The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-05-07

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DOMESTIC RECIPES.
Oracle Garfiaicr's Tea Cake-One egg one table
spoonful OF butter, one cupfui of white sugar
beaten to a cream; one cupful of cold water two
teaspoonfuIs of baking powder sifted in with the
-four. Flavor with lemon. To be eaten warm.
Mrs. Matte Gardiner Richfield Center, o.,
who sends the above, says the recipe is original
with her little daughter, eight years old, who
has made it for tea all Winter Their mother be-
ing an inyaiid), the cake coming from the oven
light and white Wonder how many of our
little girls are making themselves useful in a
similar way? Mrs. Gardiner sends the fol-
lowing:
P;e-pianf Pudding tie bottom of pud-
ding dish with the fruit; sprinkle thiclSly with
sugar. Take bowful OF good. rich butter.
milk stir into this one teaspoonfui OF soda and
flour enough TO make thick batter; pour over
the fruit, then bake. Serve with sauce made Of
butter and sugar beaten TO u cream.
Editors Chat.
Correspondents rashly make promises they
cannot keep, and write the Editor to help them
out when deluged with letters. 1t cannot be
done. The only way is to be careful what you
promise. Remember, not less than a half mill
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UNE every week. No wholesale promises should
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words OF The Soldiers Poor Little Boy" by
referring to back numbers of The TRIBUNE.
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in the Cold World" directly to the party re-
questing it. May Knauff, LOT Osborne street,
Cleveland o., should do the same with The
Cumberland Crew"
The Editor cannot give attention to letter
writers who do not follow the rules of the Club.
Some of them before US are so long and care
lessly written as to go at once into the waste
basket.
Conversation Club.
Rules Of tae C9rb.-l Write briefly. 9. Write
side Of the paper. 8. Write TO the point. 4.
Write subject. s. Write your best. 6.
Send answers to all puzzles for OF Editor. Each
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HONOR RoLL-BEST LETTERS.
First HonOr-Wesley W. Rugg, Newark, o.
Would like correspondents.
Second .ionor-IIly Carter, Cynthiana, Ind
Jesse Raymond, Warsaw. n. Y; Mae ~ Kinzer,
Leesburg, o.; May e. Naily.
SLANG.
FRIESDs OF THE CLUB: Slang is a low vulgar
unauthorized mode of expression. and is generally
in use by the most degraded classes. As some
well says: Slang sits with poor grace upon the
lips of a lady From Der we expect and demand
that correctness of expression which not only
model. but viii entitie her the respect
OF that sex WHICH looks to find in woman something
better than they themselves have. Slang is i'm
modest; therefore avoid n.'-Mabel f. Wilson,
Carson, Iii.
FRIENDS THE CLUB: 1t is easier to learn a
bad than good habit Slang is "A bad habit as il
demoralizes the speech. Let each member Of the
Club quit H.-Neayin o. Winter, Poplar, o.
FRIENDS OF THE CLUB: Ii slang the
fined and intelligent will think vulgar and ILL
especially TO younger members OF the family, is
very great; and Think twice before You speak,
is q good motto.-James 7. Heller, Omaha, Neb
FRIENDS OF THE CLUB. Does it not gem as
though the English language is in danger of losing
its dignity and purity" asks one Not at all. The
slang Of the present day amounts 10 naaght. Our
language is acquiring higher and higher attain
ments every day. Revision of the science of Ian
guage are necessary keep with u.s. depriva-
ton IN the variation OF our language is uncalled
for as TO deprive us of any of natural gifts.-
Sylvester G,Saltney. Buckskin. Ind.
FRIENDS OF TBE CLUB: Although do not as a
general thipi: approve of slang, think slang
precision otten Expresses more July and briefly than
slang expressions used by clergymen. lecturers.
lawyers, aIsa other people who highly edu-
Gated, when they wish TO he particularly under
stood. Many expressions which used by
the best people of cur country by grammatical
license were called low aud vulgar by our
tore, and used oply by the lower classes.-Jessie
Raymond, Warsaw, n. Y.
NOT so CRAZY AFTER ALI.
FRIENDS oP THE CLUB: Iowa school maj am asks
for opinions on crazy quits ] HAVING made one,
and having, had some experience in stitching two
sail Gfl faef
moved to say that think school n,s'am takes a
one-sided view OF their usefulness. Now, because
one is iond oi books. one ought not to say it is
plebeiap" to make crazy quilt am very fond
OF good books; was once an Iowa school nla'am.
Should probably be Ia the enjoyment of that dignity
row had not my health failed me in so doing But
canno; think crazy quilts uiier folly. Having had
many lonely hours TO pass during the years of my
inyai,disin, have learned the full value of books.
No one should neglect cultivate taste for good
reading. especially the young. But there times
when books are wearisoIae and the mind needs
rest. once heard lady of refined taste and edu-
cation say Il rested her IN mind and body TO make
nothing else thing of S beauty re = l; low se ae.ng
What is Ilreisier than nieely-Iaade crazy quilt?
We always iind a charm in variety. and in what
can We bad more Of it than in crazy quilt? can
not think them all nonsense. though can go TO
extremes, as IN eTerytLing.-An ex-Iowa School
Ma'am
PLEASE LISTEN, BOYS.
RRIESDs Or THE CLUB: We thought we would
drop few words TO the boys. which should be OBJ
served in order 10 fit them for the society of iteli-
gent young lfsitt SMOKE il IL ugly
habit, and l. one of the many pilots the road TO
dissipation. Don't drink What fool man makes
of himself 10 drink away his health aud his brains
There is 10 excuse for drinking Don't swear. OF
all the yuiprIes profanity is the most degrading
and no man with any self respect should indulge
In the habit.
Immodest words admit of no defense
For want of deceucy is want of sense.
Don't gamble. The gambler drinks smokes
swears and cheats. His whole aim il TO get some
thing for nothing. OF all the gambler is the
most contemplate. Bat. the other hand be i'm
dustrious, be studious, be wise; love truth love
virtue, love yourself get married and love your
wife. Now. boys don't get offended. and someone
send us girls some good advice; will gladly
accept lt-liiy Carter land friends Cynthiana, Ind.
OLD ABE, THE BAIL SPLITTER.
FRIENDS OF THE CLUB Papa has told me an in
cident which illustrates Club question. 1t hap
pened IN pennsylvania near his home during the
Fall OF 1850, when Lincoln and Douglas run
ming for the Presidency. The Democrats were pre-
pairing TO have grand time. aud had gone to the
woods and cnta large hickory tree a pole. But
on the way home the wagon with the pole on il
broke down. 50 they left IL in the middle OF the
road till morning. That night the young men and
some of the Old men took axes aud saws and sawed.
and split that hickory pole all up They then took
the rails they had made and built a fence around
the wagon. They stuck up board with these
here Papa's name is George j. Fish.-Cora Ii.
Fieh, Sandwich Ill.
A VETERANS ANSWER.
FRIENDS or THE CLUB: Ia response to the oues-
GOn OF Miss Afnla Smith. Iinoaln Did thu,