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THE SUNNY SOUTH
soon afterward, but there was no love ex
changed between him and Handy, for they
met in a manner that only revived the early
dislike they had entertained one toward the
other in boyhood.
‘.Time passed on, and in the course of a few
months Cecille and I were married, and our
home was made on my old place. Still, night
after night, in storm or calm, Panl pulled
himse f across the river, and we could see the
lights shining to a late hour in the house.
Handy had changed a great deal, for he
loved with the whole force of his fiery and
impetuous nature. Castilla loved him also,
though she feared him. Her brother, how
ever, bitterly opposed the union, and scenes
arose. Cecille and I did all we could to place
matters on a happy footing. Bat Mongel, the
brother, grew more furious and determined
as his sister refused to cast off her lover, till
at last his feelings against Handy broke out
into open insult, and though be still persisted
in seeing Castilla, we feared that the fiery,
impetuous spirit of the two men would at
any moment burst out into acts of violence.
Paul, however, controlled himself,and avoid
ed as much as possible any altercations with
Mongel, applied himself to the duti- s of his
plantation, and always promised me that be
would wait and see if time and circumstances
would not induce the brother to give his con
sent to the marriage.
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EDITORIAL CHAT.
name on our roll call. The protracted
drought has materially diminished the supply
of seeds, but still some have been saved, and
they must bloom next summer. D. V. from
Virginia to Texas! The editor spoke in last
week’s paper of a friend who was to write for
the Household taking as bis theme “Kindness
to Dumb Brutes”—I nope he means to write
about dogs! They are a race of beings, if
one may so speak, that always interested me
thoroughly and I do not think the generality
of people appreciate them or dream half how
noble a creature a good dog is. Oc the other
hand there is nothing more odious or intense
ly mean than a mean dog. But they are the
exceptions and their vices should not be vis
ited upon the race in general. I love dogi>
and they are loving companions when they
are treated as they should be. That they un
derstand far more of the meaning of language
than we give them credit for is frequently
evinced. One of the most marvelous in
stances of this occurred in my grandfather’s
family. He owned a superb full-blooded
English mastiff who was devoted to the chil
dren, especially to a little girl two years old.
As she stood beside him one morning on the
piazza with her arms aronnd bis neck she
said, “Pease fetch me a wabbit.” Away he
bounded and an hour afterwards while the
family sat at breakfast Turk walked in and
going to where little Mary sat laid a rabbi r
in her lap. This is vouched for by eye wit
nesses, and is I think, conclusive proof that
graod old Turk was a very good English
scholar as well as a very obliging dog! An
instance of rare and beautiful fidelity oc
curred on the plantation of my maternal
grandfather. An old negro named Robin
owned a queer ugly little dog of unknown
descent—bench-legged, yellow, “small and
the right honorable office of Bone Thrower
(tendered me a short time since) fearing that
I might not be competent enough to fulfill
the duties of that distinguished position. Our
Southern ladies, however, koow all about
“pitch and toss'” Come forward gentlemen
and one of you gaily toss the bone to the
tune of “Hey, Johnny Lad! Cock up yonr
Beaver!”
Many thanks to you, “Gage Hempstead,”
for your kindly interest concerning me ? As
regards who I am:
“Oh! some they call me Jack sweet love!
And some they call me Jill,
But when I ride to Holly Rood
My name is Willful Will.”
In other words I am known to the public by
many names beside that of
Comfort Marshall.
Wants and Aaswers-BUly AppuIfl&TS,"tZEStBE
to Grandma For Flower Grow
era-Hattie Responds to
Little Kate-Dora s
Tea Biscuit.
A TRANSPOSITION: BEAST AND MAN.
No Sour Buttermilk- Jointed Snakes and
Other Texas Items—About the Baby-
Kitty’s Letter-A Pop-Call.
Editorial Chat.
Letters for “Charleston” and ‘ Cousin Sal-
lie” are in the Household box ready stamped,
but the editor has mislaid the real address.
In fact, it is almost impossible to “keep up”
with the real names of householders, particu
larly as that department has “ changed
hands” in respect to its editor since its begin
ning, and must again change, since its man
ager for the past six weeks has “gone gyp-
seying.” We do not in the least know the
name of the lady whose postal here tells us
to send Household letters addressed to her
name to St. Albans, Kenawha county, W.
Va. The same postal contains another egg-
bread receipt for “Crushed,” and a message
to “Gage Hempstead,” kindly offering to'
send her some fine and rare flower seeds. The
same generous offer is extended to any other
flower-loving Householder. It is “John South
erner,” of Selma. Ala., who writes to “Cousin
Sallie,” and he also desires the address of
“Crushed.” adding that he is delighted with
her letters.
The little letter from Kittie B. was partic
ularly commended to us by Mrs. B , who said
it ought to have found a place before, either
in “C- respondents” or “Household” Depart
ment, the writer being (so a little bird had
told her) the charmimg little daughter of
true South Carolina “gentle folks,” in the
old fashioned Southern sense.
Pray, Grandma, suggest a cure for “Bash
ful William,” “The Girls,” “Lilly Bell,” and
“Dora Thorne,” and “Busy Bee,” and “Cousin
Sallie” and the rest are just dying to suggest
something. But stand off, girls. Remem
ber yonr presence has a bad effect on Billy.
It will not do for you to undertake a cure.
And yon might be as tedious in your pre
scriptions as Dr. Bliss, just for the dear de
light of teasing.
Wants and Answers.
“Crushed:” To make chocolate drops, take
two cups of crushed sugar and add one half
cap of sweet fresh cream, placing on the
stove where it cannot burn. When it has
boiled for a short time try a little in a sau
cer rubbing it briskly. If it hardens with a
fine soft grain it is cooked enough, then take
off and pouring in a dish, whip it like egg-
white until it it is white and hard. (Flavor
to the taste before hardening.) Take a tea
spoonful at a time and mould in the shape
of the cone and put aside to harden. Take
three quarters of a cake of plain chocolate,
chip fine and place into a bowl over a kettle
of boiling water. If it should be too thick
when melted, add a teaspoonful of fresh but
ter. Then dropping in the cream drops one
at a time, remove instantly with a fork,
placing on a buttered paper to harden.
These made with cream are far superior to
the confectioners,usually made with water.—
The custard that you so kindly gave us the
receipt for is called “French custard” and if
you put the egg-froth, teaspoonful at a time
on the hot milk (not boiling) and then turn
the other side; take off after it has risen
twice its size and place pyramid form on
your custard and you will have a very pretty
dish. Some place a layer of the white then
a layer of red jelly so as to make a prettier
effect. Please give some more of your nice
receipts. I want to make up a scrap-book
of them. Comfort Marshall.
After weekly reading your contributions,
and finding such pleasant pastime, I hope
you will not tnink me presumptive when I
tell you I’d like to enter your throng.
“Crushed” hB8 asked for a recipe for egg
bread; I know one which much resembles
pound cake, in appearance, the taste how
ever is somewhat different. Take two eggs,
two teaspoonsful of salt, one teaspoonful of
yeast powders, and one quart of corn meal.
Beat the eggs together, pour in as much wa
ter as it will take for the meal; add all the
ingredients and pour the lard in last. Bake
in a greasy pan. Sometimes a teacupful of
grits adds to the bread, but it is good enough
without.—Be so kind as to tell me what are
“Sodom apples,” and something about their
history; also the waters of “Marah.”
Macon, Ga. “Oce.”
Doughnuts made without grease of any
kind fry better and are not as rich as the
recipe I sent before. Will some one please
tell me bow to make and cook wafers like
those bought at confectionery stores; also
caramels, soft butter-taffy and soft cream-
drops. I will be thankful to ail who answer,
Crushed.
Beast and
that many a creature who does not go on
four feet might well heed. Old RobiD (long
since placed on the retired list and allowed to
<10 as he pleased), was a great fisher and ’pos
sum hunter and would ramble about at will,
ana sometimes be absent from his cabin for
several days so that nothing was thought of
it when the other negroes missed his coming
in and going out amongst them. He had
been missiDg on one occasion for several days
and was found by a neighbor who. passing
throngh the plantation was attracted by the
circling of buzzards and the sharp, incessant
barking of a dog. On following the direc
tion of sound he came to a fence on oce side
of which lay the old man, dead, apparently,
for days. Beside it sat the thin little figure
of his faithful dog like Rizpah “praying
away the birds,”wbo would fain have feasted
on his master. It was supposed that the old
man had died of heart disease as there was
no mark of violence about him, The dog had
guarded him with rare honesty and fi
delity, and although famished, had no-
touched a pone of corn bread that had fallen
from his poor old master’s pocket When he
saw that assistance.had come he gave several
delighted barks and away he flew as fast as
his weak little legs would carry him and
rushing into the kitchen besought the cook
for something to eat. After that “old Rob
in’s dog” was held in much honor by white
and black and kindness and much good cheer
bestowed upon him until he was gathered to
his fathers.
My father owned a dog of wonderful
sagacity, and I think my love of dogs dawn
ed when as a little child dear old “Spot”(wh:
was our constant companion and guard of
honor) taught me how noble and faithful and
loving his race could be. To hear his deep
mouthed bark when we were awakened at
night was as much assurance of safety as if
we were standing beside father’s knee.
But I must not forget that letters should
have limits and so must say adieu—presently 1
If gentlemen will enter the Household as gen
tl m — .should to e te id only courteous
treatment I think they will be a pleasant ad
dition to it. Grandfathers, fathers, brothers,
etc., all who have anything useful or pleas
ant to say will be heard gladly. We will iis
ten cheerfully to those who think as men
think and see things from the other side
Men and women should be real friends. Each
is in a measure dependent upon the other;
each capable of making the other happier
and brighter and yet sometimes it seems as
though there was a mistake somewhere, for
there is often an element of discord between
them and unnecessary jarrings disturb lives
which could otherwise be restful and happy.
I often think if we would every one of us be
more considerate of each other, less thought
ful of ourselves that we would make sunshine
in many a merry heart and life and its re
flected brightness would certainly make us
happier than we could ever be by making
ourselves our first care. I was speaking once
to an aged friend of a young man, a mutual
kinsman of ours who had from early youth
been laboring to support his father’s family
who, having lost their estate, were almost
dependent upon him. I said in my great
sympathy for a life so barren of any of the
comforts and pleasures that seemed to come
so naturally to other yoi ng people, “His life
is literally wasted.” Her answer was, “Not
wasted, my dear; it seems hard now and it
certainly is sorrowful that it should be so,but
the longest life is soon lived and when its
twilight is closmg in to look back upon its
day’s work as bravely and generously done
for others will bring a hallowed peace with
which no joyous retrospect could compare.”
Ont of the gloaming spoke the rare, sweet
woman, who during her three score and ten
years had never had one selfish thought.
But now realiy, farewell. When I write
again I will send some charming recipes. I
dare not send more than this long letter now.
Hillsboro, N. C. Anita.
Billy Appeals to Grandma.
Will that good old “Grandmother,” who
has dropped into our Household, please lay
aside her light bread recipes, close Her cook
book, and give me the benefit of her large
experience in a matter of vital importance?
I imagine I see her placid brow bend in ac
quiescence, so I will state my case: I a a af
flicted with a chronic case of bashf uiness that
acts on me like the string to a jumping-jack;
aBd how to get rid of it, or what to do for it,
is beyond my ken. It never affects me save
when in the presence of ladies that are young
and pretty, and then it flies through me as
swift as your spoon goes through batter, and
my upper lip begins to dance juba, my eyes
get tangled, and my head feels as soft as a
young frogstool just after a rain. If I meet
a lady on the stret and attempt to take off
my hat, I become so confused tnat I generally
manage to take off her hat^ before I am
through with it, and spend the next day writ
ing apologies and vowing that I thought her
hat was a buttei fly on a lamppost and I at
tempted to secure it for a specimen. Last
Sunday I went to church where there was a
remarkably pretty organist, and in order to
keep perfectly cool 1 took a seat by an open
window. To my utter horror, in a few min
utes afterwards a young lady as cruelly beau
tiful as a rose with a thorn came in and took
the seat directly behind me. Suddenly a fog
seemed to be.gathering in my head, and oold
chills began prancing over my back like noc
turnal cats over a housetop. I became fidg
ety and nervous, and finally began opera
tions by turning suddenly around and gazing
her full in the face for at least five minutes,
while my under jaw was hanging down as
limber, loose and ungraceful as a cow’s tail.
I never realized what I was doing until I
observed her lip begin to rise like a window-
sash. and her pretty little nose to open like
an nmbrealla. I jerked myself around so
suddenly that I came near breaking my neck
by falling out of the window; but I was not
in a condition to appreciate danger at that
time, for I was bent on making amends for
my rudeness. I observed that she did not
have a prayer-book, and I thought to appease
her by offering mine, and S3 made a dive in
my pocket for it, but instead of getting the
book I got a piece of navy tobacco (l don’t
chew—some prankish boy pat it then) about
the size of the prayer-book, and not noticing
my mistake jabbed it at her with all the force
in my body. In doing this I leaned too far
forward, loet my balance, and down I came,
with the bench on top of me, right in the
lady’s lap. Several men came to my assist
ance, and when they pulled the bench from
my battered nose and broken head, I dropped
the tobacco in my unpleasant seat and began
to apologize; but my tongue went off so
poorly my voice rattled like a policeman’s
whistle, and I grabbed the young lady’s hat
ami rushed frantically for the door, resolved
to eschew going to church until cured of my
terrible malady. Dear “Grandmother,” for
the love of a suffering mortal, tell me what
to do. Bashful Billy,
like this receipt, it wiil be splendid. An ox'
gall will set any color—silk, calico,
woolen. Any butcher will give you one
take out all the liquid and cork well. One
large spoonful of this in a gallon of warm
water is sufficient. It must be thoroughly
stirred into the water, then put the goods in.
It is used without soap. After being washed
in this, cloth which you want to clean, should
be washed in warm suds without using soap.
For ginger snaps, take three pounds of flour,
one of butter, one pint of molasses, one ta-
ble&poonful of soda, four of ginger; about
three quarters of a pound of brown sugar
added makes them more crisp. Roll thin,
cut out, and bake in buttered tins in a quick
over, if any one wishes it, I will tell them
the old Taomas Jefferson receipt for making
delicious persimmon beer. I fear I have
tired you long ago, so 1 must go and come
again if I am welcome. Am I ? With best
wishes I am “Dora Thorne.”
A Counter-Buzz For “Bee.”
As the saying is, I must “kill two birds
with one stone” this time. Through mistake
I am made to represent two cousins, Pollie
and Sallie. A friend transcribed one of my
letters and wrote “Sallie” for “Pollie.”
wish to say to Mattie S. that I will tell her
how to make uoniton lace with pleasure, but
fear the necessary instructions would be too
long for the Household; and, unless she pre
fers a very brief explanation, I think a pri
vate letter would be best. I would like so
much to know all the members of the House
hold. They present just enough difference
in disposition, style of composition and origi
nal ideas, to be interesting and spicy. Say
to Crushed that two eggs to one quart of
meal, with enough buttermilk to make
smooth batter (not too stiff), and soda suffi
cient to make the milk foam, will mrkn splen
did egg bread. I am very sorry that Busy
Bee’s couutry friends happened to be of that
almost extinct class who think every good
thing is healthy—so long as you don’t eat it.
I have seen very few ideal farms, still I do
not know many such as she described. Of
course they all do not always invariably
Ijave an abundance of fresh sweet milk, but
termilk, frying chickens, fresh laid eggs, lus
cious fruits, creamy egg-bread, golden but
ter, and ail those “country blessings” too
numerous to mention; but, with a few ex
septions, all that I know have enough to keep
them from forgetting how they taste, and
sufficient to make them enjoy long visits
from either country or city friends. If Busy
Bee ever favors me with a visit, I will show
her that all country people do not have those
thick-crusted, sour peach pies that are enough
to give one the lockjaw. If she is as indus
trious as she is busy, why did she not attempt,
at least, a slight reformation in her country
cousin ? Was the undertaking too huge for a
bee? Cousin Pollie.
East Point, Ga.
Words dor Flower Growers.
“Anita’s” and “Gage Hempstead’s” varied
collection of seeds and plants will be a very
welcome addition to my little garden wilder
ness which, though blossoming with the rose,
is deficient in many of the desirables that
they enumerate. Of course I can only accept
a few from each, as the exchange would be
too unfair a one to them, but these few I will
accept with much pleasure.
Of carnations, I have nine varieties, some
double and some single, some pretty and
some ugly. Of roses, I have seventeen bloom
ing varieties, and many others which have
not yet bloomed. Has any one a Brabant or
Perle des Jardins that they would exchange
for a Jacqueminot and La Reine? Toese are
two of the finest Hybrid Peipetuals. Of my
“proud Hollyhocks, with their gaudy hue,” i
have the most exquisite and doublest of
whites, pink blush magenta and lilac. “An
ita,” 1 detected a hidden laugh at my holly
hocks in your last pleasant letter. Don’t do
it again, Anita, or I shall certainly send you
a peck of zinnia seed as a punishment. I am
pleased to be able to gratify “Wild Flower’s”
desire for a moss-rose, as I have several va
rieties, one being the perpetual white moss
which is considered very fine. One shoot is
blooming now (August). Is not that rather
uncommon ?
I would like to get some shrubs and ever
greens, such as the Sweet Olive, Gardenia,
Lilac, Dentzia and double Oleanders, ana
will exchange for them grapevines, of which
we have six varieties in bearing, and a num
ber more names unknown. The ones which
I will exchange are the Concord, Scupper
nong, Black Madeira, a large spicy, pinkish
grape, name unknown (Catawba?), a grape-
resembling the Malaga in shape and size, not
yet ripe (name unknown), and a medium
sized grape of black and compact clusters
If any member desiring them will let me
know, I will have the gardener pin down
(“Daisy E> ebright”
Mattie Responds to Little Katie
Certainly, I will help out “lit le Katie,”
will take pleasure in sending her, in Novem
ber, cuttings and maybe roots of doable pink
and single white oleander. If she would like
me to do so, I will, also send her cuttings of
my black rose, Ismoo-tintad climbing roar,
bine hydrangfla.jtndspiraa; or assoasBcaC te
bridal wreath. £ the spring It she willbiunf
some geraniums, a rad and a purpls salvia, an
Arabian Jessamine and some foliage plants, in
her and “brother’s” side of the “flower yard,”
she will add considerably to the beauty there
of. If she will plant some pink (dianthns)
seeds along the sides of the walk and flower
beds, she will have pinks early in the spring;
maybe before spring. September is a good
time to plant the seeds. A mound made of
rich earth, in the centre of her and “brother’s”
side of the yard and planted with different
kinds of verbena, will come to be something
beautiful to look upon. The verbena cuttings
or plants must be kept shaded and watered
till they have taken root; and watered after
wards. If Katie will put l'quid ammonia in
to the water with which she waters her
plants, she will find that it will make them
grow and bloom beautifully. Ten drops of
ammonia in a gallon of water, used two or
three times a week is the way I use it. And
it is necessary to loosen the earth around the
stems of the plants, occasionally—but care
must be taken, not to loosen it deep enough
to disturb the roots of the plants. Will be
glad to hear from “Katie,” and will with
pleasure, aid her in any way I can.
If “Charleston” wiil use liquid ammonia in
the water with which she waters her helio
trope, I think it will flourish and bloom. I
use it, and find it most efficacious in improv
ing my plants.
“My heart turns back to “Dixie,” I am so
sorry "she is still sick. Wish I could help to
make the time pass as pleasantly as possible
for her; I know what I’ll do! Write her a
letter, and tell her how much “Rebel Girl”
admires and likes her. If she will be as
pleased to receive it as is “Rebel Girl” to
have her send “kindest regards to her in
especial,” 1 am sure of bringing a great deal
of brightness into her sick-room. By the
way, Mrs. Household (?) you have (uninten
tionally of course) credited “Rebel Girl”
with “Dixie’s” letter. While she would be
proud of writing such a nice letter, she
does’nt wish to appropriate a leaf of Dixie’s
laurels.
Girls! “Eugene Hall” gives us good advice
—advice equally as good, to my thinking, for
marriad ladies.
Good bye! “Yankee Lass,” or, excuse me,
“Yanko-Sjutherner,” says “Rebel Girl;”
The next time you want to have some “fun,”
don’t jest upon a subject which is a sorrow
ful one to others; especially if they have
been kind to you.
Mattie C. Seward.
Thomasville, Georgia.
Dora is Knowing on “Tea Bis
cuit”—Hoar now Richard
Penfield?
Will you kindly open your door hospitable
Household, and give entrance to another vis-
sitor? Dont think me an intruder, for I wish
only to be the “child” of that big family,
consisting of “Rebel Girls,” “Grandma”
"Comforts” and etc. Although a mere girl, I
take a great iaterest in our Sunny South,
and the Household is my pet. I feel. very
grateful to “Charleston” for her biscuit re
ceipt, and intend to try it very soon. . In
fact, I try every good receipt that I see. I
am going to be a cook when I am grown,
hut hope it will not be out of our own House
hold.—Miss Mattie S. occupies a dear corner
in my affections. I like her letters so much,
and wish they were only twice as long.
“Lucy,” receive thanks forvour “mangoes”
receipt. I send a few receipts, which I hope
will tie useful to some one. I tried this one
last week, and it turned out splendidly.
Corn Oysters—One half teacup of butter.
No Sour Buttermilk.
Here I am entering the sacred precincts of
the Household without even saying ‘by your
leave.’ But as I know the door is ever open
’to welcome every stranger. I take courage
and trust that in a few weeks I too will be
greeting others who like myself venture in
this happy circle; but must say like the little
boy who changed the order of the poem—
“ You’d scarce expect one of my age
To write much sense upon this page.”
“Busy Bee,” you do not know how much I
sympathised with you in your seeking pleas
ure .from home, or. in other words, seeking
buttermilk in the couutry. If you would
only pay me a visit, I would show you that
there is a difference in country milk, and as
I know you are indeed a busy bee, would pin
a dainty white apron .on you and let you
reign queen of the churn for a while; and 1
know that after your task was over you
would have a drink that not even a temper
ance man would object to; for I believe if we
are going to make temperance men of man
kind it will be through cold fresh milk, and
teas, and not by prob bition laws. I suppose
you will not hear again from “Bach,” as you
gave him such a banging lecture that he will
not have courage to appear again, so he will
have to be counted as one of the loet stars of
pur hOBsebold.
I have not beento the seaside orto any
springs, but have simply staid at home and
learned bow to keep house, aud perhaps had
as nice a time as some of my more fortunate
sisters who have been spending the summer
from home and furnishing sustenance for
mosquitoes and other insects.
. I am afraid I will not be much of an acqui
sition to the Household, for I do not make
many fancy articles, but know a good many
nice receipts for cooking. I fear, though, if
I were to send them you would derive as lit
tle benefit as the lady did in seeking inform
ation about the art of making battercakes
from Aunt Dinah. Alabama.
snakes in Texas. The slightest pat with
switch will cause them to come to pieces,but
they will soon tmite again if left alone. I
have seen them end know whereof I speak.
In fact we have quite a variety of snakes,
tarantulas, stinging scorpions and other
“scarecrows” out here in western Texas, but
the sisters of the Household must not get
frightened and be afraid to come to our west
ern prairies, I have been here a long time
and have never suffered any inconvenience
from our native pests; besides we have a
great many nice things out here, and people
can live just as comfortably and as happy in
the Lone-star State as they can anywhere, if
they have the “wherewithal” to pay as they
go. Still it costs less to live here than it does
in the older States, and we will gladly wel
come all good, respectable people to a home
in our broad State,either in the timber where
they can have an abundant supply of good
water without any trouble, or on our broad,
roliing prairies, where they will have to pre
pare themselves cisterns for water.
Texas, Aug. 22. 1881. Texarkana
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MACON, GEORGIA,
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Sept. 21. A full Faculty of experienced
teachers. Advanced course of study. The
best advantages in Music, Art, Literature
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Said: “I take great pleasure in recommend
ing to parents the Academy ol Mr. Swilhin C.
Shortlidge.”
Hon. FERNANDO WOOD, M. C.,
Said (1S80): “I cheerfully consent to the use of
my name as reference. My boys will return
to you (for their fourth year) after their vaca
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For new Illustrated Catalogue address
S WITHIN C. SHORTUDOC. AN., Har
vard Graduate, Media, Pa., 12 miles from
Philadelphia. 313 8t
Jast a Pop Vail.
I only come to make a “pop call,” since I
can impart all my information in that time.
First my congratulations must be paid to the
dear Sunny South, on the valuable addition
of their department, which I always read
with much pleasure. Long may it live and
continue to improve till its necessity in every
family is felt.
“Crushed” asked for a recipe for eggbread.
I cannot oblige her but will give a variety of Dll A Woat FPIllll 16 CollefiTP.
it. When it is furnished her, by substituting UC TT 4 c,,ln ' 1C vuiicgc
bits of fat bacon for lard and seasoning the
fullahoma Grammar School,
TCI.I.AHOMA, TENNESSEE.
Boys, upon the Cumberland Plateau 1.070
above the sea. Pure air and water. Pupils taken
at any time. Special attention given to German.
Terms $175 per annum. For circulars address
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whole with black-pepper, she will have what
>y grandmother callec
ilia* ‘
led conscience; a dish
relished very much by our family and one I
never saw on any other table. A nice salad
is made of grated turnip, seasoned as any
other salad would be. It is ornamental as
wtll as palatable to many.
I reccommend ‘conscience’ to “BacU,” most
men need some when discussing feminine
foibles. You see I ought to know since I am
“John’s Wife.”
Terrell, Texas.
F 'XERCISES in this Institution open First
. Monday in October next. Cost of Board
and Regular Tuition for year, $162. New fur
niture. Faculty complete. French table.
German taught. For c italogue. address
J. P. KENNEDY. President,
316 lOt Due West, Abbeville. Co., 8. C.
gigricttltnral items.
Kitty’s Letter.
I am a constant reader of the dear Sunny
South. My brother has been a subscriber
for several years,so that I feel quite intimate
with “Betsy Hamilton,” and “Slim Jim.” I
also enjoy the Correspondents’ Column and
can sometimes answer some of the questions,
but I am a little girl and have not had confi
dence enough to write for publication, but I
will tell you something strange about the
snake question. I was just reading the words
“Can, etc,’’when mamma came in and asked
me if I would like to see a glass snake. Of
course I went to the store where it was on
exhibition and now I can tell “Arcturus” that
there is such a thing as a glass snake, and it
is well named, for it looks like the transpar
ent marbles the little boys play with, only it
has not the bright colors; the stripes run
from head to tail and are grey, black and
white. It is a very curious looking thing,and
like its name-sake “glass,” easily broken,but
like Humpty “beyond the skill of all the doc
tors in town, ’ so it cannot be the same as the
“disjointed” snake.
Now I am going to answer another of your
correspondents. In a late July number
some one asked “Who was it that said the
greatest woman was the one who had the
greatest number of children?” and the editor
answered “Andrew Jackson.” This was a
mistake, as my aunt told me it was said to
Mme. de Stael by Napoleon I., and as that
lady asked it expecting a compliment and
had only one child herself, she must have felt
badly snubbed, don’t you think so? I hope
my communication is not too long, but it is
my first attempt, so excuse all mistakes.
Kitty B. M.
About the Baby.
Please thank those who have given me in
formation, and those who may give it in your
During the recent heated term in Paris up
wards of 200 omnibus horses died within a
week.
In selecting your seed wheat, or seed for a 1
rye crop, weigh a pint from the bin or sack, i
and purchase that which weighs the heavier ,
It is thirty per cent, more profitable to I
pre-mature and dispose of fattening cattle at
two years old, than to keep them up to three
years.
English farmers have been very successful
in growing wheat by the aid of peat charcoal
as a fertilizer, using at the rate of 600 pounds
to the acre.
It should be remembered that it is easier to
deteriorate a err p by choosing bad seed, or
even by carelessly neglecting the selection of
good seed, than it is to improve upon a va
riety already acknowledged to be good. The
down hill road is the easiest travelled.
In keeping poultry for the sake of the eggs
they lay, a correspondent writes that no hens
should be kept over after their second laying
season. Hens, as a rule, lay about an equal
number of eggs in their first and second sea
sons, after which the produce rapidly de
creases.
aelon crop has been cultivated from
time immemorial, and yet there is no other
riant known that is so wonderfully variable
n its character. In the same hill and from
the same seed there will be produced some ot
the finest, as well as some of the poorest,
specimens.
Of all poultry breeding, the rearing of the
joose in favorable situations is said to be the
'.east troublesome and most profitable. It is
not surprising, therefore, that the trade has
of late years been enormously developed.
Geese will live to a certain extent and thrive
on the coarsest grasses.
Fanners in Great Britain suffered severely
during the first half of 1881. No less than
571 agriculturalists had to declare themselves
bankrupt, including farm bailiffs, millers
and maiket gardeners. In trades immedi
ately connected with farming, 501 have been
forced to give up business.
According to the best information, there
are about 4,600,000 sheep in Texas. This wil
in all probability be increased during the
coming lambing season twenty per cent,
bringing the number up to 5,500,000. Valu
ing them at $2.50 each would make the total
valuation of sheep in the State of Texas $13,-
800.000.
The observations of Dumas, Payen and
Boussingault have shown the fact tbat a cow
gives healthy milk in exact proportion to the
surplus of food beyond what is necessary for
her own maintenance. If the animal is kept
on food barely sufficient for proper nourish
ment. the milk produced must be at a loss of
animal tissue, with general deterioration of
the milk and also of the cow.
The experiments with concentrated fertil
izers are often spoiled just as crcps are in
jured or lost through wrong application.
Farmers are apt to think the manure must
be put close to the seed, else the plant will
not get the benefit of it. The res! truth of
the master is, that it is not the plant just
germinated that needs the aid of the fertil
izer, but the plant which already has a start
and needs helping on to the finish.
A great share of the sheep raised in Ne
braska are a mixture of the Cotswold and
Leicester. While further south in Kansas,
Texas and New Mexico are the Spanish Me
rino and Mexican. The latter are better
adapted to a warm climate,, produce fine
wool and are more valuable in every way
than other kinds. The climate of California
is well adapted to a cross between the Span
ish Merino and Mexican.
With regard to strawberries, we can pro
duce larger crops and finer berries by plant
ing several varieties in one bed than by plant
ing all of one kind. Though tbe yariety may
be perfect In its kind, yet strawberry plants
are apt to produce in perfect blossoms, some
being pistillates and others staminates.
Through the planting in of other varieties in
the same bed, though in rows by themselves,
a more perfect fertilization may be secured.
When clover is wanted to enrich the soil
for a succeeding crop it is better to let itma-
isssts
ia rttafl.
MARIETTA PAPER Mill,
The Marietta Paper Mill Company manu
factures and keeps on hand all kinds, sizes,
and qualities of Paper at the lowest cash
rates.BAX A. ANDERSON, agent
A Transposition,
Alan !
I certainly do not intend to appear as a
stranger to the Household, for I am sure tbat
no one recognizes me under my new nom de
plume and therefore since the editor failed to j layers immediately.
turn a neat period and announce my change j suggests hairpins for layering purposes and
of name, I am compelled to say to the bright, ! it is a capital idea).
sweet sisterhood that “Anita” is none other I “Crushed,” it will give me sincere pleasure
than their old acquaintance “Southland Wo- not only to send you the flowers mentioned,
man.” The which name, by tbe way, was but snow-drops, jorquils, violets, verbenas,
not my selection in the first instance, and j bridal-roses, chrysanthemums, tube roses, or
now I prefer to substitute another. Hereaf- : indeed anything that 1 have, if you would
ter hold “Southland Woman” responsible for have them.
everything “Anita" says. What has become “Texas,” please send your address, and if
of “Laughing Water?” 1 have looked in vain careful packing will enable the plants to sur- cups of flour, one quarter of a cup of sweet
for her. I hope the intense heat has not vive their long journey, you may be assured milk, a quarter of a teaspoonful of soda,
caused her to exhale; we miss her. And j of my doing my best, though but a tyro in whites of four eggs. Flavor with lemon.
“Charleston? ’ Not invalided I trust. I ad- I the art. All desiring the plants will please For the dark part, take half a cup of butter,
mired her letter so thoroughly that 1 hope to seed their addresses to Comfort Marshall, one cup of brown sugar, half cup of molasses,
see another very soon. To “Gage Hemp- ; Gadsden, Richland couut.y, S. C., to be for- i half a cup of sour milk, the yolks of four
stead” and any odc else who wishes them, I j warded by the postmaster. This will pre- 1 eggs and one whole egg: half a teaspoonful
will send with pleasure any seeds or plants vent so much “trading” going on in the of soda, and spice of all sorts. Put in pans,
that I have. In exchanging these we will j Household, and the editor ought to thank me first a layer of dark cake and then a layer of
realize each other more fully and will have ; for the proposition. j white, and so on, finishing with a layer of
fragrant and lovely associations with each 1 l am forced to decline with many thanks > dark cake. Bake in a hot oven. If made
Bull’s baby syrup. It does no barm and the
child is active and bright. It does not make
them dull and sleepy. My baby was so fret
ful and nervous nothing would please him.
One dose a day was enough; a teaspoonful is
enough for him now as he is nine months old,
but he rarely requires any now. I had to
give twice as much as directed for one dose
when he was young he was so strong and
large. Now I am not superstitious, but I
have known the following to save two babies’
lives and keep many others from suffering.
I am very proud of my baby, my first and
only child, and I dreaded the time when it
got sick with its teeth. I got some Jerusalem
the same of flour. One egg, pepper, salt and I Oak (a weed) and cut the roots in little pieces
one pint of grated corn: beat it up, and fry I ari d ried them around his neck, after string
on a well buttered griddle. They es qual ' them like beads. The next day he was
fried oysters. Marble Cake.—For the \ well and has never been troubled in anyway
white part take half a cup of butter, one and since; weighs thirty pounds, playful, gay,
a half cuds of white sugar, two and a half 1 05111 stand alone and talk some and only nine
■ " *— -* ' months old. Hold him by his hand and sing
for him and he’ll dance. Some people laugh
ed at me but I had seen it tried too often and
always cured. Try it mothers, it costs noth
ing. It is only a weed. Crushed.
columns. The “Household” is improving I ture rather than to cut it early. When clover
and I am glad to note it. The writers seem I ia grown for seed the rcots are the best de-
refined and sensible, and I am attached to yeloped and contain the most nitrogen. This
them all. I had rather give my address to ja the reason why those farmers who precede
Comfort Marshall privately. Would a letter wheat with clover for a fertilizer first cut a
mailed to the name she gives reach her ? I crop of clover early and then allow the sec-
shall be pleased to learn how M. P. H. makes ond crop to go to seed, before plowing it in.
bandoline. 1 would say to young mothers The roots and scattered leaves of clover make
(if you don’t object) that if their babies are | m0 st excellent fertib'zers.
fretful, nervous or teething to give them Dr.
“Jointed Snakes” and Other
Texas Items.
I think I can give some “items of interest”
on Texas and Texas curiosities, Tell “Arc-
turns” (hat there really are glass or jointed
It is a noticeable feature in the production
of corn and hog product, from 1875 to 1880
inclusive, that while the former was increased
from 1.324.000,000 to 1,507,000,000, the pro
duct of meat and lard rose from 1,154,000,000
pounds to considerably over 2,000,000,000.
Daring the same period the exports of com
increased from 67,000,000 bushels to over 105-
000,000, while the exports of bog product
rose from 104,000,000 pounds to 1,300,000,000.
It is far more to the credit, as well as to the
profit of American agriculture to export
pork, lard and bacon, than to export what
may be termed the raw material.
There are many sores on cattle, which, if
kept constantly washed clean with cold water
and kept free from dirt, would heal of them
selves. A very careful herdsman says his
practice of curing hoof-rot is to thoroughly
cleanse the affected parts with warm water
and soap, and then apply warm tar between
the hoofs. In very bad cases there will be a
large core to come out; remove carefully
with the thumb and finger: cleanse the cavi
ty as above, with soap and water, and then
fill it with warm tar. Keep the parts thor
oughly covered with tar, even if it is neces
sary to use a bandage. Keep the animal in a
clean, dry pasture. It is no more liable to
affect the whole system than any other ulcer.
When once cured there is no danger of its ap
pearing again unless from the same cause
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