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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 11, 1892)
J,4'SW"wp linn im ... ' -""SfMgtfgFT! - ! S I ilM1tarx.tfvrtKe?minfMi.u. .., .... IP ! tWJrtt tll(lili to rri.1 .. . , 1 1 .'SM 1'IIE RED CLOUD CHIEF. A. C. HOSMER, Publisher. RED CLOUD. - NEBRASKA, HEZEKIAH HAYFIELD, SR. My neighbors, Poter Tompkins an' Ebcneior Drown, JIcv sold their farms tin' nxln'a an' aro roovln' oil to town. "They're (tetttn tired o' farmln an' they want to rest, I guess, X'll bet you they are sick o' town In thirty days cr less. Tt they can stan' It, but I think It's hard to SCO How they can live shut up In town the way they'll hcv to be there's houses on both side of 'cm an' nrl-h- bora all around: Can't hardly rnlso no garden truck they'll hoy ho ltttlo ground. Can't keep no pigs or rhlckcn3, or their neigh bors they'll complain; "Won't hcv no eggs to sell, nor cheese, nor butter, stock or grain. Thcy'lt hov to gtt soma offlco, or fall back on iToviuencc, An' do a sight o' mowln' In their mender of ex ponso. It's alters been a puiilo what so many town folks do Tomakoa llvln'j yet somehow they seem to worry through. Uut thcro's nothln' llko tho country cf It's com fort thot you want; Whero tho pralrlochlckons muster an' tho rab bits hev their haunt Vhero tho larks is up an' slngln' In tho mornln' 'foro It's light, An' tho katydids Is drummln' at their orchestra all night. "Where the choir at tho flsh pond run a sort o' music raco "With whatocr else Is slngln', bringln' In their bullfrog bans. An' tho moonlight's sort o'- mellow, an' tho cvcnln' wind Is soft. An' the barn Is full of crtumo from tho now hay In tho lof l. Whoro tho apples In tho orchard, throwln' kisses at tho sun, Olttoblushln'an' oxplalnln' that ihoy meant It all In fun. Then tho watermelons chuckle, an' tho ycller pumpkins grin, An' tho sweet potaters glgglo whllo tho holly hocks chlmo In. TVhero tho turkeys strut and gobble, an' tho guineas run and screech, An' tho roosters pitch their crowln' Jest ez high cz they can reach. Whero you sco tho hogsa-fafnln'.an' tho cattle lookln' sleek. An' tho gceso n-growln' feathers cz they waddle up tho creek. An' tho pr.itrlo dogs a-barkln', cz ihey lay round In the sun; v An' (i bluo streak cross tho deader some jack rabbit on tho run. Whero you live on homemade cookln', hev old fashioned buttermilk, Euccotush on' apple dumplln', roastln' cars Jest In tho silk; Pancakes smothered In molasses, with a very temp tin' look; Ham nn' eggs an' baked potaters llko your mother used to cook. Oh, there's nothln' like the country for content- n-cnt an' for health, An' thcro's nothln' llko asodhouso fer domestic peace an' wealth. An' there's nothln' llko tho prairies, whero the air Is pure nn' free, Ono good Kansas quarter-section that Is Jest tho stuff fer me. Harry S Mills, In Chicago Advance. -IheIIl YfOKS' 3HE red curtains were drawn, tho flro blazed cheerily on tho hearth, and tho click of tho sleety rain against tho window panes only seemed to licighten the enjoymont within, where Bhadcd lamp gave out its serene gov, and the pictured folds of an ancient Chinese screen shut all pos sible) and impossible draughts uway from the ruddy fireside. Dr. Fen prove Bat on ono side, with tho newspaper in his lap; Mrs. Fcn grovo sat on the other, tranquilly oc cupied in darning stockings, while a chubby year-old lay nslcep in its crib, just whero tho firelight touched its curls with fleeting glimpses of gold. "Well," said tho doctor, letting the newspaper slip down to the floor, "this it' comfortable I don't often get an evening at homo since ITelloI What's that? Some one knocking at the kitch en door." Sirs. Fengrove rose and answered Sins. FEXGllOVE OAVE HIM AN OLD SHAWL. the summons. Presently, she came back. "It's Mllo York, doctor," said she. "Milo York, oh?" Dr. Fengrove' a countenance darkened us he spoke. "Didn't I tell Milo York never to dark en my door again?" Hut he's hungry, my dear," pleaded tho gentle-hearted woman, "and home less. Mr. Evarton has turned him away, and " "I don't blume Mr. Evnrtonl" tartly Interrupted her husbaud. "A miser able, drunljen loafer, who" "I don't think he has been drinking to-night, doctor," said Mrs. Fengrove. "llo looks pale and tired. He says ho bus hud nothing to oat since noon, and lias no place to sleep." 'That's no affuir of mlnel" retorted Dr. Fengrove, who, though free- , hearted and hospitably inclined in gen- oral, had hardened his heart like n flint against this particular instance of hu manity. , , t Mrs. Fengrove still hesitated. "What shull I toll him?" asked she. "Tell him to po nbout his business," returned tho doctor, energetically stir ring the ilrc until n red stream of sparks flow up tho chimney. Mrs. Fcngrovo closed tho door, and went back to tho kitchen porch. "Mllo," said she, "my husband will have nothing to say to you." "Idon'tblntno him much," dejectedly responded Mllo York, who was, In deed, nn unpromising-looking subject enough, with his unlcempt half hang ing over his brow, his garments in rags nnd tho end of his no.se chilled and purpled with tho bitter night nlr. "Hut It's a dreadful night," softly added Mrs. Fengrove. "Walt nut hero the porch will shelter you from tho rnlu. Tho coffee-pot Is on tho stovo yet, and I'll bring'you a pinto of bread and cold tnent nud tt bowl of coffee." "Thankee, ma'utn," said tho trump, gathering himself like it heap of lags into tho corner, to wait lie drank his coffco and ate his sup per llko a famished hound, nnd then Mrs. Fongror gavo him n tattered old shawl, long slnco cast nsldo by her bus baud. "Take this," she said, "and llo down in tho barn loft; there's plenty of good, sweet hny there. Hut be sure you're off before tho doctor comes out in the morning." "Thnnkee, ma'am," again uttered tho man; and he disappeared llko a shadow Into tho howling tempest. "Whero have you beon all this time?" suspiciously queried tho doctor, as his wlfo caino into tho softly Illum inated arch of th,c Chinese- screen again. Mrs. Fengrpvc turned scarlet Under his penetrating glance." "I I only gave Milo a little some thing to cat nnd drink," sho faltered. "You know the Good Hook says: 'Turn not uwny thy fnco from any poor inanl"' "Yes,", dryly coughed tho doctor, "but I guess tho Good Hook don't mnko any nllownncu for tramps. And I tell you what, Dolly, it Isn't snfo to harbor theso mlsernblo wretches, with Aunt Dorothy's silver tea-sot in tho house, lot nlono your own spoons nnd forks, especially as 1 am obliged to beso much from home!" ' , Mrs. Fongrova sewed on in si lence; sho was almost Borryehe had told poor Mllo York nbout that snug corner In tho hayloft, but sho lacked courage to confess tho whole truth to hor husband. ,"It will bo nil right, I dare say," sho told herself. "Hut Mllo York mustn't como hanging around hero any more." In tho dead of tho tempestuous night, thero caino n ring nt the doctor's night bclj. Old Mr. Castlcton was very ill dying, perhaps! Tho doctor was wont ed at oncel With a yawn, onr good Esculnpius roso out of his warm bed, dressed him self and, suddling old Roan, set for his mldnlght'rldo of six long miles. Hut when ho reached Custlcton court, all was still and dark. Ho rang two or three, times beforo n night-capped head popped out of tho window that of tho old squlro himself. "Dear, dear!" said Squlro Castloton. What's tho matter? Nobody 111, 1 hope!" t "Why, you arc, aren't you?" testily demanded Dr. Fcngrovo. "I? Not a bit of It!" snld tho squire, in surprise. "Didn't you send for mo?" "No, 1 didn't!" said tho squire. "And If you've got anything inoro to say, you'd better como In out of this sleet storm and say it." "No," said Dr. Fengrove, setting his teoth together, "I'll not como in, thank you." "Hain't a joke, is it?" questioned Squlro Castlcton. "I'm afraid its something nore seri ous than a joke," said Dr. Fengrove. "Good night" ' And, turning old Hoan's Jiead, he set spurs to him and trotted rapidly away. Evidently, the night call was a con certed plan a plan'doviscd 'o leavo his homo unprotected and h mind turned, with keen distrust., to Mllo York and his tale of distress. "God keep Dolly and tho little one safe until I get home again!" he mut tered between his closed lips. "Faster, Roan, faster!" with a touch of tho whip, which wns scnrccly needed, so thoroughly did tho good horso ontor in to tho spirit of his rider. "You know not how much irmy dopend upon your peed to-night!" Meanwhile, Mrs. Fengrove, who hnd just fallen Into a restless Blumber,aftor locking the door behind her husband, wns unwontodly startled once again by a low, steadily continuous sound like tho rasping of somo hard instru ment. She sat up in bod and listened a minute. Under her window tho sound of muffled nnd subdued yolcea was audible, even above tho, rattle and roar of tho wintry storm. "" "Hurglars!" sho gasped to herself. "And my husband Is gone and Oh, Mllo York Is at tho bottom of -this! How wrong it was of mo to glvo him shelter in tho barn!" Springing to her feet, she throw on a blue flannel dressing gown, and hurried to tho cupboard, whero her few slmplo treasures were bopt, besides the square, morocco case containing Aunt Doro thy's sorvlco of bolid, old-fashioned china. Sho turned tho key and was just dropping it Into her pocket, when a rude grasp fell on her arm. "No you don't!" muttered a gruff voice. "Glvo that horol" Mrs. Fengrovo's heart turned chill as death as site found herself faco to face with a tall, ruffianly man, whoso faco was half hidden by a sort of visor, or mask, of black leather, whllo another man was busily engaged in ransacking the bureau drawers opposite. "Glvo it here!" he uttered navagoly, "Or," grasping tho throat of tho Bleep ing baby, who hnd awakened, with a cry of infant terror, 'IP11 vwrjug, the brat's nock as'if It wcro a chicken" Mrs. Fengrove gavo n shriek of af fright, but, at the samo cqcond, a stun ning blow from a spudo haudto felled tho man opposite, llko a log, to the floor, nnd n strong hand, twisting Itself, vise-like. In the neckerchief of the tienrest villain, compelled him to loose his hold of tho child. . "Yon will, will you?" thundered Mllo York. "Not If 1 know It, 1 guess!" And suddenly cloning with tho bur glnr, thero onsttod despcrnto struggle for a minute or two, during which Mrs, Fengrovo's blood scorned turning to Ice within hor veins. It was brief, how ever. Milo flung his opponent heavily to tho ground, and, tearing ono of tho sheets from tho bod, ho twisted It around and above hltn, knotting It hero and there until tho cownrdly burglar lay helpless nnd pinioned at his feet "I'd outfitter cut yer th.ont," said Milo, "n-llghttu' babies nnd women, you mean skunk you! Hut 1 won't; I'll leavo you to tlto law, and If thut don't grip you tight unough I uln't no good guesser." And with equal rapidity ho tied tho hands and feet of tho other mnn, who still lay insonslblo on tho floor. "Is Is ho dead?" gasped poor Mrs. Fengrove, scarcely daring to look in that direction. "No ho ain't got his deserts," Mllo answered, wiping tho sweat from his brow. "Ho'll Uvo to bo bunged yet, ma'am, never fear." And at this moment tho sound of old Roan's gallop on tho hnlf-frozcn road struck like wclcomo muslo on Mrs. Fengrovo's outs. "My husbandl" sho cried out, hys terically. "My husband!" Mllo-York went down nnd unfastened the door tho burglars had offocted their nefarious entrnnce through tho parlor window and Dr. Fcngrovo found him self faco to fnco with tho tramp. "York!" ho exclaimed. "Yes, sir, York,'" nodded Mllo. "And If it hadn't been 'York your MU.O YOHK HAS SAVRO OUIt MVK8.' wife and tho little 'un would hnvo been in a bad fix." "Oh, husband!" shrieked Mrs. Fen (;rovc, flinging herself into his arras, "Milo York has saved our lives!" "I ain't altogether sartin about that," added Mllo, "but 1 guess I'vo saved your money nnd valuables." "Hut how camo you "hero?" ques tioned Dr. Fengrove. I was a-slcepin' out in tho barn," said Mllo. "She told mo I could. 8h glvo mo a blanket and food and drink when I wus 'most ready to drop. God , bless her! And I hecrcd their foot steps just nrtcr you had gouo out, und iHuspIcloned ns all wasn't right. So I just got up and crept artcr 'em, and hero they Is," with u nod toward the two captives on tho floor. "And if you'll just lend a hand, doctor, we'll h'ist 'em out in tha hull, whero thoy won't interfere with folks, and then I'll go ovor to tho village for the con stable and tho handcuffs." "How enn 1 ever reward you for this, Mllo?" said Dr. Fengrove, in tones stifled by grateful emotion. "I don't want no reward," said Mllo, stoutly. "I'd 'a' dono moro nor that for her," with u switch of his hand to ward Mrs. Fengrove. "Ah, sir, you don't know tho sort-o' feel In' a man bus for tho only person in tho world as holds out a nclpln hand when he's reudy to drop with hunger and faint ness! And now," more briskly, "I'll go." "Dolly," said the doctor, as the hon est fellow vanished, "what would havo become of us all this night if you had not been rooro merciful and tender hearted than I! God bo praised that your sweet woman-nature gained the victory!" That wns tho last midnight alarm that our doctor's family ever sustained. Tho two burglars, discovered to bo old and experienced hands nt the business, wore sufcly lodged in fitnto prison for the longest practicable- torm; the gang was effectually broken up, and tho neighborhood was at peace again. And Mllo York is nn objectless, despised tramp no longor. Ho is Dr. Fengrovo's "hired man" now, as much a friend as a Bcrvnnt, and you may see him, any sunny day, at work in tho garden, witli tlnQbaby playing around him "All I wanted was achnnce," Mllo York-says. Amy Randolph, in N. Y. Ledger. Kxplnlued. Lady How often does tho ferry-boat start? Waterside Character Every fifteen minutes, mum. "How long slnco tho boat left hero?" "Ton minutes, mum." Lady (after ten minutes' waiting) Didn't you say tho boat starts every fifteen minutes? "I did, mum." "Well, I havo waited here ton min utes sinco you said tho bout hud beon gono ten minutes." "Yes, mum." "Tbeu how do yon make it out that it utnrts every fifteen minutes?" 'Why, yo bob, mum, it starts from this sldo ono fifteen minutes, nnd from tho other sldo tho next," Boston Transcript. That Settled It Amy "George, dear, what do you think of my now reformed gown?" Mr. Dolloy (surveying it critically) "There's something In It I like.." Amy "What?" Mr. Dolloy "You," YuukcoHludc. tavjL-.. I AGRICULTURALIIINTS. ABOUT CORN FODDER. It Shoulil llo ItnndliMl In Dniup Weather to Nrntr Good ltmnlts. On tho western fnnu thero Is nothing ttscd with nH poor economy as corn fodder, says nn exchange. If projxirly lived them Is no better feed for stock cattle. From 00 to A0 eonts per itcro Is what Is usually paid for corn Holds after the corn Is husked. Tho corn left by tho busker la about nil tho vnlne there is in tho field. Tho dry husks and stalks have little worth as food. An ncro of good corn fodder from corn which hns yielded 00 to 00 bushels por acre, if ecenred nt the proper time, is worth as much for food tut tho hay from an ncro of tnmo grass. Tho re is no question but onidliigo is good feed, but the cost of building tho silo and the machinery connected with it, tho number of hands and tennis necessary in tilling the silo, mnko It out of tho reach of the common f armor. Tho cut ting and shocking can be donovtth the uaunl help on the farm; extra holp may bo necessary la husking. An acre of good corn will contain eighteen good sired shocks; tho cost of cutting, husking, binding foddor into bundles nnd putting corn into tho orlb will be 90 cents por shook; tho hauling and stacking, 8 eenU )cr shock more. Tho full cost of tho acre of faddor, bound and pnt In tho stack, and tho corn put in the crib Is $4. 14. Hut wo must deduct from this tho cost of husk ing the ncro upon the stalks, nbont Sl.'JA, also give credit for tho vnluo of tho fodder In the field, no cents, which reduces tho cost of an ncro of foddor pttt in the stack to 0,1.40, tho feeding value of which Is equal to tho value of one ncro of tame hay. ,4 The handling of corn foddor mnst be done in damp weather. I think thts method of securing nnd feeding corn fodder far better than turning tho stock Into the corn field. I ntn satis fied that it is economy to fix up lots, with good shelters and food racks, and to have wator always accessible. Hy this method we Increnso tho amount of innnuro made, so Important in kocping up tho fertility of tho farm. Col man's Rural World. SIMPLE CORN CUTTER. v, Hint That May I'roTe Useful, taf Maw InnxpertoneeU lFarrars. jj Although this article may be xom-. whut luta to be of uho to all who might wish to follow tho suggestions offorcd, it may not be too late to assist some' farmers who have not yet cut tholr corn. Tito first suggestion is that of an improved corn cutter, for more readily and easily gathering down or leaning corn. It is mado of an ordina ry heavy back cutter, such as aro sold at hardware stores. The cut will ex plain how it is made, tho dotted Hues showing tho cutter before troatmont, the solid lines after treatment. The corner of tho blade should be cut oat with a cold chisel, and care tnken when heating tho horn not to heat tho blade so as to draw tho tem per. Another suggestion (although old to muny may be new to somo) to which I wish to call attention is that of cutting corn "railroad" fashion, or by going through the first two rows whoro tho shocks are to stand and tying tho standards, cnttlng only the two rows la wtttcn tney aro lieu, tnon tauing a single row on one sldo and going tho wholo length of tho row, stopping at each shock to set up the armful out be tween the shocks; then' going back on the other side of the row of shook the samo way, and so on till all the rows are cnt; tho last row cut, the shocks are tied. In cutting this way the work is all straight ahead and I think corn can be cnt faster by this method than by cutting one shook at a time. Try it aud sec. F, M. Ltttts, in Ohio Farmer. FEED THE STRAW. u IIm Much Mor Food Vain Tfcaa I tlenrrally Hupposed. In all Industries, the use of tho bye products is a gioat sourco of profit The straw m grain growing has much food value. To cure straw in the proper manner the grain is housed in good condition, or is so stacked that the weather will affect It but ittle. When threshed, it is put up in neat stacks which will shed rain, or, if, possible, placed under shelter. If in stacks, when tho feeding season arrives it is so cut down with tho hay knife that only n portion of it may be uncovered at a lime. This applies more particu larly to oat aud barley straw, the feed ing value of which for farm stock is1 considered to be worth half as much as timothy hay, pound for pound. If about two quarts of fine salt per ton of straw be applied to ntruw at threshing time, it will make it more palatable than If not so applied, or, in feeding, a weak brine may bo sprinkled over It, when tho stock wil eat it with more relish. Tle beards of barley straw are con Kidcrcdby many objectlonable.cspccial ly when the stock is allowed to feed fiom the stack, or from racks in the open air whero the wind whisks the beards nbout, often endangering the eyes of the animals. Should a beard lodge in the oye, a pinch of fine salt throw under the lid will cause a copi ous diicharge, and the impediment Js usually thus wnshed out, but if not, a second application will remove It, Most of the beards can .be separated from barley straw by removing, at threshing time, a two-inch cross section from the struw carrier, allowing tho beards to full through. The chaff Is a valuable constituent of the oat crop, and should bo carefully preserved for feeding pur poses. American Agriculturist. A coimr.srosi)KNT writes us that tho cow that gives tho 1 urges t quantity of milk does not nlwuyn tnnlca' the raost, butter. Of cotirso not. Test your cows us to butter production, wo again advise, should be 4eafc-A HANDLING OP MILK. II Itrnutmi Ctaiistaiit Our nnd firrttpu loiu ClrontltKhm, To those dealing with milk lr nny form, tho various fermentations are especially undesirable nnd tiro constant sources of trouble. AH the fermenta tions of milk, even the common souring, nro duo to the contamination of milk with something from tho exterior nftor It is drnwn from the cow. To prevent theso fermentations all that lit neces sary Is to treat It In such a way that It will not bo contaminated. Simple ns It Is In theory it Is found to be dlfllcult to practice, and no practical method has yet been devised for keeping theso ferments out of the milk. Wc, there fore, must consider the best methods of reducing tho number and keeping their growth slow, which are absolute clean liness and low temperature. l tie great source of these organisms is in tho unclean vessels In wltich milk is handled and In tho II lth which sur rounds the cow. Hy scrupulous cleanli ness in the barn nnd dairy, the number of organisms which get Into the milk will be comparatively small, Of eqnal value Is the use of low temperatures, which should be applied Immediately after the milk is drnwn. The tempera ture at which tho milk is drawn is jnst about right for tho entrance and rapid incroam of baoterla, and In summer tlrao milk cools estieclallr slow and nevor below the temporaturo of tho surrounding air. If, however, tho milk la cooled as soon ns drawn the Increase of theso bacteria Is kept In chock and will uot begin agnln except Blowly nn til the milk Is warmed. Cool milk will, therefore, keep nnvornl hourn longor than that not cooled. All the abnormal fermentations of milk, such as bluo, red, slimy, tainted milk, etc., nro dno to tho growth of or ganisms in the milk, nnd nil of these are preventable by onro. If a dairy Is constantly troubled with slimy rnllk or aay other abnormal trouble, n cause Is sure to be found In somo ttnnsnal con tamination of milk, nnd the remedy must bo extra cleanliness. It is sal-. dom oansod by food or water, bnt the trouble Is usually apart from the cow either In the bara or dairy. Some times tho trouble comes from ono cow. Certain bad normal odors nnd tnlr.ta in milk may be produced directly by tho food eaten by tho cow. Gallic or turnip will flavor tho milk, and varlmrn other foods may nlToct tho taste, but this clans of taints may bo readily dis tinguished from thoso duo to bacterial growth. The odors and taints duo to the direct Influence of tho food nro nt thoir highest ns soon ns the milk is drawn, never increasing nftorwnrd. But the taints duo to bacterial grow Mi do not appear at all in fresh milk, be ginning to be noticeable ouly after tho bacteria have had a chance to grow. If trouble with tnsto of the milk is no ticed immediately after it in drawn, the cnuso may bo looked for In the food. If it does not appear it will some time afterward, then grows rapidly worse; it may bo remedied by great care in tho management of the dairy or barn. N. E. Homestead. DRYINQ RUBBER BOOTS. f the Merit of Belns A Plan That Hm Quickly AcfloroplHhrd Rubber boofi which have become wet Inside, either from exposure or perspiration are dangerous to wear un til dried out, and this is often a difficult task; many wear cork solos which can bo taken out and dried, others fill their boots with hot oats utnlght, and others shake hot gravel In them to dry them out, but all these plans aro only partly successful. The illustration presents another plan which has tho merit of being DtlYTHa nUBBKK BOOTS. quickly accomplished, effective and new. A lamai set on tne noor, tno boet is tied to the back of a chair, low a . a. .m - enough so that the chimney extend woll up into the boot leg, the lamp i lighted and turned up. The hot air goes just where it 1b needed and driaa the boot American Agriculturist, The ruga at Field Mice. In Scotland, where tho field mice have become such a plague that a com mission of the department of agricul ture is investigating the matter, the increase of mice i attributed to the killing of weasel and birds of prey by hunters. The same conclusions have keen reached by intelligent farmers in many part of this country. The states of Pennsylvania and Colorado offered a bounty for the heads of hawk aud other blrtls of prey, aad as a conse quence most of them were killed off. Soon field mice, gopher and ground squirrel increased so fast that tho farmers would gladly pay a bounty to persons who would breed hawk and other large birds, aay the "Stock. man." Sheep and Oow Manare. I Prof Roberta, of Cornell university, explains why sheep manure is usually more valuable than that of other farm animal. In experimenting he found that cow manure (solids und liquids) had from 81 to 67 per cent, of water, horse manure 72 per cent., whllo tho sheep manure contained in ono experi ment 47 per cent, and in another M per cent, of water. Rat this is not all the difference He found the sheep void ings much richer in nitrogen than tboae ot cither cattle or horses, apd the aret- ence of this valunblo constituent of manure for farms is another reason whj sheep raising pay. i iff I 'v2tiSy1s n tti g? i . . ) .. ... . FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS. Cure for Chapped Lip. Dissolve ai lump of beeswax In n small qunntity of sweet oil; lot.lt cool nnd It will bo ready for use. Rubbing It warm on tho llpe two or thrco times will effect n cure Homo. Corn Cake. Threotcncupsof Indian t meal, ono teaspoonfulof salt, ono table ' spoonful of sugar, one of butter; wet thts with boiling wnter nnd then beat In one egg, spread half nn. inch deep oil buttcrod tin sheets nnd bnko brown in a quick oven. Huston Hudgct- In bakingcnkn.to ascertain whether tha cako la reatly to leave tlto oven thrust a clean straw Into tho t thickest , part- If it comes out olcnn,(take out the tins aud net them gently on notable' or shelf to cool before turnlng.theni tips Id o down on n clean, dry cloth er ' dish. '" ' To kcop the complexion nnd spirits good, to pneservo graoo, strength nud agility of motion, there Isnogymnnslum so valuable, no exercise mora bcnlfl cent In result than bu coping, dusting, , making licds, washing dishes, nnd the polishing of brass nnd silver. A gmtd remedy fo. In'.Jatnnuitlon of tho eyes caused by cold is to drop a lump of nliim tho slzo of n hickory nul into a teacup of hot milk. The curd wlll separate from tho whey. Put tho curd, which may Ira kept motsteuod by tho whey, between a fold of softmuslln r.nd lay it overthe eyes. N. Y. Trib une. Scent Powder. A good powder to bo used for wnrdrobes, finer than any sold in tho Hhops, Is tho following: Tako one ounce ench of coriander, orris root, roso leaves, and uromiitla cnlnmiiH. Ten' ounces lavender flowers, ono-qunrtor drachm of rhodium, five grains musk. riieso nro to bo mixed, and red iced ten1 n coarso powder. This scenta Jwthe " clothes llko fragrant flower. Hetnc. A bag for fancy workna.y no mndo out of two palm-leaf fonaT Stonm them nnd curvo thutu a little, tying thorn and keeping so till dry. Then join them at tho npex and sides binding tightly with gold cord. Thou lit n bag of soft silk to tho opening. Gather tho tops' together with ribbon draw strings. Tho funs tuny bo decorated with paint ing, If wished. Home. Ilollaudnlso Chicken. Fry ono table, spoonful of minced onion in two of bttttur until yellow. Add a pint of white stock and thicken with ono table spoonful of flour. To ono pint of chopped chicken add one tnblcspoonful of chopped parsley, tho juice of half a lemon, nutmeg, stilt nnd cayenne, to instc. Add this to tho pit liquid, and tho woll beaten yolk of two eggs. Trim tlto crust from bread, toast, bu ttcr plen tifully, sprend tho mixture on top and servo hot Another excellent breakfast dish. N. Y. Observer. Chocolate Pudding. Roll tcntablo spoonfuls of bread crumbs and five tablespoon fills of grated chocolate, In ono qunrt of sweet milk for twenty minutes; then pour tho mixture into a pudding dish nnd beat into it the yolks of thrco oggs and the whlto of one; odd a piece of butter size of an egg und bako ono hour. When cooltod spread over tho top tho'whltes of two eggs that hnvo been beaten stiff with whlto pow dered sugar, and return tho pudding to tho oven to brown slightly. Pin n nap kin neatly around the dish, and sorve with hard sauce. For the sauce, extract tho juice of two lemons and mix sugar with it until It is stiff. Housekeeper. FALL FASHIONS. I'rettjr Device nnd Current Htjrlee In Or nmneiitttl Ware. Perforated sllvor ban enriched the now tea balls. Children's oar rings nro littlo twisted knotH with a tiny stone in the center. Flower cups for individual saltcellar nro among tha now table articles of service. Tho old-fashioned double alcove-buttons of equal size nnd importance have reappeared. , Ilcurt-shapcd candlesticks of tortoise shell mounted in silver gilt with heart shaped lips are among the prettiest of novelties. A charming necklace has a number of colored stonos swinging from it at different lengths. They have tho air of attractive irregularity. Tho most beautiful clear crystal vnscs are shaped llko tho corntiopluH of a Christmas tree, and wreathed with silver flowers which terminate In a standard. I Nuw salt-flasks of crystal mounted in BiiTfitn nnn -ai vii.v--.iri w. iinvn umiii i-ii it nm.i "'" "-, ,,,....w... ' Parlmo?t?. wi,tl pcrfonited bands. 'inrougn mese interstices tno inspiring scent may perfume a room. Tito tendency toward floral forms is soon ovcry here. Whllo novelty Is al ways pleasing, flowers tut a motif for ornument and docoratlon are more ap pealing than Insects, toads anil snakes. Ono of tho prettiest of the new 'totiixl brooches has a diamond center, with colored stones radlatlngon spiky stems. The last clrclo has these stones sot round and in tulip-shaped forms, niter natiuif, or as ono might hu y, sot as roses und tulips. Silver vegetable dishes und their plat ters and salvers generally hnvo plain surf. tees, excepting tho edges, that aro in high rich rulscd work. Tho covers of vcgtitablo dishes hnvo on tholr high est curvo a narrow band of this raised work. Library sets soom to indicatu that this is to hi an epistolary season. At least thoy furnish every temptation, to make It one. The latest form has a raised tray fouced in on three sides by .it per forated railing. Tho tray la covered with whlto blotting paper, and on It aro the silver-mounted Implements. ' Enamel flower pin for tho hair havo a now lense of 11 o. Theso aro in Bllver and mounted on silver pins with tin In tcrpobln 'spiral spring that gives thuja movement Ono of tho prettiest In stances is n morning glory, not iu posi tive tints, but in silvery tints gently ehading into pink nnd bluo. .Uvcr Circular. As Sernml Vlass Matter. No matter how much a paper may prido itself on its quality, it bows pi head and drops bask to second pluon when it cQtnoa to cuter a podt-oflkcv-Puck, I ,v ( itnl m il 4 ! ik L m i ,-J ,i &,&'.&&,& ffl&&1f..$'t&''f . WVV&.'.Ij: ii. aS-iis a M' ,, .. m -a st& 4 Jj &toggji