The National tribune., 1883-09-13

bage is TO cut them with slaw cutter and
place it in a frying-pan with the drippipgs
from fresh bacon or a good-szed piece of but
ter. Stir constantly and season, but add no
water o. milk.
Parsnips should be scraped and boiled until
tender; then sliced lengthwise and fried after
dipping in batter and cracker dust.
Beets should be cooked rapidly, and the
skins slipped from them while warm. For din
ner, serve hot with vinegar, heated, with butter,
pepper and salt
Seed cucumbers, before the seeds harden, are
excellent pared, cut lengthwise and cooked like
egg plant. Green tomatoes are nice served IN
the same way.
Rice, TO be good, must be boiled rapidly in
closed utensil in plenty of water. Dressed with
curry powder, ii is excellent served with veal
Our Weekly Experience Meeting.
NO LOVE LIKE MOTHER-LOvE-A FOOLISH
GIRLS INQUIRY-soMETHING ABOUT GIRLS
GOOD WORK IN KANSAS.
Our experience meeting this week is inter
esting in Tariety, the first to appear being
lady with some good advice to young men.
BOYS, DON'T FORGET YOUR MOTHERS.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
Young man, it is sad thought if, in the
home where You were reared, your absence is
regarded with delight. IT argues unkindness and
Oner0tGfulfieSS IN you as the sole Cause. Inc
home folks owe you nothing while TO them you
owe debt you never intend to pay; this means
repGdiation, the most ruinious policy pursued
10y State or by an individual The young woman
for whose opinion you care much, she who speaks
so familiariy Of drunkenness and crime, would
look with fearless eyes on your dead face, and
turn away ready for new pleasure, while the
woman whom you call mother, and for whose
good opinion you care so lttle-shc would iinger,
not caring TO go away, not caring 10 live. A
mother by the coffin of her boy is scene equaled
only by one other scene, and tnat is mothers visit
TO has criminal cell. BARBARA WEST CHASE.
GOOD ADVICE WANTED.
CHICAGO ILL, Sept :, 1883.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
have been 8 constant reader Of THE NATIONAL
TRlBUHE ever since came to Chicago, and like it
very much, especially the household department
/ have used great many of the recipes that have
been given, and they have all been very good.
have noticed how kind you always about
giving information on different subjects so
thought i would write to you for some advice, and
hope you viii publish may letter, that different
ones may tell what they think. Please do not
throw it in the waste-baslzet for / have not got
anybody to tell me what to 10. / am fifteen years
old and have always lived in the country till last
March, when moved 10 Chicago L never saw
city till came here, and, of course, do not know
the ways of town people. ] have been to two par
ties and both times the young man that me
home kissed me good-by. / did not know what to
think about II, because the boys IN the country
never did So SO asked q girl that knew and
she said she thought that dreadful, and that
ought not to have let them kiss me. asked an
other girl. and she said / did Just right; that the
Chicago gentlemen always kissed the girls when
they saw them home, and that they would not like
me and would think was countryied if / did not
an 1 the bows t gT ike fRe at 6ne
spoke TO the best, and don't know which enc is
right. Wont some of the girls tell me what am
10 do? LOUISA WALLACE.
MINNESOTA MINNIE's LETTER.
ROUND LAKE, JACKSON Co., MINI,
august "a, 1855.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
] have wanted 10 write to you for so long but
have only taken courage by seeing the letter from
Bessie Briciel.' the little girl who wrote TO you
i have two hrothers-one older. one younger than
myself My eldest brother IS sixteen and my
youngest three; am eleven. My papa whose
name is J. n. Dodge. was soldier over three
years. he lost one of his eyes while serving
Uncle SAM for which he receives small pension.
lie was IN ever and ever so many hard-fought bat
ties He Is deeply interested in your valuable
read through. do like the young folks story.
1t is always so interesting As this is my first at
tempt do hope you won't throw it into the waste
basket. With the hope and trust that our soldiers
paper may flourish forever, remain,
Your friend,
MISNIE DODGE.
CoR,SET PLAYING FOR GIRLS.
CHICAGO, September 4, 1888.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
Concerning eornet playing, which have seen
discussed IL TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, / would say
that it Is more and more taken up by girls. IL is
pretty accomplishment. and strengthens the lungs
i want TO tell you that have in city young
giri eleven years of age named Ida Il. Clark, who
anybody beat this7 A MUSICIAN.
MORE KANSAS WORKERS.
ELLSWORTH. KAN. September i, 1883.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
Ellsworth Post, No %, Department of Kansas
has now an Auxiliary, with the following men,
bers Mrs. j. L. Bell, president; Mrs. G. w. Sparr
vice president; Airs. c. l.. Myers. treasurer; Mrs.
G. +. Clark, secretary. In friendly notice in the
Ellsworth Exporter. a stanch advocate of soldier
Interests the prediction is that the Auxiliary viii
prove TO be the cornerstone of Ellsworth Post the
editor concluding his favorable mention with God
speed them IN their good workln The ladies hold
a meeting every Thursday afternoon at O'Clock,
at Union Hall, card IN the Reporter expressing
the sense of the society that " all ladies who are
willing 10 assist IN the work of raising funds for
the widows, orphans, and destitute soldiers, are
cordially invited 10 meet and work with us. This
society was organized after Mrs. Sherwood's plan
but il Is hoped that after little experience il will
fail into line with National Relief work, and be-
come one OF the first Auxlliares TO form the De-
partmenS Of Kansas.
The first work undertaken by the ladies is in as
sistiDg IN the arrangements for the fair and Camp
fire 70 be given in connection with tl, great soldier
Reunion 10 he held here on the I'd OF October. The
Campfire - 10 be given in the evening; VIII con-
sis III voting and selling articles of various kinds
refreshments, iabeaux, songs, music, army stores
short speeches, and n general good time. A genu-
Inc campfire VIII be placed upon the stage. The
whole affair viii be the randeSt presented in
Ellsworth county. Department Commander T. j.
Anderson, Comrades z. b. Plumb, Lewis Hanback,,
and other prominent veterans viii be present to
deliver addresses. There viii be grand reception
10 visiting comrades who expected from all the
adjoining counties. Music by the knights of Pyih-
ias band and the Posts martial band. Everybody
Is enthusiastic and the ladies wide-awake and full
OF zeal Tor the cause. AUXILIARY.
WomaH's National Relief Corps.
INSTRUCTIONS AS TO ORGANIZING NEW AUX
LIARTEs-AIRs. FULLER's WELCOME HOME
ALL ALONG THE LINE.
National Relief Corps work is booming, and
the organization Of States by Departments is
steadily going forward According TO the vote
at Denver, as soon as any State1tas FIVE regu-
larly organized Corps, it can secure State
charter and carry on its own particular work
The officers Of the National Relief Corps have
communicated directly witt number of the
Department Commanders, whoWill follow, they
hope, the example of Commander-in-C Chief
Beath in recommending Relief Corps work in
a general order, and they expect TO reach ali at
no distant day. Concerning the work in Penn
sylvania, General Beath, III a letter addressed
10 the editor Of Loyal Woman's Work. says
I'VE viii all endeavor to secure the active
aid of some lady who viii visit Posts and en-
de3yor 10 secure the cooperation of comrades
IN the formation of such societies.
HOW TO FORM A SUBORDINATE CORPS.
Comrades of the g. A. r. viii bear in mind
that the organization and government of Re-