The National tribune., 1884-08-07
Woman's Exchange.

CHATS WITH OUR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TIoNs,
SUGGESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
A little fatiieress girl writes us from Ohio
that kind friend, who is prominent worker
in a Relief Corps, subscribes for two copies of
THE TRIBUNE giving her one. We have
would be more could every woman with dol
lar to spare see the grateful letter of this little
girl.
Mrs. NJ. H. Shafer, Olean, N. 7, has the
thanks of THE TRIBUNE for q kind letter ex-
pressive of her appreciation of all The TRTB-
UNE has done for soldiers IN stirring up public
sentiment to a sense of their rights leading to
better observance of Memorial Day, and in
banding the veterans together everywhere.
Her letter closes with this patriotic sentiment:
Long may the Stars and Stripes wave in triumph
over our heroes living and dead, and may never
forget those who gave their lives for their country
Comrado L, National Soldiers Home
Dayton, writes US that the reason the veterans
are SO happy in reading Loyal Womans De-
partment is because it recalls the happy circle,
where the men and women do not do all the
talking, but the enthusiasm and gaiety of the
young people bubbles up and the children in
dulge in their pretty chat . 1t is here we old
vets live over again. he tells US, the days
never more to return"
E. NJ H. G. are the initials in full of the
sent us from Cascade, Iowa.
To Can Corn: Seeing an inquiry in THE TRIB-
UNE for canning corn. etc, / give one that know
be good, have used it for three years. II IS
just good for peas and beans, only they require
but half a teaspoonful of the acid. they not
so sweet. Here is the recipe Dissolve ounce
tartaric acid in cup of water. Put little hot
water in the kettle; add the corn and boil 20 min
utes, stirring in tablespoonful OF the acid water
to every two quarts of corn Can in self-sealing
glass jars while hot. Open the can in the morning
when you want to it and stir in one-half table
spoonful of soda and let it stand until few min
utes before serving Heat; as for fresh
&C. L. f.
The National Cake given In THE TRIBUNE by
Mrs. President Barker have tried repeatedly
with success, and was glad to have some on my
table when Mrs. Barker and Mrs. Fuller were here
TO institute the Department of Mane.-M. Isabella
Foster, Sec. Beall Relief Corps.
To all Inquirers: Write and send stamp and /
will answer all inquiries for catarrh remedy.-Mrs.
L. n. Suydam. Pennington, Ill.
A REMINDER.
Members of individual Corps would do well
to remember that their Department officers are
doing world of hard work and greatly appre-
ciate fraternal message from their sister
workers. Mrs. President Merrill, Department
of Nebraska writes US Of kind message she
has received from a newly organized Corps re-
porting the success attending their strawberry
and basket socials, and of their noble work in
,
and closing as follows: "Three of our members
walk two miles and half TO attend our meet
ings and are nearly always present We never
have word of complaint or trouble, and won
der much how any woman can be Indifferent to
Relief Corps work"
PERSONAL MENTION.
Among the noble women of Colorado engaged
in Relief Corps work, a correspondent men
tions Mrs NJ ]. Telford, editor of Colorado Far
mer, writer well and favorably known; Mrs.
Louise B. Sherman, of Colorado Springs, who
was chosen Chairman of Department Conven-
ton and elected Senior Vice; Dr. Caroline
Parker, of Golden, who will nobly fill the posi-
tion she is called to THAT of Department Secre-
tary) and Mrs. Simpson Smith, who is FORE
most in every good work, firm champion of
right, and a fearless, noble woman, who is loyal
to the hearts CORE
LOVING TENDRILs OF HEART AND VINE.
To THE EDITOR: The pleasant words about flow
ers in THE TRIBUNE May S, were spirit promptings,
and sent forth into the world to fulfill their mis-
sion. 1t found us living in an out-ofthe way place
| in the woods, the trees cleared away from the
house. leaving the hot to pour its rays into the
one little comfortless room And we had not SO
much seed to plant that would metamorphose
| itself into vine for our especial benefit. And
| what was suggested in THE TRIBUNE about plant
ing the Virginia creeper seemingly for such as
| j. Truly, the editor of the Womans Department
is the benefactor of all soldiers families She has
fame above the blight of earthly breath.-MArTIE
/ GARDINER, Richfieid Center, Ohio.
/ Would not some of the soldiers like to hear from
| the Goth N. Y, of which my father member ?
| His is Harrison Rich. He enlisted in the
Fall of '6 and re-enlisted in the field served three
years and eight months the last four of which he
| was in Salisbury Prison, where he lost As pounds
of flesh, and his health with 1t. He has been able
| to do but little since. Pa draws S. per month
/ which helps us some. / have a sister and two
brothers younger. Papa belongs TO Weed Post
252. We like The TRIBUNE. / am 16. All honor
] to the braye.-Myrte Nj. Rich, Ticondoroga, n. Y
AN 9Th IOWA CHAT
Lille Jessup says she would like to hear from
some little girls whose papa in Co. E, sth Iowa
| My papa was In that company. He enlisted in
| Knoxville, Iowa, under Capt. McCormac; served
/ in the army two years, and was discharged on ac
| count of disability. Papa taken prisoner al
Shiloh and was sent to Tuscaloosa, Ala, where he
Jared the same the rest of the prisoners and go
out of prison and was chased by bloodhound.
and rebel soldiers and recaptured but had the good
luck to be paroled at Montgomery, Ala Papa
wants Lille to ask her papa if he remembers q
place called Bran Hollow where they camped or
the march to Springfield, Mo-. and took the wheat
| aud threshed 1t out and ground it, and made slap
L iachu mt of aIOrfs nd hiram a11 xad IN