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Edllnl by Hn Harriot T. Clarke.
OTHER FELLOWS THINK SO, TOO.
There's just one thing n man can linvo
In all tlia world of woo and strife,
That makes the business not too bad,
And that onu thing's mi easy wife, ,
ost fancy that I lovo my girl
For rosy cheeks or raven hair?
She holds my heart because she lnughs
Uecauso she laughs and doseu't care.
I put my boots just wlicra it suits,
And timl them where I put them, too;
That is a thing, you must allow,
A clinn can very seldom do,
1 leave my papers on my doskj
Shu never dusts them In a heap,
Or takes to light tho kitchen stovu
Tho very one I want to keep.
On yintcr niuhti my cosy damo
Will warm her toes before tho fircj
Sho novcr scolds nbout the lamp,
Or wants the wick a trille higher.
On Sundays sho is not so fino
Hut what her nifties I can hug;
I light my pipe just whero I please,
And spill ilia ashes on the rug.
Tho bed is novcr filled with "shams"
A thing some women vilely plan
To worry servants half to dentil,
And spoils tho temper of n man.
Hlie lets mo sleep to any hour,
Nor raises any horrid dm
If it just happens, now and then.
To be iulte lato wheu I come in.
I tell you Jack, that you would wed
Just such n girl, who lets things run;
Sho'll keen her temper liko a lamb,
And helps you on to lots of fun.
Don't look for money, stylo or show,
Or blushing licauty, ripoaiid rnrcj
Just take the one who laughs at fato
Who laughs, and shows sho doesn't care.
You think, perhaps, our household ways
Ara just pvi'chaucc a little mixed; '
Oh, when they get too horrid bad,
Wo stir about and cet things fixed.
What compensation has a man
Who earns his bread by sweat of brow,
Jl noino is mailo a battle ground,
And life ouo lone, eternal row?
- Harper's for September.
OCR LITTLE OIRLB CAM BET THE TABLE.
row our littlo girls can do this much to
help mother just ns well as not. These littlo
hands and feet aro restless, and would liko to
bo useful if they only know how to do it.
Tho comfort and success of a mc.il depends
much upon tho way It is set out. It may bo
mado to look invitin?, or n nice meal may bo
spoiled by a careless way of spreading it out.
If thcro is n method established, children
soon learn the routine, saving mothers many
steps and giving tho child happiness in feeling
that ho or sho rs doing something useful. Wo
.have been wanting you each to take somo one
duty to do regularly every day, and wo will
givoyou somo hints so that you can help
mother. Tho first thing is to havo a clean
table cloth, ouo that shows tho creases where
it has been folded, bo sure you have it on
straight, exactly in tho middle It may bo
that it is not easy to get tho washing done,
and mother thinks best to use a white oil
'cloth, if so.bosuro that it is shining and clean,
that nothing sticky or greasy is about, then
et the castor and salt in tho middle of the
table, put tho knives and forks straight at
esch plico, put the plates in a pile in front
of tho one who carves, the meat. It is best to
sco that these platos aro warmed just before
eating, as also tho meat and vegetable dishes.
Then put tho cups and' saucers, sugar, milk
and cream before mother's place, always sco
that tho castor is filled and that the sugar
bowl is full. Attention to these little things
prevent tho confusion of getting up from tho
table at meal timo. Cut the butter smooth
and neat, having a clean dish for it each
meal; put on two plates of bread, cutting it
neatly and piling it on tho plate evenly.
Then distribute the satico and vegetables as
seem lcst. If napkins are netl, bo sure
that each person gets his own, as it, is not
pleuant to get one that somo other person has
used. It is but little trouble to keep them in
daily U8o and thoy muy be mado of common
material where there is .a largo family of
children, and if oncu accustomed to the use
they will bo found soon to be a necessity,
Kach person should have a ring of their own
bo that there can bo no confusion.
Somo may say "why anybody can set a
table," but thcro is someart In Stand consider
able tasto, too, may lie displayed in it. Food
and dishes muy be put on in a random way
just as it happens, but it requires an orderly
mind to set a table properly, but once a sys
tem is established it is easier to do it well,
A glass of (lowers gives a cheerful look to the
table, and tho little ones would be only too hap
py to do their share in anything tha', tho older
children are doing. Anything that will cast
a bright look will contribute to tho happiiiess
and harmony of a family circle. Tho pleasant
courtesies of lifo should be kept up at table,
no whero docs ill breeding show itself so plain
as at tho table. Mother is so full of other
cares that perhaps she overlooks the little
shortcomings, but let each one of you older
ones set a good example to the littles ones,
they will do just as you do. Try and be
polite, if you say "please pass tho bread,"
they will be sure to do it, too. If you go to
the table with clean hands and hair brushed
well they will soon imitate. Hut above all
peak pleasantly j one cross word brings an
other, and soon all will bo looking cross and
feeling so, too. Then how quick a pleasant
word is answered, it is like an electric spark,
very one feels better at the sound of a cheer
ful word. This is one way in which every
little boy and every little girl can help, for
very body must set tables and mutt clear
them away, too, and we will tell next week
how to do that. , Aost Hetty,
CHAPPED HANDS.
Borne persons suffer much during the cold
months with chapped hands, while there are
others who never know how uucomfortable
one can be, and from an apparently little
thing. A .good ointment for this is one ounce
of white resin, melt it in a little pan; add a
little lard or oil until tho rosin is soft, so that
when cold It can bo dented by the thumb nail,
when used, warm it a little and rub in
thoroughly. If tho chart Is inflamed and raw.
drop somo of the salvo rather warm upon tho
placo needed, then cover immediately with a
picco of soft newspaper, and it will stick thus
forming n sort of plaster which will havo a
comfortable fcelimr. Of courso llcsh won't
heal soon, but n few applications will do it,
001110 oici gloves with tno lingers oil will lie
good to put on at night after using the salve,
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CHOICE RECIPE.
Hoi- Ykt. lloll n handful of hops in a
quart of water; grato four largo potatoes;
take out hops and stir in potatoes; let loil a
moment, stirring; put in a largo spoonful of
salt, and half tvaciipful of sugar; keep in a
warm placo for n day or no and bottle; this
will keep three weeks iu warm weather.
Mum. 0. ,
Ciun ArrLK on (liuvr. I'iiki.kh. I take
ouo quart vinegar and put a tablcspoonful of
cinnamon and cloves into it, let boil fl or 10
minutes; iu tho meantime, whilo tho vinegar
is boiling, I look after my crab apple und
weigh out 7 Hi of apples and II Km of sugar
Collee C, add the sugar, and when it boils
again drop iu tho apples; they will cook in a
short timo and will be ready for the table as
soon as cool. I pickled grapos with this same
recipe, and they nre very nice indeed. Leave
them on their steins.
Cinnamon Cookiks One, egg, one cupful
of sugar, three-quarters of a cupful of sour
cream, three-quarters of a tcaipoonfull of
saleratus, and a little salt; stir very still-, and
rlrori iu small bits on tho molding board, on
which is snread n few snoonfula of irrnnml
cinnamon; roil tno cakes scpa.-atclv iu this
powder, lay on a well buttered tin and l!ie.
Ha.nui.no Oaiidkn. To mako a hanging
garden, take a white spongo of largo tiro and
sow it full of rice, hemp, canary, grass, arid
other seeds. Then placo it iu a shallow dish,
in which a littlo water is constantly kept, and
as the stionge will ab.orb the mixture, the
seed will begin to sprout lieforo man; tlavs.
When this has fairly taken place, by means
of cords the sponge may be suspended iu the
window where a little sun will enter. It w ill
thus become a mas of green foliage, and
should lie refreshed with water daily so us to
be kopt moist. ,
Sl'icno I'kauk. Tnko four pounds of sugar
and one gallon of best cider vinegar, l'aro
and halve as many pears as tho syrup will
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cover, tie cinnamon, cloves and allspice in a
cloth and boil until the fmit looks cleiir. If
intended to be kept for some months it will
be letter to put them iu self-sealing cans. Do
not put in too much spico as it will make
them dark.
ounur..-. ukatii. i no cnauccs ol escaniin:
sudden death are nearly two to one in favor
of women. Death always begins at tho head,
the heart or tho lungs; therefore, 1st, Keep
the head cool by taking tho wm Id easy. 2d,
Keep tho lungs breatliing deeply and fully
aliout 17 time a minute, by cultivating alac
rity in all tho bodily movements. 3d. Keep
the heart beating about OS times a minute,
that is, let the pulse beat four times whilo
the lungs breathe once, bv eating temperately,
sleeping fully and soundly, exercising mod
erately ami avoiding all temporary excite
mont, mental or liquid.
Tub Tiieatmext of IUttles.nakk Uite
A professional suako catcher of Holyokc,
Mass., treats rattlesnake bites as follows t He
first ties a cord tightly around the member
bitten, so as to cut off the How of tlie blood
toward the heart. The bleeding wound is
then sucked out thoroughly to withdraw us
much of tho Poisoned blood as nmunl.l,, ft..r
a whilo the string is loosened u little to allow
the remaining luison, if any, to be slowly
absorbed into the system that no serious re
sults are likely to follow.
To Kelt Eggs. Eggs may be kept eooel
for au indefinite period by the following;
Put them in an open work basket or colander
aud immerse them for a moment iu boiling
" ; nitiu )- just luugeaougu to lorm
a film ou the inside of the shell; this excludes
the air. Then place them in some convenient
vessel, small end down, and set them iu the
coolest part of the cellar, where they will
keep till wanted for use. This method we
have used successfully for years.
Fat Makes He.nu Lat. There is much re
fuse fat from the kitchen that can be turned
to good account by feeding to tho hens. Of
course, where soip is is made it will be usesl
in that way, but it is a qnestion whether it is
not much easier and more profitable to buy
soap and make the hens lay by feediug them
with fat.
r.Tcryiuiug uiai is noi wanted lor
drippings for cooking purposes should be
boded up with the vegetable for the fowls.
CIDER Y1KEQAR,
This very1 Important artlclo of household
consumption is often mado of drugs, or tho
dregs of beer or wine, that aro emptied from
the glasses at saloons I Indeed, city people
littlo know what sort of stuff they aro using.
Tho price of vinegar by retail in 1'orttaiid is
fifty cents a gallon, nnd very poor BtulT at
that. It seems A wonder when thcro aro so
many nico orchards iu tills country, and so
many apples go to wuste, that farmers do not
try nnd manufacture for market. It seems as
if our farmers let much go to wasti that might
with n littlo trouble bo made to yield a good
sum.
The enormous supply of npploi all over tho
country suggests tho idea that a good part of
them may bo turned into cider vinegar with
profit. Vinegar may bo mado direct from
tho apples, but it is much preferable to first
extract the cider. When cider is intended for
vinegar it should bo mado with the same
cleanliness ns if intended for drinking or keep
iug, and tho casks into which it is put for fer
mentation should bo equally sweet, and if old
whisky cosies aro used it improves tho cider as
well for vinegar as for drink. Thcro should
bo nothing added to the juice, as puro juice is
bestj tho mustard seed, sulphite of lime and
other such ingredients used for stopping fer
mentation injure tho vinegar. The better tho
apples tho better tho vinegar, and rider made
late in tho autumn from fruit rich in juico is
muoh better than that from windfalls and
early gathered fruit, as cider is better for the
samo reasons.
Vinegar may bo mado from crushed apples
or from the pomaco after tho cider Is pressed
out, ns is often done from tho pomace of grapes
and of other fruits. Tho apples aro ground
and put into shallow holders, where they
arc left to ferment for n couple of days, then
pressed and tlio Juice put directly Into old
vinegar casks containing mother of vinegar.
If the weather is cool tho casks aro placed
wliero they will lio kept warm, ami in a few
months tho vinegar may be drawn off into
clean vtssols. The chief auxiliary to produc
ing vinegar quickly is exposing tho fluid to the
air at a mild temperature, but for tho best
cider vinegar, where haste is not ncccessary,
it is better to extract and barrel tho cider, al
lowing it to ferment ns in thn best process of
cider making, and then using the elder ns
desired, Most cider vinegar, and perhaps tho
best, is mado by leaving tho bung open and al
lowing the change to tako placo uradually,
which will Ikj in a longer or shorter time ns
tho tciupcaturo is warmer or cooler.
The cores and parings left from, drying ap
ples may bo used ns above described, or they
in ty bo placed in jars or tubs and warm water
poured over them, and set in the sun or other
warm place for a week or ten days and the
juico ndded to tho vinegar barrel, or used with
the addition of cider, l'liu principle of vin
egar making is fermentation, nnd this comes
from the presenco of sugar, nnd may bo has
tened by yeast or similar aids, but the bent
agent to produce fermentation is strong old
vinegar. Tho richer tho juco iu saccharine
matter the stronger tho vinegar, nnd tho war
mer tho temperature and tho more the vinegar
is expoiscd to the air tho more rapid tho pro-
Making Chicken Pie.
Country (ItytUmtn.
Chicken pie is one of tho good things in
which epicures especially delight; and nil the
memories of thanksgiving days teem with the
delicious fragrance which emanates from the
capacious tin pan, filled to heaping up with
this old-fashioned luxury. "Tako 'four good
sized fat chickens, cut up at all tho joints,
wash thoroughly, and put into a two-gallon
kettle with just water enough to cover them,
boil slowly, and skim nicely. When tender,
throw iu n tablcspoonful of 'salt aud a piece of
butter as largo as a coileo cup. Tako out tho
chicken, and stir up four spoonfuls of flour in
a tcacupful of cold water, nnd drop into the
liquid that the chickens were boiled iu. Stir
it well, and let it boil about five minutes, then
remove from the fire'. 'J'nko two quarts of
sifted flour, and a lump of laid tho sizo of a
coileo cup. Kub tho lard thoroughly with
the flour, then tako two colIeecupfuTs of sour
cream, add half a teasooufulof soda dissolved
in two spoonfuls of water, stir up quickly and
knead lightly. Hotter a six-quart tin pun,
and loll out tho crust half an inch thick, and
cover tho dish inside. Now place tho chicken
in tho dish, packing it closely, pourin enough
of tho soup to fill tho pan within n half an
inch of the top of tho rim. Itoll out another
crust and spread over the top, pinching it
down lightly round tho rim of tho pan. Now
cut out from the remnant of the dough a scal
loped edge and bind around; cut a ventilator
iu tliu centra of tho pie, and spread a jwiptr
over tha top so it will not scorch, nnd bake
two hours, it is tho lie-st Thanksgiving dish
that ever made a hungry child's mouth
water."
Yield or Ess In a Tear.
Country Ucntleiutn.
Many items havo been going tho rounds of
tho press recently, making the most extrava
gant assertions, pro and con, regarding the
laying capacity ol alien, itotli during a year
and during her natural lifetime. The facts
aro simply thesoi There can bo no acute
stateuienU made for tho reason that the dif
ferent varieties of poultry vary so largely
iu their laying capacity. The same
variety also differs largely iu tho bunds
of diflerrnt breeders some breeding for color,
".u., to the sacrifice of tho laying qualities, ami
others strive hard to make their strains no
torious for their great laying qualities. So I
say that a lieu will lay from 7.1 to 203 eggs in
a year, and from 150 to l,.'00iu her natural
lifetime. If laying qualities are bred for,
they ran bo obtained. Yards of fifty hens
have been mode to average "10 eggs for an
ntiro year within tlio writer's experience, I
no.iccd a recent assertion iu these columns
that a lieu, if in perfect health, would lav
only three days iu succession, then skip a day,
and so on, 1 have known a hen to lay 111
eggs ami not miss a day, though such instances
are doubtless rare, I am of opinion that it is
more common for a good laying hens in the
mouth of April to lay 20 days in succession
than otherwise.
Br an act of Congress at tho last session,
provision was made for sinking two artesian
wells in Colorado. The Denver Inter-Ocean,
of the 31st ult, referring to these wells, saysi
"Gen. he Due, the Commissioner of Agricul
ture, who was the first to take in hand the
idea of redeeming a portion of our arid ,ianl
by means of artesian wells, will arrive in
Colorado soon, for the purpose of selecting
the proper localities at which to begin tho im
portaut w ork. It is probabUi tliat one will be
su.ik iu the northern aud one in the southern
part of the State, The work will be given
ou t to the lowest responsible bidder. Enough
is already known to make the success of the
experiment by no means doubtful."
4f0,I $liiMrn,
HAKE CHILDHOOD SWEET.
Wnit not till tho hands nre nt rest,
Ere you fill them full of flowers;
WtAl not till (ho crowning tubcroso
To mnko sweet tho last sad hours.
lint while in tho busy household band
Your darlings still need your guiding hand,
Oh! fill their lives with sweetness.
Wnit not till tho little hearts nro still,
For the loving look nnd phrase;
Hut while you gently chide n fault
The good deed kindly praise.
l'ho Moid you would speak beside tho bier
jails sweeter lar ou the living ear;
Oh! fill youny lives with sweetness!
Alii what nro kisses on clay cold lips
To rosy mouth wo pi ess.
hen our weo ono flics to her mother's
arms,
For love's tenderest caress!
Let never n worldly baliblo keep
Your heart from tho joy each day should
reap.
Circling your lives with sweetness.
Oivo thanks each morn for tho sturdy boys,
flivo thanks for tho fairy girls;
With a dower of wealth liko this at home,
Would you rillo tho earth for pearls!
Wnit not or dentil to gem life's crown.
lint dally shower life's blessings down.
And fill young hearts with sweotnets. '
llomrmbcr tho homes when tho liuht has
lied.
Whero the rose hns faded nwny;
And the lovo that ulows in youthful hearts,
Oh, cherish it while you may!
And mako your homo n garden of flowers,
Where joy shall bloom through childhood's
hours,
And fill young lives with sweetness.
. . - j
OUR LETTER BOX.
Our letter box continues to bo a receptacle
of tho littlo folks' letters, and wo aro surotli.it
many of tho older folks read this column with
as much interest as tha littlo boys and girls;
Wo can sco a marked improvement in tho let
ters that como to us now; wo should judge
from tho writing and spelling that inoro care
is taken to writo neatly nnd to spell correctly.
There nro sometimes words spelled wrong,
mid wo would liko to let such ones know nlout
it, so that moro caro might be taken next
time, but we don't liko to criticize, unless wo
could do It privately, for no littlo ly or girl
likes to bo corrected beforo others, and wo
want to encourage, instead of discourngo, these
efforts. Sometimes it will bo the very best
letters as to composition that will havo Incor
rect spelling. AU of this is tho fault of teach
ers nnd parents; tho children nro scarco aver
to blame. Every parent should interest them
selves in tho school enough to know if tho
teachers do their duty Iu this pirticular. Tho
greatest pride used to ho taken in being at tho
head of tlio spelling class, mid tho day's stud
ies wcro nlwnys wound up with a general spell
all "toeing (ho mark," standing straight,
with hands folded behind; but, now, as wo
have remarked before, reading aloud, spelling
and good manners nro not considered worth
teaching. This is quite a lecture to you, my
dear littlo friends, but wo nro urging you nil
to write that you may improve yourselves; it
is more for this reason than any other; so
each time you write, see if you can do n little
hotter. Copy it oil" on a clean sheet, scethnt
it is punctuated right, and havecapitd letters
at tho beginning of each sentence Keep a
copy of each letter that you write, then when
thn Faumku comes comparo it with your espy
nnd you can soon see where you havo made
mistakes, for the printer makes it all correct.
Kben 1'rico writes a very nice letter, and
there is not ono mistake in it; ho has also
seemed to tako pains to writo it as neatly as1
ho could. His method of feeding tho calf Is
worth knowing, and he ought to havo that
calf for his own. Two little sisters, Miunio
and Clara, write; ono wants a quilt pattern.
Wo hope somo littlo girl will picco a block
and send in a letter to Clara Ward, at Fair
view. Wo should liko to havo her scud the
story, and should, most probably, publish it.
Santa Clans will surely come to theso littlo
girls. We aro glad to hear from Chester again;
his mother's icceipt for making hop yeast will
bo welcome to many.
East 1hiti.a.ni, Nov. 8, 18S0.
Editor Home Circle;
1 have liecn intending to write for somo
time, but havo been busy nil Summer. You
may think littlo Ikivi have not much to do,
but ou a farm thcro ara many things wo can
do to help pajui ami mamma, aud thoy do not
believe iu bulging children up in Idleness, I
am going to Helmut this Winter; Mr. He! wood
is our tencheragaiu, assisted by Miss Adams.
This is tho third Winter Mr. Selwood has
taught at Mt, TuW, aud I liko him very
much, indeed. Wu have an exhibition every
month, and our parent attend, which makes
it very pleasant for us aud our teachers also,
showing they take interest iu us, I thank
Miss Oracio Ilurford for tho compliment alio
gavo me in her letter, Sho told us her pets
and I th'ink It is nice for us to have something
wo can call our own, and it will teach us to
itow up to lie good and useful men and
women, and also to bo kind to animals. I have
a little baby brother who has como to live,
with us; ho is four mouths old, and his name
is ltichard William, and he is a dear little pet.
I have another littlo pet; it is a calf, ami her
name is "Cherry;" I attend to her myself,
Now, I will tell you what I feed her;, perhaps
it may be something new to many of the read
ers of tho Homo Circle. We never allow
them to nurse their mother, but teach them
to drink; just place your hand in tho milk aud
let them suck your finger; you may gradually
draw your finger out of their mouth, and they
will soon. learu to drink. We let them have
new milk until they are about two weeks old,
then wo warm skim milk, and wheu they are
a month old I feed them hay tea. I take
clover aud loil it about an hour, then let it
cool and mix it with milk; they like it aud
thrive on it. We raise all of our calves in
this way. It is now school time and I must
close. I sliall expect' to hear from Oracle
Burton! aud others of our correspondents toon,
nnd when wo grow up and havo learned to
couiposo well, shall wo not owo our thanks to
Aunt Hetty, who takes so much interest iu us.
I wish her success, nnd long lifo to the Homo
Circle. Your littlo friend,
, EllEN 1'lllCE.
Faihvikw, Nov. 10, 1880.
Editor Homo Circle:
As 1 had time, I thought I would writo tho
third. It is quito cold this morning. I have
not scon hardly any letters from this part of
tho country, excepting thoso iny sister and I
havo written. The girls talk about their pets;
I havo no pets, but my brother and I caught a
great big rooster this morning nnd put him in
the coop to fatten for Christinas. It soon will
bo here, and 1 wonder if old Santa Clans will
mnko his appearance; I wish ho would. There
is no school hero this Winter, but I expect
there will bu next Summer, I am helping to
quilt a quilt. Well, I will closo this short
letter, for I havo to help in the kitchen, as
this is wnsh day. (lood-byc.
Yours truly, Minnie Wauh.
Kaiuvikw, Nov, 10, 1880.
Editor Homo Circlo1
My sister has written n letter, to I will
write another, "Old Jack Frost" has made
his nppearatico in this part of tho country,
aud is very busy nipping tho plants aud Hov
ers left iu his way. We have taken our flow
ers Into tho sitting room. I havo been help
ing to set a quilt together. I wish somo of
the littlo readers of the Homo Circlo would
tell how to picco some 'nice quilt patterns; I
liko a star pattern almost as well as any. I
would liko to know if tho editor would publish
a story, written by one of tho writers of tho
Letter Box; I havo ono that 1 will send if tho
editor will publish it. You may hear from
mo again, flood-bye.
Cl-Aiu E. Waiio.
Miiu.ntai.nhai.k, Nov. 0, 18S0.
Editor Homo Circle)
As I havo been reading your valuablo paper
for somo timo past, nud as other girls nro al
ways, I thought n few line from mo would
probably bo interesting to the girls, Wo have
got n new Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine,
and I am making all my clothes. Wo nre
liviugonour farm on Dairy creek; it is the
nicest country I oversaw. Well, I must closo
for this timo. Ida A. Joiinhon.
Euorsk Citv, Nov. 14, IStK).
Alitor Homo Circle!
As I havo not written to your paper .'for
some tunc, I thought I would writo again.
Our school commences again to-morrow. Tho
teacher's namo is M. E. Judkins, Ho is
n good teacher, ns ha taught ouo term hero a
year ago last Summer, and everylxxly wss
satisfied with him, I ftiuly sixth reader and
practical arithmetic; I liko to go toschoolrcal
well. Wo havo had but very littlo rain here
Ibis Fall. I drivo cows nnd milk every day.
Wo have two littlo mules which wo ride after
tho cows; their names aro Jenny aiuWack,
Mnmiha will send a recipe for making hup
ycut. Como, boys, don't lot tho Letter Box
be empty as it was threo weeks ago; you havo
plenty of time to writo theso long Winter
evenings Well, I will close, hoping to hear
from the loya o'tener, I remain,
ours truly, Ciiksteh O,
Faik View, Nov. 7, 1880.
Editor Homo CrVcloi
Is it possible that tho loys and cirls havo
foigottcu the Home Circlo; thcie was not a
siuglo letter iu tho last issue; have they gone
to sleep? If no, they must waku up, I think
wo would find (lowers n very iiitcicsting, sub
ject ti writonbout, I nm very fund of them,
nnd try hard to have them bloom nicely, 1
wish some of tho girls would givo their ex
perience in raising garden flowers, and their
mode of keeping homo plants through the
Winter, I cannot keep geraniums; thoy seem
to decay; Is it because they are kept too moist!
How often should they bu watered through
tho Winter? Will some one kindly tell me!
Tho dreaded disease Diphtheria has entered
our quiet community, nud tho first taken from
our midst was "littlo (leorgie." youngest
daiijjhter of Mr. and Mrs. 0. Glenn, and last
Friday, Oct.ltli, the messenger came for littlo
Minnie, only daughter of Mr, and Mis, I,
Needham, Death could not have chosen two
more loved or promising children. Hoping
to hear from soma of tho girls and boys soon,
I remain, Very tiuly,
' Floiiknce EuilM,
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