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that the words must give no uncertain 
sound. So our brave women—God bless 
them !—are striking stalwart blows at the 
evil wherever it may show its head, striv¬ 
ing to save the boys from Intemperance, 
from the use of the filthy, nauseating 
weed, and from the ways which lead the 
feet of him who goes therein to destruc¬ 
tion of both body and soul. 
But, alas I how much energy is wasted; 
how much work comes to naught from the 
lack of that silent but potent weapon, 
which when its behests are enforced by 
the strong arm of law, says: “Thus 
far, and no farther I ” The worst pun¬ 
ishment which could be Inflicted on those 
who sought to destroy this government, 
was the penalty of disfranchisement, yet 
the mothers, wives and daughters of this 
nation not only dwell continually under 
this disability, but the category of those 
who are disfranchised reads: “ Minors, 
criminals, idiots, paupers, lunatics and. 
women.” When the Creator said, “It is 
not good for man to be alone,” He made 
no exemptions, and the State has just as 
much need of the mother element to aid 
in its councils as has the home, the school, 
or the church. The Chautauqua manage 
ment has, for the first time, this year 
given a place on its programme for the 
presentation of woman suffrage, and Mrs. 
Wallace will be prominent among the 
speakers. MRS. w. c. gifford. 
New York. 
WOMAN’S SUFFRAGE ; THE NEGA- 
ATIVE SIDE. 
HAT are most needed in the discus¬ 
sion of this subject are the consci- 
tious opinions of people who are not de¬ 
pendent on elocutionary powers and forceful 
arguments for the money wherewith to fill 
their coffers, as many of the woman’s rights 
lecturers are to day. From the platform 
they compare the superiority of an intelli¬ 
gent woman’s vote over that of an ignor. 
ant Swede. Granted that an Intelligent 
woman can use the franchise to better ad¬ 
vantage than can an ignorant foreigner, 
yet it is safe to presume that the ignorant 
Swede has an ignorant Swede wife, and 
the problem of ignorance against intelli¬ 
gence would still remain unsolved. 
These speakers endeavor to impress upon 
our minds the importance of extending the 
franchise to women in order that the liquor 
traffic may be suppressed. Intemperance 
is a monster evil and while good men and 
true are putting forth every energy in its 
suppression, it is believed that woman can 
do more with her influence than ever she 
could with her vote, as many good women 
would turn with disgust from the scene 
of women in politics and men who are 
now silent on the subject would follow 
en masse. 
The multitude of women who are abso¬ 
lutely encouraging intemperance at the 
present time by placing wine before young 
men callers as is customary in cities, is 
offset by a multitude of women in the 
country who allow barrels of hard cider in 
the cellar. This is drank by the older 
boys as a bracei and by the younger ones 
as something that will make them men 
quickly, while the alcohol it contains will 
not only make them drunk, but give them 
a sharp appetite for something stronger. 
These two classes of women are not exert¬ 
ing their influence for temperance. 
The franchise is of little moment com¬ 
pared with influence. Further, the ma¬ 
jority does not always rule. For in¬ 
stance, in Michigan the majority of 
the voters sanctioned local option, but 
the law was found unconstitutional. 
Politics is corrupt from center to circum¬ 
ference. Some brilliant speaker may say 
that there is going to be a great reforma¬ 
tion ; that purity will take the place of 
corruption, honesty the place of intrigue; 
but flattery will never take the place of 
mud-slinging until the millennium. The 
question arises: “Are women to de¬ 
cide for themselves, or are they to be forced 
into the scheme by a few platform speakers 
Please mention The R. N.-Y. to our adver¬ 
tisers. 
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castorla, 
When she was a Child, she cried for Castorla, 
When she became Miss, she clung to Castorla, 
When she had Children, she gave them Castorla. 
who, if the scheme is successful, will be¬ 
come office seekers f ” 
We women do not need the franchise; 
we have a higher, holier work before us. 
Let us stand firmly for the right with the 
beautiful mottoes of the King’s Daughters, 
“ In His name ” and of the Chautauqua Cir¬ 
cle, “ Let us keep Our Heavenly Father 
in the midst,” to guide us. Here are a few 
pertinent quotations: 
Ru8kin.—“ Queens you should always 
be; queens to your lovers, to your hus¬ 
bands, to your sons; queens of a higher 
mystery to the world beyond. But, alas I 
you are too often idle and careless queens, 
grasping at majesty in the least things, 
while you abdicate in the greatest.” 
W. H. Crane.—“ It is from a heart over¬ 
flowing with gratitude to the sex that has 
given me a mother and a wife, that I 
tender this, recognizing fully that in these 
days of higher culture, woman suffrage, 
etc., they may well avoid the danger of 
grasping at the masculine shadow and 
losing the substance.” 
R. B. Hayes.—“ My wish for the Ameri¬ 
can woman is that she may always be an 
elevating influence — man’s inspiration. 
Let him go forth to duty while she weaves 
the spell that makes home a paradise to 
which he may return, ever welcome, 
whether he is victor or vanquished.” 
Ella Wheeler Wilcox : “Women without 
talent, force or brain are neglecting the 
sweet and simple duties which would 
render a household comfortable and 
happy, and are rushing to and fro and up 
and down the earth, seeking to distinguish 
themselves in a public career.” 
Is there one among us who has not a 
tender place in the heart for Lucy Webb 
Hayes? When she discarded wine from 
the White House dinners, she exerted 
more influence for good than 10,000 bal¬ 
lots could have done. May woman’s 
influence extend from pole to pole, for it is 
more elevating, more powerful than the 
ballot. FELICIK FARNSWORTH. 
DAIRY PRODUCTS. 
HILE preparing asparagus for din¬ 
ner, the question was once more 
presented to me, Why is it that we women 
of the farm make so little use of cream in 
culinary matters ? I suppose one should 
“ tie the asparagus In convenient bunches,” 
as the cook books tell us, leaving It in 
shape to be eaten from our fingers when 
cooked; but I am so old-fashioned, or per¬ 
verse, or both, as to like it far better when 
cut in inch pieces, with every tough morsel 
rejected, and cooked till tender in clear 
water. When the water is drained off I 
add a cup of rich cream and a generous 
pinch of salt. Not only asparagus but 
green peas, string beans, and all vegetables 
in which cream and butter are used to¬ 
gether as a dressing, will be found much 
more delicate and delicious if the butter be 
left out and enough additional salt be used 
to take the place of that which would have 
been added in the butter. There is another 
advantage in using cream instead of butter, 
all the labor of butter making is avoided, 
and that is no inconsiderable matter. 
There is no finer dressing for puddings 
than cream, either whipped or plain. 
When the supply is limited it can be 
increased by adding new milk before it is 
whipped. Every one knows how delicious 
a dressing whipped cream makes for cake, 
and how well it answers instead of ice 
cream. Cream is also a delicious substi¬ 
tute for olive oil in salad dressings. I think 
the very finest dressing I have ever eaten 
for lettuce was whipped cream sweetened 
with sugar and soured with vinegar, 
which was added drop by drop as the 
cream was whipped. 
So much is said about butter and butter 
making of late, that I have nothing to 
offer on the subject except to say that my 
best success in selling is accomplished 
when I pack it in receptacles which hold 
from five to eight pounds, and sell It while 
it retains the charm of absolute freshness. 
The aroma of newly made butter will 
readily command from eight to ten cents 
more than could be obtained for the same 
sample when its delicious fragrance has 
vanished. Butter put up in small, neat 
packages appeals to the sense of beauty as 
well as that of taste and smell. Little jars 
can be bought which hold from four to five 
pounds. The Bradley butter boxes are 
made in sizes as small as half pounds, and 
from this up to ten-pound packages. They 
are dainty and neat, but rather expensive. 
The dairy-maid who never treats her 
family to cottage cheese defrauds them of 
a great luxury. It may be made of sour 
milk or butter-milk. Butter-milk makes 
a rich cheese which needs little If any 
cream, but which must be strained through 
cheese cloth. That made from sour milk 
may be drained in the colander. This 
should have a generous addition of sweet 
cream, and either should be salted well. 
Cottage cheese sells readily when a market 
has once been established, at about eight 
cents per pound. Many persons relish but¬ 
ter milk as a beverage, and while sweet it 
is truly delicious. It is said to have medici¬ 
nal value, also; but one is willing to take 
it on its merits without regarding it from 
the physician’s standpoint. 
Cheese-making is almost an unknown 
art in private houses since the erection of 
so many factories, and it is well that It is 
so, for there is a vast deal of careful hand 
ling necessary in the process of turning 
milk into cheese. One does miss the sweet 
bits of curd so much enjoyed in child 
hood, and I can think of few things which 
would taste better than the parings from 
a new cheese fresh from the press. I have 
all the essentials except two for cheese- 
making. Basket, paddles, press and all 
are in a fair state of preservation ; but 
I lack two very necessary parts of the out¬ 
fit-cheese cloth and—courage. The former 
might be obtained but the latter is a hope¬ 
less case; it cannot be bought, borrowed 
or stolen, so my cheese must go unmade. 
Seneca Co., N. Y. s. A. little. 
FLORICULTURE FOR WOMEN. 
CENSUS bulletin given out for pub¬ 
lication early in this month relates 
to floriculture as a means of livelihood 
for women. In just what form the eug- 
gestions are made, we are not yet inform¬ 
ed, but they are understood to have come 
from the thoughtful wife of the Super¬ 
intendent of the Census. This official, 
from the day he received his appointment 
until now, has been worn down by pitiful 
appeals from women for employment. 
Without straining facts It might be said 
that the proportion of rejected women ap¬ 
plicants was as high as 99 out of a hun¬ 
dred. Many of those disappointed took a 
woman’s chance and appealed to the wife 
of the Superintendent, who, seeing so 
many helpless females in the world, turn¬ 
ed her mind to devising some new open¬ 
ings to employment. The result was the 
special report on floriculture, which now 
appears. There are already over 300 flori- 
cultural establishments owned and man¬ 
aged by women, and this pleasant and 
profitable Industry is capable of much 
greater development, and is one for which 
women are peculiarly adapted. 
Some cynical women writers are fond of 
saying that women seldom help their own 
sex. It is to be hoped that this suggestion 
of a woman may prove a practicable argu¬ 
ment against this calumny. 
The common school girl of to-day is bet¬ 
ter off, in all that makes life desirable, 
than was any queen of two hundred years 
ago.—Rev. Minot J. Savage, 
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