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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-05
AS 1T LOOKS TO WOMEN.
Facts of interest to All Interested in
the Home.
ABOUT THE FRAGRANT ONION,
A Troublesome Vegetable that suffers
from Careless Cooking - Fresh and
Timely Hints About New Embroi-
derry - The Hcalthful Corncake and
How il Is Best Made.

A hundred years back. it was customary
for fussy people, old maids particularly
God bless theml TO hang little bags at the
head OF their beds. and put away things
they might want before morning. We
have not seen anything OF the sind for
years, but now we discover that these bed
pockets are being sold. They are
arranged In fanciful shapes OF brass
and hung by cords or ribbons iron
the head OF the bedstead. There T.
place for the pocket handkerchief
and a place for the watch. Like
wise place for the pocketbook and a
Sign to the burglar Step softly and
don't disturb the sleeper" One can keep
here his cough mixture or bottle OF night
caps and eye-openers. Some OF these
devices take the form OF inches to hold
holy water or sanity figures. for use in
Roman Catholic countries. It's big I'M
provement over poking things und or the
pillow.-Philadelphia Upholsterer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-05

The economical housewife can, By chop
ping up lemon or orange peel, putting the
pieces in bottle and pouring little alco-
hol over them. get as good aavoring for
rice puddings as one could wish: and all
cooks know. or should know, the value OF
every crumb OF bread. Every scrap OF
cold vegetables may be used as salads or
garnishes and every bone is valuable for
stock, as we'll as every spoonful Of gravy.
Besides the delightful feeling that she is
lesssning the cost of living by thus utiliz-
ing what would otherwise 60 to waste, 1t
ought to give an intelligent woman great
pleasure to conduct the household affairs
is rich or poor.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-05
THE OLD-FAsHIONED GIRL.
There Ought to be More Of Them In This
World.

World.
There Is something that is getting to
be awfully scarce in this world. Shall !
tell you what IL is? 1t Is girls. That Is
what Is missing out OF the sentiment,
breathing, living world just now. We
have lots OF young ladies and lots OF So
ciety misses, but the sweet, old-fashioned
girls are vanished.
Let me enumerate O few OF the kind OF
girls that are wanted. In the first place
we want home girls-girls who are moth
er's right hand; girls who can cuddle the
little ones next best 10 mamma, and
smooth out the tangles In the domestic
skein when things get twisted; girls
whom father takes comfort In for sorne-
thing better than beauty, and the big
brothers are proud OF for something that
outranks the ability to dance or shine in
society.
Next we want girls OF sense-girs who
have a standard Of their own regardless
OF conventionalities, and are independent
enough to live up to it; girls who will
wear what is pretty and becoming, and
snap their fingers at the dictates OF fash
ion when fashion Is horrid and silly.
And we want good girfs-giris who are
sweet, right straight out from the heart
TO the lips; innocent and pure and simple
girls, with less knowledge OF sin and du-
plicity and evil doing at twenty than the
pert little school girl OF ten has all to often. E.
girls who say their prayers, and love God
and keep His commandments, (We want
those girls awful bad!)
And we want careful girls and prudent
girls, who think enough OF the generous
father who tolls to maintain them in
comfort, and of the gentle mother who de-
MES herself much that they may have so
many pretty things. to count the cost and
draw the line between the essentials and
the non-essentials girls who strive to save
and not to spend: girls who are unselfish
and eager to be a Joy and a comfort in the
home rather than an expensive and use
less burden.
We want girls with hearts-girls who
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-05
some Pointers on Powder.

Don't let any talk Of mature pure and
simple" or "despise all artifice." Danish
the powder chamois (; it Is the best friend
Of womankind. or course. coafessedly
powdered face is vulgar, but . greasy
one is as bad. The tiniest pinch OF pow
der on the chamois will remove the oily
look. and need not be observed In the
strongest light but be sure IL matches
your complexion. The mistake many
women make Is to think any powder will
do. Any powder won't, and dark girl
who uses fair powder deserves to have a
red nose. Get the shade that suits your
skin, and then never leave the house
without n little on channels in your
pocket; only be sure to apply Ii In a
strong light, aud don't let 1t get in your
eyebrow.-N. Y. Press.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-05

A Troublesome Vegetable that suffers
from Careless Cooking.

from Careless Cooking.
The art OF frying an onion. so that 1t
will be delicate and crisp. is not gener-
ally understood. The fried onions US
ually served In families where the cook
ing in other ways is unexceptlonal. are a
brownish-5lack mass. so permeated with
grease that they are neither wholesome
To eat nor good TO view; nor are they
half cooked. There Is but one way TO fry
this vegetable, which will give the right
result--that il to cut 1t In slices, and
soak it in milk for at least ten minutes.
Then dip the slices In -four and immerse
them In boiling fat, hot enough To brown
instantly a bit OF bread thrown In. You
cannot keep the onion In slices, so IL Is
not worth while To try to do so.
After they have fried for six or
seven minutes they may be lifted
up with skinner on To brown
paper. and will be found firm and
thoroughly delicious. Cooked In this way
they may be served as garnish to a
dalntily- broiled beefsteak, TO dish OF
fried chops or beef croquettes. There l.
10 way Of frying an onion in pan, with
tile butter, as commonly recommended
y cookbooks, which will produce a salts
actory result. The onion soitens and alb
cribs the butter. because OF the natura
Nv OF capillary attraction. and the result
that the onion aud butter become
arkened and greasy mass.-N. Y. Tri-
.une.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-05

This Is an old English sauce and you
IAN make IL as mean and insipid q thing
as there is to be found, or you can make
1t delight to the eye and the palate
Presuming that you want the latter, you
will simmer pint OF milk with minced
white onion until the latter is tender; stir
In stale white bread crumbs enough to
make IL thick; season With salt, white
and red pepper. and do not leave II fiat.
for fear Of over seasoning; lastly add a
teaspoonful OF butter. At tho same time
have some butter kissing hot in a pan.
and fry half pint OF crumbs to delicate
brown. Pass spoonful Of these with
some CT the white sauce to each guest.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-05
How c.r.,..,n.,, Wa, o,Y.s.

A lady who carries the extreme OF fold.
ing the paper from the smallest parcels
says che always had habit OF crumpling
and burning such pieces at once, until one
day when she had two costly handker-
chiefs sent home among other things.
While putting away her parcels she kept
gathering the smaller pieces OF paper in
her left hand. then walked to the CRATE
aud threw them in. As she watched for a
moment the blaze che saw half-charred
remnants OF her dainty lace handker-
chiefs floating up the chimney.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-05
HEALTHFCL CORN-CAKEs.
At this Season of the Year We Cannot
Eat Too Many.


One of the most delicious corn-cakes Is
made with three tablespoonfuls of butter,
beaten to a cream with four tablespoon
fuls OF sugar, two eggs, pint OF milk.
and one and a half cups OF sifted -four, q
cupful OF yellow cornmeal, liberal tea
spoonful OF soda. two heaping teaspoon
fuls OF cream O. tartar. and half tea
spoonful Of salt. When the butter and
sugar are beaten together, beat the
yolks and the whites Of the eggs
together and add them. Dissolve
the soda In the milk, and add this mix
ture. Slft the -four, meal, salt, and cream
o'tartar together and stir all together.
Beat the batter thus formed very hard.
Select deep muffin tins, butter them thor
oughly, I'LL them three-quarters full with
batter. Put the mullins In a very hot
oven and let them bake for half an hour.
This makes a thick, somewhat sweet
muffin, which is very tender and rich.
The large size OF timbale moulds, those
which are about two inches across and
two and half high. are very nice to bake
these mullins In. Made Of a thick, heavy
tin, as they should be. they cost about q
dollar dozen.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-05

Eighteen different kinds Of folding beds
were patented during the past year; a
patent trap to catch vermin was evolved I;
six schemes were devised TO hold bed
clothes on kickers; seven bed lounges
were produced; seven invalid chairs and
nineteen different ways to roll up shade
were duly patented. and innumersble de-
vices for hanging curtains. sweeping car
pets. stretching carpets, cleaning carpets
have been dumped into the Patent ONCE
like coal through a cellar shoot.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-05
C. s. Merriam e. Co

are full OF tenderness and sympathy.
with tears that iow for other peoples ills,
and smiles that light outward their own
beautiful thoughts.
We have lots OF clever girls, and bril-
liant girls. and witty girls. Give us a
consignment OF jolly girls, warm hearted
and impulsive girls; kind and entertain
ing to their own folks, and with little de-
sire TO shine in the garish world With a
few such girls scattered around, life would
freshen up for all OF us, as the weather
does under the spell OF summer showers.
Chicago Herald.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-05
LET LITTLE ONES READ.
Matter That Has Been Carefully
Selected for Them.
THE 0lD-FASHl0NED GIRL
Entertainment and Information, Prose
and Poetry, Fun and Fact, All De-
lightfuliy Mingled SO as to Surely
Please All Tastes.

A sparrow, swinging on n branch,
Once caught a passing ny;
"Oh, let me livei" the insect prayed
With trembling, piteous cry.
"No," said the sparrow, you must fall.
For am great and you are small"
The bird had scarce began his feast
Before hawk came by
The game was caught" Pray let me
live,"
Was the sparrow's cry.
"No," said the captor. - you must fall.
For am great and you are small.
An eagle saw this rogue and swooped
Upon him from on high.
Pray let me live-why should you kill
So small a bird as II"
oh" said the eagle. you must fall.
For am great and you are small.
While he ate the hunter came;
He lot his arrow fly
"Tyrantp the eagle shrieked, "you have
No right to make me dieT
"Ahp said the hunter. "you must fall,
For am great and you are small"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-05

For dish rags buy white mosquito net.
ting-a quarter Of yard is sufficient for
one-which should be folded back and
forth as many times as the width will
allow, and tack ae n comfort. Some make
{ en- of a ball OF candie-wlck, knit on two
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-05
Celery senaoninr.

Before celery is used on the table IL is a
good plan to keep the roots, leaves and
trimmings and put them in the oven when
the fire Is nearly out. to dry thoroughly.
Then CRATE the roots and rub everything
together through a sieve and use for sea-
soning. This bit of economy Is recon-
mended by n Frenchman VINO says that IN
well-regulated kitchen everything may
be put to some good use. IL housek eeper
is careful aud brainy."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-05
Prune Pic.

This pie Ia a great favorlte with my
family. Wash the prunes through sew
ersl waters, then put into q preserving
kettle in the proportion OF two pounds OF
fruit to one pound OF sugar. Pour boiling
water over them and let them boil at least
two hours. When they are thoroughly
done and the syrup thickens. take them
from the fire and pour into pie plates
lined with paste. Add one teaspoonful Of
butter. Cover with rich paste and bake.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-05

Toe is now used quite freely for the pres
ervation OF flowers. either for shipping or
for keeping into or through the winter,
and flowers so preserved cannot be- distin-
Ruisned oven by an expert from fresh.
gathered blooms.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-05
Alcohol for Cleaning Gia,,.

Alcohol or benzine is good thing 10
clean glass. and clean paper ls better than
any cloth. sponge or towel. Dry paper
leaves an excellent polish.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-05
FOR THE MISTRESS OR MAID.

Here are two exceedingly pretty aprons
that will serve the lady Of the house. as
we'll as her daughters, while the addition
OF the cap gives that look of tidiness which
oil chamber maids should have.
The first Is a beautifully embroidered
white lawn apron, with straps from bib
over shoulders. The othor Is in white
lawn. prettily braided on skirt and bib.
II has Swiss belt and long strings, COM
ing from the bib. which entirely dispenses
wi tn piua
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-05

Have you property to Sell? Investors
read the News" 1O-cent advertise
ment may make ~ sale.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-05

Tho Vanderbilt ladies are said 10 posses.
$500 600 worth OF laces. Tho Astors value
tneir stock of laces at $500 O00
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-05
AIuninnn, RI.u.

One OF the most curious rings seen late
ly Is ol aluminium with very dark ruby
In II. The ring looks almost black, and it
IL only at night that the stone Is at Its
bc-t and impressos one with its great
beauty.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-05

DO Jon want "a iiuom or a Tenement?
wa'cI the columns Of tho "News." cr
better still, Insert I0-eent advertisement.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-05

Iar..ish. ii rooms suppiied with Lodgers
by lo-esst sdvsrtissmsnt n the ,Nsus"
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-06-16
THE VILLAGE POLITICIAN.

Sittin' ON a cracker box. barrel or keg.
Chawin' on tobacker he has been obleeged to beg;
Whittlin' of a splinter while workin' of his jaw
Sayin' what pity his opinions ain t the law;
Runnin' the hull country as twas never run be.
FORE
Turnin' out the rascals while he spits upon the
floor
Shown of the president egzactly what to do.
Keepin things in general from gittin' in a stew;
Grumblin' over Wall street, monopoly and work
Wife at home hoein' in the cornfeld like Turk;
Fig rim on the comm nominations purity close.
Givin' to the other side mighty sick MIN dose;
Talkin' tariff and reform, Mckinley and prOtec-
ton,
Swearin' that the earth won't move peg before
election;
Givin' lazy congressman a needed rakin' over
Settin' there in Washington like wellfed pigs in
clover;
Giyin' Gould and Vanderbilt pointer here and
there,
Shown lust how surely one can be a millionaire;
Payin' off the nations debt as easy as wink.
Borrowin' dime to get himself another drink;
Spankin' little Chile just to show her how it feels
Sassin' back Great Britain for pesterin' our SEALS
Tellin of the czar to let them nhilists alone.
Helpin' Kaiser William to prop up his shaky
thrones;
Buildin' a great navy with an hour or two OF gutf
Lettin the hull world know that we're rabid. rude
and rough;
Gettin' off his high horse. though, when home he
goes to dinner,
Dodgin' creditors like an ordinary sinner;
Jumps to hear his frst-born yell, You'd better
watch out, dad
Flour md coffees plum give out. md mothers
mighty mad!'' Selected
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-06-16
The Last Slave Ship.

Lying alongside the East river at the foot
of Seventh street is a battered and damaged
old craft which is being repaired as we'll as
possible under the direction of Mr.. Andrew
Reid. we'll known shipbuilder. On her
stern in faded white letters can, be read
"Echo, New York"
Although she has now sunk to the lowly
condition of a mere lighter. this old boat
has seen stirring and better days.
The Echo is the last boat in existence
Her captain was certain Nathan Gordon,
who was hanged on Feb. 21, 1862. in the
TOmbs.
There are persons at the TOmbs now who
remember the day Gordon entered its walls.
1t was in the early days of Lincoln's ad-
ministration. The president had deter.
mined to enforce the law against the slave
traders, which had previously been a dead
letter, and the extreme penalty of which
was death. Gordon was taken red handed,
as it were, being captured with cargo of
blacks aboard. 1t is said that an Opportu.
nifty was given him to escape before he
reached New York, but he refused to avail
himself of it as he said he had done moth
ing he considered unlawful. Floods of let
tiers delnged the officials of the TOmbs. A
petition was even issued to the president
1t was taken to Washington and laid before
the chief magistrate by the mother and
wife of Gordon. who were indefatigable
and untiring in their efforts. But it was of
no avail. The presidents iron bound deter
mination could not be shaken. He would
not even commute the sentence to life i'm
priSOnment.
The last night of his life he spent in writ
ing letters. He asked towards morning for
some fresh water, and it was thought he
poured something in the glass. This sus-
pcOn was confirmed when he shortly after.
wards became violently ill. Physicians
were summoned and by prompt and heroic
measures he was defeated in his purpose to
cheat the gallOws.
He was hanged early next morning after
making long speech denOuncing the pres
ident. the district attorney and all whom
he considered instrumental in his untimely
end.-New York World.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-06-16
E5. Saltwater, Mimi, Thursday, June Is, 1892.

and conjuring tricks, there is no fear that
the time will hang heavy on the fortunate
inmates hands," This is funny but is it
fair? | leave others to discuss that ques-
ton. The Elmira Summary" (the prison
weekly. which is as we'll edited as the
Times" though not so big takes this new
blast from London philOsophically. 1t says,
justly: 'The latest indictment of American
prisons by Secretary Tallack is not univer
sally true. though. unfortunately, their ex-
lists some cause for his criticism. He
maintains that the increase of crime is due
in great measure to the mingling of Grim
nals of harder type with beginners in
crime. This is platitude in prison science
Although such a condition yet exists to a
certain extent in our state prisons and pen
tentiaries, later penal institutions. known
as refOrmatOrieS, aim to treat all classes
separately" These American refOrmatOry
prisons follow closely the excellent model
of Sir Walter CrOftOn in his Irish convict
system of 80 odd years ago; but have added
many improvements suited to this country.
They will in time effect change in the
other prisons. with which the '"Times" and
its correspondent confuse them, but which
hardly resemble them now any more than
the Howard Athen8um of Boston resembles
the Howard Association of London. 1t
would be as fair to hold Mr.. Talack ac
countable for the plays and dances in How
ard ST., Boston. as to throw on the Massa-
chusetts phllanthrOpists the blame for bad
prisons III Ohio or Italy.-F. B. Sanborn,
in Boston Transcript.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-06-16
How He Makes Idols.

If a man can do good work he can always
man in Maine, who is first class wood
carver. and for long time has made a
good living by carving figure heads for ves-
sells. Vessels do not wear figure heads as
much as they used to and his business of
late has fallen off badly. So he turned his
attention to another field and is now cary
ing idols. He has big contract with Bud
hists in Central Asia, and. is expecting
orders from the South Seas and from
Africa. New Orleans Picayune.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-06-16
As to That English Screed on American
RefOrmatOries.

Frederick Douglass used to say-and no
doubt others before hlm-that lone. with
God. is majority" Although Mr.. Tai
lack, of the English Howard Association.
seems to claim some of the attributes OF the
Deity-omniscience and infallibility in par
ticular, and that he is nc respecter of per-
sons-yet it will be hardly safe for our
countryman, Mr.. W. P. Andrews, to con
clude that even two or three with Mr..
Tallack will make majority. when the
question is how first offenders should be
treated. The London "Times," like
Brennus the Gaul, has just thrown its
heavy sword into the scale in favor of Tai
lack and Andrews; but its information on
the subject does not seem to be the freshest
or the clearest. The "Times" does not un-
derstand either side of the American prison
question, while Mr.. Tallack mixes up both
sides into species of mud with which he
pelts certain men of straw in the United
States whom he has furnished with opinions
ad arbitrium. After stating few axioms
in prison discipline which none of the men
whom he attacks have ever disputed in this
country and which most OF them have bet
ter set forth than he does, Mr.. Tallack goes
on thus: There has arisen in some cOun-
tries, notably in the United States and in
Italy, new school of dOctrinalreS, who,
embOdying their views under such terms as
criminal anthrOpOlOgy.' or even 'philan,
thropy,' have not only promoted the indis-
criminate association whilst in prison of the
worst offenders, including murderers. bur-
glars viOlatOrS of women, habitual thieves
and such like but have further advocated
for prisoners indulgenceS and even luXuries
which nine out of every ten honest poor
persons cannot obtain for themselves or
their families These doctrnaires have,
unfortunately. succeeded in America in
persuading the authorities of many of the
States to adopt these novel and dangerous
recommendations. The results, both in that
country and in Italy, have at length become
exceedingly perniciOus to the community"
Now who are the Americans that hold all
these pernicious views? l know of none,
and l have known. personally or by cor
respondence. most of those who since 1864
have had to do with every change in our
American prison system, so far as we can be
said to have one. Among them were Mr..
Brockway, DR.. E. G. Wines, his son, Mr..
F. II. Wines, Gen. Brinkerhoff of Ohio,
Prof. T. W. Dwight, HOratiO Seymour,
Amos Pilsbury and his kindred; Prof. Way
land and Mr.. C. d. Warner of Connecticut.
Mr.. McClaughry of Illinois. Cows. Andrew
of Massachusetts, Bagley of Michigan.
Tilden of New York, Hoadly of Ohio and
HOyt of Pennsylvania-Miss Chickering,
Mrs. c. T. Leonard, Mrs. Ware. Mrs.
johnson. Mrs. Homans, and scores of good
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-06-16

The politician who thinks he controls
public opinion. is like the small boy who
exults in his strength because he can set in
vibration the slack cable holding 10, O0O-
ton ocean steamship.-Puck.