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WILLAMETTE ARMER: PORTLAND, OREiWi, MARCH 4, 1881.
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tMlli-t It)- Mm llurrliil T. I'lnrktv.
I AM THE LAD THAT FOLLOWS THE PLOW
I am tlio lnd that follows tho plow
Itoliin nnd thntah jti-t whistle for mo
In ft hickory suit pretty well worn
I co to tho Holds nt cnrlv morn,
I hcln tosMttcr tho eoliVn vini.
ltoliin ami thrush Just whistlo for mo.
Out in tlio meadows Mid woods and lnncs
Robin and thrush just whistlo for mo
I watch tho sheen and l.unln nt yil.iyi
When tho grass is high I toss tho liny)
TIhto isn't a loy in tho world so cay
llobiu ami thrush Just whistlo for mo,
I co with futhcr to shear tho shcoji
Kotiin mid thrush just whistlo for me,
I fodder tho cattlo, tho mangers till, .
I drivo n team, I.go to tha mill,
I wilk the cows with a right good will
llohiii anil thrust' just whistlo for mo,
I help tho peaches and plums to savo
lloliln nud thrush just whistlo for mo,
I am tliu hoy that c.iu climb a tnc;
Tlicru isn't an apple too high for mo,
There isn't a nut I cannot see
llnhln and thrush just whittle for mc.
When I am a man I'll own ft farm
Kobin nml thiush J:it whistlo for mc
Hones and sheep mm many a cow,
.S.tcks of wheat iiml a bailey nimvt
I'll lw ft farmer ami follow tho plowj
llobiu and thrush shall whiitlo for me,
Tis better to stand in the polpcn corn
ltobiu and thrush Just w histlu for mc
To toss the hav in tho breezy lcn,
To pluck tho fruit of the tio.
Than roam aliout on the rustle seat
So, sailor boy, I'll follow tho plow,
Tis Mter to hear the w(ld birds sing,
Kobin and lliiush on tho applo liough
Tis 1 letter to Imv.i n farm and n wife,
And lend it busy, peaceful li'ej
Than march to tlio noisy drum and fifej
.So, fiddler boy, I'll follow tho plow.
CLIANLMES3 IK THE KIT0I7EN.
If nah atti.'lcs nro as Indispciisil la ii) cook
ing tho simplest meats nro not kept neatly, it
will not bo long beforo tho ford cooked in
them w ill tell tho story. Hut thoso house
keepers who aro content if they order tho
meats, and feel no obligation to lend a help
ing hand in tho preparation, and maku no ex
amination of tho condition of their kitchen
closets after the work of tho day is finished,
will not understand where tho evil originates.
How indignant they would bo should one sug
gest tho possibility that tho vessels in which
their food was prepared might Ihj in ft very
untidy statu, or wero needing some little over
slight and intention from the mistress of tho
house.
. Hr.v often one hears "What can be the rea
son that the bottom crust of my bread tastes
liko rancid butter!" Kxaminu for yourself,
and you will see tint the bread pans are but
tered uvery time tlioy nro used, but never
washed after us can you wonder that tho nc
cumulation of greasy particles, added day
after day, never removed or cleaned olf, will
, in time grow rancid. Why should not tho
bottom crust taste if it! It is w 11 if tho taste
does pervado tlio loaf all through.
Just so with pie plates. If tlio stone china
is liked, thu glaring seldom cracks, and if they
nte carefully washed nud nirui each timothcy
nro used, and once n neck Willed innlittlelyc
water, they can be kept sweet till destroyed
by accident or cii clearness. Hut if set osido
without careful washing and drying, nothing
can bo uioru disagieeuble,
How often, think you, Is the molding loanl
hung up unwashed after moulding bread or
rolling pastry, mid thu dough that adl cits to
it left to dry or sour ami mold mi it, and then
thu next Imtcli is kneaded on this sii-ue un
washed lioaril!
"IliiiMtrsibb'l I saw it hanging up ill the
store cliiK't over thu Hour banel ns I uscd
by, only this morning, and it was clean."
l'leose turn it over, madam, ur.dersido up,
lwfore vou sneak with too much certainty.
And how about tho rolling-pin, tho flour-sieve!
Meo ii the last Is not mown into tne uour oar
reluith bits of tlouifli. from cook 'a hands.
sticking to it. If 10, when thu barrel of Hour
is uW.it half used you may hud that the re
mainder of tli- Hour has become suddenly
sour. "A little leaven havtiu the whole
lump," rcmeinlier.
Tiitn look nt your saucepans, vegetable
boileu, gridirons, meat pans, etc.
What nils this steak! Itttesns if the
meat wuro tainted." Look to the gridiru or
frying pan. The butter or fat that neeiiinu.
late, day nfter week, without being thorougly
cleaned olf, will soon injure the flavor of niiy
thing cookt-d on or ill them. .See the bars of
the gridiron and the sides of thu frying pan
and s.iuco m..s, all scaled, iiicrustcd, and
r,ougli with tlio'uccuinulations, never thorough
ly cleaned olf. until the bars and sides are
nearly double the original thickness.
All ironwaru needs thorough cleaning every
time it is used, nud none iimruthau a gridiron.
Tho bars should bo kept perfectly clean and
smooth, ami buttered every time thuy aiu
used, if one desires a steak cooked to perfec
tion. There are but few utensils lielouginjr to thu
kitchen over which the mistre-iu should never
relax her watch. Hut eiioii$li. We will now
close this coiifu'ential talk. Will it do any
good, and convince our vonng friends that
they must watch over their kitchen utensils
anil thus to teach their servants that it w ill
not b nil easy thing to deceive or hide care
lessiie.! Mrs. Heury Ward Hfi.lier, in Do
, tuistio Monthly,
SllAKK hands with somebody as you go out
' church. The more of it the twtter, if it is
eiprcfeivo of real Interest ami feeling. There
may be a great ileal of tho Spirit of the gosple
put into a hearty shake of the hand.
Think of St. l'aul's four times repeated re
quest "Orcet one another" after the cum
torn then in common use, and one which is
xprcive of even wanner feeling than our
common one of hand shaking. Why not
give vour neighbors the Unetlt of the warm
Christian feeling tlist tills you to your finger
tips, and receive the like from them iu return!
Vou will both be benefited by it; and the
stran ,'e will go away feeling that the church
is not, after all, so cold as lie hail thought it
to be.
J. J. II flllEliOUY'lt Still C-VTAUOirE.
Mr. Gregory Catalotrue (advertisel in our
columns) opeua with several fine engravings of
new vegetables, after which follows an im
mense variety of flower and vegetable seed,
including 47 'kinds of Heans, 23 of licet, M of
CaUageandCauliUouer, 20 of Corn, 23 of
Cucumber, 23 of Lettuce. 41 of Melon, 17 of
S.iusli, 21 of Tomato, 30 of Turnip, Ac., Ac.,
all duly described. Catalogues are advertis-
WORK FOR WOMKM.
VAXNIK 1IKI.11S IN l'UAIKIB TAUMKU.
"What an olegaut cloakl" oxclalinfd Mrs.
James as sho examined my last purchase. "I
wish I had one just liko itl It salts me ex
actly I I need a now cloak badly. I have
worn my old one four Winters and it is really
gotting shabby,"
"Thoro was ono more at Heed's just liko
this. I am going to the city to-morrow, and
will step In and got it for you If you like."
'I would say yes right off if I had tho
money ny me, but I must consult Will about
it as I shall havo to nsk him for tho money.
How I wish I could earn a llttlo money for
myself in some wayi I ha to to nsk for ovcry
cent that 1 have! Sometimes I almost envy
you yonr "gracious cstato of widowhood."
You cam jour money j it is yours to do as
you please with, and no ono has any right to
say how you shall spend it."
"You don't know how often I wish forsomc
ono to advise mo about spending It," I an
swered laughingly.
"Yes, I know it must bo loncsoino for you
sometimes, but then you aro free."
"I don't liko to hear you talk liko that,'
I said soberly enough "I understand you,
hut thcro are others who would not."
"I know that," sho rcplicdi nml for that
reason I never talk that way beforo nnylmdy
else. And 1 don't wnnt you to think that I
nm complaining of my husband. Will Is a
good husband as husbands go, ho is a good
provider for the house, and really wnnu inuto
Imve everything that I need In tho way of
drcssj but like a great many other good litis
bands ho cannot see that I don't like every
tiuio I want n cent of money to ask for It.and
receive ns n favor what 1 have honestly earn
ed, I have no brothers, niitl beforo I was
married 1 helped my father on tho faun, nnd
ho allowed me what ho considered a fair share
of thu prolits. It was: not much, but it wns
ininei 1 had honestly earned it and felt frco
to spend it ns I pleased. Small ns tho sum
was I managed to dross well on It, always
had n little money by me, ftnd when 1 mnr
tied Will I had saved one-huiidied nnd fifty
dollars." , ,
"What liecaino of that!" I nsked.
"1 let Will have it townnls liaying for the
farm, and I was ulad to bo able to do that
much to help nlong."
Tardon mo for the question, but Mr.
James has money In thu Kink!"
"Oh, yes! wu nro out of debt now, nml be
sides the necessary Improvements on the
farm, wo manage to put by something every
year."
"All in his name!"
"Of course," she answered k llttlo bitter-
Poking one's noso into family nllairs is
risky business nt liest, even if the parties do
happen to be old nud tried friends, so I said
no more, but Mary James was fully deter
mined to havo something of her own, nud so
it came sbout that wu had other talks, nml she
talked witli her liuslund, brought him to sec
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subject, while I put in n word now nnd then
where 1 thought thoy woubLdo tho most good.
It was ufter ouu of these talks that 1 wroto
thu article urging farmers to give their wives
n chance to cam something that they could
call their own. Just as I wrote tho Inst word
Will Jonics canio iu, and ns he took a scat
tio.ir tint desk where 1 WAS WritillU' Mlilll
"Mary is crazy nliont earning money for
herself, 1 don't seo what possesses her. I
inn sure that I nm nblu and willing to give
ncr anything mat sue nevus. , niy
thing that 1 havo is hers as uiuoh ns mine."
"A pleasant little fiction that men havo ut
tered so long that they really believu it," I
remarked
lie opened his ves. and I opened my lips
again nud talked (K him like a sister, and fin
ished by placing tho article that 1 had just
written in his hands. He read it through,
placed it on thu desk, looked thoughtfully in
to the tiro a few minutes and then went out
without a woid, but I knew by his face that
hu was doing some good strong thinking, n
proceeding quite unusual with careless, gooO
humored Will James.
That afternoon Mrs. James ran in. and
plumped herself dowu into a chair with the
question
"What can I do to earn money!
I answered briefly :
"Kaiso poultry. ''
"Do you think I can niakn it pay!"
"If you don't It v ill bo your own fault.
Heboid mi'! and what one woman has done
another woman can do, if sho lus the right
sort of stuff in her."
"Will you help me with your experience!
"My dear, If 1 have anoliject iu life lieyoml
providing the daily bread and butter for those
dependant upon me, and saving something for
tlio "rainy day' that has ooinu onco and may
come again, it is to help my sister-women, or
rath, r to enable them to help themselves. So
you may count upon advice by the solid foot
whenever yon choose to nsk for it."
"Thanks, como over this evening," and
away (he went.
Kveiiing came and I "went over," Man1
was alone when I went in, but presently Will
came in, and with a pleasant "liood-evening"
to me, walked straight up to his wife and put
ting a bank hook into her bauds said.!
"It is all right now Mary. I went to tho
bank to-day and drew out money enough to
pay with interest tho one bundled nud fifty
doll r thai you let me have ten yenmago,
ami deposited it iu youriiame. I should have
done this before, but "ljetter Lite than never"
you know. And now if Funny will give us
the benefit of Iitr advice, I will "set jou. up
iu the ionltrv businv, ami thu next thing
I'Ukuow-jou will be a 'bloated bond hold
er.-"
Marv laughed, then sho jumped un and
cave Will a hug and a kiss, huggeil and kiss
ed ie, and then we wcie nil slinking hands
together, and finally, woman fashion, Mary
bri'ke down and cried, and I rail away.
Kow there are many, very many fanners'
wives who, liko Mary James, desire to torn
something for themselves. Daily tlio cry
comes to me, as doulitle's it comes to aluost
ever-woman who has fought her way any
where nearsucccssi "What can I do to earn
a little money!" Some of these women wmt
money solely hecauie tncy no noi waui w uk
theirliusbauds for every dollar they hapten
to ueedi others want a little that they nay
lie able to "mako presents with their wu
money;" still others want to help "payloff
the mortgage;" some w:ant to "dress Ijetturj"
one wants t send a boy to college, but ein
not unless she can earn money, in some uiy;
Vomo only want to work off tlieir surplus in-
ergy; ami last nut mot numerous oi an, ire
the women who look iuto the futuje, -aid
thiuking of the "rainy day" that may cone,
desire to save something tliat they can (all
bsck upon, and the women who are absolute
ly obliged to cam something to piece sut
slender incomes.
The etiorts of these women to earn a little
ready money may lw seen in the cakes aiid
jellies, the bibies socks and sacques, ami
crochet edginu, the flimsy "finey work," and
the w re tclie. I liaml Knil goous lor saie at siu
Womans Exchange in New York. A gnat
deal of this work is unsalable at any pri:e,
and a goodly sharo of tho remainder sells for
so little that tho sum which remains for tho
waiting worker nt homo is wretchedly small,
but still all that tho articles sold for, thoy
wero really worth. If women Instead of do
ing such work would turn their attention to
jioultry raising, bco keeping or somo other
branch' of farm wi.rk that n woman may do
without neglecting tho caro of tho family,
they might mako it count.
Ultra is nothing connected with poultry
raising, whether'for exhibition or for market,
that a woman cannot do better than most
men, and I would adviso all women who from
choice or necessity desiro to cuter tho ranks
of the producers, and who possess tho facili
ties for poultry raising, to turn their attcn
ion to this ngrccnhlo pursuit. Mrs. Harrison
tas named women not to expect to find n bo
nanza in bee-keeping, nml I can assure them
that poultry-keeping is no "royal rad to
wealth)" but I know that any woman posses
ses a fair sharo of energy and wains, and who
can dovote a part of her timo to the work, can
mako it fairly remunerative.
Will farmers and fanners' wives think of
w hat I havo said, and if they will nut their
thoughts into wonls for tho bencrit of the
readers of the Faiimkii, so much tho better.
CHOICE RECEIPE3,
To Clkansk Dnifi'iMii. A very great sa
vingcau bemado in every family by saving
tho fat that comes from different kinds of
meats. Thcro Is frequently moro gravy than
can I hi tsed. cry fat beef, when boiled,
will leave a deep coating of fat upon the top
of the water, which cnu bo taken off when
cold, leaving the broth to use for stock for
soups anil gravies. Keep all theso various
fnts in n cold placo till enough is accumulated
fur n quart or moro; then put Into nil iron
kittle, witli as much cold water. Set it over
tho fire and bring it to a lioil. Kemovo it
from tlio stove, set in a cool place till it is
solid on tho top; take n knifu nnd lift out the
fat, turn it bottom sido up on a ptato nnd care
fully scrapo oil all sediment Hint ma adhere;
w ipo with a dry cloth, and you havo u perfect
ly clean cako of nlco shortening that cm be
u "cd for frjing doiighnutcs, shortening pic
crust or iu nny other placo that iiieds lard.
SiMi'LK CimmktIi'. Tlicroii nothing thnt
equals fresh biittennilk for removing tan,
fieckles, sunburns or moth spots. It had the
great advantage that it docs not injure the
shin, but renders it soft liko a child's. Take
n soft cloth or spongonud ba tho the face, neck
ami arms thoiougly witli buttermilk lieforo re
tiring for tho night; then wipe off thu drops
lightly. In tho morning wash it thoroughly,
nud wipe dry with n crash towel. Two oi
three such baths will taku off nil tan or freck
les. It will keep the liands soft and smooth.
'I ho acid of thu kuttcnnilk auswers a far bet
ter purpose than any powder or paste tli.it 's
kept in a drug storu. It is n sample remedy,
but effectual.
Kkkp Laiui Swkkt. I nm surprised to
leant through thu different papers how few
persons know that in order to keep lard sweet
tho year thrnngh they must, in trying It, leave
tho fat iu the kettto with thn scraps until they
riso to tho top pcifectly brown, Thlsremoves
all wnt-ry siihstanco and gives the Inrd a rich
delicious flavor, liesidcs making it moro solid.
To mako it white, it must bo tried on ft very
cold day, and cooled as quickly iu shallow
pans, i.im prepareel in this way will keep
cook and wect tin ouch thu warmest Summer.'
1 give this for thu benefit of others) I have.
iricu it ior nisuy years.
Jcmiiixh ami Cakkh. Will some of your
many lady leaders glvo a good iceeipt for i-o-
coauut Jumbles! Tell precisely how to mix
and how to bake. I h.ivo m.ulo them, but
thoy nln ays sour get flat nml thin nnd I
ctiinot get them nice; please give very ex
plicit dncctions. 1 'lease tell mu how to make
nice cocoanut enko, Uith ns jelly enko ami
cake; also nice chocolate cake, (live plain
illicctious how to mix, nnd every particular.
Haw 1'otatii Ykast. lhiil 1 handful of
hops in .1 pints of water grate S largo potatoes;
mid 1 tablespoouful of salt and half a teacup
fill of white sugsr. Stiain the water oil' tho
hops, and stir it into the potatoes, Ac. Hoil
H minutes; let it cool, and add 1 cupful of
yeast.
Potato Ykant. l'ro and I toil very soft, II
potatoesj mash them fino; add 1 cuptiillcachof
whitu sugar and wheat flour, add 1 tenspoou
fill of salt. Hoil 1 small handful of hops in 2
quarts of water 20 minutes. Strain i', as it
iKiils, upon the potatoes, Ac. When it has
liccomelukewarm, add 1 cupfull of good yeast,
or 1 cakeol (lerman compressed yeast, dissolv.
ed iu 1 small t-'ncupfull of warm water. Lot
it riso very light.
Makimi Hiiow.n HliRAli. Iu tho evening
take a largo milk bowl, put into it a kitchen
cup not quite full of molasses, twice tint
quantity of lukewarm water, in which dissolve
a small piece of butter, one tahlesooiifiil of
sugar and ono teaspooufitl of salt. Then add
of a ciipful of sifteil wheat flour,
I J cupfuls of bran flour three-quarts
aim, w uen u is sinootu ami ireeirom all lumps,
onu cupful of lively Vuast. I always keep a
largo wooden spoon for the purpose, as rising.
Cover the IjowI with a clean cloth, nud set it
over night in a warm place.
Karly the next morning it ought to havu
risen nearly to the top of the bowl. Orease
the pans, beat down the sponge and pour the
mixture iu. When light and up to within a
little of the top of the bread pans, put it into
me oven, wnerti it must la- watchi-ii clos- ly
as, owing to the molasses, it burns mote
quickly and cannot Ituar as much heat a
wheat bread. When it is n nicu brown
down the lire by paitly removing tho stovu
lids; let it Kike for nil hour at least a little
over rather than any under that time. This
receipt makes us u small round loaf and an
oblong one When each comes from the oven
I havu it rubbed with a buttered cloth which
keeps thu crust from getting hard, and gives a
nice, glossy appearance.
Doc Cholera Remedies.
UtO'Suxk Journal.
F.verjbodv knows that is is thecasiest thing
in the world to get certificates to tho virtues
of a patent mediciue. When the hogs cholera
attacks a herd or a neighborhood, there al
ways comes a timo wbeu the ilisu se has run
its course ami subsides. If, just at this point
any iciucdy lias been used, it gets tho credit
of doing thu business, when, iu fact, it was
Nature's owL. work. In another case a man
escapes the disease on his farm, while his
neighbors havo all suffered from its attacks.
If he has Wen using anything as a preventive
during this period, he is quite willing to give
that thing the credit for las immunity, while,
a a nutter of fact, similar cases are reported
even' day where no remedy whatever is used.
Very much depends upon proper attentiou to
sanitary regulations; and when these are
promptly reported to, the ravages of the dis
ease may usually W checked without the aid
of medicine, '
jtiH l$hf lulilrcii;
BABY'S CURL.
I found to day amid somo treasured things
Kept long with loving caro.
Somo faded flowers, lovo notes and broken
rings
And dearest far of all love's offcriugi
Tblilittlo curl of hair.
Tho silent, burning tears fell unrepressed)
For the dear curly head
Mv willing fingers have so oft carrssed,
Till every childish grid was soothed to rest
I number with my dead.
Never again my eager hands shall stray
Amid the clustering hair,
Where iu tho long ago this swcot curl lay
For the dear head is lying far away
Hoyond my love and caro.
Heyond tho rrach and need of lovo 's caress,
This precious, curly head
Can never feel again mv wann lips' press,
Or know witli what ft depth of tenderness
I hold this silken thread.
What wonder that tho totrs! fall thick and
fast
Hero is tho twilight dim!
For this, my darling's ringlet. Is tho last
And only relio of n stored past!
Tis all I have of him.
OUR LETTER BOX
So many pleasant letters continue to come
that wo begin to feci assured that thu box wilt
not bo empty again. Kosa writes n uiio'let-
tor; so good tint ono would not suspect that
It was the first one. Not many little girls
nowadays over saw n spinning wheel, and it
is something to tie proud of to jhnvo spun
yarn enough for a pair of mittens. Wo hope
our hints on canary birds will help our little
gitls to keep their feathered pets. Dell says
she lias no peU, only toys nnd dolls. Well,
sho misses ngood deal of comfort and pleasure,
and shu saves herself much grief too, for these
pti that wo all lovo so well aro very apt to
dioorsoino accident befall them, l'rentlco
Hall gives us a good long letter that speaks
for itself. Anna does writo well ami we arc
glad to hear how happy she is with her dear
grniulmn. She is a lucky littlo girl to havu n
grandpa too. Two writo us n letter on one
slicet-Kstclla and (leorgo, Wu lovo to see
brothers nud sisters love each other, and lovo
t see them find pleasure In tho samo ocoupa
tions. A sister can havo a great Influence
ind if sho loves her brother and likes to bo iu
lis society, it has thu effect of keeping hi in
Et home. hen wo scs lioys polito and at
entivo to their sisters, we are sure that they
an lie trusted, ami that they will make good
md influential men. So girls you must al
ways treat your brothers so that thoy prefer
your company to nny ono else. Charley
little New Years chickens will hanlly lie able
to livo. The old hen must havu been hungry
misting so long in the tree) It seems to us
that Charley ought to have helped her out.
Kmma must bo a great help, working and
sewing carpet rags. Wu lovo to hear thu girls
tell how useful they aro. Hernard l.ns a pel
ptg; they can be taught tricks ami show con
siderable intelligence.
Siikiii, Or., Feb. IU, 1881,
I'ilitor Homo Circle:
I have seen so many littlo letters from tho
yjimg folks that I thought I would writo a
fiU lines. 1'iin.i takes tho Faiimkii. I am
thirteen years old. I have n vi lamb) her
mu is Daisy. 1 nm going to school at
Sledds. Wu live one milo nud a half South
ofShedds. I will lose by wishing the Faii-
W.:i great success. Yours truly,
I Oko. 11. lYun.
j Siikiiim, Or., Feb. la, ISSI.
lilitor Homo Circloi
1 As I havo not seen many letters from th s
prt of tho country, I thought I would write
o ie myself. I am a llttlo girl ninu years old,
'o live one milo and a half from Shedds. 1
liavu threo brothers and three sisters. I am
not going to school now; I study reading,
alithmotie, geography nud spelling. I havu
list got any peU, but my oldest sister has a
canary Inrd and a little fish. I will close,
hiplng to hear from tho rest of the boys and
guls soon. Yours truly,
F.-tTKIXA I'fl.ll.
Hlack Itivmt, W. T Feb. 7, ISSI.
F.iitor llnmu Circle f
I take this opportunity to write you a few
liles, I havu n pet calf; it is three weeks
old and its nainn is Jack. I also have a it
1'tL'; its name is Squaro Dog) ho likes to be
tefatched on the side, nud will lie down when
I jcrntch him. We aru going to tear down
otf barn iu a short time. Father wants to
git his lifo insured. Wu have a )et colt) his
iiitme is (ienenil and ho is ten mouths old.
Well, as I don't know of anything else to
write about this time, I will close, by wishing
tlit Fa i:m hi success. Youis truly,
Hmivaiiii S. Siiotw 1:1.1..
Wooi.nrus, Or., Feb. 12, ISSI.
Kditof Home Circlet
As '. havu seen so many letters iu thu Home
Circle hut none from this part of the country,
I will try ami write one myself, Most of the
little jlks talk about their pets, hut I havu
none. Hut I havo uiuny toys; I havu two
dolls ; ml two mugs) they are very nice, I
will t I what I do at home. I wash tho dishes
mop t u floor, carry in wood for tho store
and si eep sometimes. I have no mamma like
other children; my married sister stays
with , It is net snowing hero liku in I'ort
land; saw it 011 the cars; pa says it is a foot
leep icre; it must W vry cold indeed for
tho I
uple walking iu it. It is raining hero
now 1 rriblo. We milk 2 cows and can make
agre ;dealof butter. My little sister two
) ears old went to town Monday; I am nine
years ld. Aunt Hetty must writo soon; I
like t read her Utters very well. Good suc
cess 1 1 the J'auui-u. DHL St-mtsiiu;.
SllEiilvt, February, leSl.
Kdit Home Circlei
I v U try ami write a few lines to thu Home
Circl for tho second time. I am going to
scho. now but it will be out soon; we have
ovr fory scholars, and a very good school.
I don't have very far U go to school, which is
a good thlnir when it Is raining, but when tho
snow is deep enough for sleighing, I would
liko to livo farther away, ns I am very fond
of sleigh riding. I livo about fifty yards from
tho railroad track, just North of Shcdds sta
tion. Tho water was under our barn It only
lacked about six inches of being as high tho
second tlmo as tho first. It stopped mo from
school three days. I havo threo young chick
ens; wo had somo chickens that roosted In
tho slough, and one old hen set in a treo in
tlio slough fivo nights and four days; at tho
end of that time sho como out all right. Wo
have but two turkeys now. but Spring will
soon lie hero and I will have to help to tend
tho garden and flowers. I will close for the
present wishing tho Fahmku great success.
CiiAnix. SlIKllP.
. Silvkiitox, Or., Fob. fl, 1881.
I'M i tor Homo Circle i
Wo havo had n grent deal of sickness this
Winter and a very sad time. My sister has
Wen dead two years, nnd last week wo hnd
to 'livo up her only child, n bright llttlo girl
htf i years of ago; nnd our heart aro heavy
and sad, I read of your borcavement, and I
realize that this lottcr will find you buried in
tlio deepest sorrow at tho loss of your daugh
ter. Though tho days aro dark now, Spring
will como onco moro; thus I trust pleasant
days will como for you and yours. I will
send a notice of my llttlo neico's death.
DlKIt Near Silverton. .buiu.irv .1(1. ISSI.
Hosatiah Melvina Hicks, daughter'of Hiram
11. nud Mary Ann Hicks.
And maybo I'll find my dear mama,
And you'll come tip too, by and byj
And Anns will wait for you, papa,
Ant! open the gate of tho sky.
MaiwultFuaxc-is.
. J.V So.tr Ciikkk, Feb. 8. ISSI.
or Homo Circlet
My father takes tho Faiimkii and I hav
Wen reading tho young folks letter, so I will
try ami writo one myself. lam n littlo girl
twelve years old, and I live on n fnnn. My
father farms 100 acres; hu has seven head of
horses, fivo cows and n several hogs. I do
not milk, for my slstcrsjnro all married ami I
have to dn a great deal of house work. I havo
six brothers ami fivo sisters. I havo a little
nephew four years old. I havo been going to
school, but It Is out now) I study tho fourth
.leader, arithmetic, geography nml spelling. I
will tell you what I havo to do. I wash
dishes, mako hods, iron, cook niidjinsny other
little things. We have lots of work to do. I
havo no pets now. as my bird t1It.nl., I guess
that I will closo for this time, as this is my
first letter to tho Faiimkii.
Kmma A. SitAiirjc.
II0011 Uivkii, Wasco Co., Or., Feb. flth,
Kditor Homo Circlet
As I have never written to tho Homo Cir
cle, I will try ami writo a few lines now. I
have seen ft great many lettfrs from the littlo
folks. vVu have ha I almost live feet of snow
hero this Winter. I have Wen cutting cord
wood this Winter; wu havu one man cutting
wood mil want tiioru. Wu havu a utco Sun
day school. I havu ono brother nnd thtxo
sisters. Wo have 11 placo which is railroad
land; it has got brush nlmost nil over it; it is
not level laud, but rolling. Wo havu several
head of horses nud cattle. All of us Uiys nru
glad to seu the littlo girls do well, tsiecially
thoso who aro learning how to cook. Now,
girls, I cnu cook n little, at well as do out
door work. I think it would 1 .11 nice lor soce
of you to have n little help sometimes, don't
you, I have t o cows anil somo chickens, I
nm handy witli tools; papa is a carpenter, so
I have a good chaucu to work with tools. I
think Leonard Kohhiiis is right when ho ifys
Aunt Hetty has stopped lectin ing to the boys.
e ought to do our best. Leonard sneaks of
such a nicu timo 011 his canoe, I havu fine
sKirt on snow shoes; you ought to seo me
tumble in tho snow, I used to know Miss Iv,
Scttle-mirc, but perhaps sho has forgotten me,
Just threo years ngu I was visiting my father's
uncle, near her houi 1,
1'iiKNTicK 1'. Hail.
Dit.U.v, Or., Feb. 12, ISSI.
F.ditor Home Circlet
I live iu tho UmUiia mountains, where
l'as cteek empties iuto F.Ik creek. I nm ninu
years old. Wo livo in tlio same ynnl that
grandpa does, so I can run in nud seo them
when I wish to; my grandma nud I have a
nicu flower garden in which wu have a num.
ber of choice plnnts. W have sonic. cry
putty little limbs. I go with grandpa some
time to feed them. I havu two sisters nud
ono brother; my sisters names nru Nancy and
.11 try nnd my Mother s name is John. Nancy
and myself go to school. 1 hnvu never writ
ten to any iaper Wfoie. I hopo you will
think this good enough to 110 into your letter
lio. Ik-st wishes to the r.WiMHi.
Anna Diiai.v.
Silvkiitov, Or., Feb. 1), ISSI,
lilitor llonm Cuclei
I am a little girl eight years old, and I
thought I would write letter to the Home
Ciiele; it Is my h'ist letter. I'a has taken thu
Faiimkii tight years, ami wu all like it very
much. Ma has Wen spinning ,inu stocking
yam lately and shu showed mu how to spin; I
spun enough yam to knit myself a iiair of
mittei.s. I hate a little sister two) ears old;
her name is Lillie, Shu lus a doll named
Hose. I haven canary binl ami 1 call him
Fieddytheisa splendid singer. For fear of
tiring you I will close, w'ith Wst wishes for
tho Faiimkii, Yours truly,
ItlHt J.'. I'iuncu.
MARRIED.
roues Ciutf-Kerr Oiitlia Kith iust., 1881,
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