Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-03-22

work well. The financial magnate, Rufus
Hatch, began life as chain carrier in sur
veying Wisconsin railroad, and afterWard
was locomotive engineer. There are null
| titudes of idle young men because they can
not find honorable work." They would
do we'll to remember that all honest labor IS
honorable, and that idleness is a vice.-Cnl-
cago Inter- Ocean.
EASTER EGGs.-Easter comes very early
indeed this wear upon the 25th of March,
which is almost as early as it can ever be,
and soon now children will begin to think
about preparing what in good old times
used to be called paas eggs. 1t is good
plan. too, for the egg c0lOrers OF nelghbOr-
| hood to hold sort of "bee," and unite in
the production of the dyes, thus saving
time and money.
The exchange of eggs between friends, as
token of love or friendship, is very an
cient custom, dating back almost to the
flood, for it is a symbol Of the ark, as well
as the resurrection, which is the reason that
we present them at Easter. 1t is moreover
a very universal custom prevailing among
different nations and religions. The Jews
placed eggs on their Passover tables, the
Druids used them in their ceremonies, and
the Persians frequently given them as New
Years gifts. If you should happen to be
in Russia this month, Russian would
greet you on Easter morning with "Christ
| is risen," and offer you an Easter egg, and
stranger still, if you were in the far East,
Mohammedan would do the same. At
city confectioners', fancy sugar eggs-some
of them of enormous size, and containing
panoramas of landscape and figures, or else
filled with bon-bons-may be had at all
prices; but appropriate home made ones
are worth twice as much.
To dye eggs, onion skins put in the water
| in which they are boiled will make them
bright yellow; or, if left longer in the solu-
ton, rich brown. Log wood or violet ink,
gives royal purple. Cochineal, pink and
crimson; and many pieces of chlntz or
bright ribbons that fade easily, if sewed
tightly round the eggs, will color them
nicely in figures, stripes or dots. Another
way is to dip the egg into hot water, and
then write name or motto on the shell
with tallow. 1t is then boiled in the solu-
ton of dye-wood, when the inscription will
appear in white, upon colOred ground.
Those who are skilful with pencil and
paint-brush can present their friends with
really exquisite souvenirs, by Ornamenting
eggs with flowers and butterflies or appro-
PIRATE texts of scripture. For these painted
eggs, it is better to puncture a tiny hole
with pin in each side, and blow out the
inside, leaving clear shell, than to boil
them and the apertures can be concealed
by stars of silver or gilt paper.-AGNEs
CARR, in american Agricult,uistf for March.
WHAT GIRLS SHOULD LEARN.-By all
means let the girls learn to cook. What
right has a. girl to marry and go into house
of her own unlesss she knows how to super
intend every branch Of housekeeping, and
she cannot properly superinted unless she
has some practical knowledge herself?
Most men marry without thinking whether
the woman of his choice is capable of cook
ing him a meal, and it, is pity ne is SO
shOrt-sighted, as his health, his cheerful
ness, and, indeed, his success in life de-
pend in a very great degree upon the food
he eats, in fact the household is Influenced
by their diet. Feed them on fried cakes,
fried meats, hot bread, day after day, and
they will need medicine to make them well.
A man will take alcohol to counteract the
effects of such food, and the wife and chill
dern must be physicked. Let all the girls
have share in housekeeping before they
marry; let each superintend some depart
ment in turn. 1t need not occupy half the
time to see that the house has been proper
ly swept, busted and put in order, or to
prepare puddings and make dishes, that
many young ladies spend in reading novels
that enervate both mind and body, and un-
fit them for everyday life. Women do
not, as a general rule, get pale faces by
doing housework. There sedentary habits,
in oVerheated rooms, combined with i'll
chosen food, are to blame for bad health.
Our mothers used to pride themselves on
their housekeeping and fine needle work.
Why should not our daughters?
MANS NEED OF THE SABBATH.-The
soul needs the Lords day for growth in the
knowledge and grace of God. our Saviour.