The National tribune., 1886-04-08
LOYAL WOMbN'S WORK
The Household, Conversation Club.
Puzzles, etc.
The Happy Household.
BOUNCING BETTIE's BUDGET.

HAPPY HOUSEHOLD: desire TO thank all those
who answered my inquiries in THE TRIBUNE Few
weeks ago. will send two recipes Tor creams tnat
L know are nice, having tried them.
Rock CreGH.Boil one cupiui rice IN c'lstiru ke'ti
In sweet milk until SOFT &uG W. 'tDes Ia,
loaf sugar; a saspoonful OF salt; pour INTO usll
and place on il Jumps of jelly. Beat the whites OF
FIVE eggs and three tablespoonus puiverized
sugar stiff frcth flavor TO taste aCd one tapie-
spoonful rich cream, and drop the mixture on the
rice.
of two large lemons; add one cupful of sugar and
the we-beaten yolks OF eight eggs. Put all IN tin
pail, set in pot of boiling water, stir for three
minutes Take from the fire, add the we'll beaten
whites OF The eggs and serve when cold In custard
glasses.
GAMES
Onen there arc parents who cannot afford to buy
games for the children, but that Is no reason they
should be without them, when any enteprlslnS boy
or girl make them. .
DorajROs.-Take q pieces of wood one inch wIde
by two long IL is easier to mark them with nS-
ures than with dots. Take a board two feet VIDE
by three long, mark checkers on one side morrlce,
fox and geese, some other game on the other II
YOU cannot procure the board, get heavy paseboard
instead. Such things are nice TO help pass long
evenings: and one game will often suggest another.
think all girls should learn to use the hammer,
saw plane and jacll-knfe TO good advantage, iorlt
will often be of great Use to them.
AN EASY PATTERN.
Knitted Edge.-Cast on u stitches, knit across and
back plain LIST row. 81. XII ito, ito H. ito, II, ito,
k 1. I'd and every alternate row knit plain. Sd row
ST. XII to- H. ito, ito, n ito, D. 9Th row, ST. HI,
n ito o. 9TH row. 81, XII, to- n, ITO,
H. ito H. ito Z. 9th row, ST. kl ito, H. ito, n ITO n,
to- ks lIth row. 81, kl ito, ito, H. ito, n to- y
18th SIX, kl to- H. to- N, ito, N, ito, TO- loth
row all plain 18th row. 81 H. ito, to- ito, n, ito,
NIX 18th row. ST. H. ito. ito, ito, II, ito, H.
2lst row. 81. to- ito, n, ito, n, ito, n, g. sd
row, 81, N, ito, n, TO- n ito NJ 40 n, D. 2oh row
ST. H. ito H. ito n ito, n, ito. n, k T. 9th row, 81,
n IT, n, ito IL ito H. to- n, 3. 29h row, 81, n,
ito n, to, n: ito, n, ito, n q Both Slst and so
all plain. This Is very easy, ana Il nice mace
of Saxony yarn for flannels.
MARBLE CAKE
HAPPY HOUSEHOLD: Try my recipe for marble
cake
White part-one cup of butter; three cups of
white sugar; five cups of flour, even full one-haif
cup of sweet milk; one-half teaspoonful OF soda ;
whites of eight eggs: flavor with lemon.
Dark part-One cup of butter; two cups OF
brown sugar; one cup nolasses; one cup OF
milk; teaspoonful of soda; four cups OF Hour ;
yokes of eight eggs and one whole egg; spices OF
all sorts; put in pans IN alternate layers-1>lsle
Clark, Nolga, Iowa.
Editors Chat.
The Bib;e Riddle sent by Mrs B. has appeared in
THE TRIBUNE So has the puzzle of Austin p.
Mrs 8. is correct. Use A G. instead of b. c. In
the answer TO writing first In use by the Phoeni-
clans.
Yes, Mrs O., a letter on Oregon and its present
aspects will be acceptable.
Housie b. Mitchell, Manchester, O., would ike
the given name of Mrs. Gould, Hope Valley, r. L.
VIM Lloyd 800 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pa,
would like TO know the meaning of the following
word said to be the longest extant: Lepadotemach-
oseselachogaleokraniole neutrality-suspicious.
ichlepil1ossuphophatto acknowledgements
neutrality-suspicious. alobaphetragano?terug
on-Aristophanes EIsklesaZouSai-l69 letters and
"a sylables.
Carrie E. B. forgets the rule which requires COM
munications to be written side OF the sheet of
paper only.
Jessie v Bliss, Schuyler. Neb., would have con-
tributor of Smiles March I8, to note the word
"BeIeaguer,' which has three miles between the
first and last letter
Bernard J. T. Senaca Philadelphia, Pa asks the
following question of the Editor: " Why has Febru-
airy only Is days, when January March, May; July,
If Bernard will look closely into the subject he
will discover that with the naming of the
months of the year politics has had something TO
do February named from Februus, an old Italian
divinity. whose feast februare to purify was kept
that month, had originally % days every year, in
Roman Senate decreed that the eighth month
should bear the name of the Emperor Augustus,
day vas taken frofh February and given August,
which had then only So that i: might not be in
feTior TO July, the seventh month, named for
Julius Cesar.
Conversation Cub.
Rules Of The Cgub--1. Write briefly. 2 Write only
on one side of paper .. Write to the point. T.
Write subject. 5. Write your best. s.
Send answers 10 all puzzles for of Editor. Each
week the names of those writing the best letters
style, composition, spelling, pennlanShp anc gen
eraI merit considered-will be named at the bead
OF this column on the Honor Roll. First honor will
include al of these requirements Second honor
will include deficiency IL some one point. No
others will be named.
HONOR GoLL-BEsT LETTERS.
First Honor. Il. Reed. Pulaski, Iowa; Mary
G8rVin. Ogden. Iowa.
Second Honor-Agnes F. Crane Medford, Mass;
lola Il. Kern, Spokane Falls, N Y.
OUR RoLL-cALL.
Would exchange letters-Housie B. Mitchell
me- mel lIply GpFa pa
= Irrna Ioyel Mt Pleasant Mich; Euiaee George
town H.: " Z. NJ and T. II. H., Box 1892, Streaor,
H.; Minnie Hood, Church Hill, o.; Henry Monroe
Box III. Luther, Mich; Elsa Clark, Volga Iowa.
Contributors for the weck-katie Easck, La
fayette, Mich Ella Z. Ball Iongwood, Neb.; Nettie
Il. Spencer; Eddie L. Green, Greenwich ct; Jane
T. Cook Wait5ieId, VT; Annie L. Marsh, saugus,
Mass; Charles w. Taylor, New York; James Bal
com, Lawn Hill, Iowa; Bernard T. Seneca,
Philadelphia, Pa J. ]. BiaisGell, Santa Cruz Cal.
j. w. Morrison. Salem Center, Ind; Edith Wood
cock Handy, Kan; Geo, w. Durand; Marion D..
Sawtell, South New Berlin, n. "; n. +. Curry,
Hope, Oak: Nettie Poff, Chestnut, HI; VIM.
Lloyd Philadelphia Pa; ]. T. Wisehart. Newton,
O.; J. Taylor Evans, Berwick, Pa; Sam Blair
Rushville. lad; Lena A. stearns, Leoni, Mich;
ETs- j. Rosenthai, Provincetown, Mass.
soLvERs AND sEARcHERs
:. r. White Earthaus Pa; George Thompson,
Lceman, Wis; Lille Britain, Chestnut, H.; X Y.
H.. Crool:stown, Oak; Lewis Page, Blue Earth
City, Nina; NJ. E Brubakcr Florida O.; Charles
W. Taylor, Washington, ID. C.; Jesse ID. Rarey,
Eentom, o; lack Snyder. Pine Grove, Pa; Julia
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WhItiusville, Mass; Harry Fox, MUrdocksvile,
Pa; Charles s. Clark, Peeiskill, y. Y; Linn Van
Deosen, Uiuckly, o.; Alma Dyer, Pomeroy, w. I =;
g. Robert Gates, New London, Conn; NJ. Lou
Walker. Park wood, Pa; Grace NJ Pickering, Ash
land, Neb.; Anna Z. Pickering. Ashland, Neb.;
Willard Morris Townsville y. Y; I. b. Garden,
Pa: Bernard J. T. Seneca, Philadelphia Pay Grace
WashbUrn, Richfic!d Center o.; j. w. Morrison
Salem, Ind; Henry Nourse Napoleon. Iowa;
James Ralcom. Lawn Hill. Iowa; Theodosia Smith
Brewster, =. Y; Mary Dawn Petty, North Dorset,
Vs.; Mary Garvin; Lottie O'Bren; Bertha T..
Geise Darien, y. Y; Annie l.. Marsh SauglIs
Mas; Geo. i. Kidd, Beatrice Neb.; Eddie /. Green
Greenwich Conn; Mrs. l.. S. Bragg, Fairbanks
Me; Charles Wing, Corey, Mich: j. L. Reed
Sarah Shocks, Superior, Wis. w. III. II. Person
College Corner, o.; Jennie N. Bean, Hoston. Oak
Mrs. y. &. Amcs. Maciias Port, Ne; Dora Camp
bell. Manooka ILL.,; j. l.. Smith, Barre, Mass Cora
A. Wiilct, GlCnwoOd, Iowa; VIM. ii. AcritheIn
Wixon. Mich; Abbe GLADDEN., PerryviiIe O.;
Harry G. Plat, Piainleld, o.. Josie and BERTHE
CUpp. lena Valley, Kan; Howard ChamberIin
Mr.. J. Barbour; Charles II. Dixon, Lima O.. Myrta
Brittian. Sticeton, Neb. Minnie Mcclellan, Hamden
Mo; Elsie Clark, Volga, Iowa.
ONE OF SANTA ANEAs PRISONERS.
FRIENDS TIE CLUB: As nay uncle was one
who took part in Santa Annals lottery of death,
can tell Hoosier Girl - something in detail of the
defamation of March %, 1913 and of the men who
took part. The defamation took place by tie drawing
Of black and white beans from a small carthen
nu.s. The white ones SigBjfied exemption and the
black ones death. One hundred and ffty-bine
white beans were placed on the bottom of the mug
and IL blacks ones were placed on the top OF them
The beans not stirred and had SO slight 9
shake that il perfectly clear that they had not
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