and thus carry it through with dispatch, and 
have done with it. Washing clothes Ls one 
of the disagreeable necessities of our civilized 
life, and one that breaks down feeble women 
very fast. The one drawback to our enjoy¬ 
ment at the sight of a drawer-full of freshly 
laundried clothes is the sad fact that they 
will so soon go into the big basket again. 
While on this subject I will just give a rule 
for a washing fluid, which uu old nurse used 
in my bouse ’,24 years ago, and which I never 
saw do the least injury to the clothes, while it 
does make them very white with almost uo 
rubbing, removing all stains as if by magic. 
Service, the fourth of which appears in this 
number. The frontispiece is a striking poi- 
trait of Nez. Percd, the Chief Joseph, who so 
wonderfully conducted a retreat of over two 
thousand miles, with women, children, chat¬ 
tels, etc., and which is graphically related by 
the author, Lieut. C. E. S. Wood, who was 
oue of the staff of General Howard. Dr. Chas. 
Waldstein has an article on the “ Metopes of 
the Parthenon.” The author, who is a recent 
graduate of Columbia, has already achieved 
well-merited recognition abroad by his dis¬ 
coveries and investigations. These form only 
a portion of the good reading this magazine 
contains. There are stories, poems, and the 
usual Bric-a-Brac, Topics of the Time, etc. 
Harper's Magazine for May concludes the 
sixty-eighth volume of this widely-known and 
read periodical. Some of the contents an?: 
Among the Daffodils, a May idyl of the olden 
time, Howard Paul; Kairwan, the Holy City 
of Tunis, A. F. Jacassy: The Bank of Eng¬ 
land, W. H. Rideing; The Rival Ghosts, a 
story, Brander Mathews; Nature’s Serial 
Story, Chap. 6, E. P. Roe; Judith Shake¬ 
speare, a novel, William Black; with a great 
variety of articles upon subjects of interest, 
poems, Editor’s Chair, etc. 
The Manhattan has for the opening article 
The Gunnison Country, by Ernest Ingersoll, 
which is finely illustrated. This is the first 
paper, to be followed by another in the June 
number; Trojan, a novel, Chap 1, 2, anti 3; 
The Secrets of Spring, a poem. Nora Perry; 
Tinkling Cymbals, Edgar Fawcett, Chaps. 12 
and 13; with the usual Salmagundi, Town 
Talk, and Recent. Literature. 
The Only One. Harry W. French. Lee 
& Shepard, publishers. Price §1. This is 
another work from the pen of this widely- 
known and highly popular author. A slightly 
dramatic love story, full of exciting incidents. 
Beginnings with the Microscope. Wal¬ 
ter P. Manton, M.D. Lee & Shepard, pub¬ 
lishers. Price 50c. A little hand book of in¬ 
structions to learners, teaching how objects 
for the microscope should be prepared, also 
how to use the instrument to get the best re- 
A PROTEST, 
“There are but two classes of people in the world 
—men and women .”—Mary Worthy Montague. 
Wherever the accident of birth or circum¬ 
stance has placed us. wo are after all only 
“ men and women,” alike in hopes and aspira¬ 
tions, in cares and trials, in thought and feel- 
iug. Then, why is it so much is said aud writ¬ 
ten, too, about ” farmers” and their families2 
Do we especially need the advice and com¬ 
miseration so treely showered upon us? Now 
I only ask that we bo considered just the same 
as the rest of the world—men aud women. I 
do protest against being singled out as a pecu¬ 
liar people, to be tolerated, pitied, or politely 
ignored. Even now, when farming as a busi¬ 
ness is looking up, and farmers are appreci¬ 
ated as they never were before, to live out of 
town is presumed to indicate ignorance aud 
ill-breeding in the eyes of some; and many a 
farmer’s wife and daughter have felt almost 
insulted by the character and style of goods 
offered for their inspection by merchants and 
their clerks; goods old-fashioned and gaudy 
being considered suited to the tartes of and 
good enough for ‘'country pumpkins.” Now 
this is aggravating, but it is not half so hard 
THE QUEEN’S SORROW. 
Prince Leopold has died, and Queen Vic¬ 
toria has again been called upon to mourn the 
loss of oue very precious to her. And how 
beautifully docs the mother's nature show it¬ 
self, seemingly forgetful that a great nation 
claims her for its head. 
Let us step quietly into the Villa Nevada, at 
Cannes, where the body of the Prince lies al¬ 
most buried under the mound of floral trib¬ 
utes that have come from friends. Most con¬ 
spicuous among them is a wreath composed of 
violets, white roses and white pinks; attached 
to which is a card, bearing the inscription, 
cProm his devoted aud sorrowing mother.” 
There are two very similar ones from his sis¬ 
ters. Princess Beatrice and Princess Louise, 
with many as beautiful bearing cards of the 
nobility, “The officers of the Seaforth High¬ 
landers,” aud many others. 
The burial service was read by the chaplain 
of Trinity Church, and the scene at this mo¬ 
ment was deeply impressive; aud when the 
Lord’s Prayer was reached, nearly all present 
knelt, with many who were in the garden that 
could not get into the room. 
The procession left the Villa at noon to pro¬ 
ceed to the station, where the coffin was trans¬ 
ferred to a railway carriage which had been 
lined throughout with black velvet, decorated 
with silver braid, and the walls hung with fit¬ 
ting emblems. 
From the tram at Cherbourg to the yacht 
Osborn, which was to carry the remains to 
England, a bridge had been constructed, and 
heavily draped in black. Fifteen sailors then 
raised the coffin aud bore it to the vessel with 
much difficulty, owing to its great weight. 
This occupied some time, during which the 
Prince of Wales stood with head uncovered 
and showing deep grief. 
The Queen met them on the arrival of the 
body at Windsor. Her dress was all of crape, 
with deep flounces of the same material. The 
cottiu was placed on a gun-carriage, while upon 
each side walked the Prince of Wales, the 
Duke of Cambridge, and all members of the 
royal family marched on foot. The Queen’s 
carriage, drawn by four horses, following up 
the billy street to the entrance of the Albert 
Memorial Chapel, where the coffin was car¬ 
ried and placed in the center of the building. 
Flowers had been strewn around the chancel, 
and beds of choice flowers were within it. 
Stephanotis, violets, lilies, geraniums, hya¬ 
cinths, primroses, and flowers of the rarest 
and simplest, were here in greatest profusion. 
The procession then formed, to cairy the 
body to its last resting-place in St. George’s 
Chapel where, after being placed upon a bier, 
the Prince of Wales took his position ut the 
head of the coffin, while the Other royal person¬ 
age stood near with their attendants. The 
Dean of Windsor began the opening sentences 
of the Burial Service. As they were lowering 
LIGHTEN THE BURDEN. 
One house-keeper after another suggests 
ways and means for lightening burdens in 
their profession, but in my view there is noth¬ 
ing that helps more in a small family than 
sending the washing and ironing out of the 
house. Having tried it for three years, und 
having had it done in the house for over 
twenty years, I feel qualified to give an opin¬ 
ion. I believe it could be done much oftener 
than it is, if people would but think so. Al¬ 
most every community has its poor widow, or 
stout washer with small means, 
who, for the 
additional spending money, would gladly 
undertake the task. Many times, too, such 
a household would take pay in produce which 
a farmer's grounds could spare aud never 
miss. But oh, the difference to the fanner’s 
wife! Que day just like the other. No espe¬ 
cially hard days all through the week. In the 
busy season one does not get rested from the 
hard wash-day by Saturday night. 
I always respected my milkman because he 
brought dowu to the village every Monday 
his great basket full ol clothes to be washed, 
and left it wit h a colored family where he sold 
milk. He said chat “ washiug was too hard 
for the women folks in harvest time.” So he 
made this trade with one of his customers. 
It worked well both ways, for it kept a row of 
little black faces fat and shining, to have for 
once plenty of milk to go with their bread, 
ami it almost saved the life of a burdened 
mother, 
I do agree with a writer on domestic econ¬ 
omy, once quite popular here aud in England, 
who says that “ where washing is done in tho 
house, it is a misery from morning till uight.'’ 
She referred to a hired washer-woman, who 
came by the day. The oue mitigation is where 
there is abounding health and strength lathe 
family to take up the work with system, and 
and where the best of facilities are at hand, 
CONDUCTED BY JUSC KAY CLARK. 
A STUDY 
Domestic Cconomt) 
CONDUCTED BY EMILY MAPLE. 
A STEAM FLY-BllUSH 
The above device (Fig. 180) for comfort in 
keeping the table free from flics aud at the 
same time cooling poor heated humanity when 
the thermometer is up among the nineties, 
was sent to us by' T. S. Strohcekor, Cooper- 
town, Fa. He states that tt toy engine, costing 
$1, will give sufficient power to keep the 
brushes in motion for half un hour at a time. 
We cannot say whether the contrivance is of 
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