The National tribune., 1889-04-25
LOYAL WOMBNS WORK
The Household, Conversation Club,
Puzzles. etc.
THE Happy Household.



HAPPY HOUSEHOLD: Here is very pretty crochet
edge.
Chain T.
Pass over stitches. treble in next chain,
4 stitch. / treble in next, 1 chain, over
stitches, treble Ia next chain treble IN same,
chain over stitches. treble IN next 8 stitches,
treble IN same, turn.
2-Three chain. 10 trebles under the chain,
trebles under next chain, treble IN next treble,
chain, treble ia next treble, chain, treble in
S-Four chain. / treble in Ist treble, / chain,
treble in next treble treble in center OF trebles,
chain treble ia same, chain, treble IN 9th OF
10 trcbies, chain, treble IN same
Repeat the second and third rows alternately Tor
the length re9uired.-Carrie De Voc, shelby, o.
PETTY TIDY.
Two balls OF tinsel BIacrame. Crochet pine
apple, from lie pattern for pineapple lace ana run
Ribbons through the openings You VIII be sur
prised at the resui.-Addie Tolles, Glenwood,
CREAM CAKE.
One cup sugar, three eggs. lump of butter size of
an egg, one cup Of -four. two tablespoons OF sweet
1nlik' one heaping teaspoon Of baking power
Bake ~ four layers. Cream fer the above; o.e
egg half cup sugar, three-quarers cup sweet milk,
one tablespoon o. Hour Put the milk on the Stove,
dissolve The sugar in The milk. beat the egg and
Hour together thinning with little OF the milk,
then SIR ia the hot milk: when il thickens, lift
from The stove, flavor with lemon, and spread be-
tween the layers. always prepare the cream hrst
before baking the cake. The cake recipe Is good
L have a splendid polish recipe for doing mp
shirts collars. cuffs, and any OF THE TRIBUNE
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dressed envelope, viii send ii with directions how
oHse. would like for the soldiers wives TO nave
tins, Tor know they viii be pleased with II the
gloss II gives Is just splendd-Ars. ~. n BoIiln-
ger, Everest, Kan
Editors Chat.
Leonard Martin: ID iafio Is a Latin phrase, sig
nilying " from the beginning"
Miss Eva C.; Unless sheet music Is stipulated you
may know that songs with or without are in
tended. Many know the tunes, even TO such
HIrrs- II. ~rrs,f
who cannot recall the words. This is even true Of
the old soldiers themselves.
Harry T. Matthews: Joining The c. c., like saliva
ton, is free Eou are now an enrolled member.
Grace Parkhurst: Send your candy recipes, and
anything new IN the cake line
Friends ali: Writing FOR THE TRIBUNE is like
taking garden stufs TO market. The freshest and
most seasohabe first IN demand If THE TRIBUNE
was aa hundred times as large, it would always be
tui. So seHd nothing 10 lin up" but only that
which you think is a little better than somebody
else sends
Acknowledgements holocraph OF Mrs H. 3.
Haiyhi teacher Or flower aud fancy word Church
street IorrinGtoa, Conn. Cora Coolies letter,
thanking the Editor Ia behalf of tie lacy teachers,
who appreciate the letters from ali parts of the
country appearing from time 10 time IN the g {.
John BTuuuy Tor unique c. {. autograph card,
with Gag uufurled and motto OF the Club Pro
t,atrla' choice etching, evidently his
Newton Myers. sfrig 81 plak hyaeIntn Tor
Easter. miniature photograph from Charles
Chaplain, Otis. Mass, finelOolling c. c. boy, who
mas osen appointed 10 organize a g G society ia
Berkshire County, and would like all resident
therein 10 write him, and c. Cs everywhere 10 ex-
change autographs.
Flora Wroien: Answers are required with puzzles,
oTQuesions- Tor any department, unless you really
siia lflly ask Tor Information IN which case the
GGIt0r VII attempt 10 answer.
Alrs " .1 T. II: il your Iaugles and questions
are not iiii used u Is simply that the Editor selects
a. great a variety as possible from the large num-
De. elief-q our llrn may come any time.
.ulla Murphy: send 50 cents 10 Mrs. Kate 3.
sherwood Toledo, O., and get a variety in hand
some FORM; special 10 the G. G.
II. It. stewart: Have no knowledge of any 8Ir.
Rodgers, fiankinston House. Milwaukee. Ad-
oress proprietor and fnd out.
bdwyn i. Lere!l, Erie, Pa, calls upon the c. G.
OF that slate 10 wake up and have something to
say about the proposed Reunion of that state.
15ertle killlan non3ilsatcs c. " Bowers OF Geneva,
u, 10 WORK up an Ohio Reunion. Vino nexte
Conversation CIub.
Ratlos allie clsb.-I. Write briefly ? Write only
On one side 81 iile paper 3. Write 10 the point. 4.
write on one subject. 8. Write your best. 6.
ei-e answers lil i,icsl for use Of Editor. Each
week lie lles Of tose writing The best letters
e, con. ing leIiiiaiisi and gem
Graz merit colslaeTec-Wlli be named al the head
q tins colnnn Oh the Honor Roll. First honor
MA lncluoe al % these requirements Second
honor NAH include deficiency IN some one point
~ others TsIl4 be banned.
HONOR RoLL-BEsT LETTERS
First Hcnor-ldasgie London, san Jose. Cal.
Second HoaoE-AaIlie L. Clark, Braltleboro,
Conn.
Eta Z lane Newton. kan .: Matte T. Hovt
-. Johns Ore. 3; Annie l. Williams Saugus
Mass. o; Leonard Martin. Emporia KAN 3: II
~ INK llsnl, Springfield, Slass 3; Arthur y. Sis
son Reddeid. Oak 6; /. a 8Iagruder. Yankee
burg, O., j; Mary 5Ieseroie 8; James T. Aleer 3:
Nettle q Amos. IaInartine. o., .; Hattie J. Good
sell, G. Nay Pereue. Beaver Crossing. Neb /; Al
lce a. Blake, Morgan Center VI, q: Inez NJ. Hum
bert. -!IaHuell. Jill. 5: IneZ Olmsiead. Ogyero y
=, 4; William j. Wallace Lisbon Center \ Y;
Emma j lltrl, I'd, Co. T. l33th Ohio, Cable. o.
Charles j. Mcsay. Fairview. ,Seb. l; Flora Wro-
ten lAeiitolis o. lv5 IL > Iarden, J. Leonard Mar
tl;i l-nlporia, kan ,; Mamie L Clarke Bralte-
bSrO, VI
Or ROLL cALL-NEW MEMBERS
ITl4e letters VS. mean veterans son. yd. veter.
81 daughter and veterans widow. members
81 associations Will be marked 81. and D.V.l
l. A. MagEuder. vs. 18th Ohio, Yankeeburg. O. /;
n j. alaricen, Jefferson Iiili, y H; Nettie q
Amos. lalInartlsle- O.; Ida - Bolster Fort Fair
helu, SIC; HarrT T. Matthews Kissfaan o.: Ruth
=. Clark Herricl. Neb. WV 57tll Ind and IN n
= C. John = tcCoy. Coyiugton, Ind vs. sd
Iud1 IL 4. Barker. HudsonVilie aLiob vd lOJsf
y ~ -1in johnson, Bowling Green, Mo- Nd 81
Mc= Norma Murphy. WheaIlaud No. Igd,rard
Walker. ls.A u. =. Morning sun Iowa.
Aloliie AiaUsiied, Cat Creek Ky; Gharie, Dennis
hlnitun, vs. ioll BE, Stuart. Iowa biz enoup1
Morris Bartlett, s.N.. Denlsier n y: aIarS n Ne
keeilau, CeIltTevi.le Iowa I'd. Sd Iowa Cav; Ann
oieeie, VI -fe2.e y J.; Ny. H. Cunningham. 5. v
Ze3ienOplc. Pa; j. Lois iIIaau RocIes,eT "a ,
Alien q Beliem. ~. T. :. Beheni IIewellvn BE.
hein AiFs- -laly lsellems sons and wife Ohio vet
eran; also ida I'ummcr and Afoilie Willis daugi,
ters, l'easantrille Ind; Nellie Burton Eldoredo
Junction Iowa: Marion Grow. Springfield Vt.
Susie etCiier- AeEl- Neb.. y.d l5stll Pa s1uou.,
the sand Hills, has little brother Harrison i've
weeks old Jesse =. Bramblett AIiIrov Ind =. H.
~ 4, Matthews, kinslnan, o.; Lizzie H. smith
Franklin Grove. I'll.
New members desiring correspondence. Mae
Murphy, Nellie Mull0y. Scioia. o. YIN / W.
lace, son SeTgt William Wallace co r lGsf,
N. H. Ida IL Bush, Morgan Center Y Y (aIeo
postal aui0EraplIsl. Alta n. Emily ID. of y IA
Crescent, ainu; j. il. Sheldon Goshen W-yo .
Mary hnrnette Decatur City, iowa; Jennie Met oy
Matte ~. Seebenean, Mary Peaquin Island Park
W, - J. burgess, Greenwich, O.: W T. Thar,
, W Iharp \ o. Jennings w. l. Bolvard 7 4,
johnson. y. b Purks, Thomas W Va. Louise
Weber, Rall Road. Pa; Mary a. Bowers Box 29a
Malia " illa- hn- IT., vd. 9Th Pm. Cav esDeciafI y
sth O. a1d d. Lou i. Rogers. Lock Box III sock
bridge, Alleh Carl w. stephens. Alma n Y vs
Valley. Total, $3.50
ORIGIN or POSTAGE STAMPS.
The origin Of TIE postage stamp had n tipo,a NJ
romance 10 H. IL was 81 years ago that Rowland
Hill. While crossing district Ia Tie north of Emo
land arrived AZ the door Of an ian where ,,-f-,
hsa stopped 10 deliver letter. A Young ,1irI oa5.e
out 10 receive IL size turned ii over aud over h,
her hand and asked the price OF postage This
was large sum- and evidently the girl was moor
Tor me postmaster demanded shilling Sbe
Signed sadly ano she said tie letter was from ne,
DiolAe Dl llat she l!ad no money, and so she re-
turned the letter 10 the postman Touched ,,i.I
pity, SIR Hlil paid the postage and gave tie letfe5
70 the ga, Who seemed very much eplbsrrass,.d
Scarcely ilau the pOstnan turned his back ,vler
the young in1-Eeepers daughter confessed tbat 4
was q trick between her and her brother Sonf
signs tae envelope told her al she wanted -
know but the letter contained no writing W.
NanHHr fHlMD. -.