WILLAMETTE FARMER: SALEM, OREGON, JULY
25,
1884.
he 1onic f)in:lc.
MBS. HARRIOT T. CLARKE, Editor.
OLD RYE'S SPEECH.
1 was made to be eaten,
And not to bo drank :
To bo threshod in a barn,
Not saiked in a tank,
1 came as a blessing
When put thiough a mill:
As a blight nnd a curse
When run through a still,
Make me into loaves,
And your children aro fed ;
Hut if into drink,
I will starve them instead.
In bread, I'm a servant,
The eater shall rule;
In drink I am master.
The drinker a fool.
Then remember the warning;
My strength I'll employ,
If eaten to strengthen,
If drank to destroy.
A TOAST.
Here's a toast to the boy who fails,
If he only sincerely tries !
Here's a cup to the health of the fallen
lad
Who honestly tried to rise !
Here's a hand for the boy who faints,
With the mountain top so near !
And here's for the lad who almost wins,
If he docs his best a cheer !
And for him who succeeds at last,
A jubilant " three times three,"
If he only remembers to help along
Some weaker boy than he I
TOO ECONOMICAL.
A little while ago, I was taking care of
a sick neighbor for a day and night, and
as I had often heard the family spoken
of as exceedingly "saving," I was not
much surprised to find a scarcity of
comforts and conveniences. The poor
woman complained of a severe pain in
her side, so acute that she could with
uimcuity draw a long breath. 1 sug
gested a mustard plaster. There was no
mustard in the house, and the question
was asked if something else would not
answer. As I knew of no substitute,
they concluded to send to the store for a
box ; but it would take a little time to
get it, and she was in so much pain that
I thought a hot flannel might ease her,
Inquiring for it, no one knew where there
was any. "Get me one of the children's
shirts, then," I said ; and after a while
ono was produced, looking like Joseph's
coat, being so patched that it was hard
to tell what the original color was. Sup
posing it to be a cast-off garment, I took
bhears and cut it in half, sous to have a
change when it got cold. "Oh, don't cut
it," groaned the sick woman, when she
saw what I was doing ; but it was too
late. The hot flannel cured tho pain
somewhat, and then she regretted send
ing for the mustard "It is so expensive
to have sickness in the family!" she said.
When tho mustard was prepared, there
was another hunt for cloth to spread it
on. Every bit of cloth was too good to
out up; but happening to see a thin
stocking with the heel and toe entirely
gone, I took the shears, cut open the leg,
and spread the plaster on it.
"Oh, dear! I was going to cul those
stockings over. I am sorry you took
tliatl" she said as I applied the paste.
She eased a little, and I told ono of
the girN to heat the other piece of flan
nel, so that I could change it. The sick
woman roused up as I spoke
"Don't burn it, Jennie!" she cried;
"that will have to bo sewed together,
and last another year!" Turning to me,
ihe whispered: "Won't you see she
don't scorch it? Flannel is costly, you
know."
Finally she dropped oft" to sleep, and I
thought I would go and help the girls in
the kitchen and p.mtry, for they were
young, and could not be expected to be
very efficient housekeepers.
"Get mo your dish-pan and cloth, Jen
nie," I said, "and I will help you while
your mother sleeps."
"We haven't any dich-pan, wo ue this
wooden bowl," she said, setting a chop
ping bowl on the table.
"Let me wash and scald it out," I taid ;
"hand me tho dish cloth."
A long tcarch and a cloth was found
a little bit of ragged remnant of a shirt
sleeve. Tho dish-wiper was another frag
ment of the same garment.
Mr. K. came in, and drawing a chair
up to the stove, sat down in it. He was
a rather heavy person, and down he
went, chair aud self, on the floor, with a
smah that jarred the house, and of
course waked his wife.
''Confound this chair!" he exclaimed.
"It U the third time it has floored me
and I have tinkered it up. Three times
and out!" and ho brought his foot down
on tho back with such foice that the
rounds flew across tho room, and the sent
was split in a dozen pieces.
"Oh, Mr. K" shrieked his wife from
tho bed-room. "What have you done?
That was grandfather's chair, and so
eomfortablol It is too bad!"
"f tell you," said Mr. K. to mr, "my
wife is a dreadful saving woman, but I
somotimes think there is danger of car
rying things too far and being too eco
nomical."
Whether it was bodily or mental pain
that troubled the poor woman most, I do
not know ; she evhlontly snfl'ored, and I
changed tho flannels, but she could not
tret to sleep asrain. Sho was sick for a
long time, and as a near neighbor I had
ample opportunity to see tho workings
of tho domestic machinery, and I came
to tho conclusion that if economy is an
essential element to prosperity, there is
some danger of being so economical as
to deprive oneself and one's family of
real comfort. I would rather have things
that were comfortable in my daily life,
than to hoard up money to leave to my
children to quarrel over when I am laid
away. Farmer's Wife.
CHOICE RECITES.
Itipe Tomato Tickles. Select smooth
tomatoes, not ripe enough to bo soft, nor
showing only a trifle of green around
tho stem. Wash and wipe, or diain
thoroughly dry. Insert a few cloves
through the tender skin ; then lay in a
stone jar and cover with vinegar. The
smaller tomatoes are best, as tho largest
are apt to become broken ; three cloves
should be used for a tomato the size of
an egg. Most' excellent pickles are made
of the yellow plum tomato and the small
red cherry ; push a clove into each at
the stem and end, and merely cover with
vinegar. Pretty effects are produced by
arranging the two colors together on a
glass dish; as an accompaniment to
to baked beans nothing better could be
found. If the vinegar is of good cider,
and not too strong, they will not mold
or grow soft
Preserves. Excellent preserves are
also made of the small yellow tomato.
Wash and weigh the fruit, and lay in a
stew-kettle; then with a pestle break
each tomato to release the juices. To
each four pounds of the fruit allow
three pounds of white sugar and one
lemon sliced very thin. Stew slowly un
til thick ; then pour into bowls or wide
mouthed bottles, and cover with a piece
of writing paper dipped in white of egg
and pasted over the top. Keep in a
cool place.
Sweet Tomato Pickle. Cover green
tomatoes with boiling water, allowing a
large spoonful of salt for each quart of
water. When the water becomes cold,
remove and drain the tomatoes ; slico
one-fourth of an inch thick, and lay in a
jar until about two inches deep, and a
few whole cloves and bits of stick cinna
mon. Repeat in alternative layers until
the jar is full ; then cover with vinegar,
lay on them cabbage or grape leaves,
and weight down witn n plate.
Easier Methods. Many who do not
relish sweet pickles, put them up in the
same manner as above, leaving out the
sugar; or, if preferred, lay whole green
tomatoes in a jar, scald the spices in a
quart of vinegar, turn this with the
spices over the tomatoes, and cover with
cold vinegar. If the houswife lacks
time or inclination to put up green to
mato pickles they can be laid in strong
brine with the cucumbers, and in winter
make nice pickles by merely "freshing"
and covering with vinegar.
Catsup. Wash thoroughly rijie toma
toes; slice them, aud stew until soft;
then rub through a wire sieve to remove
seeds and skin. Measure and return to
the stew kettle ; to each gallon allow one
pint of good sharp vinegar, two table
spoonfuls of salt and one of black tap
per, and one tcuspoonful of cayenne pep
per, stew untu muck, bottle while not,
cork tightly, anil se iu a cool place.
This catsup may bo varied by adding
different hpices to a few bottles, which
should be distinctly Inliclcd so that tho
catsup may bo known from the plain.
A young lawyer was examining a
bankrupt us to how he had spout his
money. There wero alout two thousand
dollars unaccounted for, when tho at
torney put on a secro, scrutinizing
face, and exclaimed, with much nelf-
omplaeency, "Sow, sir, I want you to
tell this court anil jury how you used
those two thousand dallars." Tho
bankrupt put on a serio-comic face,
Winked at the audience, and exclaimed:
The lawyers got that!" The judge and
the auiene were convulsed with laugh
ter, nnd the counsellor was glad to let
the bankrupt go.
Clover it splendid food f tr hoir. It
may be fed, cut and added to other feed.
jfotj Jhe hililrr:
TO DOLLIE.
She sports a witching grown
With n ruffle up and down
On tho skirt.
She is gentle sho is shy ;
Hut there's mischief in hor eye
She's a flirt.
Sho displays utinygloe, '
And a dainty little lovo
Of a shoo ;
And sho wears her hat a-tilt
Over bangs that never wilt
In the dew.
Tis rumored chocolate cream1.
Are tho fabric of her dreams
But enough I
I know boyond a doubt
That she carries them alxnit
In her muff.
With her dimples and her cuils
She exasperates tho girls
Past belief ;
They hint that she's a cat,
And delightful things like that
In their grief.
It is shocking, I declare 1
But what does Dollie care
Whon tho beaux
Come flocking to her feet
Like the bees around a sweet
Little rose ?
OUR LETTER BOX.
Aunt Hetty does not feel very cheer
ful today as she sits down to read tho
nice letters, for it has been raining all
night and all the day before, and sho
thinks of all the new mown hay that is
being spoiled, and of tho grain that is
cut and lying on the ground ; all this
means loss to the farmer, and if tho
farmers don't do well every one feels it;
the merchant and the banker feel it
the world could not well get along with
out the crops that grow. Then the rain
is bad for tho little birds Aunt Hetty
has been watching ; the nest has got so
full that it hardly holds the four little
ones now that they are feathered out.
Last evening both of the old birds spread
their wings over the nest, for one could
not cover so many little heads, and it
seems to take a deal of scolding and
talk from mother bird to keep the young
sters from getting into the wet grass, for
they would suroly die if they got to fly
ing about this wet weather. Birds must
have some way of talking to each other,
and the little birds seem to understand.
Jeneveve tolls of her robins nest that
alio loves to watch ; no doubt the birdH
will come again next season to tho same
place. We have known tho same sort of
bird to come year after year, and wo
thought it might be some of tho same
family. Aunt Hetty would bo very glad
to claim relationship with Jeneveve, and
wo will just consider that we are a sort
of "cousin," anyway.
Next comes a letter from Frank, who
has the right idea about the way
cowu and calves should bo treated, and
we are sure he will havo tho courage
to speak up when he sees an animal
abused ; this is moral courage tho host
kind of courage. It is not always a
brave hoy that is ready to stand up and
fight with his fists, but the bravest is
one who dares to speak tho truth, stand
ing up for tho right, whether it be a pop
ular thing or not. It is strange what
should have made these little pigs die
perhaps they wero fed too well. Prince
has sense and intelligence, every dog
has that has a young master who has a
kind hand.
Julia was thoughtful to rerncmlor the
Circle just now when letters aro like
angels visits. Dan must be a wonderful
horse to do so many tricks ; Dan knows
it pleases you all, and every horse seems
to try to pleaso, and they do wish to do
right, but when they get beat if thoy do,
and bent if they don't do, they loso heart
and rebel and kick over tho traces. He
patient until they understand wh.it is
wanted of them.
Dear little Maggie has something nice
to say about her potn, too; bho will find
that Tom could not bo lo.st for good.
Cats Mew to have tho bump of locality
well developed; they will travel miles
and miles, even crowing water, which
they hate, to get t' the old homo.
.Now comes Mich a nico letter from
away across the ca, from noar tho amo
place where tho famous "Jersey Lily"
came from. Willie is something of an
American boy, even though ho is now a
subject of (Jucen Victoria. We are sure
all the boys and girl will bo eer bo
much interested in hearing about the
way Jersey ieopIe live. That is the
place where all the fine Jersey cows first
came from. Willie asks some wry hard
questions, and questions that are calcu
lated to improvo the mind by ntudying
them out We shall bo to glad fo get
more letters from Jersey, and so will all
tho Circle.
Now thoso of you who can't shut your
eyes and imagine where the Isle of Jer
soy is, must get the map, hunt up Old
England, Ireland and Scotland and then
find this famous little bit of land toc
ography is too little studied now in
schools. We think perhaps Oregon has
as many squaro miles as all thes-o islands
spoken of.
Deer Crkek, Or., July 11, 1881.
K liter Homo Circle:
I ee others aro claiming relationship
to you, because their ancestors nnmo
was Clark. I havo ns good a right lo
claim you as anyone has, for I am a dc
Bcendent of the Clark family, and I havo
seen you several times, and I guess a
great many readers of the Homo Circlo
have not I have written threo letters
for my little nephew and nieces, Frank,
Julia and Maggie. Wo havo over a hun
dred little chickens, four little ducks and
threo turkeys. This spring I found a
robin's nest when thorn were but two
eggs in it ; I have made a visit every day
or two ever since ; the little birds are so
largo now that thoy make the nest moro
than full ; they are not afraid of mo at all
and tho old birds do not care when I take
them in my hands, but they sit by and
see that I do not take them away from
their little home; no one but mo knows
where they aro hid away so snug, but
they will soon fly away when the warm
weather comes. Your friend,
A. Jeneveve Mills.
Deer Ckekk, July 10, 1881.
Editor Home Circle:
I wrote to you last spring. I will an
swer your question about, the cows and
calves; it is not right to kick and abuse
them. I was in tho orchard this oven
ing, and I got a few ripe, rod apples. I
will tell you about my little pigs, as it
my bo a benefit to some other little
boys who have pigs ; I had fi vo in n pen, I
fed them milk from a fresh cow, and four
died soon after. I have a shepherd dog,
his name is Prince.
Frank Bay.monp.
Deer Creek, Or., July 10, 1884.
Editor Home Circle:
Wo saw in the last Farmer that let
ters were scarce, so we thought wo would
send a few. Tho apples are getting
ripe. I have a cow, her namo is Peg
gie ; we havo a pot horse, his name is
Dan, he will kneel down, put his foot en
a box and several other things. Tho
big show came to town and I saw the
baby eamel and a bear and somo ele
phants. Our school is out and wo aro
enjoying our vacation.
Julia B. Bw.monii.
Editor Home Circle:
I have never written to tho Farmer
before ; I am five years old ; I am quite
a little girl, I have blue eyes aud brown
curls ; I have a little sistor a year and a
half old, her name is Mary; I never went
to school but one day, but I can spell as
good as my brother and sister. I have a
very big cat, his namo is Tom, ho was
lost in the hill four days ; I have a cow,
her name is Lily; I have a hen and chick
ens. From your little friend,
MAOUIK ItACMOSD.
"lio Cnoix," Millbrook, Jersey, J
Channel Im.anin, Juno 1881.)
Editor Home Circle :
Father has taken tho Wii.lametti: Far
mer for some .time, and t take much
pleasure in reading the various letters
of the "Young Folks." Somo of tho
readers of this column may bo inter
ested in a letter from these far ofr regions
but perhaps they may not just know
whore they are. If thoy will look on tho
map of Europe they will see four little
islands between England and France.
Be careful! as they might be mistaken
for fly specks, but wo sue living on one
of the largest, Jersey, and nearest to
France. But small as these inlands aro,
they are famous all over tho world foi
their cows. Jersey cattle aro tho lxst in
the world aud aro sold for largo sums of
money. The Farmoi's (ilory, a young
Jeroy bull, was sold to an American fo
$5,000, A few weeks ago f went to a
cattle show and paw homo very fine
cows; the cow which gained the prio
(which was a siltcr cup) was a perfect
beauty ; sho was also sold to an Ameri
can. The cattle are chiefly fed here on
gra- and lucerne, to which they greatly
oho their good milk. When thoy urn
feeding in orchards, during tho fruit sea
son, their heads aie tied down to their
feet to prevent them from reaching the
apples, which might clioko them.
A peculiar rabbago grows in thin
Uland. It sometimes grows to the
height of ten feet. Tho stalks aro made
into walking-sticks, which aro very light,
but of a formidable size. Nearly ovcry
visitor to this inland buys a cabbage-stick
as a "Houverr of Jersey.' The leaves
of it are given to the cows. If any of
the readora of tho Farmer should want
somo of the seeds of this cabbace I will
forward him a packot for 20 cents, post
free. I am not sure that they will grow
in America, as the climate is very mild
hero.
I hnvo a pot dog, its name is Beauty,
and my brother has a tabby cat, tho lat
ter has just had four kittens, but we only
kept one; Beauty and Tabby delight to
play together, and every morning Beauty
goes and sees how Mrs. Tabby's kitten
is getting on ; wo havo named it Miss
Minctte, which is tho French for pussy.
Tho next time I will write of potatoes,
of which the crop has been enormous.
I will conclude by asking threo ques
tions :
L Who can tell nio tlneo words end
ing indous?
2. Who can solvo tho following sum -A
man has two silver cups of unequal
weight, and a cover which fits both,
weighing iivo ounces. Now, when the
cover is put on the less cup the weight
is double jho weight of tho greater, but
when put ou the greater tho weight is
triple that of tho less cup. What is the
weight of each?
II. Who can tell mo tho Seven Won
ders of the World. Yours rcspoctfully.,
Willie G. Hoiierts,
A 000D WORD.
Such a kind, encouraging letter ac
companies our Jersoy boy's communica
tion, that wo want others to feel its in
spiring influenco ; it is a veritable ray of
sunshine across tho sometimes weary
path. How many of thoso on our tem
peranao roll would liko to join tho
society spoken of by Mrs. Boborts?
Let us hear from one any or all of
you on the subject. It seems as if it
would bo a very good thing to join this
Bible Union. It creates a bond of fel
lowship, and wo will feel all tho more
interested to know that others aro read
ing under tho same leadership, We
should liko to know that every ono of
our girls and boys read tho Bible, and
that they will be able to say they have
read it through.
Bon-Cijoix, Mi i.i.iiRooK, Jersey,
Channel Island, Juno, 1881. i
Dear Aunt Hetty:
My son has just completed a letter for
tho column of the Home Circlo, which I
am sure will delight him if you think it
worthy of print. My husband has
taken tho Farmer since our residence in
this pictty island and wo all liko it
much. I am novcr afraid for our chil
dren to read it, as a healthy tone per
vades each paper, and wo soo none of
thoso sensational "horrors" which so
often fill tho pages of American nows
papcrs, and makes ono blush and dread
the effect on the morals of tho young.
I am so glad you aro interested in the
temporanco caubo. AVo aro all abstain
ers belonging to tho "Bluo Bibbon
Army." I must say that I enjoy reading
your Home Circle. I liko to hear of all
thoso dear little lxjys and girls who aro
trying to holp mothors and fathers, do
ing all thoy can to innko homo hnnpy.
I foel liko saying to thoso loving little
helper : "Ho that is faithful in the
least, tho little things as wo nio apt to
call all tho noco-isary duties of this life,
will, when tho greater, moro self-denying
duties of life fall to their lot prove also
faithful and trustworthy." Perhaps wo
aro moie interested in Oregon than we
should otherwise he as wo anticipate
(God willing) to make our homo tome
wheic in the Xoithwcst on tho Pacific.
I should liko very much to get nil tho
young peoplo that belong to your tem
poranco roll to join a society I and four
of our children belong to for rending tho
Scriptures. A cjiapter in tho Old Testa
ment each morning and a short portion
of tho Now each ovouing. Wo know
that God's Holy Word is ablo to make
us wiso unto salvation, thereforo I should
ho so glad if I knew how we could form
such a society. To each ono who bo
longs to the Bible union a cud uf luum
bership is civen with their iinnilier t
tacheci, also Tho Chistiau Progress is a
small pamphlet giving tho portion of
Stripturo for each day. Also a golden
text. I am sincerely,
Eliza W. Roberts,
Infants nnd Children
Wtthont MnrpUlno or Nareottna.
What j;vc our Children roty rhecki.
What cum tbtlr (ctrri, makra them sleep;
'TI t.'antitrlH.
Whe n rtaljlr k fret, ami err liy turns, 1
What curat their colic, kill Ihelr worm.
j Hut CaUorla.
What quickly cure Conttlpatlnn,
Bour HtoauK.il, Cold, loiUgniUon S
i Hut Caitorla.
Farewell then to Morphine Syrup,
Cantor Oil ami 1'areKoric, ami .
llallfiaatotlB. '
Cgnteur Lfnlmtnti-A
elate car for RkaaaatUa,
Sfraiaa, lanu, Gall, ate, aad ma
laotaartaaaoma Paia-raHarar.