THE BOHAL HEW-V0BKER. 
Domestic (fconomi). 
CONDUCTED 3Y EMILY MAPLE 
SIFTINGS FROM THE KITCHEN FIRE. 
ANNIE I*. JACK. 
The month of March has been to us & miracle 
of alternate smiles and tears, more like the 
“ May” we usually have in Canada. Sowing 
peas and making hot-beds, is not often our work 
at this season, for April generally finds the 
“Kitchen-fire" a necessity, and of permanent 
value. But for several weeks our cellar doors have 
been opened wide, to sun and air, the vegetables 
looked over carefully and only the very best re¬ 
tained. Until asparagus comes I think there 
is nothing better, as a diet, than good vegetables ' 
plentifully used, celery, beets, turnips, pars- ' 
nips and the good old Hubbard squash, for 
which Gregory deserves a medal as iutroduoer. 
Then if apples still hold out and give the chil¬ 
dren a plentiful supply—there is sulphur in them 
that as a purifier is superior to, and pleasanter, 
than the proverbial “ brimstone and treacle.’ If 
showing signs of decay, there is no better plan 
for using apples than iD a simple form half-pres¬ 
erve half-canned that I will give the readers who 
are tired of apple sauce. Pare and core, cutting 
the pieces iuto as even size and shape as possible, 
and to prevent discoloring by exposure to the 
air before cooking, place directly into a dish of 
cold water. Have ready a sirnp made of water 
and loaf sugar boiled to a proper consistency, 
plaoe the apples iu this when it does not readily 
run from a spoon and simmer gently for about 
ten minutes. Take out carefully into a jar 
which oau be afterwards oorked, or olosely cov¬ 
ered, boil the sirup a few minutes longer and 
pour over the fruit. In this way a choice fresh 
preserve is made, at a season when many house¬ 
keepers are getting short. It is a great pity that 
apples have been so scarce in many localities 
this winter, as I have no doubt they contribute 
largely to health keeping, which is better than 
health gating. As a mild and a pleaBaut cure 
for an ordiuary sore throat baked apples eaten 
hot, are a remedy we have often found effioa- 
cious. The Rubal and other hort icultural jour¬ 
nals that aicl us in selecting and planting orch¬ 
ards, by their advioe and experience, are doing a 
work for the future health of our children, 
greater than all that can be accomplished by our 
medioal men, for keeping the blood pure, and 
wholesome is one of the great secrets of health, 
and this the apple eaten freely will aid to ac¬ 
complish. __ 
DOMESTIC RECIPES. 
Soups.—Beef Soup. 
Crack the bone of a shin of beef and put on to 
boil in as many quarts of cold water as there are 
pounds of meat; add a teaspoonful of salt for 
each quart; simmer slowly, at first, skimming as 
often as any scum arisos; let boil two hours, then 
add four largo onions sliced; two carrots, 
scraped and sliced ; one root of celery cut into 
small pieces—or a teaspoonful of celery salt. 
Whoa the vegetables and meat are done, strain 
the soup and return to the kettle, adding a table¬ 
spoonful of rice for each quart, and boil until 
tender ; add pepper and salt to taste. If the 
soup is preferred clear, omit the rioe aud thicken 
with a very little Hour and water. A shin of 
veal is nice for soup but it should be soaked in 
cold water an hour before using. 
Corn Soup. 
Take twelve ears of sweet corn ; cut the corn 
from the cobs aud boil the oobs in two quarts of 
water until the sweetness is extracted 5 take out 
the cobs, add the corn and boil from twenty to 
thirty minutes ; then add butter the 6 ize of an 
egg ; pepper and salt to taste ; one quart of 
sweet milk ; let come to a boil aud serve. 
Vegetable Oyster or Salsify Soup. 
Scrape and slice very thin a quantity of the 
salsify; boil in water sufficient to cover well 
until tender, adding one-half teaenpful of finely 
picked-up codfish (which is to boil as long as the 
salsify) to about four quarts of the soup when it 
is done ; when tender add butter, pepper, and 
milk to taste, -with three or four rolled crackers, 
adding the salt when ready to serve. This 
method of cooking salsify gives to it the flavor 
of the real oyster. 
Soups are not as common as they ought to be 
in private families. I believe that a dish of 
good nutritious soup—not grease—to warm and 
tone up the stomach before taking into it the 
more hearty aud solid food, is a great aid to di¬ 
gestion, and that the health of oar families 
would be increased were we to eat it at least once 
a day. Mbs. Maey Olin. 
Yates Co., N. Y. 
and half a pound of raisins; then add three 
well beaten eggs and bake about one hour and 
a half. 
Dale Pudding. 
Remove the Btones from one-half pound of 
dates and chop; add five ounces of ohopped 
snet; six ounces of sugar; a little nutmeg, salt 
and two beaten eggs. Mix well together and 
boil in a basin or form four hours. 
Apple Batter Pudding. 
Peel and take out the cores from six good 
sized apples, fill with sugar; but into a pie diffi 
and cover with a light batter. Bake one hour in 
a moderate oven. 
Boiled Rhubarb Pudding. 
Line a buttered basin with a good suet crust; 
cut rhubarb into small bits aud fill the basin 
with alternate layers of rhubarb aud moist 
sugar; cover with crust; pinch the edges togeth¬ 
er and tie over it a floured cloth ; put into a 
kettle of boiling water and boil from two hours 
to two hours aud one-half, Mbs. M. M. 
Owego. 
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QUERIES ANSWERED. 
Is there anything which will prevent the for¬ 
mation of a crust in tea-kettles ? Irene. 
Ans.—Y es, keep an oyster-shell in your tea¬ 
kettle. 
My hands so perspire iu summer that I find it 
ruinous to wear kid gloves. Is there anything 
I can rub upon my hands which will absorb the 
moisture? Mbs. W. Z. 
Ans.—T he simplest as well as the most ef¬ 
ficient remedy I kuow of for excessive perspira¬ 
tion is cornstarch. Rub dry upon the hands be¬ 
fore drawing on the gloves. 
Mbs. M. G.—Try poulticing your stye with 
bread and milk or a poultice of linseed meal. Iu 
the beginning & stye may be checked by a free 
application of spirits of camphor. 
Young Housewife. —Your childs’ ear-ache 
may he relieved by mixing equal quantities of 
chloroform and laudanum and applying upon 
cotton to the ear. Sometimes a small quantity 
of ground pepper tied up in a little cotton, then 
dipped into sweet-oil and inserted in the ear is 
beneficial. _ 
Correction. 
In the recipe for Sponge Cake, contributed by 
“Farmer’s Wife,” “dissolved in cream-of-tar- 
tar” should have read “ dissolved in water." 
e. si. 
returned to St. Petersburg unsuccessful, while an 
Austrian army of 400,000 men are being rapidly 
mobilized, according to latest reports, and will 
soon be ready to move Into Servla, Herzegovina 
and Bosnia, so menacing the Russian line of com¬ 
munications. An Anglo-Austrlan alliance Is not 
Improbable, as England wants Austrian help, and 
Austria wants England’s gold. War would be 
highly popular In Hungary. England proposes 
to land an expeditionary force In Greece, and has 
already landed a vast amount of stores and am¬ 
munition at Tenedos. The English reserves have 
been called out, on which Lord Derby, who is 
strongly opposed to war, resigned from the Cab¬ 
inet. England expects 100,000 troops from Can¬ 
ada, aud our friends across the border expect to 
recruit at least half of these from the States. It. 
Is said Russia is about to Insist that, the British 
fleet shall quit the sea of Marmora, England will 
peremptorily refuse, the Russians will enter Con 
stantluople with the passive acqulesencc of the 
Turks, and war "111 beat once declared. The 
E mperor of Russia Is reported to bo about to start 
for t he army; so to be among his troops on the out¬ 
break of hostilities, uertuany wtllrcmatli as look¬ 
er-on without approving Russia’s policy—watchful 
of France, which Is engrossed apparently with 
the approaching World’s Fair to be opened next, 
month In Paris. There have been terrible wind, 
rain aud snow storms in England. The Eurydlce, 
Her majesty's training Brig, was upset while 
under lull sail by a sudden squal near the Isle 
or Wight, and 300 men and boys lost, two only 
escaping. There is every Indication that a more 
friendly feeling is growing up between Italy and 
the new Pope. Gen. Grant paid him ft visit on 
Friday, was introduced by Cardinal McCiosky 
aud very graciously received. The Pope's friendly 
letter to the German Emperor has been answered 
In a like spirit abd there is a prospector speedy 
settlement of difficulties. The Roman Catho¬ 
lic hierarchy lias been re-established In Scotland 
after an IntervaL of nearly 300 years. Osman 
Pasha has been publicly thanked by the Sultan 
for his heroic defence of Plevna, and appointed 
Commander-in-chief of the Turkish forces. 
Roumanla will not cede Bessarabia to Russia un¬ 
less forced to do so, and In this she Is said to be 
supported by Bismarck. 
fjUtos of % SEftk. 
NEWS OF THE WEEK. 
VARIOUS. 
In the Maryland Farmer, Southern Agricul¬ 
turists have an able journal devoting a large 
space to their exclusive Interests. It Is a monthly, 
printed on good paper with clear type, and al¬ 
ways replete with timely topics. A sample copy 
will give one a clear Idea of the scope or the 
Farmer, and we recommend Interested readers to 
send for one. 
During the recent famine In India not less than 
two millions of people died of actual starvation. 
The amount spent by the Government la relief 
work and lu camp charity was about $30,000,000, 
and the contributions, chiefly from England and 
Australia, amounted to $2,600,000. The famine 1 b 
considered at an end, as the new crops are coming 
In, ana are safe from damage. 
Bread Padding. 
Take any pieces of dry bread ; cut iuto small 
bits and pour over sufficient boiling milk to soak 
it; beat smooth with a fork ; sweeten to taste; 
add a little nutmeg ; the peel of a lemon grated 
At home they have had a million dollar Are In 
Philadelphia. Senator Howe of Wisconsin made 
a bitter attack on President Hayes’ Southern pol¬ 
icy, on Civil Service Reform, the.Cablnet In gen¬ 
eral, but especially on Secretory Schurz. This 
seems to be the first of a series of aggressive 
movements projected by Republican Senators 
against the Administration. Five Molly Ma¬ 
guires were hung this week In Pa. The new tar¬ 
iff bill before the House has gained the first vic¬ 
tory—It tends toward freer trade. Judgement 
has been given against Mr. Tllden In the matter 
of his default to pay full Income tax during the 
war and for some years afterwards. This merely 
settles the legal points; a Jury will have to de¬ 
cide the amount: probably $150,000. Smyth, Su¬ 
perintendent of the Insurance Department in this 
State, who has been impeached before the Senate 
for culpable carelessness, if not worse, has been 
acquitted. Much grumbling among the “ Simon 
Pures” who believe blm guilty. There seems a 
suicidal mania throughout the country among 
farmers. Half-a-dozen have " stepped down and 
out” In the last few days. There Is a large In¬ 
crease In the acreage under wheat all over the 
West, and the reports from that section are 
Highly promising. A bill has been introduced 
and favorably received In the Legislature to 
compel liquor dealers tn this State to use the 
Moffet bell-punch to register the drinks taken, 
paying a tax of V4 cents on each drink. By 
no means a bad idea! Another Savings Bank In 
this city, has got. Into difficulty through the cul¬ 
pable mismanagement of Its directors. The Re¬ 
publican Senators held a secret caucus on Friday 
to concoct measures against the Administration. 
That war cloud across the Atlantic Is gathering 
terrors as the days go by, aud Is likely soon to 
burst over the continent, scattering ruin aud dis¬ 
aster. Negotiations are still In progress, but 
Russia and Great Britain have assumed positions 
which cannot be reconciled and from which 
neither can with honor well recede. Russia lays 
all the blame on England’s captlousness, declares 
she Is at Constant! uople and may decide to stick 
there, and has been straining every nerve to In¬ 
duce the other continental Powers either to side 
with her or remain benevolently neutral In her 
struggle with the restive Islanders. Europe, how¬ 
ever, seems coming round to the English view or 
the consequences of the late treaty, to see that 
a Slav principality extending to the zEgean 
amounts, not to Russian preponderance, but to 
Russian rule In Turkey. Austria has declined to 
listen to the sweet voice of Ignatleff, who has Just 
A Silesian fanner has adopted a method of Im¬ 
parting to butter an aroma as delicate as that se¬ 
cured from cows pastured In the most fragrant 
meadows, ne suspends m the empty churn a 
calico bag filled with fragrant, herbs, keeping the 
churn carefully closed. When churning, he sub¬ 
stitutes four smaller bags, attaching them to the 
beaters of the churn. The result la thus secured 
in a perfectly legitimate and harmless manner. 
The English sparrow la voted a nuisance all 
over the eouutry. He drives away the birds that 
used to keep down noxious insects, banishes 
songsters, like the;bluebtrd and robin, eats the 
huda of fruit trees, devours the young grain, and 
hasn’t a single redeeming virtue. New England 
ornithologists propose a war of extermination 
against tbe troubb some bird-immigrant. 
California Is cheerful over the benefits which will 
result from the late flood. The Colusl Sun says 
It Is estimated that 10,000 acres of land hereto¬ 
fore comparatively unproductive have been 
covered from six Inches to two reet with a rich 
alluvial deposit. Tbe “hard pan” covered with 
this sediment makes the very best grain land. 
Gen. Robert Toombs says that tea-growing tn 
Georgia Is not a new thing—that for the last forty 
years “ tea-trees" have been grown there. They 
were planted by Dr. L'Acce, who failed in his tea 
culture, only because he did not understand the 
treatment of the leaves. The General holds that 
when Americans understand the manipulation of 
the leaves as well as the Chinese do, the former 
will produce as&ood as, If uot. better tea than do 
the latter. 
A London correspondent of the New York 
Times writes that he has been assured by a 
journalist, who ought to know that Mr. Stanley 
has really declared his readiness to undertake 
the discovery of the North Pole. If he has, says 
the correspondent, there will be an end of that 
old secret, It the problem Is within the compass 
of mortal man to unravel It; for Stanley Is as 
patient and persevering as he Is resolute and 
courageous. 
The number of people now pouring into the 
8 t,ate of Kansas ts without parallel In the history 
of the West. Twenty-seven car-loads of passen¬ 
gers came In one day from Alcblaon and Kansas 
city, on the Saute Fe road, mostly for settlement 
in the Arkansas Valley; belsdes these, largo 
numbers came In on the Kansas Pacific road. It 
Is estimated that the state will receive 200,000 ad¬ 
ditional to Its population this year. 
The prairie grouse Is gradually following the 
progress of the railroads from the Nebraska prai¬ 
ries westward. California’s effort to Introduce 
and acclimate them has railed. 
John Bright said In a recent speech at Roch¬ 
dale, England, that one-third of the whole land 
of the United Kingdom, being no less than 23,- 
000,000 acres, belongs to 935 men. 
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Corinth, Maine, Feb. 12 , 1878. 
To The Davis Sewing Machine Co., Water- 
town, N. Y.— Gents: We are manufacturers of 
clothing; have been engaged In the business for 
the past fllteen years, manufacturing largely for 
Miner, Beal & Hackett, Isaac Fenno Sc Co., A. 
Sherman & Co., Smith, Richardson & Bates. Pra- 
ger, Bock & Co. and Leland, Rice & Co., all of 
Boston. We have used the Davis Vertical Feed 
Sowing Machine for the past, four years In manu¬ 
facturing our clothing, and we know that It Is 
better adapted to our business, and possesses 
superior advantages Over any of the under-feed 
sewing machines. 
Within the last three mont hs we have had occa¬ 
sion to seam our clot hing with double thread, and 
we And that (he Davis Vertical Feed Sewing Ma¬ 
chine (and no other family sewing machine) will 
do the work as well and easily as with the single 
thread. Yours, truly, T. Brackett & Son. 
Reliable help tor weak and nervous sufferers. 
ChroDlc, painful and prostrating diseases cured 
without medicine. Pulvermacher's Electric Belts 
the grand desideratum. Avoid Imitations. Book 
and Journal, with particulars, mailed free. Ad¬ 
dress Pulvkrmachkk Galvanic Co., Cincinnati, 
Ohio. 
THE MARKETS. 
PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS 
NEW YORK. Saturday, March 30. Is78. 
Beans ani> Peas.--B eana of nil kinds continue, 
weak and there Is no demand that will stimulate 
prices. Receipts are heavily ahead of wants of 
oonsnmdtlon. Marrows show an Important decline 
and exhibit the singular feature of being cheaper 
than mediums. Union peas are dull nnd lower 
$1.12>*@I.I5. Canadian pons nominal Southern K. K. 
peas $2.80® 1 per Lwo-busho! big a light stock rate. 
We quote: -Beaus, medium choice, $1.50® 1.55; olh. 
er. $J. 40 <»v>t-4i>; marrows, choice. $1.50®L55: other, 
$1.50*4.55 ; nea. $I.W)®1.65. White kidney.choice. $1.4(1 
<8,1.55; other, $1.8601.96; red. choice, $3.10<s»2.30; oth¬ 
er. $ 2 . 3502 . 40 . Turtle soup beaus, $1.75. Lima. $3. 
Beeswax lias a better trade and 18 stronger. 
Western and Southern quoted at 28®29c. 
Broom Cohn. — Is slow and unsettled. 
Green brush at 6®7Kc,: green hurl, 5®t>Hc,: me¬ 
dium green, 4a&Me.; red-tipped, 4®ac., and com¬ 
mon red. asuilSc. 
BCTTER.— old State butter is struggling out of 
market where grade has any table recommendation 
and the price mokes a retail profit certain. Every 
advancing day increases the independence ot local 
buyers 0 : new arrives freely and good enough to 
satisfy much of the upper trade; In tact a number 
have relinquished the search for tnney old. Cum- 
inon old drugs will he subject to chance sales until 
the close. Owners losses will be heavy In the crop 
of'77. Receivers are giving their annual growl at 
the wonderful yellow with which some shipper* 
spoil stock. There are uuroerou.- inquiries ns to 
best artificial methods of impeding .June lhit to hay 
and early butler. Hern Isa short one. don t attempt, 
it White butter should bo allowed to stand upon 
its merit* and about all that can he done I* w> give 1 L 
Dolling table merit; this moans extra care at the 
dairy, but it also moans " a market. 
01.1). State dairies, good to choice 26ia—c.; fair. 
18®220.: from 15®isc; selected lli klns 24 i*2dc: fair to 
good 18®23c ; poor 14®1ric; selected halt tub 28®30c; 
other, 20 2 Hc.; choice Full Welsh 22@98o. hair to 
prime 2O®20C.; Welsh,dairies. 24 *260. Slate cream¬ 
ery, 23®3Uo; Other, 26®28c.; other 19®20c; Western 
factory, fresh, low goods worth l9®5uo.; grease b>»- 
<8,70. 
New.—S tate, half tubs, choice. 28@82: good 29®31. 
Welch first, 27®3I: second, 27@30c; poor new, 23®- 
2Gc: Western creamery ranges at36@30c. 
Exports past week. 8,617 pkgs 
Chkesk.- Exports for the week 18,156 boxes. The 
murket lias commenced to drop on other than fancy 
lots, on account of tame English advices. Really 
choice stock is scarce and one parcel has sold as 
high as 13*. with 13 the outside prtce for average 
fancy lots, prices are ; , 
Fancy factories, I2« a-c.l good and pnme. 10*» 
Hite.: fair lots, 9®J0kC.; poor. IOmIOSu-: 
10c. v skimmed. Farm dairy. llV®nx«. for good to 
prime; 1b®12e. for fair lots; Win. tor skimmed. 
Western factory, dieddar. I(IS®11K0, for fine; ll/V-V 
12c*. for good ; 6®0c. for poor. 
Liverpool cable. Gobi o|o*o* 101J-6. 
Exports for Ike week, 14,538 boxes. 
Little Falls -Offerings of ohoiCK light., a few 
shipped on commission. Farm dairy quoted tllK®- 
11c. Ssles of butter light, quality Improving ; aver- 
a^e pilots 37c. with Jijibldurnunii. 
COTTON. The English news has depressed the 
market and closing weak. __ . 
Latest price* urefor March. 10.62® 10.68c.: April 10 
68®I0.t!9r.: May, 11.17® 10.76c.: .lime, !LU>@10.860, 
July. llJ.9rKiaitl.90C'.; August, 11.01 Ml 1.02c.; Sep tern Per. 
10JI®10.H3c.; October, IO.66atO.lKo.; November, IO.01 
® 10.78c.: December. 10.60c. 
Quotations for poor otton arc based on American 
standard of clattalflOHUOQ. and on cotton in store 
running in quality not more than half a grade above 
or below the grade quoted. 
Up'iHuU. Ala. OrlAoni, Tarn*. 
Ordiuary. 8 1-16 8 1-16 8 3-16 6 3-16 
Ntrlot ordinary.. 8 13-16 8 13-16 8 15-16 Bh* -10 
Good ordinary.»K 9« 9« 
strict good do. >*¥ 9i yX ,A ti« 
10 3-18 10 a-16 10 5-10 
1 1 0-16 1011-16 10 11-16 
ills JU JU 
Strict low middling.... 106-16 1 1 9-16 1011-16 10 11-16 
Middling. .m m l R 
Good xnlddltnv 1111 ia 
Strict good middling.. 11 3-ltt 119-16 1111-18 
Middling fair.121-16 12 1-16 12 3-16 12 3-16 
Fair . .129-16 12 9-16 1211-16 1211-16 
Shi lUr d. 
Good ordinary, 8 Kc. Strict ordinary. 8JjC.: Ljw 
middling, 9Jtc.l Middling. 10c. 
Dried Kut'iTH.-Ttiere has been u very dull feel¬ 
ing throughout hut prices fairly steady. 
Apple* - State quarters, old, new. 6 V*® 
6 c,; Western quarters, old, 5®5Vc.; new. t>q. 7 . 
Southern, new. prime sliced, 7c.; tairto good. Lv 
Peaches—Peeled, new, 9<*l0o.: nnpeeled naive*. 
4 V 5c.: unpeeled quarters, 3Sf®40. Ftttedotiernes, 
15310V, Blast,berries ll@10c. Raspberries.20c. 1 ll'ms, 
15c. and Southern at 12c. 
Eaos — Receipts for the week, 2,299 bids, 
week 2i.ll5 I he m-rket Is ftilrlv ttclwe »ndJt 
should he at the price*, but receipts art. »''”«• y 
that dealers despair of swing rates down 10 a Point 
that will permit even the paying temporary nv 
varices, that they arc ncmisloiiicd to In l.eni. ” 
ern arc of line Q utility and some speculation exist. 
Southern run small and are not packed as atuuc 
lively as others, hence the under rate. 
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