The National tribune., 1885-03-19

powder :one edessertspocnful ofsat Mix all the dry
ingredients thoroughly, and then add enough milk
batter stand at least an hour before haking-and,
indeed tho cakes will be all the better If the batter
be set in a cool place until the next morning.
Street Tea BiScuu.-One Cupful of sugar; one cup
fuI of -four; quarter pouud of good clean lard a
pinch of salt; one tablespoonful baking powder
Mix well together and then add milk in sufficient
quantity to make stiff dough. Roll the dough
out until quarter Of inch in thickness and cut
it into shape with biscuit cutter. Have ready a
brisk oven and bake l5 minutes.
EDITORS CHAT.
Several members of the Conversation Club,
who volunteered to give information upon GER
tain subjects by personal letter, or who wrote
to ask correspondence, have been so dcluged
with letters that they appeal to us to ask their
friends TO stop writing. Others write us that
it is impossible for them to even acknowledge
the scores OF letters received. One writer tells
us that within two weeks after the insertion of
q letter he had received !, 500 letters, and moro
were coming. For this reason, and in order
that we may give more space TO more lmpor-
tant matters, requests for correspondents VIII
not, save in exceptional cases. be inserted. Oar
friends may take it for granted that the young
people writing desire letters and may feel free
to address letters to one another, leaving il to
the party addressed to reply or not. as he or she
may see fit. We would like our yOGng friends
TO feel to the fullest degree the obligations OF
G,
q sacred thing. But if they ask correspondence
and find that they get 10, or 80, or 100 letters
when they expected but one or two they can
not keep their promise and so must either
carry through life an unpleasant sense of vIo-
lated faith. or become call0us and indifferent
From both the one and the other we would
guard our dear boys and girls.
Instead therefore, of our young friends writ
ing,for correspondents let each one send some
pretty sentiment, some inquiry, some answer
to questions, some thought that will excite in
terest and attention. Published with these the
name of the writer will be given with post
office address, from the number of which you
may select your correspondents according to
sympathy of tastes or views concerning life
and things in general.
A boy, whose name is John, writes US that
he thinks " "cdcaticn better than ritches,'' and
then signs himself Jonnie," without the "h."
Very good sentiment Johnnie, and now make
it practical by first learning to spell. Remem
Der that knowledge Of the rudimonts of our
mothcr-tOGgue is the foundation Of all cduca-
ton. 1t is possible for a man to be learned in
many things and yet be. very illiterate; while
he who can read, write and speak his own Ian
guage correetlyis i'll the best sense an educated
man.
Numerous friends send correct answers to
questions, but only those first received are
given.
Sara Maclley, daughter Of Comrade Maclley,
9TH n. j.. and prisoner at Andersouville,
Libby, Belle Isle, Millen, and Danville, writes
from Plainield, n. j., to ask why the Uuen
troops wore blue and the Confederates gray uni
form during the war. Answer: The Union
troops wore the regulation color of the United
States and the Confederates adopted the gray
for the distiction in color.