of
the little fellow's feelings, we approached him
and inquired:
"Why didn't you stone him, my boy? You
might have killed bim and carried him
home."
The poor little fellow looked np donbtingly,
as though he suspeoted our meaning, and, with
an expression of half shame and half sorrow,
he replied:
"Couldn't, 'cos he sang sol"
Don't stone the birds.
Thk Rothschild Women. The Jewish Jfss
senger says: "We take pleasure in referring to
the merits of the Rothschild family, not because
tbey are wealthy, but for the simple reason
that in spite of their wealth they strive to be
useful to their kind. The men are immersed
in business; they are charitable, but tbe people
will say that it is easy to be charitable if yon
are rich. The women are public-spirited,
intelligent and warm-hearted, founding hospit
als, reformatories, children's homes, endowing
scholastic institutions, enoouraging struggling
professionals, and taking a personal interest in
the poor. Baroness Lioual makes weekly vis-its
in tbe meanest portions of L mdon, brightening
the home of the Jewish artisan, giving her good
counsel to the earnest teachers of the free
schools, the matrons and assistants of the
various charities. The daughter of Alphonse,
of Paris teaches a good lesson to her listers in
faith, and to rich young ladies of crned, by re
ceiving a well-deserved diploma as teacher.
Anselm's daughter, in Vienna, is prominent in
mutic, not only composing songs that attain
popularity, but aiding struggling musicians by
pen and purse.
What am I Good Foe ? Rjmember the par
able of tbe talents one had ten, another five,
another two and another one. So it is among
men to-day. Our "talents" may be compared
with money, with education, acquired art, nat
ural gilts, or with an opportunity to do good.
If we use our one, two, or five talents to do tbe
best of our ability, we shall be accepted, and
earn the approval ot Him who judges right
eously. Are we living so to-day that we can
ask or hope that God's blessing on the course
we are perusing ? This is our right, our priv
ilege and our duty, we may count our passing
moments as unimportant, as they appear to be
uneventful. But "time flies," ana we must
fly to keep up, or be left behind; each second,
like the tick of a clock, makes its record. We
do not realize this until we come into middle
life or old age, when if our time has been
fritted away, we are punished in a "hell" of
regrets, for "lost time and lost opportunity."
Annual of Phrenology.
In a late letter from London Joaquin Miller
writes very feelingly concerning the death of
Tom Hood thn younger, and is led to speak of
his first meeting with that genial and accom
plished gentleman. The first evening he passed
with Hood he brought out a scrap basket con
taining the relics of his father's manuscript.
They looked for some time, hoping to find a
copy of the "Bridge of Sighs," but their search
proved unavailing, except that it brought to
light the following lines which, written on a
small scrap of paper, were evidently intended
for a portion of that most sadly beautiful of all
the authors efforts:
Cover her, cover her
Throw tbe sod over her,
Hide ber from Qod.
As a literary curiosity, lit alone their pathos
the lines are worthy of preservation.
Better than Gold. We often hear little
boys telling of tbe wonders they will do when
tbey grow to be men. They are looking and
longing for tbe time when they will be large
enough to carry a cane and wear a tall hat; and
not one of them will say he expecis to be a
Soor man; but every one expects to be rich,
ow, money is very good in iti place; but let
me tell you'little boys what is a great deal bet
ter than money, and what you may be earning
all the time yon are waiting to grow largo enough
to earn a fortune. The Bible Fays "a good
name is rather to be chosen than great richer,
and loving favor rather than silver or gold."
A good name does not mean a name for being
tbe richest man in town, or for owning the
largest house. A good name is a name for doiug
good deeds; a name for wearing a pleasant face
and carrying a iheerful heart; for always doing
right, no matter where we may be.
A Good Custom. Mechanical employments
of various kinds are gradually coming more
and more into fashion aa a source of amuse
ment amongst the young of both sexes. Small
printing-presses, tool chests, turning lathes,
scroll saws, eta., sre now manufactured in
large quantities; and are eagerly purchased by
those who desire pleasure aud instructive em
ployment for their leisure hours. Tbe intro
duction of these mechanical occupations,
serves a more important end than the mere
production of a few pretty toys and ornament b,
and the keeping ot young people out of mis
chief. They eduoate the eye, and tbe hand,
and impart a general dexterity, which is of the
utmost value ia every department of life.
Moreover, they give a self confidence in regard
lo mechanical matters wbiob will often prove
of great service.
A Lrrnje girl bad seen her brother playing
with his burning-glas. and beard bim talk
about tbe word "focus," tba referred to the
dictionary, and found that the focus was "ihe
place where the rajs meet. " At dinner, when
the family was assembled, sbe announced, as
grand a could be, tbat (be knew the meaning
of ona bard word. Her father asked ber what
it wis. She replied tbat it was the word
"focus" "Well, Mary," said be, "what do
it meant" "Wot " she 'replied, "it mean a
place whera they ralsa calve. " Th!, of
oonrae, causM a great uugn. dm an mock to
bar point, aad produced hr dictionary to prov
tbat ha was right "Tnera," an said, tri
amphaully. "'Focoa a plaa whera th rays
mt;' and If tby ralea meat, tby raia aaliaa.
Andaolamricht,ia'tI,mtktr
DofdEsjic Economy.
Salads and Dressings.
"Tinlav TCmbriirht" alwavs writes well and
always tells her readers things true and useful,
whether her subject be flower gardening, oook
ery, or domeitlo economy. Sbe says, for in
stance, of salads (in tbe Country Qeniltman)
that if we would use tnem, as me x rencn ao,
as an article of daily food, we should not en
gender so many disorders of the blood as we do
by eating so much fat meats, and butter and
sugar in its varied forms of cakes, pies, pud
dings, etc. She offers the following recipes,
which we hope our fair housekeepers will try
for themselves:
Mayonnaise Dbesstno. This is for lobster
or chicken salad, and is made as follows:
Break the yolks of three raw eggs into a salad
bowl, add a little salt and white pepper; stir it
with a wooden spoon with the right band,
while with the left yon add, very slowly, about
half a pint of pure salad oil, poured from the
bottle held in the leithand. Beat it lor twenty
minutes, and add pepper and salt to yonr
taste. Beat the whites of two eggs to a stiff
froth, and stir rapidly into the dressing. Now
add abont two large spoonfuls of vinegar, more
or less, according to its strength, and blend all
thoroughly together until it is as smooth as
glass; if not so, add a few drops ot oold water
to mingle the whole mixture. Take tbe lob
ster from the shell; leave the legs and the
"coral" to be used as garnish; out the remain
der into small dice and place in a deep bowl;
add to it small heads of cos lettuce (whioh is
the light green variety, and very t nder, but
th common kinds will do), garnish the dish
with capers and lobster claws and "coral,"
sliced hard-boiled eggs and olives, first, turn
ing the mayonnaise all over tbe lettuce.
If you desire to make chicken mayonnaise,
roast the fowls, bis ing them frequently w itb
butter dissolved in water; when roasted tender,
remove the flesh from the body, wingi and
legs; cut in small monthfuls, and add either
celery, lettuce, or chopped cabbage the first,
if well blanobed. is preferable. Garnish with
slices of boiled beets, bard-boiled eggs, and
olives.
Cabbage and Ham 8alad Take two small
heads of cabbage, well washed, and chp them
quite fine; dice off a dozen or more thin slices
of tender boiled ham. Mix the two together
in a salad bowl. Make a dressing of two raw
eggs, mixing the yolks with half a teapoonfnl
of mustard, stirred up in boiling water; then
add three tablespoonfuts of sour cream, jist
skimmed from tbe pan, or one small tescupful
of falad oil, poured in very slowly, as directed
for mayonnaise. Stir for ten minutes, ad ling
a little salt and pepper. Beat the whites of the
eggs to a froth, and add to it; also four table
spoonfuls of vinegar. This makes a delicious
side dish, or a course at tbe dinner-table, and
the housewife will find it a toothsome substi
tute for a hot dinner when the mercury mounts
high up among the nineties, and there is iron
ing or washing to attend to. Chopped cold
boiled potatoes can also be added; and tbe dish
can be prepared out of cold boiled oorned beef
chopped floe, or from cold roast veil, beef, or
mutton. Le'tuce can be substituted f r cabbage
if preferred, and the mustard can be lelt out.
Boiled Cabbage Salad. Boil a Savoy cab
bage uutil tender; then drain and chop it.
Serve with a salad dressing, made out of two
hard boiled eggs mashed very flue, three table
spoonfuls of thick, sour cream, onet aspoonfol
of mixed mu-tard, one teas-poonful of suit, two
tablespoonfuls of strong vinegar. Stir until
peifectly smooth, and turn over the cabbage.
To Take out Bruises in Foeniture. Wet
the place well with warm water, then take some
brown paper five or six times doubled and well
soaked in water, lay it on tbe place, apply on
tbat a hot flat iron till the moisture is evapo
rated, and if the bruise is not gone, repeat the
process. You will find after two or three ap
plications that the dent or bruise is raised level
with tbe surface. If the bruise is sm ill, soak
it well with warm water, and hold a red-hot
poker very near the suif ice, which is to be
kept continually wetted, and you will soon And
the indentation vanished.
Home Repairs or Plastered Walls.
Small holes in white plastered wills can be
ea ily repaired without nending for the mason.
Equal parts of platter of Paris and white sand
such as is used in most families for scouring
purposes mixed with water to a paste, applied
immediately, aud smoothed with a knife or flat
piece of wood, will make tbe broken place as
good as ntw. The mixture hardens very
quickly, so it is best to prep ire but a small
quantity at a time.
Apple Snow. Pare the apples, halve and
oore them; put them to boil wuh a little water
and one cupful white sugar. When tbe apples
are cooked, lift them ont wiihout breaking;
boil djwn the sirup and pour over. On the
top place a few spoonfuls of whites of eggs;
beaten to a stiff froth and seasoned with lemon.
White Cake. Two eggs, two cups of white
sugar, one tup sweet mils, one-half cup l;u ter,
beat to a cream; two tablespoonfuls cretin tar
tar, one tea-ipoonful soda, three and one half
cups flour. When baked, sprinkle the top
with white BUgar, and place spoonfuls of jelly
on the top.
Punching Holes in Straps.
The punching of holes through the -various
straps of harness, for buckle toncues, and for
attaching the buokles, is a mitter of great im
portance, and does not, as a rule, receive the at
tention tbat it should. The old method, of
purcbing them from the upper or grain side of
the leather, has been generally abandoned by
the manufacturers of fine work, it being d-emed
injurious to the wear of the leather. The prin
cipal objection arises from the liability of the
grain of the latter to crack from the strain of
the buckle-tongue, and to be the cause, eventu
ally, oi the leather tearing, as it rauses such a
crease wheie tbe tonpue catches that it injures
the texture of ihe leather, and makes it tear the
bole more or less. In addition to this, if the
leather is very strong, the longue of the buokle
is sure to bend ont of (bap; All these objec
tions can be obviated by punching from the un
der or flesh Bide of Ihe strap, and by using a
punch, the long sides being p trailed with tbe
length of tbe (trap; tbe punch should be set at
an angle ol about twen y degrees, cutting tbe
hole at such an angle tbat tbe buckle-tongue
will ret in it without tnrowing any strain on
tbe inside of tbe leather. Some object to punch
ing tbe bole from tba under side on account of
it forcing tbe grain out, and thus disfiguring
the ouUile edges ot the hole. This can be cor
rected, however, by driving tbe punch through
tbe bole from tbe outside, which will cutaway
tb iligbtly-turned tdjje of the grain, and aetit
down smooth and clean. It is not necessary,
however, to te-punch any boles except tboaa
that will be exposed when tb ham is com
plete. Punches should be a thin as possible,
a th xtx thiokae- of tba taatal atraina tb
leathtr. ZfarMM Journal.
Cams JatieMcKo, of Utah, baa been ra
xovd, and David P. Lo appointed ia U
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