Representative at Washington. 2. We know 
nothing to the contrary. 
O. W. F ., Blackstime, Moss., asks wbat we 
think of the following named grapes:—August 
Giant, Moore’s Early, Eumelan and Wyoming 
Red. 
A ns,—A ugust Giant is quite similar to Mar¬ 
tha, very sweetand foxy and larger in berry aid 
earlier. It drops from the stem badly. Moore’s 
Early is a decidedly valuable grape on account 
of its earliness. It is almost identical with the 
Concord, its parent, both as to fruit and vine, 
except that it ripens with Talinan and other 
early varieties. It cracks badly. Eumelan is 
a delicious grape when it can be successfully 
grown, but it is one of the most uncertain va¬ 
rieties in cultivation. Wyoming Red is also 
known as Wilmington Red, Hopkins's Early 
Red, Chemung Red. It is an early grape, 
very hardy and a heavy bearer. It is excep¬ 
tionally free from mildew and other diseases, 
and is rich, sweet and pleasant. It drops from 
the stem easily, but, on the whole, is a desira¬ 
ble grape, both for the table and for market. 
-♦ ♦ ♦- 
New Members of the Club for Week 
Ending Nov. 12. 
Matilda Taylor, Mary Wright, Edgar Hin- 
man, Clarence Bramball, W. S. Bramhall, 
Jennie and Henry McDermott, Katie Culbert¬ 
son, Willie Rugh, Jenny Ratten, Fred Ben¬ 
nett, May ITuyn, Florence Hayward, Rosy 
Benton, Andrew Benton, Eloise Seaman, Fan¬ 
nie Metzgar, Katie Metzgar, Edith Hunt, 
Francis Miller, Zi/.a E. Crocheru, Alden 
Cr >ohern, Natter Weaver, Mary Wilde, Maud 
Van Allan and sisters, Mannie Cole, Pliny 
Cole, Clara Cole, W. C. Baumgartner, J. R. 
Johuson, T. Goodman, Nellie Bates. J. W. 
Randall, M. King, Carrie Gar , our, Tommy 
Garyour, Barnard Eekardt, Phebe French, 
May Jacobs, John Arbenhust, Archie Ran¬ 
dall, Josie Randall. Edwin Hayward, Josie 
Abdiel, Lizzie Abdi*-1, Chris Miller, Harry 
Miller, Hugh Miller, Irwin Robinson, Dora 
Lie-hard, Anna Knapp. 
Domestic Cconomi) 
CONDUCTED 15 V EMILY MAPLE. 
A CRIME AGAINST CHILDHOOD. 
MARY WAGER-FISHER. 
Latterly^, in my morning drives, I have 
seen the children of the neighborhood wending 
their way to school, and my attention lias 
been attracted by their lack of erectness, pro¬ 
duced by the high heels on their shoes. I ob¬ 
served u uUtnber that were round-shouldered, 
and in eight out of every ten, perhaps, the 
perpendicular line fell at the back of the head. 
Perched on high heels, the natural pose of the 
body must be to incline forward. 
It' adult men and women choose to sacrifice 
their own health in wearing high heels, it is a 
matter that principally concerns themselves. 
But a child has a right to wise and judicious 
care, aud to oblige the tender, growing crea¬ 
ture to walk, mu and stand with the heels 
lifted a half or whole inch above the rest of 
the solo of the feet, is monstrous, is criminal, 
and this crime against children is so wide¬ 
spread that it is amazing—except that nothing 
need Ire regarded as amazing—that it contin¬ 
ues to be perpetuated with so little protest 
from physicians and such aids as they ought 
to find in really intelligent people. 
It is true that the children of fashionable 
people—and by fashionable I mean people who 
possess high social position, intelligence and 
usually a competence of wealth—wear shoes 
without heels, or with nhat is called the 
“ spring” heel, until six to eight years of age, 
and from that time on until twenty the heel is 
kept broad and low. But as oue descends in 
the scale of intelligence and common sense he 
will find the high heel growing more and 
more proud ent, until children of even the 
tender age of two years will be found perched 
upon them trying to walk. I sometimes 
wonder that preachers who have eyes to see 
the sins of the people against their bodies ever 
find time to preach against the sin of the soul. 
The greatest crime caused by high heels is 
the ill and sometimes disastrous effect pro¬ 
duced ujkhi the spine. On girls in particular 
very serious harm is inflicted otherwise—a re¬ 
sult that should be avoided at all cost. Minor 
ill effects are produced upon tjhe muscles of 
the legs, and the flat part of the foot, which is 
forced to support more than it ought. The 
tow and the large joint become distorted, 
corns aud bunions begin to form, and the 
foundation is laid for a great deal of suffering 
in the future, as well us for present aehes. 1 
suppose that a lady whom I saw last Summer 
may be taken as a general exemplification of 
a great many mothers. She had money and 
plenty of wit, and, in the main, excellent 
sense. She had two beautiful young daugh¬ 
ters of 13 and 15—beautiful, except that 
neither had beautiful feet. Those members 
had been stuffed into narrow-soled, narrow- 
heeled, narrow-toed, high-heeled shoes, until 
the feet were shockingly deformed. The father 
of the girls was a large shoe dealer. His son’s 
feet were very finely shaped. He wore broad- 
soled, broad-toed, low-heeled shoes. Why the 
feet of the daughters had not been allowed an 
equal chance in the world with those of the 
son I couldn’t well make out. One of the girls 
was wealing shoulder braces to make her 
straight, and one day, as the mother was de¬ 
ploring the child's round shoulders, I ventured 
to say that I thought low-heeled shoes would 
be lietter for her. “ I quite agree with you.” 
exclaimed the mother. “ The girls wear too ; 
high heels all the time, but somehow- we neg¬ 
lect having the heels cut off. But it must be 
doue.” Whether the cutting-down process h s 
begun I don’t know, but I thought if those 
girls were under my control not 24 hours 
would pass before their feet went into “com¬ 
mon-sense ” shoes. 
No class of people are quicker to respond to 
the demands of the public than are manufac¬ 
turers, and if buyers demand a certain sort of 
shoe they will very soon get it. It is possible 
that in a great many country-towns low-heeled, 
broad-soled shoes pan not so readily be had as 
the reverse. But the high heel can always he 
lowered by having the shoe dealer cut off sev¬ 
eral layers of leather. He never likes to do it, 
and will try to Convince you that the heel is 
none too high, etc., etc. But if you insist upon 
it he will cut the heel down to suit you sooner 
than lose your custom. That children with 
crooked and bow logs, turned-over ankles and 
other weaknesses of feet and legs, so abound 
among the low er classes is not at all to be won¬ 
dered at when one considers the extremely bad 
way in which they are usually shod. Mr. 
Beecher not long ago put into a prayer this 
sentence:—“ Lord, help lis to be patient with 
tho ignorance of others.” To combat ignor¬ 
ance Is, beyond all doubt, the most difficult 
and trying thing humanitarians have to en¬ 
counter. But T believe that as much harm re¬ 
sults from procrastination and carelessness and 
a lack of energy in instituting reforms where 
intelligence exists us from ignorance. If peo¬ 
ple would only do as well as they know, the 
world would take a long leap ahead. High 
heels and narrow soles are almost as had as 
the Chinese method of compression. The 
dwarf King of France who brought them into 
fashion to increase his apparent stature prob¬ 
ably never dreamed how many fools there 
were adown the generations of time to imitate 
his example. The beauty of any member of 
the body consists in its out line—its shapeliness 
and proportionate size, instead of its littleness. 
A small foot, or hand, is only comely in con¬ 
nection with a small person, while any part of 
the body that has been made small by com¬ 
pression is simply vulgar Freedom is as nec¬ 
essary to lu-auty as purity, and there is no 
freedom where nature is being cruelly viola¬ 
ted as she maintains her rights most bravely, 
and when overpowered leaves in her train n 
line of woes full of torture and humiliation. 
Finally, do not omit to keep high heels from 
under tho young people’s feet, 
DOMESTIC RECIPES. 
Oysters. 
FRIED OYSTERS. 
Drain, dip each oyster into a little cold 
water to remove bits of shells, and place where 
it is cold for half an hour, Then roll each 
into powdered cracker, then into beaten egg, 
and again uto tho cracker. Fry in hot butter 
and drippings (half and half) until delicately 
browned on both sides. Drain and serve at 
once. Garnish with parsley. 
BROILED OYSTERS. 
Select large oysters, rinse in a little cold 
water, dry on a napkin: dip each into melted 
butter, then into cracker-dust, and broil over 
a good fire. 
SC A I,LOPED OYSTERS. 
Wash a quart of solid oysters in very little 
water to remove sand and shell, Strain the 
water, adding juice, and, if necessary water, 
to make a pint of liquor. Roll enough crack¬ 
ers to make a pint of crumbs. For season in 
use salt and pep er to taste and a lialr cup of 
melted butter. Mix the pepper, salt and but¬ 
ter with the crack ims. Put a layer of crumbs 
in a buttered dish, moisten with a few spoon¬ 
fuls of the liquor; then put in an even layer of 
oysters. Repeat until everything is used. The 
crumbs should lie last. (’over and bake half 
an hour. If the top crumbs seem too dry, add 
a few bits of butter and a litt.e hot water. 
Very nice for tea when something hot is 
wanted. Mrs. V. T. 
CORN CAKES FOR BREAKFAST. 
One cup of Indian meal, two cups of flour, 
three eggs, \ elks and whites beaten separately, 
a small teacup of sugar, half a cup of butter, 
two cups of rich sour milk, one tea-poonfui 
each of soda aud s It. Stir the butler until 
creamy, beat the yelks to a froth and the 
whites until stiff, and put together lightly. 
The salt and soda should be mixed thoroughly 
with the flour and meal. Next stir the butter 
into the middle, turn in the eggs and sugar 
and beat to a batter. Now, as this mixes, add 
the sour milk, stirring rapidly. Beat hard 
until smooth and light. Bake in hot gem-pans 
or small cake-tins. Excellent. Mary B. 
QUESTIONS ANSWERED. 
S. E. B., Buckeye Center , III., asks how to 
clean a granite kettle. 
A NS. —We know of nothing better than fill¬ 
ing the kettle with a strong, hot solution of 
washing-soda and water and letting it remain 
on the back of the range where it will keep 
hot for several hours. Afterwards rub with 
sapolio or brick-dust. 
PteceUatteous. 
KIDNEY-WORT 
THE ONLY MEDICINE 
IX EITHER LIQUID OR DRY FORM 
Thnt Acts at the same time on 
THE LITMS, T3X BOWELS, 
AKD THE KIDNEYS. 
WHY ARE WE SICK? 
Because we allow these great organs to 
become dogged or torpid , and poisonous 
humors are therefore forced into the blood 
that should be expelled naturally. _ 
WILL SURELY CURE 
KIDNEY DISEASES, 
LIVER COMPLAINTS, 
PILES, CONSTIPATION”, URINARY 
DISEASES, FEMALE WEAKNESSES, 
AND NERVOUS DISORDERS, 
by causing free action of these organs ancl 
restoring their power to throw off disease. 
AVhy suffer Bilious pains and aches! 
IVhy tormented with Piles, Constipationl 
Why frightened over disordered Kidneys! 
Why endure nervous or sick headaches! 
Use KIDNEY-YVORTmuf rejoice in health. 
It Is put up In Dry Vegetable Form, in tin 
cans oue pnek&gc o( which makes six quarts of 
medicine. Also in Liquid Form. very Concen¬ 
trated, foi those that cannot readily prepare it. 
t^r't acts with equal efficiency in either form. 
Gifr IT OF YOUR DRUGGIST. 
Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago, 
Backache, Soreness of tho Chest, Gout, 
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Sprains, Burns and Scalds, 
Genera! Bodily Pains, 
Tooth, Ear and Headache, Frosted Feet 
and Ears, and all other Pains 
and Aches. 
No Preparation on earth equals St. Jacobs Oil as 
a safe, sure, simple and clump External Remedy. 
A trial entails but the comparatively trifling outlay 
of 50 fonts, and every one suffering with pain 
can have cheap and positive proof of its claims. 
Directions in Eleven Languages. 
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MEDICINE. 
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With one of these machines ho becomes independent, 
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For Illustrated Catalogue and Manual of Sorrento 
and Inlaid work, address, with 3 eent stump, 
A. U. SHIPMAN, Rochester, N. Y. 
Made from Professor Horsford’a Add 
Phosphate. 
Recommended by leading physicians. 
Makes lighter biscuit, cakes, etc., and 
is healthier than ordinary B-iJop- ~ > ^w- 
1 n cans. Sold at a reasonable price. Ural (Sistatf. 
The Horsford Almanac and Cook Book — - . — — ■ 
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Uutnford Chemical Works, Providence, R. I. 
DAKOTA FARMS. 
A cent* wanted. $5 n Day made 
gelling our NEW liUOKlIULD 
ARTICLES and FAMILY STALE. 
Weighs i:p lo Ci lbs. Sells at *1.50, 
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Wheat lands bought and sold. Prices $5 to $10 per 
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Is a combination of the Cocoa- 
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invalids and persons in health. 
To the sick it yields a delicate 
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other nourishment is unpalatable 
and indigestible. A» a diet for 
children it is invaluable. 
Sold by Grocers everywhere. 
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