must not be made too thick,” he would em 
phasize, “and must be turned out at once, 
after cooking, into a shallow dish, so as to be 
firm and just thick enough to make slices of 
convenient width to turn without breakage.” 
During the monthB we kept house in our 
“play bouse” fashion, we need no lard what¬ 
ever, but. beef and rauttou fat for all frying 
purposes, with the addition of some butter, 
and we never had anything of the “greasy” 
order. 
One dish which I prepared almost daily, 
while the breakfast was cooking, and which 
never iailed to be a success, was a rice pud¬ 
ding, aud it was the only recipe that i remem¬ 
bered. A friend in Wilkesbarre, Pa., bad 
once given it to me with much emphasis as to 
its just proportions: To one quart of milk 
add two heaping tablespoonfuls of rice, two 
of granulated sugar and an even teaspoouful 
of salt. 
One day Anaximander came in with a long, 
but thin wooden box, saying “Here’s a box 
of California raisins; now let's have dead 
loads of raisins in the rice pudding, stewed 
raisins, aiul raisins uv nature!-, but all in the 
discretion of the court,” with a respectful 
glance at madarne. The box of raisins cost 
UO cents, and lasted for a long time, and were 
the finest I ever used, and I advise you all, 
when buying raisins, to try those from Cali¬ 
fornia. After we had had rice pudding almost 
daily for dessert for more than a mouth I an¬ 
nounced that whenever a change was desired, 
I would be pleased to know it I But it was 
not until we bad eaten rice pudding as many 
days in succession as the school-master had of 
“goose,” that any one conceded that his appe¬ 
tite lor it had dulled, ar.d whenever the 
change was made to corn starch, custard, or 
corn-meal pudding, there was an unfailing 
verdict that we have rice again, and rice in a 
variety of forms always proved as appetizing 
a dish with us as with the Chinese, who live so 
largely upon it, boiliug it in water in a large 
pot, and whisking it into their mouths with 
chop sticks. 
Fruit we always could get in abuudance, 
and whatever article of furniture we lacked 
could be constructed from our emptied apple 
boxes; whilB oat meal, corn meal and cracked 
wheat sacks furnished fabrics for various uses. 
Anaximander conceded that 1 was born for 
a pioneer, and kuew bow to turn everything 
to account, aud, of course, I prided myself 
greatly upon it, and the economy that pre¬ 
vailed—an economy that can be practiced only 
by the housewife herself. What au iuex- 
haustible resource are apples—baked, stewed 
and uncooked! And baked apples aud cream 
are more delicious than the best apple pie 
ever made. Until suow fell, the Iudiaus 
brought us huckleberries, which they sold 
for tive cents a quart, and the native cran¬ 
berries were of very fine flavor. We used 
California honey plentifully, buying it, cold- 
strained, in tin cans holdiug ten pounds, for 
$l.‘20. The Indians also brought dams, and 
the women peddled mats, woven by hand, of 
bright colored rags, aud the Princess Angel¬ 
ina, u daughter of old Chief Seattle, cauie to 
the door with bundles of pitch wood split into 
kindlings. To hear some one trying to open 
the “side door” to our “culinary studio” iu 
the morning, aud to look out and see au In¬ 
dian, was nostartliug occurrence. The Indi¬ 
ans are altogether peaceable aud very amiable 
as hucksters. If wo didn’t buy they would 
turn away with as broad a smile as if we did. 
If women were in the party, I noticed that 
they usually carried the money. They do no 
harm whatever, unless drunk, and although 
the law is very pronounced against selling 
liquor to Indians, saloon men frequently ven¬ 
ture to violate it. although they are subse¬ 
quently fiued far more than any possible 
profit that could accrue from their villainous 
business. 
Although the Indians live among aud barter 
so much with the whites, they learn to speak 
English, as a class, very little indeed. As the 
laddie showed a disposition to pick up the 
Chinook jargon, l gave him “two bits” (“5 
cents) with which to buy a Chinook dictionary 
—a primer of Eugllsh-Chinook and Chinook- 
Euglisb—consisting of several hundred words 
and sentences; a jargon constructed by the 
trappers and miners 50 or more yours ago, to 
meet the demand of their dealings with the 
Indians, and which has come to be an inter¬ 
national language, not ouly betweeu the 
whites and Indians, but between the dilferent 
coast tribes themselves. After we had the 
dictionary, w h expected to make great head¬ 
way in talking with the "Siwash”—a generic 
name for the Puget Sound aborigines—but 
while wo wore looking for the requisite word 
or sentence, the Indians would be convulsed 
with laughter, aud with motions and gutteral 
sounds—their speech sounds as if it hurt the 
throat—make their wishes known. Consider¬ 
able French is mixed up in the jargon, as for 
instance, “Fryiug pan” is “La-po-el ”—poel 
being the Freuoh for “stove.” “Marnook” 
means to make, to do, to work, to use, and 
“Mamook hd he”means “frolic” and “Mamook 
lapoel” to fry. “Muck a-muck” is food, and 
“muck-a-tnuck chuck” to drink water. 
On every other day in the week, Chinese 
vegetable gardeners brought their wares to 
the door, also including fish and oysters, and 
no fault could be found with the neat and 
tasteful way they put up their vegetables. 
They carry their wares in tall, round baskets, 
suspended from a pole carried on the top of 
their shoulders. They learn English slowly, 
but are quick and accurate in making change 
aud notably gentle and pleasant in their deal¬ 
ings. Without haviug an entire monopoly of 
market gardening, they certainly have the 
bulk of it. and an American would have to be 
wide awake indeed to compete with their in¬ 
dustry and the very reasonable charges. 
Ptetellanjeautf 
Renewed 
against that feeling of indolence and de¬ 
bility, common to every one in the 
spring and summer months, is of no avail 
without the aid of Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. 
By its use, impurities are expelled from 
the blood, and new life is infused into the 
\It stimulates and strengthens all 
the digestive aud assimilative organs. 
C. A. Wheeler, Hotel Clifford, Boston, 
Mass., says: “A few bottles of Ayer’s 
Sarsaparilla, taken in the spring, make me 
feel well and strong the whole year.” 
C. J. tlodemer, 115 Columbia st., Cam- 
bridgeport. Mass., says: “I have gone 
through terrible suffering from dyspepsia; 
but I have cured myself, and saved a 
great deal of money in doctors’ bills, by 
the use of 
strength and vigor follow the use of 
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. 3frs. Ann H. Farns¬ 
worth, a lady 79 years old. So. Woodstock, 
Yt., writes: “After suffering for weeks 
with prostration, I procured a bottle of 
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, and before I had 
taken half of it my usual health returned.” 
Thos. 31. McCarthy, 36 Winter st., Lowell, 
Mass., writes: “ I have been troubled, for 
years, with nervousness, and pains about 
my heart, especially in the morning. I 
also suffered greatly from debility. I have 
been cured by Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, and 
am now able to do very hard work.” 
Henry H. Davis, Nashua, N. II., writes: 
“I have found relief from that feeling of 
languidness, prevalent during the spring-, 
by taking Ayer’s Sar- 
CH1LDHOOD 
Many good articles have appeared in these 
columns showing an insight into, love for,and 
appreciation of nature. Aud nattye is mar¬ 
velous, ever-ehaugiug aud lovely beyond even 
the poet’s description, richly rewarding who¬ 
ever seeks her acquaintance, be he landed lord 
or beggar boy. How all manner of life revels 
in nature now! 
“ 'Tls as easy nmv fur the heart to be true 
As for grass to tio green, or r»r skies to be blue, 
‘Tls the natural way of living.” 
But the most wonderful, versatile, and deli¬ 
cate expression of nature is fouud in human 
nature, and the blossom of bumau nature is 
childhood. Ol mothers full of care and often 
times of sorrow, take time to enjoy your child¬ 
ren’s childhood! Covet and obtain that rarest 
of blessiugs, 
“A heart at leisure from Itself 
To sooth aud sympathize.” 
Surely a right enjoyment of childreu would 
keep the world steady on the subject of 
woman’s rights, for only from necessity would 
any woman forego the delight of watching 
and caring fer her children. Perhaps ouly to 
a mother is the liny, downy infant beautiful; 
but to her the silky hair, the purblind, trustful 
way of feeling about with nose and mouth, 
the continual reaching and stretching and 
grasping and straiuiugiu an aimless way after 
nothing, the perfect unconsciousness with 
which he yawns aud kicks and sprawls while 
we all staud by laughing, the varied and fan¬ 
tastic positions of his hands while sleeping,are 
a never-failing source of interest and amuse¬ 
ment. Then the wonder that the miserable** 
looking, little, scrawling, red creature should 
possess au internal economy, which enables 
him to take everything \>a give him and con¬ 
vert it iuto nerve aud bone and muscle, aud 
grow strong and smart and fat and fair! This 
growing—the development of body, uiiud and 
soul—is so strange and fascinating, the first 
smile, the first tooth, the first step, the first 
word! Mothers! the entertainment and wealth 
of love iu your work are entrancing, but ever- 
chauging, chunging. Lose uot a single pretty 
inotiou or funny* face, for he’ll never look like 
that again. After six months w hat a trans¬ 
formation! The cry is different, the child has 
grown beautiful —a perfect cherub, such 
matchless loveliness of form and feature! His 
eyes look intelligent, and loving, his mouth is 
sweet with smiles. However bad the mother 
may be, the child chooses her before all the 
world. What great, need that she be pure, 
true, sympathetic and unselfish. Then, thank 
God, she can keep him always turning to her 
in love aud confidence. 
But what a vista opens upon childhood now! 
Children’s ways and plays, and wants and 
worries; their very real griefs, which are 
harder to bear than our troubles, because 
they know not how to bear them and cannot 
realize that they are temporary; their ecstacy 
in enjoyment; their abandonment of love,that 
heart-food which is our real life, the inno¬ 
cence, unworldliuess and trustfulness. Look 
with awn at the next child you meet, aud list¬ 
en to its prattle with reverence,and know that 
God has not forgotten the world while inno¬ 
cent child faces look up into ours. 
ZENA CLAYBOURNE. 
•aparilla.” It will help you. 11 have taken it for years.” 
Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass., U. «. A. 
For sale by all druggists. Price $1; six bottles for $5. 
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GINGER SNAPS. 
One cup of molasses, oue of brown sugar, 
two thirds of a cup of butter, four teaspoon¬ 
fuls of vinegar, two of ginger, oue of soda, 
two quarts of flour, or enough to make it 
quite stiff, one egg. 
CREAM CAKE. 
Four eggs, two tablespoonfuls of sweet 
milk, one cup of sugar, one-and-one-half tea¬ 
spoonful of baking powder, one eup of flour, a 
pinch of salt. 
SPONGE CAKE. 
Five eggs, beaten separately, one cup of 
sugar, oue of flour, a little salt. Flavor with 
lemon. 
MOCK APPLE PIE, 
Four teacupfuls of water, six soda crackers, 
two cups of sugar, juice of two lemons, and 
riud of oue. 
Perhaps in justice to the stock drover to 
whom 1 referred not long since, I ought to 
state, for the beuetit of my amiable critic in a 
late Rural, that the mau in questiou would 
go as far to avoid u saloon as any other per- 
sou But it affected his nerves nnpleasantly 
to have the mistress of the house staud at the 
door with broom and dust-pan iu beg hand 
looking unutterable things. He prefqrtyd 
hearty hospitality to frigid entertainment. 
But then tastes differ about such thiugs. 
AUN1' RACHEL. 
Send for Circulars to 
SYRACUSE, N. Y, 
Agents j 
\ Baaic J. \ 
M J 
Hand-Dump and Sell-Dump Patterns. 
OVER 100,000 IN US»E. 
ITHflPfl PORTABLE ENGINE 
Economical, Strong, and Sate. 
ITHACA BROADCAST SOWER 
COMPLETE in itself, or as Atlarlinicut to Rake. 
SUPERIOR GOODSAT LOW PRICES. 
tr*A<iKNTS WANTED in unoccupied territory. 
Address the manuiseturers, (Mention this paper ) 
WILLIAMS BROTHERS, 
~ ITHACA. NEW YORK. 
GREEN CORN. 
The following is from a Londou paper and 
shows how little our F.uglish cousins know 
about cooking and entiug green corn:—“Indi¬ 
an Corn is now much grown in some of our 
suburban gardens, and in Devonshire, Corn¬ 
wall, Sussex, etc , but it is uot generally 
knon’n that the ear of this coru. if the term 
may be employed, makes a very delicate 
vegetable. As soon as the long filaments 
which haug out of the pods begin to turn 
brown, the ears should be picked and popped 
into boiliug water, with their green envelopes 
on, for two or three minutes. They* are then 
taken out and the green leaves removed, 
lump3 of butter are placed on each ear, which 
should be seasoned with salt and pepper, and 
eaten hot. The corn should be separated from 
the stem iu the plate with a fork.” 
THE WEEDS 1ST GO, 
SAYS THE 
WEED SLAYER. 
Kills weeds dead. Ei|i:al 
to Uve hoes iu garden 
or field .—Battle Creek 
Times. 
x. —— ttte tliel.est tool I ever 
sold 1 no m sndays.-Ji. 
*" KOihbs. Livonia, N. Y. 
Worth $03.00 to me.—Wm. Smith, Gardener, etc. 
If Is light, strong, and durable. Easy to work. De¬ 
livered express paid, anywhere in rhe I". S., 
ou receipt ot price. 
CLUBS OF THREE $5.00. 
Address Pontiac Novelty VV" ks, Detroit, Mich. 
DOMESTIC RECIPES. 
BROWN BREAD. 
One teacupful of molasses, one teaspoonful 
of soda dissolved in a little water, and let it 
boil up in the molasses. Two aud-one half 
cups of sweet milk, three cups of Graham, one 
of fine flour, oue cup of corn meal. Steam 
three hours. 
COOKIES. 
One cup of sugar, one half cup of butter, 
one half cup of sour milk, oni teaspoouful of 
soda, spice to the taste. Roll out. sprinkle 
with white sugar, run the rolling pin lightly 
over it before cutting iu shape. 
LEMON JELLY. 
One lemon, one cup of sugar, odc egg, one 
grated apple. Grate the riud of the lemon, 
and squeeze out the juice. 
Afternoon weddings are now fashionable 
iu England, and as a matter of course, wed¬ 
ding teas have superseded wedding break¬ 
fasts. 
Please address all communications for the 
Domestic Economy Department to Mrs. 
Emily Maple, River Edge, Bergen Co., New 
Jersey. 
Ho i*m ford's Acid Phosphate. 
Advantageous iu Dyspepsia. 
Dr. G. V. Dorsey, Piqua, Ohio, says: “I 
have used it iu dyspepsia with very marked 
benefit. If there is deficiency of acid iu the 
stomach, nothing affords more relief, while 
the action on the nervous system is decidedly 
beneficial.”— Adv. 
A I ft ft a month easllym aJe by eltlmr ■■■% •■■■ 
yP I I 111 sox. holt as much »*<ianiga L IY L, 1 _ 
I IS 3 oiilttt r ft f P 
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DYSPEPSIA it>- Nature, Causes, Prevention, and 
Cure. By JOHN H. M ALVIN, Lowell, Mass. 14 
years Tax Collector. Seat free to any address. 
