The National tribune., 1889-05-09
LOYAL WOMBN'SWORK
The Household, Conversation Club,
Puzzles. etc.
The Happy Household.

To accomplish this seeming incredible act re-
quires the following preparation: Y on take an egg
and soak u IN strong vinegar and an process OF
time lis shell VIII become quite soft so that II may
be extended lengthways without breaking then
insert u INTO the neck Of a small bottle, ano 10y
pouring cold water upon i II VII fe,issunS ~
former figure and hardness. This IS really a
complete curiosity, and battles those who are not
IN the secret to find out how il IS accomplished
Edwyn L. Lerch, Erie Pa.
BREAD DUMPLTSGs.
For Inez Please try and report. Soak a pint OF
bread crumbs la milk water; mix with one
beaten ec7y two teasDoonfJlis baking powder and
little -four; mix all together. stir 10 soft dough
by adding milk or water and -four. Drop from
spoon into siewing veal or chicken when the meat
viii be done in half an hour. When the dump
lings rise 20 the surface they are done.-Lena b.
Suter, Mans's Choice. Pa
QUEEN OF PUDDTNGs.
One pint of bread crumbs, FIVE tablespoonful Of
sugar, the yelks Of three eggs, well beaten; one
tablespoonful Of batter; pOnr this in one quart Of
milk aud mix Wen. Before ID begins 10 brown stir
and bake half an hour. Make meringue OF the
whites OF eggs flavor with orange or lemon. spread
over when done. browning iightly--Mrs h, B.
Hughes. Reading, Pa.
TO REMOVE CLAM CRUsTs
To Mrs. William II. Gerbry.cil and others, wish
ing TO remove the outer crust from shells; would
say thai place them inside down OF the porlco
roof, where the outside can be exposed TO sun and
rain; the crust will soon cleave of, leaving the
outside OF the shell clean and white without lhlur-
ing the inside A. Bishop New Haven Coma
RIBBON CAKE.
HAPPY HOUSEHOLD: / have just made ribbon
cake and ike wei that want al 10 try lt
White part Two and Oue-half cups OF sugar
One-hal cap q butter one-liaii cup q sweet mink
three cups of -four; the whites OF eight eggs; one
and oue-ialf Iesspoonfuls Of baking powder. Fla
vor with extract 81 lemon
yellow part The yolks Of eight eggs; two cups
o. sugar; one cup Of butter; one cup OF sweet
milk. three and one-half cups Of -four; two tea
spoOnfuls 81 baking powder.
Brown part Take oue-lsIf Of the yellow mix
ture, and add tw0-thirds Of a teacup OF grated
chocolate.
Red part Whites OF four eggs; one cup Of red
sugar; oue-half cup Of butter; one half cup of
sweet milk one emp and half Of flour; two small
1easpoouiuts Of baking powder Flavor with ex-
Take The yoIlzs Of the four eggs left from the red
part, and make frosting OF IT, and put IT between
This recipe via make two layer cakes and one
beautiful marble cake.-Airs. u s. H8ight, Tor
rlngtOn, Conn.
KNITTED LACE FLUTISG.
Cast on - stitches.
1si-Pur ali but four last stitches.
2d-Iurn and knit plain.
Sd-Purl ala bat four last stitches
4th-IUrn and knit plain.
5th-Bnii al across plain.
6th-Knii iirst four stitches plain, then purl the
rest
together continue 10 do this until there Is but one
stitch LEFT on The needle, which knit of plain.
S-h-knH iiTsl four plain. then puri the rest.
9h-kgiil all across plain-
I0th-Kn.I All across plain.-AIrs. Clara A. Paseo,
Three Rivers. Mass.
Editors Chat.
Numerous complaints reach the Editor concern
ing the failure Of those asking and receiving postal
autographs to return their own. This Is not III
good faith surely. al the c. Cs indebted TO their
co-partners in the good cause should fulfill their
promises az onee. Lizzie Henners. Mansfield, H.;
BERTHE Killam, Cleveland, o, and WIZ Lavender
\ NJ. c. A., Evansville, H.. would like their de-
linqueuf friends TO read and heed this gentle re-
mindeF.
Acknowledgements Of the Editor are due to VIII
Lavender for handsome satin card; Lena B. Suter
MaDn's Choice. lovely trailing arbutus, woodsy
and sweet; Eva z Crate sprig from the Cali
fornia pepper tree; Carrie DevOe Shelby, O., for
photograph Of her soldier slepEather. Lene B.
Suter Is an invalid Of l9, who has not walked for
two years.
Lillian Ferguson must send postoifice address
with wants. It is hard to guess right where so
many thousands Of c. c. live
Leonard Martin, Emporia. Kan, shows genuine
artistic talent IN the pencil sketch ms May
greeting 10 tise Editor, as follows:
Oh, the merry FIRST of May,
Brings the dance and blossoms gay,
To isiaze life a holiday"
W. G. Bassett. Lake View. Wn. T, suggests that
the c. c. establish a charitable fund say 5 cents a
month each. to be distributed 10 those who need a
little friendly aid. His letter has been referred to
Guy bennington. Drawer i. We.lsviIle, o.
Conversation CIub.
EstTeE me C71ib.-l Write briefly . Write only
CT one SIDE Of Tie paper. 8 Write 10 the point 4
Write on one subject 8. Write your best 6.
Send answers 10 ali puzzles Tor use Of Editor Zach
week the names q those writing The best letters
EfgIe composition spelling peEnlansIiD and gen
eEl merit c0nsiaered-wiil l5e named at the head
Of flIis column the Honor Roll First honor
will inciude all Of these requirements. Second
honor Viii iaclude deficiency IN some one point.
NO others Wili be named.
HONOR ROLL-BEsT LETTERS.
First Honor-Tennie War Armour. Oak
Second Hgnor-isva Z. Allen. Marion, o.
sEARCHERs AND s0LvERs
Alice a Blake. Morgan Center. Vt 4; Eva E
Crate. Oceanside, Cal, 3; Ethelwyn Wallace.
Blilesburg. Pa. 3 Edna T. Br0phy East Dorset
VI, 3; Annie J.. Williams. Saugus Mass 9: Mel
lie Meek Armstrong Mills. o. 8; Ollie NJ Bring
man. EB0H Valley. Pa. ]; ". H. Fandorau Elk
hart, Ind, Peter J.. Eyler, Jansen. Neb 5: Clar-
ence J.. Feizer. MadisOnbgrR, O.. 4; Anna Fox.
Spriugboro. o., 3; Celia = Spencer Ellington.
Conn, .; AdGie Eolies, GlenWOod, Iowa. 8; T. II
Iinkheaa, Springfield Mass, 10; Leonard Martin.
EmpoIla. Aaf B. Mamie q. BaEk Roselank II
T. II: Ewyn r. Peliit. New Lisbon. O.. 4; Ellen
Is Leach, " alcotl, l.. 8 Florence Adams Lowell
tOn, Pa, .; Louie Morrow, Stark H.. : Anna
Martin. STARK. IsI- >; Annie II. williams Saugus
Mass Carrie Devoe. shelby. o. J.
Or ROLL cALL-NEw MEMBERS.
THE Testers Us: mean veterans son. v.d. reter-
ans daughter and veterans widow member
q assoclatlo-ls VIII be marked ;. j. and ID "
May GiEan. Cresion, Iowa; F. B. Latham. York
Nebi Lizzie Cole, Wv, Paris HILL BE; Eva T. Al
len. v.d st.i Ohio. Marion o. Carrie II AIeCrear-
EEnpOria. kan; James ~. V arren vs. celebrated
hs ioth birthday by enrolling hiIlselfin the Happy
Household.
New members asking letters John 7 1;alf
Maiden u. G, VS. l)9th Ind; John j.. Matthias
Box 4G5, Parsons. kan; George Park and Georpt
BTatOu. AvOca, kan. Edith Gray and Ethel Rob
ertson, v.d-.- Villas. Ind; Ida Waldo, Box 20l
Clara Wedge. Box ~. PainesvillesO: T. n Ben
nett, Napoleon. OAK, nnatrimony: Walter Still
man, AOrtOnville. KAN; HenricIz Fave writins
from Plymouth, Mass, Box -, says that though :
foreigner aud Norwegian born, yet lie mad two an
Giles Ia tile Union army, likes the O. G. aud asks per
o. the a.. G.. the Editor bids linn welcome To;s
membership 70 date, 6376.
EATIOEAL TRIBUNE CONVERSATION CLUB
FRII1sus OF THE c. C.: a month since issued ,
call Tor volunteers 10 organize C. &. Society ans
have been very much answered. One huudret
and nity-iOur C. c. have written me: true som,
forgot 20 send stamp, but Ear as could sen
them ule p.an OF organization. Pennsylvania
Ohio, Colorado, Connecticut, New York Alie.lligan
Illinois, Indiana, Wyoming Territory Kausa.
Missouri. New Jersey. Vermont NassaeItsatf.
Rhode Island, New Hampshire, California Ne
bTaska Dakota Maine Minnesota Tennessee an,
FLORIDA are Inc states represented so far Now le
as hear that organizations are being formed owe
al the States named. - Ben Hur" for uretlie.
photograph by July would like phutuera mis- I,
al FOR q &. aibum.-1uy Bennington Drawer I
Nelisyilie, o.
. OUR NEW RECRUITS.
Welcome. sons and daughters fair
Welcome 10 this G, G. band
Ihere's freedom given and truth revened
40 all who ienc helping hand
When al the world Is dark and drear.
And other pleasures cease.
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