The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-11-04
LOYAL WOMBNSWORK
The Household, Conversation Club,
Puzzles, etc.
The Happy Household.

HAPPY HOUSEHOLD; Here you have recipe LOT
layer cake that never known 10 fal being
good Take three eggs, beat hard; one and one
half cnpfus OF sugar, two-thirds cupinl sweet
milk two teaspooniuls baking powder sliieo INTO
three cupfuls OF -four. Bake 10 four layers, q,
Ribbon Cale-Iale out one half of the dough OF
Che above when ready 10 bake; add one hall tea,
onpiul chopped raslns, one .sasooniai ~
When baked alternate the light and dark layers
with Jelly frosting between.-Linnie Van
Dcusen, Hincklcy, @.
PREMIUM SPONGE CAKE
HAIRY HOUSEHOLD; ] send Won a recipe for
nice cake such a. took the premium at the County
Fair;
egg shell of water. one oupfu of flour, one tea
spoonful Of baking powder. Seat the whites ana
yoks separate mia lightly and bake in a moderate
oyen.-ChRncy Wallace, Ogden. Iowa
COLD sTARcHNG.
Harry Household: DO not starch the garment
in hot starch bat after IL s dry. Take a piece oi
bornN about the size of two peas, and dissolve IN
little boiling water. Then make cold starch m the
usual way, only use lukewarm water instead OF
cold. Add about tablespoonful OF the water In
which the boraN has been dissolved, and starch.
Roll the garment upand let lay about half an hour
then iron Try and report.-Ruby Hogue, daugh-
Ger, Isl Mimi. H. A, Pepin, Wis.
POLISH FOR SEARCHED CLOTHING.
Harry HOUSEHOLD: IN response 10 request In
TRIBUNE Oct Ia, send the following: Take four
calIes of white wax, one cake spermaceti, two
ounces of parafline and a quarter OF an ounce OF
simple cerate; melt together. To one quart OF
starch, while hot, add piece OF the above COM
position large as large hickory nut utoo
much is added small, oily specIs will appear on
the linen when ironed Dry the linen before starch
ing Have the linen full OF starch; wipe surplus
starch from front OF bosom while wet. Dampen
with wei cloth before ironing. Iron until polish IL
brought out.-Sarah D. Taylor daughter l7th Wis.
veteran, NirOqua, Vernon Co, Wis.
LIZZIE's SHE'LL LACE.
Harry HOUSEHOLD: ann Is years old. have
knit OF the lace patterns that were sent 10 the
TRIBUNE, but j have not seen any like the one i
have. My pa lie T. b. Marcoe, First Lieutenant,
Cast on p stitches; knit across plain.
lst row-K 81 o n, N. 3, o. * 3. o. k ], n, X 8.
% row-o, knit plain to the last stitches, o n,
80 row-K s. on, o n, X l. n o, k 5, N, k j, n o,
9Th row-Same as second.
9th row-k s, n, n, n o, k s, o, slip j, n, pass
slipped stitch over, o, k7
9th row-Same as second.
7th row-K 3, On, o, k tog, n, k 8, o, k i, o.
k9
sth row-Same as second.
9th row-K 8 on, o n, / n o, k 8, o, k 10.
10th rOW-Same as second.
nth row-R 5. ON. o n, x p o. slip J. n, pass slip
ped stitch over, o. k 5, k !, bind OF 8 stitches,
I2th row-same ms second.
Lizzie Marcoe, Stetsonville, Wis.
MRS. MeARTHUR's LACE.
HAPPY HOUSEHOLD: think you will find this as
itshoud be-
Cast on p stitches.
LIST row-R ?, n, o 2, n o. n, X j, n, o 2, n o n,
2dTow-KIpLkl,pl,k ", pl,kLpLk5pL
Sd ro@-K s. On.kAon,k2 On,k4on.k2,
on, k4.on.
4th row-Knit back plain.
9th row-K 4, o IA, x g. o N, X g. o n, k 8, O n k 3,
on 3, on.
9Th row-Knit back plain.
7th row-K 8, on, x ?, o n, k 4, o n, k 2, n k 4,
on. ,. on,
SIN row-Knit back plain.
9Th row-k 9, o n, !, O n, k 5, o n, k j, n X O.,
i6th row"Knit back plain.
llth row-k = o n, n, 6, o m, o n, 6, o n, O n.
18th row--h 4 slip LIST over 4th 10, slip 7th sth,
sth Oven lOth, ~ slip 3 az before, 2; commence
first row--Mrs. A. Il. Macarthur, go Custer street,
South Saginaw, Mich.
Editors Chat.
Lola Mae Collier writes that Miss Ruby Mattison
and Mr.. Wellard G. Knowles received the prize
offered for the "best hand-sketched or hand
painted postal cards I" the former OF Scots Mich,
the latter OF Spencer, Iowa.
John ii. Pierce, Richmond, Ind. and s. OF W."
Corinna. Me- both write very well-expressed let
tiers THE Burning Question" both favoring
Prohibition inside the Republican party. John II.
Cornell, Cedar Springs, Mich. would like 10 discuss
the subject with some members Of the c. c. from
Michigan. Ar the discussion OF this subject has
gone Oh long enough for the present we viii hear
from the Q. c. upon some other topic. In the
time let all the C. c. take the injunction to heart
J. What Is the definition OF the term Civil -Serv-
Ice Reform? 2. When instituted and when first
pmc,iced? 3. is IL practieed at the present timer
The above questions are asked by John H. Pierce,
Richmond, Ind. IN reply would say that the
term Ciyi-SeTvce Reform was applied 10 an effort
made during Grants Administration, 10y certain
class OF Republicans. headed by George William
Curtis. OF Hdrpa's Hookiy and others OF like high
character 10 make appointments 10 Federal clerk
ships on the grounds OF fitness instead of rewards
Tor political service The result Of the agitation
the passage of Cvil-Service Law authorizing a
Commission, before which applicants for Govern
meut Glerkshlps might undergo necessary exami-
nations Both Grant and Hayes made Intellectual
attempts 10 enforce the law. but il remained for
Grover Cleveland TO put II IN force. ii IL not yet
kept lnNlOlnble, but a great advance has been
made over the old spoils system, long In force.
Conversation Club.
Rules 0fthe Club.-l. Write briefly. 2 Write only
on one side Of the paper 3. Write 10 the point. A.
Write on one subject. 5. Write your best. 6.
Send answers to all puzzles for Of Editor Each
week tie names Of those writing the best letters
style, composition, spelling, penmanshp and gen
eral merit cOnsidored-wili be named at the head
of this column the Honor Roll. First honor
will include all Of these requirements. Second
honor will include deficiency in some one point.
No Others will be named.
HONOR R0LL-BEsT LETTERS
First Honor-Ida Mae Collier Springport Mich
Second HOnor-Ozro Vance DE Lane, Lakeside.
al.
OUR ROLL-CALL-GREETINGs.
Zach Snyder Pine Grove. Pa; o. H. Spray. sa-
lem, Iowa William l.. Pierce, Enlenton, Nenango
Co, Pa Hattie A. Eyeris, McCluslSy, Jersey CO..
ILL John johnson. Tuscoa Douglas Co. III;
Cora i. Lowe, Marshall M.
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE PLEDGE.
Boicuing hat loyalty 10 Tie Union Is ddelitp % te
cause Of itbeTy' equal rights and dse eleUdton Of man
Aud toc do sOtenHiy pledge OtSeUea SacrediV guard
our free Institutions aud disseminate ltotoei1s Of
neir great underlying principles ga ute
o. t0ic rt itUo AHd that all times Of ,Dera zee
toa Stand 6y our country aHd iser flag, II need BE-
Nih lircs.
Mason Liebhart Tully, Pratt Co. Kan; Grace Y.
Ripple, lilllsvle, Lawrence Co., Pa: Idnnie Van
1Dcusen, Hincsey, o.; Willie J. Hardin McCalE-
burg, Iowa. Minnie lllion, Merilion, Wis
SEARCHES AND soLyERs.
I'd $. Todd Springfield, O., 2: Sarah White
Davenport, Neb., 4; Johnnie Pierce Emlenton
Pa, Mary McDonough, iwacura CLAY Co Kan
3 RosamOnd, tort Byron, H. 3; Harry Fox
Murdocksville, Pa, 4 Ernest H. Idncoln' Hing.
ham, Mass, z; Jane n. White Karthaus Pa x.
Mary ID. Petty, North Dorset VI 6; Annie l.
Marsh, saugus, Mas, 8; Jesse ID. Rarey, Kenton
-" d Chaucy Wallace, Ogden, Boone Co. Iowa
Phlia sweet, Polo, Ili John H. May Fargo
OAK, j; II. NJ. Mccall, Cole Cump. Mo- 3, Mis-,
Jennie d Siearus Eau Claire Ms I; Mis-. Kat
H.. Steele, Campbell. Mich. Kate Mayer Uri1aua
o., 3 LOUIS 4. Gnsllii south Wilson n " q !. ~,
Pope, Hope, Oak, 2: LA Raider Ford Kan /
James J. Alger, swampscott, HAS, 6; Mani.
4iioni ~ srrilion, Wis, 2.
SPEAK GENTLY.
Speak gcntly-it il better far
TO rule By love than fcHr;
Speak gently. let not harsh words mar
The good we might do here.
speak genty-'tis a little thing
Dropped la tle hcarl = deep well:
The good, the joy which a. may bring
Eternity shall tell.