The National tribune., 1889-01-17
LOYAL WOMBNSWORK
The Household, Conversation Club,
Puzzles, etc.

races. while complete and exhaustless compen-
dium is scarcely sufficient for advanced civillzA
tion. New words are coined every year, accord
ing to our pleasures and occupations, the habits
tastes and manners Of the people. some are alb
sOrbed from other languages; the English, French
German and Spanish all have many words IA CON-
mon from the Latin and Greek. Here are lev
words with their history disclosed:
Ethics from ethos custom
The dollar tine German thaler.
The guinea was FIRST made iu Guinea
The form was first made 10 Florence.
Mortal, from mar, meaning 90 mar, 10 XIII
Moral, from mos, which means simply custom
Sandwiches were FIRST made 10y Lord sandwich.
The mark stamped with iilc lion ot Si mark.
Electricity, from electrOn, amber, from which Ii
was discovered.
Green is from the same root as greno, referring
10 the trees and vegetation.
Influenza. 80 named because Tie epidemic was
supposed 10 have been caused by the planets.
Magenta. "a red Of crimson dye derived from ans
line, first brought into use near Magenta. ltily.
Rose, pink, violet, copper, bronze, orange. iein-
on. hazel chestnut, ochre, ash, from objects III
nature.
Superstition, that which remains or stands over,
that which fingers after an opinion has been eN-
plodeo.
Editors Chat.
The Book Circle holds levee this week. Next
week the principal chat viii be about some famous
trips by the C. C.
Addie Stevens, Port Chester, \. Y. viii accept
the Editors thanks for pretty and useful dust
bag with dantiIy stitched buster in the pocket,
al the more valued because it is her owa work.
Seasons greetings from the busy C. C.'s fully APP
precated. Best wishes one and all
ALLOW nae 10 ask. first if il Is proper for young
lady TO assist gentleman TO put on his overcoat;
second. whether a lady should precede gentle
man in her own house"
To the above from a correspondent, the Editor
would answer ~ yes, II he is old gentleman,
OF ms coat il too tight or if he has sore hand, or
for any good reason. If an ablebOdied young
man, he should put on his own coat. ~ The only
time when gentleman precedes lady indoors, Is
ia going upstairs, into The diningrOom, or inio
church or public hall.
John Dean. an invalid soldier, Co II. 4th Mich.
Iitch6eld Mich. writes that he trusts the G. c. will
hurry mp the chair for little Grace he knows by
experience whai a comfort II viii be.
The Editor heard a very pretty; educated young
lady say - No Fuum " the other day. Anyone IN
clined TO the broad in this connection should
remember that ma am Is simply "a contraction OF
madam and Keeps the same sound OF a.
CONNECTICUT COOKIES.
HAPPY HOUSEHOLD: have read many recipes
81 THE NATGEAL TRIBUNE. have tried soKe. Now
wish 10 send one for cookies Take one quart Of
pastry -four. two teaspoons of ba!sing-powdcr ono
cup Of sugar. half cup of porE fat or dTipplEgs;
use sweet Uk Roll and cui sprinkle with sugar
and bake. Ia The summer mix with sweet cream
Instead q other shortening Miil ssHo recipe
for making spruce beer TO any who writes me-
Mrs. l. A. scoviiie, Norfolk, Conn.
OAK-LEAF LACE
the rule was given IN TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
have tried and fiud il very pretty but There l. a
slight mistake ia the second Instead Of read
ing I, , .. 2 p ], * , n, p !, X 2 ]. k ,,
pL 2 D . log. k 2 it should read. !. K ., p I,
k. l. k ., n. p l. k 2 p !, k 2 ?, p t0g, k ?,
therefore leaving out one k ? pI IF in knitting
the second fourth and sixth the FIRST stitch is
knit instead r. slipped II leaves much smoother
edge. and I think, much prettier.-A MabeIle
NOOdard, Greenfield, Mass.
FAN EDGISG.
All, --.-s-, - 70 g4-f,sr-.s
Is dcin c. ch7 fasten Ia - 81 with SCI en- turn.
2-l4 dc in sloop made of CHI ch l, dc over FIRST
dc, 3 ch turn.
81 dcia lie sloop made by 8 eli. 2ch. dc in ST,
? ch, dc in 81 soon until you have &c over tie
a de- turn.
- dc re over en- 1 dc until you have such
HOtches 3 ch, &c over first dc. Repeat from first
rOw.-AleeEie c. But, Bearsdale, iii.
Conversation Cizb.
Rstles O he Cab. Write briefly. . Write only
on one side q lie paper g. Write 10 the poin;. l.
Write enc subject 5. Write your best. o.
Send answers 10 all puzzles FOR of Editor. Zach
week the NANTES Of those writing Tie best letters
style composition spelling. peninausp lld gea-
eTEl merit COusdeTcd-Nyill be named al the head
Of this column on the Honor Roll. FIRST honor
VIII include ali Of these requirements Seeona
honor EylA include deficiency IA some one point.
No others VIII be named.
HONOR RoLL-BEsT LETTERS
First Honor
second Hoaor-Emmet searcy, Wartrace. Tenn;
Amos /. Seaman. -; Louis Mo.
sEAECHERs AND soLVERs
Incz u Huaibert. Shannon, Ill.. 4. James E.
4lger, SwaupscOtt, Mass, 8; Cora T. M5sleld
Cambridge. VI. (; VIM. Haley. Sebasa. Sic, 4;
Ceua c. Poe, Dixon. Ll- 5; Grace EIall, ltayard
Iowa, e. J. i. Smith, Barre. Mass, I2 Lola 81.
Smith. Conquest, Kan. 4; Milo Ii CotlEeI san
fold's Corners X Y, /: l. n TIulzis.un SPRING.
fed, Mass. IL G. :. Sweat, South Union. KY /;
Louie Morrow, Stark. H.. = Jesseas Valentine
Belle Center, O., j; Ellie Annie SMITH Big Plain
O. s. Edna Bropily, East Dorset, VI, 3; IL b.
Young, IiasscIans, III, 5; Annie L. Williams,
Saugus, Mass, 5.
OR ROLL CALL-GREETISSS.
Ida 4. Fixes. Hoopeslon Ill daughter Co. n
18Th I'll; Lulu A LOOMS. Reed City. Mich; Fam
NE +. Dance, Brownstown, IL, daughter sth Ky;
Florence HutclEngs, Adams Center \. Y: Otis
Eastwood, horatio Hyde. Black Greek \. Y; n
". Moore, Pleasant Hope, No, son Sin 40. Cav:
" O. Moore Pleasant Hope No; }. =. Class o.
sian, Ind; II. ". jackson. Alfred jackson Lime
vile, Ky; Cora Van NalkenDurg. Battle Creed,
Mich q. 81 Prior. Camas Valley, Ore T. Q. Hop
per, w. A Hopper, John Adams Odd Ind; win
A Jacobs, Thomas Storms, SiockWei Ind: Phil
a Mcclure, AorWalk, o.; Jessic4 Valentine y
Belle Center. O.. veterans daughter: Grace Dow
ling. D1venp port. Iowa veterans daughter. I-tbcI
buckley. Warsaw, Ind; May S;linan. Norton
EA.e, Ran. cousin Dora Slulnau; 4. :. Carney
Indiana Cainp. ~, :. Of V, Indiana Pa; Nellie
Harrison. Fremont, o; Celeste Harrison Willis
Ton, O. Alice Robbins New Boston, H., daughter
55lh IL; Aeclie c. Buii, BelT5dale H. soldiers
daughter; Herbert Rhynsburger Orange CITY
Iowa. son Co A 18th Iowa; Fannie Ynfrirpts.y
Delavan- I'LL, j.. -. Jones. Waits o.; T. n Ie
stuugeon. EloUersViile, Tex; Abbie Norman
daughter s5.iI o. Logan, Kan. Augustus George,
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GRACIEs CHAIR FUND
Additional contributions 10 Gracie's chair fund
mp 20 Jan 2, lao5. Nina Ballou. Lynn Has. X
cents; lneZ Woodruff. Black Hawk. Colo = cents.
and through tIe kindness Of Ida Gotten We bave
81 from the following persons Mr. aud Mrs James
Gotten Thomas. Charles. TheTzu and Ias C.,tte,,
DeiOs Robinson, Eergo Thompson Charles EV...i,F
and }. A. irfaIH, Worthwhile ILL., all giving 10 ces
each, masiuE total Of si.50 More sin needed
noticed aiteT sending the list Of coutri blfors
that sent same that Harry Mundy sent Tnose
were some 81 tlie inst subscribers and they sent
their money 10 znc, but their names went fr-t IA
AhFfy.-Aniile J. Williams, Saugas, Mass
A NEBRASKA INVALID
KIND c. c. FRIENDS: DO any OF Won really lry,o,
what II j. 10 be sick from end Of the wear -, ~
otAerf ana aH invalid and have been FOR siy ~
cannot even leave my chair. aud as aiI alone \,
the world you can Imagine what a hard lime /
have 10 make living ] do croclietip.s r,,,,-+l,-
but, Of course, tlai for me Is slow work EVonfS
not some q Tie kind c. C.. friends help ne f,, b
buying some OF my goods2 ] viii send Il ueauti
ful pair Of six lis (auy size or color ueey made
for scents These sell Tor I'll JIu the stores Fit5a
silk wristlets, very nice, for 50 cents Iatts,T
nnely worked with any initials finest ribbon t,s,.d
. cents. Now dear friends. ii yQU want ana ID
these please buy them OF ne; or Ak,ou wish any,
thing done that cSn do. write me and win a., !,
cheap possible. IL will help q Door i,,,-..IiJ
wonderfully. II any Of the q. c. have any old ne
pers reading matter. should ike 10 hear tn,
theun.-FlOra l. l1smond, Ailligan, Neb
HANLET's AGE AND SANITY.
FkIEsDs or TIE c. c.: Lei Us admit The prouo-,