Domestic ttoiurmjj. 
CONDUCTED BY EMILY MAPLE 
HOUSE HOLD HINTS. 
A good housekeeper takes pleasure iu seeing 
everything fresh and bright as well as clean, 
and the heart of the “ houBe-mother” sinks 
with dismay as she looks at the spotted, 
faded paper and worn paint, and remembers 
the collapsed state of the family purse. There 
is no reason why you should not do your own 
painting and papering. Any painter will mix 
the paint for you. Al paint stores iu cities are 
found ready-mixed paints of all Bhades that 
will give perfeot satisfaction. This paint will 
sometimes require to be diluted with linseed oil 
towards the bottom of the pail, but it adheres 
evenly and looks beautiful when finished. You 
will need a large flat brush, and a small sash 
brush for windows. Au old shaving-brush 
will do for the windows and corners, if you 
have no small brush. Do not fill your brush 
too full. Oommenoe at the top, and paint 
down, taking as loug a sweep as you can, 
spreading the paint evenly. If your paint is not 
* white, it is always a safe and good rule to have 
the wood-work of the same shade as the ground 
of the wall-paper. For doors, a warm gray shade 
for the frame, and a darker sbadeforthe pan¬ 
els are pretty. A little burnt-umber mixed 
with white paint makes a good pink shade, 
while a good deal makes a dark brown. My 
mother paiuted four rooms, (one coat,) this 
spring, at the cost of $1.60. or 40 cts., a room. 
All varnished paint should be washed with cold 
tea; for white paint, take a flannel rag, wring out 
and dip into a dish of whiting, and rub your 
paint until it shines. Biuse off with a clean 
cloth dipped in cold water. If your ceiling 
is very soiled, pour liquid blueing, freely, into 
the white-wash. 
In choosing paper, you will have ample op¬ 
portunity to exercise your taste. Even the yel¬ 
low-backed kitchen paper may be put on with 
the wrong side out, presenting au even, huff 
shade that makes a good back-ground for pic¬ 
tures and looks well. This comes at 10 ots. a 
roll; bettor qualities at 20 ots; satin-faced at 
25 and 30 cts., and gold papers at 75 cts. per 
roll. The plain satin papers are pretty, but 
very dfficult to put on nicely. If your wall has 
been white-washed, wash the surface with vine¬ 
gar to make the paper stick. If you find any 
difficulty iu removing the old paper, make some 
very thin starch, and while quite hot, wash the 
paper, giviog a second ooat in a few minutes 
aftqr. The paper will then strip off, in long 
pieces. 
A good way to make paste to put the paper on 
with, is to soak white glue over-night, then boil 
until dissolved; rub flour and water together 
until smooth; add, and boil until like staroh. 
Measure off the paper, and cut a number of 
lengths by it, being very careful to see that the 
figures match. Lay the lengths, with the face 
down, on the table, spreading the paste on the 
top one with an old white-wash brush. Double 
the bottom of the paper over, so the under 
sides will go together, stick the top fast, un¬ 
fasten the bottom, and brush down with a soft 
rag, or whisk broom. Be sure and match the 
design, and bring the edges evenly together. 
Kalsomiuing is cheaper than papering, but 
harder work. Take a quarter of a pound of 
white glue to six pounds of Paris White ; cover 
the glue with water and let stand until soft; 
then put the vessel containing it, into a kettle 
of hot water, and stir until thoroughly dissolved. 
Put the Paris White iu a pail and add hot water 
gradually, stirring all the time, until it is smooth 
and creamy; then add the dissolved glue, with 
water enough to enable it to work well under 
the brush. Put on with a flue white-wash brush. 
This can be tinted any shade you choose 
If your oar pet is badly worn in the centre, rip 
the seam and reverse the carpet, after (he man¬ 
ner of turning sheets. For grease spots, a little 
fuller’s earth, dissolved iu hot water laid on 
the spots and scoured with a brush, is the most 
effectual remedy. A bollock’s gall added to 
two quarts of water, is an excellent thing for 
reviving faded colors and removing dirt. Holes 
can be nicely mended with worsteds of colors to 
match the carpet. If the plating around the 
door knoDB is worn off, put together in a glass 
vessel one ounce of nitrate of bilver, two ounces 
of cvanurel of potasBa, four ounces of prepared 
Spanish whiting, ten ounces pure rain water, 
cleanse the article to be plated, and apply with 
a soft brush, burnishing with chamois skin. 
Curtains are a groat help towards a pretty- 
room, and cheap ones can be made from un¬ 
bleached muslin, chintz, plain or dottted Swiss 
muslin. Even those o 1 bleached muslin, trim¬ 
med with a fluted ruffle along the edge, are 
dainty onough to please any one. Unbleached 
muslin is now used to a great extent, and looks 
well. Colored canton flannel, iu blue, brown 
and crimson, makes an effective trimming ; put 
one or two deep bands of this across the bottom 
of the curtain stitched on in feather stitch with 
yellow silk or zephyr. A piece of muslin, two 
yards long and 18 or 20 inches wide, bordered 
with a couple of colored hands, and edged with 
fringe, is laid in deep plaits, and fastened to the 
cornice. Lambrequins are such an addition 
to a room that every one should make them. 
Chintz edged with a ruffle and pinked on either 
edge are easily made, and even the common red- 
and-white stripod cotton goods, trimmed with 
fringo look well. Old curtains which are too 
short for the window can be pieced down under 
the lambrequins. If your window is low, you oau 
greatly add to its apparent bight by placing the 
lambrequin on the wall above. 
A divan for your room can bo easily made by 
askiug John to make you a box two feet wide, 
two feet high and six feet long. Spread straw 
on the top of the box, but do not allow it to 
come too near the edge. The straw should be 
covered with refuse cotton, laid on evenly, or 
with au old blanket; be sure and cover the sharp 
edges with the cotton. Cover the cotton with 
coarse brown muslin, and tack the chintz over 
this ; the sides should also have a cover of cot¬ 
ton. Largo square pillows stuffed with shavings, 
and trimmed with cord and tassels are laid 
against the back of the sofa. There should be 
a binding of braid for the cushion, to match the 
chintz. Barrels make easy chairs by sawing 
one-third in two, about 18 inches from the bot¬ 
tom, and sawing the staves in a curved shape for 
the back. The head is nailed in for a seat, and 
the back and seat are padded with straw or hay 
covered first with au old quilt, and then with the 
chintz. Ottomans to match are made of cheese 
or soap boxes. 
A book-case can be made of two packing-boxes, 
set upon each other ; shelves nailed in, and a 
cheap molding fastened to the edge of shelves 
and sides. If the boards are not perfectly 
smooth, sand-paper, then stain with walnut 
stain and varnish. A tiny valance of pinked 
leather fastened on the edge of the shelf is a 
great improvement. A foot-mat is beautifully 
made, by takiDg old pieces of woolen rags and 
cutting an inch wide on the bias; gather one edge 
with a strong linen thread, and sew the gath¬ 
ered edge on to an old piece of oarpet, as a 
foundation. Make a center three inches iu 
diameter of crimson - edge this black, then 
scarlet, next gray, then black, crimson and 
gray in order, and fill out the square with 
blaok; this is the design of mine. These 
mats have a velvety look, and are pretty enough 
for any sitting-room. Ida Atwood. 
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LEAMON’S DYES. 
I received from the Editors of the Ruhal an 
assortment of Leamon’s Aniline Dyes manufac¬ 
tured by Messrs. Wells, Rxchakdson A Co., of 
Burlington, Vt., requesting me to give them a 
careful trial and to report the results without 
fear or favor. The trial has been made and 1 
am pleased to state with results eminently sat¬ 
isfactory. Heretofore I have not had much faith 
iu homo-dyeing of goods, and with little expecta¬ 
tion of success, I made my first attempt with 
these dyes, viz., that of coloring a soiled white 
ostnoh-tip light-lemou. The feather was value¬ 
less as it was, but when colored and curled look¬ 
ed almost new. I have colored white stockings 
dark-blue, light-blue, brown and pink, dyeing 
a skein of darning-cotton with each oolor, 
to mend with as needed. They are free from 
spots and do not crock. A brown dress rooolor- 
ed was improved very much and I shall never 
feel that it is necessary to send another garment 
away from home to be dyed, as has heretofore 
been my practice. I also used them with satis¬ 
faction for baskets, grasses etc. Indeed, I 
fancy from my own tests that there is scarcely 
any articles that cannot be colored by their use. 
This does not involve much of either time or 
trouble and is certainly a decided saving of 
expense. 
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DOMESTIC RECIPES. 
Batter Pudding. 
One pint of milk ; four well beaten eggs ; two 
cups of flour; one teaspoonful of salt and a 
pinoh of soda. Bake three-quarters of an hour 
or boil in a buttered mold or floured bag two 
hours; serve with sauce and eat at once. 
Lemon Jumbles. 
One egg; one onp of sugar; one half cup of 
butter; three teaspoonsfuls of milk ; one-half 
teaspoonf ul of soda and oue of cream-of-tartar; 
juice of two small lemons, and the grated rind 
of one; mix Btiff. 
German Puffs. 
Three beat n eggs; three cups of milk; three 
teaspoonsfuls of melted butter ; three cups of 
flour; a small spoonful of salt; pour into nine 
well buttered cupB, same size as used in measur¬ 
ing ; bake to a line brown and eat as soon as 
done with sauce. 
Ginger Snaps. 
One coffee-cup of butter and lard mixed ; one 
c jffee-cup of sugar ; one coffee-cup of molasses; 
EW-YOBKER. 
one-half cup of water; one tableBpoonful each of 
ginger and cinnamon ; one toaspoonful of cloves; 
one teaspoonful of soda dissolved in a little hot 
water; flour to mix. Miss Alice Demabest. 
River Edge, N. J. _ 
Almond Rioe Pudding. 
Wash twelve ounces of rice and put into a 
stew-pan with little more than one quart of milk; 
eight ounces of sugar; four ounces of butter ; 
four ounces of almonds blanohea and pounded ; 
add a little salt and boil very gently on the back 
of the range until the milk has become absorbed 
by the rice; remove from the fire and when cool 
mix in the yelks and whites—beaten separate ly 
—of four eggs; blanch and split into halves 
four ounces more of almondB and strew equally 
over the inside of a mold previously buttered; 
pour in the rioe and bake for one hour and a 
half. Turn out and serve with any kind of pre¬ 
serve around the base. 
Strawberry Cream. 
Pick the calyxes from two quarts of strawber¬ 
ries and crush them in an earthen-dish with one- 
half pound of sugar; put through a sieve and 
mix with a pint of whipped cream, adding one 
ouuoe and a half of dissolved isinglass; pom 1 
into a mold and when firm turn out and serve. 
QUERIES ANSWERED. 
Will you please give me a recipe whereby I 
can successfully can green oorn and peas P I 
have tried several times and failed. 
Doer River, N. Y. Mrs. S. 8. C. 
Ans.—O ut the oorn from the cob and add 
water sufficient to cook ; have dissolved one 
ounce of tartaric acid in one-half teacupful of 
water and when the corn is abont one-half done, 
add of the acid solution one tablespoonful to 
every two quarts of corn ; when done seal air¬ 
tight in glass or tin; the latter is preferable. 
Many punch a small hole in the top of the can 
the day after sealing to allow tho gases to escape, 
resealing at once. To prepare for the table, 
pour off the sour water ; add water, a little so¬ 
da and sugar and boil; then season with cream, 
butter, pepper and salt the same as fresh oorn. 
I have had no experience with canning peas, 
nor have I a trustworthy recipe. I will, however, 
give you my method of preserving peas for win¬ 
ter use. Shell and boil in salt water eight min¬ 
utes ; drain, dry on a cloth, and when perfectly 
dry, put into wide-mouthed bottles, not quite 
filling them, and cover the peas with molted 
mutton-fat, sealing air-tight with rosin or wax. 
ftflus of % Sftftlt. 
NEWS OF THE WEEK. 
At home, Mr. Gorham, of California, has been 
again elected Secretary of the Republican 
Committee. Mrs. Tilton’s example of last week, 
has been followed this week by disgraceful con¬ 
fessions of rascality on the part of several oiti 
olals and others who were connected with 
counting the votes In Florida at the last presi¬ 
dential election. Dennis, and M’Lln are the 
two chief self-confessed scoundrels whose fraudu¬ 
lent manipulations of the votes of some of the 
back-woods seetLona of the State placed Hayes 
in the White llouse Instead of Tllden. It Is 
said, however, that It is the latter's money 
that has awakened their consciences to a public 
confession of their vllialnly. Doubtless disap¬ 
pointment at. their failure to get promised 
offices, together with a little encouragement 
from malcontent republicans has also had some¬ 
thing to do with It. Then again even the vilest 
sinners may reform! It is very doubtful whether 
any Cougressioual action will be taken In the 
matter. The President says he will subscribe 
to the Republican f und for the coming campaign 
and will not object U office-holders do the same 
—so much for another Item of his Civil-service Re¬ 
form! To the disappointment, of Packard, An¬ 
derson and Co., a Geo. L. Smith has been nom¬ 
inated for Collector of New Orleans, and seems 
to be acceptable to all factions in the Pcllcau 
State. Tills Is one of the Republican Smiths, 
The President knows that third-rate men often 
meet with less opposition than those of first-class 
reputations. Savings Banks continue to burst 
up all over the country, but especially In thl 8 
State; surely It’s time to pass some stringent laws 
with regard to their management, and to place 
more of their managers behind prison bars for 
sate keeping. The President has been “swing¬ 
ing around the circle” a little In Pa: well re- 
celved by the paople at large, but neglected by 
politicians. 
The present bankrupt law has been repealed by 
the House aud Senate and will be signed this 
week doubtless, by the President. This does not 
affect proceedings taken before Its passage. 
There have been terrible hurricanes In some parts 
of tho West and south: barns, houses, fences, 
etc., destroyed; trees uprooted, a large number of 
people killed, some of them under ruins of build¬ 
ings, and others by being taken up Into the air by 
the force of the whirlwind. The Wood tariff bill 
seems doomed to defeat In the House, a majority 
there being counted upon against it. Tho move¬ 
ment to resume specie payment Is spreading con¬ 
siderably, though there Is little doubt that It Is 
often a mere advertising dodge on the part of In¬ 
stitutions which make a single payment or two In 
specie, in order to get their names before the pub¬ 
lic. The Moffet, Bell Punch Is now one of the 
legalized institutions of La., much to the dis¬ 
gust of the liquor dealers. 
“ We don’t want to fight, blit by Jingo, If you do, 
We’ve gotthemeu, we’ve got the ships, we’ve got the 
money, too,’’ 
Such, for the last aix months or more, has been 
the chorus of the most popular song that has 
fired the British heart as It echoed from Ups of 
street, urchins and music-hall ravorltes In the 
towns and villages, or In rustic accents and vari¬ 
ous dialects, broke the stillness of thorn-hedged 
lanes and other country places. The belligerent 
spirit this lively doggrel has helped not a little to 
rouse, is likely, ere long, to find ample exercise; 
for across the Atlantic the prospect of peace Is 
dally growing more gloomy. Already a second 
army corps Is about to be got ready for service, 
and England has nearly completed her prepara¬ 
tions for war. GraduaUy both at home and 
abroad, the conviction Is growing stronger that 
amid the conflicting rumors that till t he public 
with uncertainty and doubt, a steady hand at the 
helm of the ship of jstate. Is steadily steering her 
Into battle, that Lord Beaconsfleld—better known 
as Disraeli—has from tho first resolved unaltera¬ 
bly upon war In the event of England's demands 
being disregarded. Bismarck Is still pressing the 
assemblage of a Congress at. Berlin, and to clear 
the way for it., is urging a preliminary conference 
of ambassadors from the Great Powers In that 
city. Before accepting his Invitation, however, 
England demands an explicit declaration from 
Russia that the latter will allow the whole Eas¬ 
tern Question to be treated as a matter of Euro¬ 
pean not merely of Russian concern. Just here 
is where the hitch has been all along, and it has 
not been yet removed. Italy, prompted probably 
by Germany or possibly by Russia, has asked" 
England to state openly what alterations she 
wants made In the treaty of San Sefano. Bug- 
land, unwilling to Bhow her hand to hor astute 
opponent, evaded the question by saying It would 
be useless to make such a statement until Kua- 
sta had agreed to accept European Intervention 
In arranging all.the terms of settlement. 
On the 30th Gen. Todolbon succeeds to the com¬ 
mand of the Russian forces In Turkey Instead of 
tho Grand Duke Nicholas, who returns to St. 
Petersburg on the 1st of May, on account of his 
health. He lias Just been raised to the rank of 
Field Marshal. Latest advices say that the En¬ 
glish fieet will withdraw to the Dardanelles and 
the Russian army to Adrlanople—a desirable con¬ 
summation, but hardly probable. A fierce revolt 
has taken pluec In Bulgaria aud upper Roumella. 
The Bulgarians began to avenge past sub) cell on 
and cruelty on the Turks resident In the country 
by ouHierodlng llcrod In pUluge, outrage and 
murder. The Turks hadn’t yet learnt submission 
to brutality, llew to arms, retaliated, were joined 
by some of the Ottoman regular troops and hosts 
or disbanded soldiery that had found refuge In tho 
mountains, and now the worst scenes of destruc¬ 
tion and barbarity that ever disgraced the land 
are enacted therein. Several detachments ol' 
Russian troops hare been defeated by the In¬ 
surgents, aud the Muscovites are calling loudly 
on the Porte to order the battling Turks to sub¬ 
mit, to whatever may be in store lor them. Great 
mortality from fever is said to be prevalent among 
the Russians. Bismarck reported to be tired of 
his fruitless efforts at mediation. Servians again 
preparing for the field; Roumanians still recalci¬ 
trant; Russia may be content with a slice of 
Bessarabia—If she can’t get more. 
An agrarian offence of a novel character has, It 
Is alleged, been committed by a. man named llyfle, 
now in the county jail at Limerick, Ireland. 
Hyflelt seems, rented some orchards at Adnre, 
buthe was, for some reason, evicted by tue owners 
to whom his tenancy did not give satisfaction. 
It was discovered that all, or nearly all the fruit 
trees had failed; and the prosecutors allege that 
the prisoner, with an auger, hored a hole In each 
of the trees and destroyed their vitality by In¬ 
troducing a quantity of vitriol Into their trunks. 
Cokintu, Maine, Feb. 12, 1878. 
To The Davis Sewing Macuinb Co., Water- 
town, N. Y.— Gents: Wo arc manufacturers of 
clothing; have been engaged In the business lor 
the pasL fifteen years, manufacturing largely for 
Miner, Beal & Hackett, Isaac Fun no & Co., A. 
Sherman & Co., Smith. Richardson Bates, Pra- 
ger, Bock & Co. and Leland, Klcc A Co., all of 
Boston. Wo have used the Davis Vertical Feed 
Sewing Machine for tue past four years In manu¬ 
facturing our clothing, and we know that it is 
better adapted to our business, and possessed 
superior advantages over any of the under-feed 
sewing machines. 
Within the last three months we have had occa¬ 
sion to seam our clothing with double thread, and 
we find that the DavlB 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. 
THE MARKETS. 
PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS. 
NSW V ok a, Saturday, April 27, lb78. 
Brans and Pkas. — Medium* bean* me firm 
witliuut much activity. The demand however 
Is quite equal to ordinary *pi ut|£ trade nod holder* 
tire not anxious to »ell. Miirrow* arc a degree more 
active hi ill the exportation 1* not largo enough to 
give much buoyancy to the market. There him been 
some activity in pea hums but they clone dun. 
While kidneys firm and held lusher. A small trade 
in red. Black beans quiet. Green peim t'riding 
lower, $l.b7H''rt.H). Southern B. E. peas nominal at 
$2.80®3. Canadian la bulk uud bond hold their old 
rates of 8iki*fc>lc. 
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