The National tribune., 1886-04-15
LOYAL WOMANS WORK
The Household, Conversation Club,
Puzzles, etc.

The Happy Household.
Thou callst thine own a narrow spot,
And frettest bat hast thou forgot
That far and far this earth isspread.
The one sky stretching overhead?
One earth, one sky one common air,
One household, meath one Fathers care.
ABOUT BEDBIRDs.
HAIRY HOUSEHOLD: My experience Is that red
birds need a large cage, hung high: Many keep
them too warm. which makes their plumage rough
and dingy. Have plenty of sand in the cage while
mating. Give them boiled eggs and iltiie iresh
meat now a:d then. Give them little twlgs-they
love the fresh buds. Make nest OF pasteooard
and keep the birds quiet. Redbirds are very hardy,
and with proper care VIII i've many yesfs-lhrs.
Emma Gilbert, Marysville Kan.
PAPA's BIRTHDAY CAKE.
HAPPY HOUSEHOLD: Papa has taken that most
valuable of all papers, THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
nearly two years and subscribed again yesterday.
lie will never be without if as long as he can raise
n dollar. lie reads Us " The Army Mule ana 81
Klcgg every Saturday evening. L SEND you me
recipe of cake l am going to make on papa 5
Papa;s Birthday -Three-fourths of a cup Of
butter one and half cups of sugar, two and a hai
half cup OF buttermiik. Bake and eat whne
fresh.-Mary Ann Germond, Hubbard Greek, Doug
lass Co., Ore.
TRIBUNE BROOM HOLDER.
HAPPY HOUSEHOLD: Open the door and LET me
come in minute, please. want to tell you now
to make broom holder that answers the purpose
just well the patented article and Is WITHIN me
reach of everybody. With the Editors PERMISSION
we will call il THE TRIBUNE broom holder, rs ii Is
for the benefit OF soldiers wives and daughters as
well as their sisters and aunts First, select a con-
yeuient place and hang your Droom-mlne Is IN the
woodshcd just outside the kitchen door; now take
two spoos and drive nail through each length
wise into the wall, about six inches apart leaving
the spool 10 .urn little on the NALL now hang your
broom from above. bush end up, and there You are
Good-by.-Airs. Persis A. Gowan, Wolcott, Vt.
LACE PATTERN.
HAPPY HOUSEHOLD: Very pretty TRIMMINGS may
be made by following these directions:
LGce.-ist row-Knit3 5, thread over, narrow Twice.
knit >
ID row-K 5. pearl l, k ., o, n. k1.
Sd row-k 3. o. n, k 4.
9Th row-SIip and bind, . K 8, n, k.
Mrs. n. L. Acker, Torch Lake, Mich
SOLDIERS DAUGHTERS DoUGHNUTs.
HAPPY HOUSEHOLD: l send good recipe for
doughnu;s: Three eggs, one and three-ionrths OF
cup OF sugar. TWO cups OF sour milk, one teaspoon
of soda one teaspoon OF salt, three dessertspooas
OF lard melted little nutmeg, and Sour enough 10
roll nicely without stickinS.-Soidler S daughter.
Editors Chat.
Jennie 4. C.: No prizes are given in the c. c.,
except mention in the Honor Roll and Searchers
and Solve!s
Mrs A L. Campbell Waitsficid, VT, does not
find the name Of GOD In Esther or Solomons Song.
One, however is a simple historic account, the
other a sacred poem. in which the Church Is the
bride and Jesus the Messiah, the bridegroom.
I'm L Butler will read Gen, 1924, he Will see
that the sons of Noah not trpets. All that Is
known about the ark historically viii be found in
the Mosaic account.
The song Faded Coat Of Blue" is very pretty.
Fee had we room for it. 1t is copied beautifully.
Mrs. n. 4 Bever Marion, o., suggests that Sadie
L. Myer address Bu;tericlz Co., n. Y, for patterns
Gertrude johnson says her correct address is
PardeeyiHe. Columbia Co, Wis, and hopes her
tap.S ,xiII make a note of IL
A V. Chaplin should address the Member OF
Congress ia his District concerning his desire to so
to West Point. None enter except by appointment.
OUR MAsCoTTE.
Mascotte was talking with grandmother about
the girls OF her generation and what good care they
took of their compilations. And X. L. Ruch, IA
troIia, Pa, sends recipe for removing ireckieS
from the face which grandmother said she tried
when she was girl. Rise before sunrise on the
LIST of May and wash your face in The dew on the
grass; run your hands through the grass until they
are wet with dew, and rub them over your face
three times; 90 back TO bed and be sure not TO
speak to a any one. or the charm will be destroyed
Harry Z. E!jiag, hudson, y. y, says a druggist
told him 10 wash the face in the water that black
smith has put heated irons in, free Of charge, and
your frecSles viii disappear.
Mascutte has never tried any of these recipes. or
any others fact and Masco:te has lots of freckies
Perhaps some OF THE TRIBUNE readers don know
that freckies are all the style nowadays, and that
young Lady or geTtiemGH with a tanned lace -
quite the elvy OF their companions. The pale aud
interesting type is all out Of date, and the heaner
and roster a girl looks the more she = admired.
Let the frecs les and the go, and you Will learn
to grow quite proud Of them. But before leaving
the subject We arc reminded OF what Clara Noble,
Tooesboro, Town, says: Put quantity OF elder
flowers into Jug; pour boiling water on them;
let the mixture stand for p hours, and strain
through muslin. Wash the face every morning
with the decJcon. II Will remove sunburn and
frecilles s!ld viii heautlfy the skin"
The advantage of ci!ltivatinc the eyesight in the
direction OF color has been brought to the attention
of fine rt-i-lig since the GeNDiDDulquf of
railroads ard steam navigation, which require the
OF so many different co.ors signals II Is sDr
prising 20 find what large percentage Of men are
color blis!d, or incapable OF distinguishing one
color from another. Out OF some tests that have
been recently made four per cent. OF men were
found 10 BE quite incapable oi distinguishing dliier-
ent shades OF color. Color blindness Il very iare
among women. which is probably owing TO the fact
that ihey are more generally from early period
in their lives brought III contact with color and
taught TO appiy Is individually
1t seems almost incredible that there are those
who unable TO tell blue from red and yellow
from green al rice re5a, bat still mere Of curiosity
is the young able TO classify ali of the
tints and shades OF the present day We think there
are many vino would, like Hazc0tte. puzzle to tell
the color known as pulver!Zed watermelon from
split pea, G1sliSht green from elephants breath,
peaches sad cream from mashed cucumber or
London smoke from Quaker gray. Seriously. the
study Of color. color combination and color blets
ing Is one well worthy our attention and serious
consideration Color blindness was first reported
in I777.
Ii would be difficult TO find two persons that
would fully agree as TO what constitutes gentle
man, but we all agree that Is not gentle
that is ignorant ofthe useges OF refined society.
A modern English writer says: "A gentleman Is
one whose aims generous, whose trust is
slant Whose word is never broken, whose honor is
never stained, who IL as gentle rs brave and
honest a5 wise, WHO wrongs no one by word or
deed and ds,Eiies and embellishes life by nobility
Of thought. depth Of feeling and grace of manner
The chief secret of comfort lies IN not suffer
ing trifcs 20 vcX US and in prudcntly cuItiTaiinS
our underground of small pleasures, since very
few great ones, alas! are lei on long leases"
II think books OF etIquet such stupid af-
fairs a young lady Ia society remarked to a
friend in the presence of Mascotte. Some Of them
certainly stupid, scnSelcss affairs; we have q
book in our TRIBUNE library. for instance that de-
votes three four pages. telling you not TO eat
with your knife spill your soup on the table cloth
OF put your elbows the table while eatng-cus-
toms that person with enough education TO read
a book of e;iquct would think Of Observing and
yet there few OF US far advanced in social OBJ
servances. but who can gain some valuable points
from Il bcc. III etiqget.
Yes Mascotte agrees with all who are in favor Of
disoouGging gossip Certainly Of the great
est sins OF the day and the one which. perhaps
consciously, gets the support OF some of best
and most conscientious people in the community
is the sin of gossip about persons. II must talk
about people aud discuss them in any way but that
of praise, let il be in their presence where they
will AT least have an opportunity TO defend them
selves. But why need we talk about people at all :?
There surely plenty of things much more inter-
estug and certainly more instructive. subjects
of conversation. We cannot Justly judge another,
for cannot know the motives which inspired
the action: then why should we be ready to con-
denim. There is but step from gossip TO Islander I;
there Is Eo happy medium safe to adopt. Ifyou
cannot speak kindly Of absent friend or ac-
quaintance, speak not at all.
Conversation Ci.5
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