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“ SEVEN TIMES ONE ARE SEVEN.” Seven times have the roses bloomed In the quiet garden places; With bud and bloom the air perfumed ; The season’s steady round resumed, Lighting the old time places. Once more the grapevines, swinging low, In purple clusters bending; The crimson leaves drift to and fro, While dallying breezes come and go Alternate, and unending. A woman kneels beside a mound, Grown white with English daisies, Like summer’s footsteps floating round. There comes the distant, echoing sound, The Angels’ song of praises. She counts the little chain of years That number only seven ; And all of smiles, and all of tears, Os hopes sublime, of direst fears That made the balance even. While bells of memory repeat The baby laughter ever, And waiting hands, held out to greet, The sound of coming childish feet, Now hushed and still forever. ’ A part in joyous earthly love, A part have been in Heaven, She only knows the seasons move Or here with her, or there above, To-day her boy is seven. Maude Meredith. Dubuque, lowa. For Woman’s Work. SOME HEARTS. * A Peep Into Their Inner Depths. BY ETIELLE ETIENNE. “ The cold in clime are cold in blood, Their love can scarce deserve the name, But mine was like the lava-flood That boils in Etna’s breast of flame. I have another friend; a minister’s daughter. This woman is ardent, loving, true. Her nature is intensely affectionate. We met in early girlhood. Then, and many times since, when we have been to gether, I well remember how tenderly she would clasp me in her arms and how the love-light would sparkle in he? eyes as we exchanged glances. How fondly she would grasp my hand, and seem t© dote upon my words. I tell you this, dear reader, to give you an idea of her warm heart’s impulses. When a woman thus shows love for an other woman, are we wrong in saying such love would be the richest dower a worthy man could gain ? ‘Strefitarsied not her first choice, but a man she respected and whom her parents selected and urged her to wed. You will naturally suppose him a man with a depth of true tenderness suited to mate with my sweet friend Carlie. How mistaken! Carlie’s husband is nice looking, ever a pattern of neatness in dress. Her home is cosy and refined. She has one child, spoiled by his mother’s doting love and his father’s restraining coldness. Her husband de lights in seeing his wife dressed elegantly, in fact seems very proud of her style. He ' is attentive to her in public, anxious to go with her into society, but he is as cold in his nature as an iceberg. Carlie, ever a confidential friend, told me these things; what pride he felt in getting her fine clothing—making a show of her in fact, but that after a dozen years of mar ried life, she felt that her husband was a stranger to her. That in her light-hearted moments his entrance would throw a cold chill over her and make it a task to entertain a visitor in his presence. When I have visited her home he has ever been most polite—seem ingly striving to show me great hospitali ty, but I always experienced a feeling of restraint that in some way made me glad to see him depart. Carlie has told me that in her loving nature she has yearned so for endearing names and love that at times she would glide to his side and, taking a seat upon his knee, would throw her arms about his neck and whisper, “ Husband, do you love me?” He would give her a soulless kiss, reply “yes,” and put her from his knee. She said, “at such times I have in wardly whispered—“ Fool! it is good enough for you, when you know his icy nature.” And she said, “ It is his nature; he cannot help it.” I don't think he had ever tried. How I have pitied thee, sweet friend. What more can we do in such cases where natures so wholly unlike have come into a binding contact? We can only hope—in our sweet belief— for an eternal future, filled with love and warmth, for Carlie. But it is hard when we crave love that we should be doomed to receive ice; or, “expect bread and receive a stone.” Take warning, warm-hearted girls, by Carlie’s fate, and wed not a man whose glance is cold. Study the eye. " The eye speaks with an eloquence and a truthfulness surpassing speech, ’Tis the window outoi which fly wing’d thoughts unwittingly.” “Tilings are not always what they seem.” Let me tell you of another sad life. In girlhood I had a friend who was betrothed to a school-mate. He was in every way worthy of her rich love. An older man, a neighbor, looked upon her beauty and coveted it. Being neigh bors, they often met as friends. Shortly after the close of school, the man to whom May was betrothed went West in search of wealth. The older man accompanied, or soon followed. Being from the same town and acquaintances, seemingly friends, it was natural that they were much together. I even think they were partners in some business transactions for a time. May received several letters from her lover filled with “the deep assurance that full fruition will our hopes attend.” Her replies were as candid and loving. Only a few short weeks this blissful exchange of letters, then came silence. Both wrote, but neither received. The man with the evil eye had a far more evil heart. He bribed a postal clerk and together they withheld those letters. Then he re turned, and telling May that her lover was untrue to his pledge of love, he set about winning her affections. In her pride she thought to let her lover see that she cared as little as he, and was thus easily won. She wed the traitor, who was so dwindled in soul as to openly avow to her in later years his deception and cruelty. Once, when I visited her, she sobbed out this sad but true tale of woe. When a woman or man truly learns of the baseness of a companion, what hope is therefor earthly happiness? What deg radation can be greater than to live in wedlock with one you cannot respect, or whom you abhor? Can the lives of such unequally yoked parents be in such seem ing harmony that children can grow up without detecting the farce ? Alas, that so many marriage contracts are hastily, thoughtlessly made, to be bitterly borne through life! Young man, young woman, consider well before you join your lives. Reader, you will think the peeps I have taken have all been into troubled hearts! Not all; but I have selected these as les sons. I would warn all women against marrying a drinking man to reform him; or, marrying a man to get rid of him ! The one plan is almost as sure of failure as the other, though while the last brings happi ness often, the first seldom does. I will relate a case for which I can vouch: My friend,..Ellen 8., loved a young man who occasionally drank, or at least, only occasionally went half-seas-over.” She promised to marry him if he would reform and stay sober one year. Tins he did ; and< she told me that he did not drink for two years after marriage. Her life was then happy—for she dearly loved John. He was a fine looking, good hearted man. A great trouble came to him and he turned to the bowl to find a power that would soothe his grief, little reflecting how deep would be his true-hearted Ellen’s anguish at his course. Step by step, for two years, he followed the old accursed path of the drunkard. Sorrows came rapidly to the gentle wife. Her grief over her husband’s now sure fall wrecked her health and she lay upon a sick bed for ten weeks. Who can know the anguish and pain she en dured ! I passed many hours by her bed side, and I know that on the day her spirit was released I sat by her; ah ! how emaci ated she had become. Yes, for six hours, I sat there with her feverish hand clasping my 6wn, and her entreaty ringing in my ears—“ Do not leave me”—while her still much-loved John lay upon the bed in an adjoining room sleeping the sleep “of a drunkard!” Let me say, that so far as a drinking man could be kind, he was kind to Ellen. Quietly she slipped her wedding ring from her frail finger and placed it upon my own—whispering in gasps—“ Give it to John, and tell him to wear it for his wife’s sake; and oh, plead with him to reform.” Nor would she let me call him until within the last half hour of her stay. Then I glided from her and, touching hissboulder, said, ‘ John, come!’ He realized the need of haste from my looks, and came. Dropping down by her bedside, he sob bed, but she could only look her pleading love. I handed him the ring, with her message, and she smiled at me. Only a moment more and she became unconscious of our presence, and I, sick from grief and weariness, left her to the care of others and went weeping home. Not twenty minutes later, her spirit had freed itself from the clay and gone—to be his guardian angel still. John did seem to try to reform, but alas! that I must tell it, I have heard that El len’s tears and pleadings and my weak words of entreaty failed to free him from the deadly grasp of “ King AlcoholI” Take warning, girls! [to be continued.] A celebrated German physician says that the digestion of boiled milk is more rapidly accomplished than that of unboiled milk. LENA THATCHER, FRANKFORT, N. J. WHEEL LACE. Make a foundation chain of 15 stitches. Ist Row—3 de in 4th st of chain, ch 1, 3 de in same, (this forms a shell), ch 6, 3 de in last st of foundation chain, ch 1, 3 de in same; turn. 2nd Row—Shell in shell, ch 3, fasten with slip st in middle of the 2 rows of chain, ch 3, shell in shell; turn. 3rd Row—ch 3, shell in shell, ch 6, shell in shell; turn. 4th Row—Shell in shell, ch 6, shell in shell; turn. sth Row—Ch 3, shell in shell; ch 3, fast en in middle of 2 previous rows of ch with si st, ch 3, shell in shell, take the hook out of the work, put it through the last st of shell in 4th row, through the st that you took your hook from, and draw it through them, oh 10, turn and put 1 sc in 6th st of ch 10; (this makes a loop) ch 8, fasten in top of the last st of shell in Ist row; turn, make 16 de in the chain 8,1 sc in loop, turn, *ch 8, make 1 de in 4th de of the 16 de in last row, ch 2,1 de in 13th de, ch 2, Ide in 15th de, ch 2,1 de in last de of rows, turn ch 5,1 de in de of last row, ch 2,1 de in next de, 16 de in ch 8,1 sc in loop ; * repeat from star to star until there are 8 in all of the 16 de s, then put 7 de in ch 4. 6th Row —Shell in shell, ch 6, shell in shell, turn. 7th Row—Ch 3, shell in shell ch 6, shell in shell, take the hook out, put it through the 12th de in last group of 16 de made in sth row, through the st you took the hook from, and draw through them; turn. Bth Row—Shell in shell, ch 3, fasten in middle of 2 rows of ch, ch 3, shell in shell; turn. 9th Row—Ch 3 shell in shell, eh 6, shell in shell, fasten the same as in 7th row. Continue with the rows of shells until there are in all 14 rows, then repeat from sth row, which commences the 2d wheel, fasten the wheels together with a sc at the points of the last 2 des of the 16 de groups in making 2d wheel, crochet ten more rows of shells, then make 3d wheel same as 2d wheel and join to the 2d. I Will explain an easier way of joining the wheels together. After cli 2,1 de in 13th, ch 2,1 de in 16th, ch 2, Ide in lasVturn, instead of ch 5 as in sth row only ch 3, take hook out, put hook under ch 5 of previous wheel, and through the st that you took your hook from, and draw it through, ch 3, and continue as de scribed in sth row after making ch 5. TREBLE CROCHET EDGING Make a chain the desired length. This edging is crocheted backward and forward the length of the work. Ist row—Miss 2 sts, make 5 tr in next st, 1 ch, miss 2 sts, 5 tr in next st, repeat to end of work. 2nd row—Make 6 tr in chain 1 of Ist row, keeping Ist on the work (in all 6 sts), draw the hook through all and fasten by 1 ch st, 1 sc in centre of 5 tr of Ist row. Repeat to end of work. 3d row—s tr in ch 1 of 2nd row,'work Isc over sc of 2nd row. Repeat to end of row. This edging can be made with cotton No. 30, or if a very durable trimming is desired No. 20 may be used. CROCHET SHOULDER CAPE. Make a chain of 84 chain stitches, which will make 12 gores. If a larger size is re quired, add 7 more stitches, which makes another gore; if 12 gores are too many, then chain only 77 stitches or 11 gores. Ist Row.—Make 1 tc in each of the Ist and 2d chain sts, 3 tc in the 3d, 1 tc in each of the 4th and K sth. Skip two of the chain to form the gore. If it is intended to finish with ribbon ch 2 sts before taking up Ist for the 2d gore, continue by working 1 tc in each of the next 2 sts of the chain, 3 tc in 3d, 1 tc in each of the 4th and sth sts of ch, repeat to end of the row or end of chain. 2d Row.—Turn and make 1 tc through the Ist and 2d stitch of Ist row, (take the stitches through the back loop to have a ribbed effect) 5 tc through the three widen ing stitches of Ist row, 1 tc in each two fol lowing sts. If chain of two was gnade be tween gores in Ist row, continue with chain two in each succeeding row. Repeat to end of row. The rows of tc stitches are made as fol lows: 3d Row—l tc in Ist 3 sts. 3in next, 1 each in next 3. Repeat. 4th Row—l tc in Ist 3 sts, sin next, 1 each in next 3. Repeat. sth Row—l each in Ist 4 sts, 3in next, 1 each in next 4. Repeat. 6th Row—l tc in Ist 4 sts, sin next, 1 each in next 4 sts. Repeat. 7th Row—l tc in Ist 5 sts, 3 in next, 1 each in next 5 sts. Repeat. Bth Row—l tc in Ist 5 sts, 6 in next, 1 each in next 5 sts. Repeat, 9th Row—l tc in Ist 6 sts, 3 in next, 1 each in next 6 sts. Repeat. 10th Row—ltc in Ist 6 sts, 5 in next, 1 each in next 6 sts. Repeat. 11th Row—l tc in Ist 7 sts, 3 in next, 1 in each next 7. Repeat. 12th Row—l tc in Ist 7 sts, 5 in next, 1 each in next 7 sts. Repeat. 13th Row—l tc in Ist 8 sts, 3 in next, 1 each in next 8 sts. Repeat. 14th Row—ltc in Ist 8 sts, 3 in next, 1 each in next 8 sts. Repeat. 15th—Same as 14th row. 16th Row—l tc in Ist 8 sts, 5 in next, 1 each in next 8 sts. Repeat. 17th Row—l tc in Ist 9 sts, 3 in next, 1 each in next 9 sts. Repeat. 18th Row—Same as 17th. 19th Row—Same as 17th. 20th Row—l tc in Ist 9 sts, 5 in next, 1 each in next 9 sts. Repeat. 21st Row—l tc in Ist 10 sts, 3 in next, , Itc each in next 10 sts. Repeat. 22nd Row—Same as 21st row. 23rd Row—Same as 21st row. , 24th Row—l tc in Ist 10 sts, sin next, 1 tc each in next 10 sts. Repeat. 25th Row— l tc in Ist 10 sts, 3in next, 1 each in next 11 sts. Repeat. 26th Row—Same as 25th row. 27th Jlow—Same as 25th row. 28th Row—l tc in Ist 11 sts, 5 in next, 1 each in next 11 sts. Repeat. 29th Row—l tc in Ist 12 sts, 3 in next. 1 each in next 12 sts. Repeat. 30th—Same as 29th row. 31st—Same as 29th row. 32nd—1 tc in Ist 12 sts, sin next, 1 each in next 12 sts. Repeat. 33d Row—l tc in Ist 13 sts, 3 in next, 1 each in next 13 sts. Repeat. To finish bottom edge make a fringe by cutting the yarn into lengths of 6 or 8 inches and looping these strands into the stitches on the edge. Grochet border for sides and neck as follows : Ist Row—l de into each st around edge. 2d Row—l de into Ist stitch, * pass over 2 de s of Ist row, 5 tc into the next de.* Repeat from * to 35 around this row. This border may finish the bottom edge also, if fringe is not preferred. This cape is pretty made of white to the 25th row, then 5 rows of blue or pink, then white at the end, and finished by rnnning same colored ribbon, as the border, through the chain of two stitches between the gores. It requires about 7 yds. of ribbon and 6 doz. skeins of yarn, either Spanish or zephyr. This cape will prove a very serviceable wrap for wear, on the approach of cool weather. For service, dark red or blue is preferable to white. Omit ribbon, and use Germantown wool. THE PATTERN WAS OUT. A lady walked into a city store a few days ago, and inquired for the carpet de partment, to which she was conducted. ‘You see,” she explained, “I bought a piece of carpet here for my parlor, and Samuel, my husband, says nothin’ ’ll do but we must have some more like it. So I want to get the remnant. I don’t re member the clerk that waited on me, but I’d know the carpet if I set eyes on it.” Three clerks were kept busy an hour and . a half unrolling carpeting for her identifi cation, but the desired remnant didn’t come to light. “Dear me, this is very disappoint ing,” said *the lady, in a tone of vexation; “I felt sure I could find the rest of it.” “When did you buy the goods, madam?” inquired the clerk. “Oh, twenty-two or twenty-three years ago. I know it was just about the time of Lee’s surrender, and Samuel wished to celebrate, and ” “Ah, madam,” said the clerk, “I fear the rem nant has been sold.” GOVERNING CHILDREN. It is our firm belief that obedience in children can be taught without blows ; that whipping a child lowers morally both par ent and child, and that the physical suffer ing inflicted tends towards making a child a coward. As to the slapping habit in dulged in by many mothers, we cannot condemn it too severely. It is a vicious thing to do, and is simply the out-crop of the mother’s own uncontrollable temper. Such punishment makes a child only angry, stubborn, and rebellious, and the benefit looked for from such treatment is not forth coming then or after. As we sow, so shall we reap, and if we wished to ruin the dis position or even the character of a chilA no more efficient method occurs to us than of rearing him in an atmosphere of blows, slaps, and unkind words. * BEE STINGS Apply immediately the half of a raw onion, or a split clove of garlic, changed in fifteen minutes; or water of ammonia; or a plantain leaf bruised.