The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-07-05
Dirty Door Yards.

There is great deal said in the rural
papers just now, about women being
judged by the door yards they keep, but
think it is not fair mode ofjudgmeut.
We try to keep ours clean, but the men
folks saw all the wood close up to the
Aoot In winter, for the sake of shelter.
They use the saw-horse, and it makes
oceans" Of sawdust that is tramped in
doors, and beaten into the ground, sod
den, with snow and rain: Then they
spiH the contents of the swill pals in
carrying them. out, and hitch horses to
the post at the wood shed door, which
adds to the general dirt, What can I dol
I know there. are some women who emp
ty dirty''Water at the doorstep, and once
read ola young girl who emptied a painful
of dish-water over young minister who
was about to rap. 1t seemed a curious
moral that he married her. and I won
dered if that was the reward girls were
to receive for throwing dirty water out
of doors on the first ventursome person
That approached. know if l had been
the minister would have remained
bachelor forever rather than have mar.
ried one who had such habit; but be-
lieve he admired her for the patience
With which she cleaned his broad-cloth.
If men provide sinks and proper appli-
ances; We Should not have an excuse for
these things, but when one has all the
water to carry in, it is great temptation
to throw it at the nearest opening when
clean door-yards that do not breed flies
Or soil the feet SO as to make dirty foot
marks, but it requires all the, members
of a family to help to make door-yarda
siiccess.-Rural New Yorker.
Red Currant Jelly.
TO every pint Of juice allow three
quarters Of a pound of white sugar. Be
sure to gather the fruit dry, that is, in
dry weather. Pick from the stalks into
a jar, and place this jar in large pan OF
ksoilius. water; let it simmer till the juice
is drawn out; then strain slightly. Have
your sugar in the oven heating. When
you put the Juice into your preserving
kettle. measure it, and weigh your sugar
as above. If the sugar is hot when
turned in, it will cook in seven or eight
minutes. Too much boiling makes it
dark. colored. Try it on plate set over
a piece of ice-ifit jells it is done. Pour
into small pots; cover with an oiled paper
and then with bit of tissue paner
brushed over on both sides with the
white, of an egg. Label and keep in a
dry place.
The Calm ReP6s5 Of Being Well
Dressed.
/ believe the remark to be partly true
that the sense of being perfectly well
dressed gives to woman's manner
calm repose anything else 10 power'ess
to bestow. I remember dear little
friend of mine who attended recep-
ton, and whose gown was a joy of be-
holders. "But if you knew what suf-
fered with my Gloves" she said after
ward. II had spent all my allowance
in riotous rufaing, lace and things (when
q woman has been extravagant, she al
ways calls her purchases ''things'') and
hadn't PENNY left for gloves. l had
a dozen pair at home that had been
worn only once. Being Swede, they
were little soiled, but I picked ont
a very pale OGRE pair, nearly the color Of
my gown; Well, powdered them and
they looked like new, and was so
charmed with my gown that l never
gave a thought to the powder at all.
look ruefully at his coat. 1t was whit
with the powder of my gloves. I couk.
not explain. 80 supposed he thought it
came from my face. I did not dance
again, and we left early. ] cried and
ma said it served me right. Your
toilet should be complete in every de-
tail, no matter how simple it may be,
and you have pie nty to expend on it, !
threw the gloves in the fire when got
home, and h ID the pleasure of SO eing the
kid sQuirm as if it sutferedI hone it did
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