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The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-12-02
Qaeen Pudding.

Soak 8 teacup OF tapiOea and q tea
spoonful OF salt In three tumblerfuls
Of warm, not hot, water for an hour
or two, till sOftened. Take away the
skin and cores OF apples without
dividing them, put them in tine dish
with sugar in the holes, and spice
il the apples are without flavor, not
otherwise. Add q cup Of water, and
bake till the apples are sOftened, turn
ing them to prevent drying, and then
pour over the tapiOca, and bake q
long time, till all locks q bFOwnish
yellow. Z at with q hard sauce. d.
not fail to bake long time. Tnis
can Oe extensively varied by mixing
chopped apples, or ounces, or oranges
or peaches, or any kind Of berries,
with the tapiocs and then sugar
must be added according to the acid
OF tue fruit, though some would pre-
fer IL omitted when the sauce is used.
The beauty may be increased by g
cover OF sugar beaten Into the whites
Of eggs, and then turned TO q yellow
In the oven. Several such puddings
can be made at once, kept In q COO
place, ard. when wanted, warmed
over; many relish it better when
very cold. SagO can be used instead
OF tapiOca.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-12-02
Feather Versus COrn-Husk Beds.

A farmers wife writes thus to an
exchange: would like to say few
words to your country readers about
the beds they sleep on. Many far
meTs and country people stick to the
old-fashioned feather bed, not realiZ-
ing how many impurities they gather
and retain from sickness, insufficient
airing, ETC., sometimes two or three
generations being raised on the same
bed. Feather beds belonged rightly
to our grandfathers and mothers, who
were brought up In the COED old time
of log houses, where the elder child
rem were sent up the ladder into the
loft to sleep, and where they were
supplied with plenty OF pure air, and
often q few snow drifts, through the
erevices between the logs. While be-
low, in the room that served for kitch
en-, parlor, and sleeping-room, the
trundle-bed was pulled out from un'
der the big bed in the corner and the
little ones tucked in, three ia q row
for the sake Of warmth. No coal fires
in those days, keeping the house al
summer heat all night, but the Goals
were carefully covered In the great
wood fireplace, and raked out in the
morning, and q bright fire made to
thaw out the little, chilly fingers try
ing to button on the homemade suits
in front of the blaze. Even the
homely little cradle, made of pine
boards and painted with blttermiIk
and red led, was supplied with his
own little feather bed. But nova.
days, with our sir-tlght houses and
coal fires, feather beds should be huns
on pole in the garret for keep -sakes
or kept for the aged who have not suf'
ficIent vitality to keep warm without
them, and healthy men and women
and growing children should be sup
piled with something different tC
sleep on. It may not be convenient
for every young hOusekeeper t. pro.
vide spring beds aud hair mattresses
for all the household. For this benefit
OF such will tell you what substitute
! use. took the old gray horse and
1 lumber wagon, and collecting all tbs
spare members OF the family We went
to the eOrnfeld where my husband
/ had topped his corn, and with basket:
gathered q wagOnful Of the clean
| white inside husks, and in the even.
Ings I'VE busted ourselves In hetcheling
them on q small hetchel made of q
few sharpened nails driven through s
board. These make 3 bed clean
enough for q king to lie on, and sOfI
enough for any one accustomed tC
| feathers. With occasional dustinR
out and filllng up IL will last many
years. Let some farmers wife trJ
my plan, and see II she is not p'easet
with the result. 1t will give the boy;
something 10 do on long evenings
and keep them frJm wanting , 20 r.
the ''corpers." By the way, thOs'
corners are not always q good plaes
for boys. There are generally two OF
three habitual loafers banging around
there, whose stories and general con
versation will not have an eievatins
or refining effect, and boys charac
ter Is like yielding wax, easily takinl
impressions that will tell upon his af
I ter life. Provide books, q few OF tn
best papers, and some useful employ
ment for your boys during the coming
winter evenings.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-12-02
Venerable Relies.

Two Of the most venerable relics in
the National Museum, Philadelphia,
are the official chair OF Hancock and
the table upon which Jefferson wrote
the Declaration of Independence.
They were transferred with the As
sembly from Philadelphia to Laneas-
ter in 1779, from thence 70 Harris
burg In 1912, where the chair was Oe-
eupied by the successive Speakers OF
the House until 1857, when at the re-
quest of the Historical Society, they
were taken back To Independence
Hall. The chief historical eOnnee-
ton of the chair Is with the
Continental Congress Of 1776 and the
Continental Convention Of 1887. 1t Ia
therefore the chair Of Washington a.
we'll as Of Hancock. Around the
table mentioned gathered Jefferson,
Franklin, John Adams, Sherman,
and Livingston, to sign the memoir
able document and when, eleven
years afterward, Washington sat ia
that chair presiding over the COnsti-
tutiO0Rl Convention, u was upon this
same table that the instrument con-
tanning tue organic law OF the Union
was signed.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-12-02
Learn = Trade.

This is what the editor Of the Balti-
more ReUie10 says about learning 3
trade: 9i'l --- 2
ar never look at MY old steel com
posing rule that I do not bless myself,
that while my strength lasts 1 am not
at the mercy OF the world. n my pen
is not wanted, / can go back 70 the
type-case, and be sure To- fHd work !;
for I learned the printer,s trade thor
oughly-newspaper work. job work,
book work and press work. L am glad
I have q good trade. It is 3 rock up
on which the posstssor can stand
firmly. There Is health and vlgOr for
both body and mind. in an. honest
trade. It is the strongest and surest
part of the self-mads man. Go from
the academy to the printing or TO the
artisans bench, or IL you please, TO
the farm-fof TO be sure, true farming
Is trade, and 9 grand one at that
Lay thus . sure foundation, and after
that, branch of into what profession
you please. 3 rd1s 40 .l-lf
HYou have heard, perhaps, of the
cierk who had faithfully served Ste
phen Girard from boyhood to man
"On the twenty-drst anniversary OF
his birthday be went to his master
and told him bis time was up, and he
certainly expected important promo
ton in the merchant's service; but
stephen GIrard said TO him 3;
-" Very we'll, now go and learn .
trade,
"iWhst trade, SIR
"fGood barrels and butts must be in
demand while you live Go and learn
the cooper's trade and when you haYe
made q perfect barrel, bring it TO me.
''Ths young man went away and
learned the trade, and in time brought
to his old master splendid barrel Oi
his own make.
"Girar,i examined IL, and gave the
maker s., 900 for it, and then said 20
him:
"tNov, sir, I want you In my count.
ing-roon, but henceforth you win not
be dependent upon the Whim Oi
Stephen Girard. Let what will come,
you have 3 good trade always in re-
serve"
"The young man saw the wis.
4 dom and understood.
"Years ago, when the middIe-aged
men Of to-day were boys, Horace
/ Greeley wrote ~.
4 "'It Is q source Of consolation to n
that when the public shHii be tired q
Us IS an editor, We eau make salts
factory livelihood at setting type ol
farming, 50 that while our strength
lssts, ten thousand blockheads takins
offense at some article they DO no
|, understand, could not drive Us int
the poorhOuse.' ---.--..-.
"And 30 many man becomes trul!
independeHt,~
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-12-02
Domestic ECONOMY.

Opposed to the dissatisfied longings
among women for more extensive
fields of labor, is neglect OF acknowl.
edged work. Housekeeping has been
her allotment for centuries yet
among our millions of fhouse-keepers,
how few are there who preserve that
equilibrium between comfort and
cleanliness, order and beauty, neces-
sary to make i'm truth home. How
few are sufficiently impressed with
the laws of hygiene to make the tenn
pereture or ventilation Of q room of
consequence, and IN most kitchens is
not the blind work of the servant
substituted for the wisdom OF the
chemist
Not only is this true In 3 degree, but
to such an extent has the art OF cook
ing been ignored by American wo-
men that she is too often made the de-
pendent instead of the queen Of her
household. Bridget may be wasteful,
dishonest, impudent, but she can af-
ter manner cook, Her mistress
can't, or what is equally bad, WON'T.
A supply is not at hand, and Bridget
knows her place secure.
Complaint of servants Is general.
1t is the absorbing topic in social con-
verse. 1t creeps into our every day
literature is heard from the rostrum.
The Travelled sigh for the servants Of
Germany ana England. OF eonrss it
is neither to be expected nor desired
that country which talks Repub-
licanism in the parlor shall set up n
v2ssal servitude in the Kitchen, nor
that the law of supply and demand
will not in a new country, where food
is abundant, make servant help as
difficult to obtain as OVer-crowded
nations render easy. EG q
But the true he&d to every depart
ment is the wisdom Of orders, and il
the woman be mistress IN her own
realm ii must be by knowledge OF her
requirements. She must herself know
il she would instruct. That homes
may be, men have planned and build
ed. Their designs have given US
beautiful upholstery. Their chisels,
brushes, pens, introduced products of
aesthetic and moral culture, and while
history names woman first fashioner
of garments, this age aeeoFds to man
most perfection in that art. Even in
cookery has he been permitted to car
ry Off the palm. Does she care TO re-
deem it {? -.r
Pictures, flowers, and song we would
not do without in any home, but
cleanliness and healthful diet we dare
not, if we would live. Physically y we
are at the end OF every year pretty
much what 500 pounds of oxygen (air)
-snd ., 300 pounds meat and drink have
made us. Appetite has given val.
uable combinations in food. but, un-
governed, it destroys as well as pre-
serves life. Hygiene has moved the
life limit forward little, and when
we come TO fully understand the uses
OF "our daily bread,p the scientific
cook the builder and snstainer-will
hold as honorable position as the
physician who checks the inrOads CT
disease. Woman has one of the no.
blest of fields in which to expand her
energies. Will she?-L, an Gin. Ga
zette.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-12-02
The white Mountains.

Although We have hal some freez-
Ing weather here, it Is comparatively
temperate when compared with the
White Mountain breezes. On Satur-
day last the snow was three feet deep
on Mount Washington an ice twsn-
ty-two inches thiek In a pond near
by.
C. ]. King, one of the signal ope-
rstOrs, had = diffieult passage, coming
down Mount Washington, previous to
the 10th, breaking his way through
snow from q foot tO thirty inches
deep. He reported ''mil.Pi weather,
the Thermometer ranging frOm 10 to
25. The summit House was sealed
with coating Of ice four inches thick,
the result Of storm OF slest, freezing
as 1t fell. The hotel platform Is bur-
led in drift six feet deep. From the
summit all the northern aud western
country appeared covered with snow,
while to the south and east there wac
but little.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-12-02
Winter Shoes For Ladies.

Twenty years ago it was no uneom-
mon thing to see lady walking on
snowy and wet pavements in shoes of
pruneila with the thinnest Of sOles.
About that time lady, for now many
years one of our foremost fashion
writers, determined to wear and write
sensible shoes into fashion. Gradual
ly her example and her teachings won
disciples and imItators. Now on
BrOadvay in the winter season cloth
shoes are never seen unless as . badge
OF poverty, and rarely are they seen
eve0 In the summer time. Thick.
soied Kid, morocco, and pebble goat
Tor street wear have long been worn.
Within q year or two an advance has
been made even from this, and now
ladies ara wearing on the street boots
or cAlf-skin, lined with flannel or kid,
with broad Scotch soles and broad,
low heels II the skirts are worn
long over even these shoes should be
Rorn = pair of neatly fitting water
proof gaiters, to keep the ankles free
from dampness. Thus shod, rubbers,
except 10 very wet walking, are un-
necessary. For carriage wear very
handsome and comfortable shoes are
MAIDS Of quilted beaver, lined with
tisnnel, and edged with fur. In very
cold weather every body who can afford
them should wear them. ANY inEe-
nious woman can make 3 pair for her
self with little trouble. Let her cut q
pattern to 1T over her shoe, aud With
tais As guide cut out theuppers from
HhRteYer pieces of thick cloth she
may have In the house. An Old felt
hat viii furnish material for the soles,
and over the shoe when It Is done
rubber sandals may be nicely fitted
and sewed. II these shoes are made
to button high mp above the ankle,
they VIII prove great protection to
the lower extremities In snowy wealth.
er, and when their value Is once
known will be considered indispensa-
be. :.
For house wear slippers are not suit
able from September until June, un-
less one is confined to the house all
the time and remains In 0 uniform
temperature. Cloth and kid boots
may very properly be substituted for
cslfskin and psbble goat when one
comes In from the street. II the hand
were kept as constantly and thiokly
covered IS the foot is, how susoept-
tbls 1t would be to every change Of
Temperature The removal OF q
thick, warm shoe and putting on .
thin slipper In its stead has often laid
the Foundation OF permanent and in
cura BILE disease.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-12-02
COSTLY PAINTING.
A.F. Stewart Pays $50, 900 for Aels.
sUnIer's Greatest Work.

4 n-ivate letter from Paris brings
the infGrmstion that the latest and
greatest work OF the famous painter,
Meissonier, has been purchased ~ A.
r. Stewart, of this city, for the prince
/ Iy sum Of 100000 francs 1850. 900 in
gold.
This already celebrated painting is
the largest work Of the artist, being q
canvass about FIVE feet long, and con-
tanning many figures. 1t represents
a regiment of French euirassiers going
into battle, and as they whirl pssc
their chief. NapOleon.I-whO is seen
upon hiIlOek in the middle ground
of the compOsiti0R-they. salute him
with the most extravagaut demou-
strstions. This troop of horsemen
nearly covers the entire foreground,
the nearest ones being about eighteen
inches high. The fiue drawing, e1er-
getic and varied expressions. the rich
effective color, aud the wonderfully
spirited action Of this group, are de
scribed as marvellous, aud they con-
trast forcibly with the quiet and calm
dignity of the first Napoleon. ..z
This important composition was be-
gun in 1860 or i66. It was 80 far sd
vanced at the time of the Universal
Exposition OF 1867 that Mr.. Pr0basco,
of Cincinnati, offered the artist l50, ,eQd
francs to finish il for bis collection,
hut the offer was refused, and the
work was gradually advanced toward
completion, undergoing many alter
atlons, until it was exhibited at the
Vienna Exhibition OF 1873, although
it was in a very unfinished state, the
foreground having been merely rub
bed in with color anu covered with
chalk and erayon lines. In the cata-
lOgue it was simply entitled 1897, !"
and the name OF Sir Richard Wallace
was given as the owner. He was said
to have bought It during the siege Of
1870. Why it was not delivered to
him when It was flashed Is not ex-
planned suffice it to say thatthrough
the public spirit and liberality OF Mr..
Stewart this remarkable work Is for
ever secured as one Of the art treas
ures OF 'ar city.
The picture, after years Of labor and
many changes, was finally finished in
September, and during October was
placed upon exhibition in the gallery
of Mr.. F. Petit, Rue st. Georges,
where il has been visited by all the
distinguished artists and critics In
Paris and il has been acknowledged
to be the masterpiece OF one Of the
greatest artists OF modern times. If
he is not the greatest artist he has
certainly received the largest price for
q painting ever paid to an artist of
any age.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-12-02
Consolation In GrIer

Solomon & Hirschftld We're partners
In the ready-made clothing business.
Hirschfeld fell sick and died. Fergu-
son came to Chicago 10 buy q bill OF
goods after the melancholy event, Ol
which, however, he was unaware.
Solomon met him at the dOOr, draped
in soIumn sables, and Wringiug bis
hands in almost spsechless anguish,
thus addressed him: LAh, Mr.. Fergu.
son, Pm glad to see you. We've had
loss. q serious loss, Mr. Ferguson;
Mr.. Hinscbfeld is dead. he WAS q fine
man, Mr.. Ferguson, and he IhOuZhE q
great deal Of you. Many and many 8
time when he couldn't sit upon his
elbow ami take his broth, he's said tC
me, 80, II could only see Mr.. Fergu-
son SgainY And the day ne died, Mr..
Ferguson, the last words ne said tO
me were: Solomon. when Mr.. Fergu-
comes to Chicago, after Pm dead and
gone, be sure you sell him the good.
at the very lowest bottom price.
And 1 will, too, Mr. Ferguson. Wbai
shall 1 show you?''
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-12-02
Come and See Ne.

A writer says Never take "COme
and see me" as q phrase meant in
earnest unless it be accompanied
with . date. Such an invitation
amounts to nothing at all. If lady
or gentleman desires your company,
he or she will appoint time for your
visit. "Call on me when you can
make It convenient" "Drop in as you
are passIng,n "Make US a visit
whenever you have an hour or two
TO spare" are sOcisl antiquities by
which men and women OF the world
understand that they are not expect
ed to do the thing requested. When
people wish to be ehesply polite,
there is nothing like this kind Of
vagueness. The complimentary
small change of society must
be taken at q discount.
It is never worth its face or anything
like IL. Yet it IL q convenient medi-
um Of exchange, and heavy debts OF
gratitude that ought to be requited
in better coin are often paid with IL.
People who have more polish than
principle, use II lavishly-plain, blunt,
honest men, sparingly or not at all.
Whoever makes friendly visit TO 8
fashionable house on the strength Of 9
mere "Come and see me-" will very
often find that the fsmily circle he
has dropped into by request, is as un-
genial as the Arctic circle, and he
will probably leave 1t with q chilly
feeling that will prevent him from
venturing into the same latitude again
But when q whOle-souled man, whom
you know 10 be your friend, grasp
you vigorously by the hand and says
"Come and dine with me to-day
dinner on the table At five o'clock
be sure to come-we shall expec
you" you can take it as certain tina
your presence is warmly desired.
IL pleasant always TO make or reeeivl
q visit from friend, but = nod on tn
street Is al sufficient from fashion
sble acquaintance.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-12-02
The HuskIng Season.

Curu husking time now comes on
apace. But corn husking is not what
it used to be. There was a time, 3
few years back in history, when this
season brought with it delights which
were by no means to be despised.
The husking bee of yore was an Oes
casion that swelled the youthful
hearts of a whole neighborhood, and
eliminated in a gratifying array Of
matrimonial alliances that had q
very beneficial effect upon the per-
quisites of country NJ inisters and the
census report.
The healthy hilarity OF the husking
season went out when the country
girl became one of the lost arts-when
fashion labooed rOmping.
The youngest son of the family
was messenger of joy and glad IT,
dings in the days when he rode bare
back up to neighbours door and de-
livered the invitation, with
"S-a-a-y, our folks is goin' to hev a
| huskin' to-morror, and wants all you
uns to cum over. The gals III hev the
quilt in right arter dinner"
That was enough. 1t wasn't q
satin card, commencing with, "Fhe
compliments of Mr.. and Mrs. Jones' p
and ending with polite lie, but il
was an invitation that came from the
heart, and was accepted with an
"All right, Bobby, We'll be there"
Then deft and pretty hands reward
ed the welcome messenger with
slices of toOthsome mince pie, behind
which his honest, sunbrowned face
Hooked like a partial eclipse OF the
moon.
1t is not difficult to imagine the
sensations that would possess the soul
Of the rural young lady of to-day
should she receive such an invitation
from such a source. How can the
present young woman be expected tc
get her i'tied-back" under a shock ot
corn, or how could she SIT down Oh
one without having half her rear har.
ness showed over her head. The
thing can't be did.
Il When fashion came in, fun went
i out. A womsn can't romp in corset:
with any more success than she car
kick apples Off her beau's head witt
her feet tied together. Fun and
huskings went out together, whef
fashion withdrew the feminine fea
ture. 1t may be argued that this il
one of the indications ofour advanced
civilization. But advanced civiliza
ton has q wasp waist, a short breatt
and can't club chestnnts /; besides, i
) runs to cotton pads, false hair and al
early grave with weak poetry over it
Wealthy physicians and undertaken
came in with advanced civilization
and are its great advocates. sl .s
] Angelina ROwens may not be abl,
] 10 see it, but If she would take he
} corsets for dried apple holder. anC
wrestle for kisses over the red ear
! and romp with pumpkins for foot
balls, letting good society say, "It'
r perfectly howwid," if il wanted to
' she would soon find herself able {
draw long breath without maxim
. three efforts at it, and stand up with
1 out nail keg around her for support
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-12-02
A Cleveland Woman saws on Her
Husbands beg.

A most horrible surgical operation
was performed by drunken woman
upon her equally intoxicated husband
IN Cleveland, o., on Sunday afternoon
last. Both persons had been on q
spree all day, which eliminated In q
terrible fight, the wife receiving q
severe beating. Maddened by drink
and infuriated by her wounds, the
wOmSn planned and executed = dia-
bolicai revenge. After Inducing her
husband to go to bed, she saturated 8
handkerchief with ehlOrofOrm and
held it TO his nOstr:ls until he was
unconscious. She then procured an
old carpenters saw aud soon had cut
one Of the mans legs of a little above
the ankle joint. With grim satisfae-
tiOn she watched his life blood ooze
away, but was aroused from her rev.
cries by some neighb)rs, who seeing
the situation at glance, tied up the
bleeding member, the man remain
ing unconscious all the time. He
was taken to 3 hospital and Is not
expected to live. The female hend
has been arrested and is now lodged
/ In Jail.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-12-02

The other evening . young rusticas,
with cigar in mis- mouth, and q
young lady on his arm, entered Mem
phis theatre, and took a seat in the
psrquette- One OF the ushers induced
the young man to dispense with his
cigar and take of his bat but the yer.
dant youth was little surprised at
the request. He was not aware that
he was in a theatre, but thought he
had come to stationary circus. 10 q
few moments he put his arm around
the young lady, who lovingly rested
upon the braehial member of heF es-
cort, unconscious of the critical glances
Of the audience. The usher finally in
duced the youth to withdraw bis arm.
but the request seemed to astonish the
bOOr, who said "You'lI next axe me
to take OFF my coal, but I amt going
to do any such thing. Go away, and
Adon't bother me with politeness."