great and good God. God be thanked for 
Henry Ward Beecher! Death cannot wholly 
take him from those that loved him. His 
name remains a blessed memory and a sacred 
inspiration..... 
Tnii commonest little wayside things are 
charged full of whatever is really within us. 
God's own love is broken small lor us. “This 
is my Body, broken for you.”— . 
Pomes tic Ccobonu} 
CONDUCTED I)Y MBS. AGNES E. M. CARMAN. 
DINNERS WITHOUT MEAT. 
“Hhrhs anti other country messes, 
Which the neat handed Phyllis dresses.” 
-Milton. 
I warn you, dear reader, that for those 
“messes” you will need that hunger which is 
said to be the “best sauce,” and, by the way. 
this Epicurean sauce is not costly, needing 
only two ingredients—fresh air and exercise, 
Dionysius once engaged a Lacedaemonian 
cook to concoct a, certain Spartan dish w'hioh 
he had heard very highly praised. Finding 
that it did not equal his expectations, ho com¬ 
plained to the cook, w ho told him that it must 
be eaten with Spartan sauce—exercise and 
hunger. There is no reason why with skillful 
seasoning and judicious cookery, one should 
not enjoy the “dinner of herbs,” as well as the 
“stalled ox,” especially if he cau have “con¬ 
tentment therewith.” 
In all ages and countries farinaceous foods 
have formed the principal part of human 
diet. Lentils contain nearly as much heat 
food os wheat, and twice as much flesh food. 
Although they have been used extensively in 
other countries for thousands of years, they 
are not so well known here as they deserve to 
be. One quart of lentils when cooked furnishes 
four pouuds of hearty food. Of the two varie¬ 
ties in the market, the little, flat, brown seed 
is called lentil a la reine , the other variety is 
about the size of a pea and of a greenish color. 
It will be an advisable bit of economy on 
your part if you will save the pot liquor of 
gravy from feast days, or if you will take the 
precaution to make a little stock previous to 
one of these herb dinners. 
“Peas pudding hot.” For this dish which 
we do not recommeud either “cold” or “nine 
days old,” soak one quart, of dried peas over¬ 
night in cold water; tie loosely in a cloth, put 
into cold water, or the water in which a piece 
of fresh or corned-beef has been boiled. Bring 
to a boil gradually, and cook for two hours 
when they should lie drained or pressed 
through a sieve with a wooden spoon. Season 
this mash or purte with one large tablespoon¬ 
ful of butter, pepper aud salt, (carefully with 
the latter if they have been boiled iu the corn- 
beef liquor); wash the cloth, tie up again and 
boil an hour longer. The cloth must be well 
floured before this second boiling. Some peo¬ 
ple add a pound of boiled aud mashed pota¬ 
toes, preferring it to the peas alone. When 
the seasonings are added, a couple of beaten 
eggs, aud a little sage aud thyme are also nice 
additions, but whatever is used iu the way of 
seasoning, the mixture must be well beaten to 
incorporate them thoroughly. 
Lentils boiled plain should be well washed 
—say about a pound—and put over the Are in 
two quarts of cold water, with a half table¬ 
spoonful of salt, and a saltspoonful of pepper; 
boil for three hours and drain off the water, 
which will make a nice foundation for soup: 
put one ounce of butter m a fryiug-pau, add 
the lentils, season with a teasjioouful of sugar 
and chopped parsley aud more salt aud pepper, 
if necessary. Shake until hot and well mixed 
and serve. They are also very savory stewed. 
After boihug aud draining as above, put 
them in a sauce-pan and nearly cover them 
with any kind of broth, add tw o tublespoon- 
fuls of chopped onions aud two of butter, some 
minced parsley, and seasoning, and stew 20 
minutes. They may be fried as well. Fry 
two tablespoon tub of onions minced very fine 
in a little hot dripping, add the boiled aud 
seasoned lentils and fry brown. 
Fish pudding is a very bad name for a Good 
Friday or Lenten dish. Make a plain paste 
with flour, lard or drippings, a trifle of salt, 
aud enough flour to euable you to roll it out. 
Line the edges of a deep pudding dish with it 
half way down, and put in a layer of lresh 
cod lish cut iu small pieces; season with suit, 
pepper, chopped parsley and onion, and re¬ 
peat this until the dish is nearly full; cover 
with a cold gravy, if you have it, if not, milk 
When Roby was sick, we gave her Castorla 
When she was a Child, she cried for Castorla, 
When she became Miss, she clung to Castorla, 
When she had Children, she gave them Castorla 
or water, in which case bits of butter must be 
put between the layers. Put on a lid of paste 
and bake an hour. In addition to this serve 
potatoes boiled with their jackets on. 
Parsnips are liked by many, and I hope that 
those who detest them as I do, will tolerate 
this recipe for the sake of the lovers of that 
root. Soak a pound of salt cod-fish over-uigfit 
and the next morning put on in cold water. 
Let it come to a boil very slowly, and simmer 
about one hour. Meantime, pare, quarter and 
boil until tender, two parsnips. Drain and 
dish them around the fish, which must also 
have been drained, and pour over both the 
following sauce; Put an ounce of butter over 
the fire and when it melts stir in two even 
tablespoon fills of flour: pour in gradually, 
(stirring to keep it smooth) one-half pint of 
boiling water, and season with pepper and 
three tablespoonfuls of vinegar. Let it boil 
up thoroughly and add a hard-boiled egg 
chopped. 
Potato pudding with herring is very savory. 
Wash, peel aud slice a quart bowlful of pota¬ 
toes aud three good-sized onions. Put them 
in a pudding dish in alternate layers, with two 
large dried herrings that have beeu skinned, 
boned aud broken into bits, seasoning with 
pepper and lightly with salt. Pour over any 
kind of diluted broth or gravy, dot with bits 
of butter aud bake an hour and a half. 
farmer’s wife. 
KITCHEN TALKS. 
ANNIE L. JACK. 
Little Mrs. Nestly was in this morning and 
she was talking about her crowd of babies in 
a half-complaining way. She has a baby boy 
after having had four girls, and, of course, he 
is a paragon of perfection. I looked at her as 
he sat aud crowed upon her knee, and she put 
his little arms away from her neck, aud seemed 
too tired to enjoy his selfish little fondling. 
For of course he was selfish— aud the thought 
has often embittered my enjoyment, to know 
that as soon as possible these boys wish to 
stand alone—aud to do for themselves. Per¬ 
haps in the economy of Nature it. is as well 
that this is the case, for it creates an independ¬ 
ent spirit that serves a man when bis mother's 
heart is cold aud still under the sod. But it 
is, all the same, a drop of bitterness iu that 
mother's life. And so 1 told Mrs. Nestly to 
enjoy her baby boy while she had him, aud to 
be happy in her little girls' helpful, comfort¬ 
ing ways now. My husband's mother, one of 
the wisest ami noblest of her generation, often 
said to me, when I fretted and felt over-tasked 
among my little flock, “You’re ha'in yer hap¬ 
piest days the’ noo when a yard o’ claith ’ll 
mak yer weans a sack,” meaning that while 
they were so small they were the most com¬ 
fort, and she often said the happiest time of a 
mother’s life was when they were all under 
one roof, and “cuddled doou" iu bed. And so 
it is, for as they grow up new ideas and aspir¬ 
ations come to them, other affections aud 
emotions grow into their lives, and their loves 
are divided. I told Mrs. Nestly that my own 
experience was that the happiest times for a 
mother in the country, were those fleeting 
years between childhood and man and woman¬ 
hood, when the boys and girls were compan¬ 
ions to us—consulted us iu every thing, aud had 
no other thought, unspoiled by fashionable 
life, willing to have mother go wherever they 
went, and be a part of their society that they 
could uot dispense with, such years were full 
of tender emotions and enjoyment. The boy's 
did not feel too grown-up to be caressed, if 
others of the family were present, and the 
girls unmindful of the future, felt sure that 
the mother love would always suffice. Yes, 
Mrs. Nestly, take good care of the boy. He 
may be a comfort to cheer your declining 
years and a strong arm to lean on; but o not 
place his value above that of the girls—they 
are the mother's solace und help. Treasure 
them while they are still yours. 
FANCY CHAIR. 
Take a common, cane-seated, camp chair— 
light-colored wood is best—varnish all the 
wood-work with No. 1 Coach Varnish, and 
gild immediately with “Bronze Powder Pale- 
gold.” Apply the powder with a piece of 
velvet or a small camel’s-hair brush. Cushton 
the seat with plush, tucked on with brass¬ 
headed nails, or left loose and tied with rib¬ 
bons. Place a large bow of ribbon at the 
upper right-hand corner of the chair back, to 
match the plush. My chair was a second¬ 
hand one, purchased from an undertaker, aud 
is cushioned with myrtle-green plush. One 
25 cent package of the powder aud a few pen¬ 
nies’ worth of varnish were sufficient to gild 
the chair and a large bunch of teasels, which 
are tied with bl ight ribbon and hang over a 
picture. The whole cost just two dollars, and 
is pretty enough for the finest parlor, though 
uot out of place in a more simple oue. 
MARY MANN. 
BABY’S DRESS AND MANNERS. 
It is very difficult indeed to get up much 
enthusiasm over a dirty baby, or an ill-man¬ 
nered child, no matter how attractive it may 
otherwise be. Even relatives are not fond of 
handling a young baby unless it is exquisitely 
sweet and clean and daintily perfumed. 
Little scent bags should be kept in among its 
clothes. They can be made from any scrap of 
thin silk and filled with soft wadding plenti¬ 
fully sprinkled with sachet powder. They 
last a long time, and 25 cents’ worth of the 
powder will keep a whole bureau smelling 
sweet. 
I have a friend whose dainty little baby is 
the admiration of all who go to the house, 
and yet its clothes are merely neat and clean, 
and without any elaborate trimmings. When 
baby wakes up iu the morning, instead of the 
usual flannel robe with which these mites are 
invested while awaiting their bath,she slips on 
a pretty little wrapper made of tiny-figured 
cambrics in delicate colors,and liner! through¬ 
out with white cotton flannel. Such robes 
are cut in plain slip fashion, and buttoned 
all the way up in front There is just a sim¬ 
ple edging of Torcbon lace around the neck 
und sleeves and they wash so nicely that 
baby always looks as sweet as a pink, even if 
her busy little mother has not time to wash 
and dress her for an hour or two after break¬ 
fast. 
The older children in this family have been 
taught nice habits at table from their infancy 
so that it is quite a pleasure to dine with them, 
aud watch their bright, pretty faces and neat 
ways. They are seldom allowed to speak at 
table, and are taught to wait patiently until 
their elders are served. Habits such as lean¬ 
ing their elbows upon the table, or an im¬ 
proper use of the knife and fork, formed in 
childhood, will often follow a child all 
through life. By proper training in the be¬ 
ginning parents will save themselves much 
mortification. a mother. 
— -— 
FANCY-WORK. 
A new article for fancy-work is the imita¬ 
tion pressed leather. It is called leather etch¬ 
ing, is of an exquisite wood color aud very 
inexpensive. It comes iu mats of every con¬ 
ceivable design and shape, match boxes, lam¬ 
brequins for mantels and brackets, and it may 
also be made into wall-pockets. Take two of 
the large mats about ten inches square, and as 
there is a right and wrong side to the mater¬ 
ial, lap them and fasten them together, with 
the wrong side of one half on the right side of 
the piece which is to serve for the back. Turn 
up the bottom piece, at either corner of the 
top of which a broad satin ribbon is passed 
through and tied in a bow. Hair receivers 
are made from small mats turned into a cor¬ 
nucopia, with narrow satin ribbon looped at 
the point. The very narrow strips make an 
effective edging for home-made book shelves. 
KATE. 
li.itdIaucou.5i gUvcrtisinri. 
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Until you have tried what Ayer’s Pills 
can do for you. It is the Liver that 
renders your views of life so gloomy. 
Depend upon it, a box or two of Ayer’s 
purely vegetable, sugar-coated, Cathar¬ 
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feelings, and still make 
Life Worth Living. 
Lucius Alexander, Marblehead, Mass., 
says ; “ I was severely afflicted with 
Dyspepsia and Enlargement of the 
Liver, most of the time being unable to 
retaiu any solid food on my stomach. 
Three boxes of Ayer’s Pills cured me." 
“Ayer’s Pills are a sure cure for 
Liver Complaint. Nothing seemed to 
help me until 1 finally began to take 
Ayer’s Pills."—E. S. Fulton, Hanover, 
N. H. 
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material aud warrauted to give satisfaction. Write 
for prices. L. P. STEWART, Cobalt, Ct. 
THE FAMOUS CUSTOM-MADE 
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(VESTS TO MATCH, CUT TO ORDER. $2.25 ) 
How foolish it is for 
any man that wears 
pants, and likes to save 
money, not to give us a 
trial order aud settle 
the question now aid 
forever, whether or not 
he can procure from us 
Pants cut to his own 
order that will suit him. 
We nic*t earnestly beg 
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f 
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