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'. For weariness comes of having, ‘: ‘~ f: 7“
‘ ‘When happiness means pursuing _3" a
A: . And love "grows dwarilsh and stinted, '

: And bears but a little fruit . , V '; ‘
,VWhen the serpent of selfforever 5. .

. so lips which have met in kisses L ' .
. Grow chary of, tender speech— . .‘ fl .

7 - 80 heart; which are bound together "
Grow burdensbmegach to each, « ‘ .
Since the only things men value j ‘1 .
Are those which they cannot reach. ’I ' ‘

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. I have. observed the progress of a numbell
as: young. men and women; some graduated

. .as my classmates, others since, that time, at

«our high school. The majority were 'girls,
Cami-as arule they were more brilliant stu-
dents than the boys. The young men push-
-«ed out in_ various directions, contentJvith
humble beginnings; several in a few‘years
became local. editors, others, have held .re-
,fiponsible'ofiices, some have good situations
-in banks, etc., etc.,‘scarcely an idler orran
aimless man is found in their number. the
man but compare the :worth and wealth they
add to society with that contributed by ;the
.girls Who surpassed them at school. "Few of
the ‘girls are active workers, several are
engaged by, business lr-ouses, some’are mar--
.ried, but'the majority of them are at home.
They are not really idle there, they _sew,
“take music lessens, do some housework,
and some fancy wofk perhaps. All this is

, not idleness, but it is beneath their possi-

;- :3 ' ' oriov'lvabsurd‘the lass; girls are Oftefi £16“
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bilities, it isenothing in ,particular. Their
dives are devoid of the live earnestness pur-
;pose alone gives; Occasionally a girl’s help
is '. required at home, butnsualiy _there, are
several and all are not needed there. , If peo?
,ple could but know the- richness and .happi-
mess added to the home-life by each inmate
«living his.own life, gathering _eiperiences
from personal observations and'endeavors
voutside the home, parents would urge their
daughters into these paths of development.
And. further, if they wish them- t5 marry
(honest men, they can, afford nobetter‘oppor-
tunities of securing such husbands than by
giving theirgirls a practical business educaa
tion,’ ‘ enabling j them to‘ obtain positions
\where they will meet and associate“with
men of labor; for honest men are-workers.»

’ Itifiwell‘to see a man in his ‘f-every day

lislothes’i going about his business before a

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' Ai‘finis'hed” withthe'lr school'daysl What

have they gained but facts at second hand?
What acquired to regulate the principles of
character. or to fit them for any activity or
usefulness in life? How’ are they to know
without the'advice of the e‘iperienced how
_to shape their course? . . . . ‘

. The way of all knowledge is in interior
clearness and genuineness of life. How
many of the young have any thought of ex-

’ amining themselves, mentally and physic- .
~ ally, to-determine whether they are best

adapted to mental or manual labor? How
many are honest and estimate themselves
justly? Then, having decided where their
strength lies go about their work with the
determination to succeed. The young have
a right to my first one thing, _then another,

«anything they thinkthemselves capable of

doing. It is worth while to find out our
“genius” whilewe are in a situation to
make use of the'discovery; and in everyief-

‘fort or failure made, our ideas as _ to what
"we can do are developing and taking defi-

nite shape. But the right beginning, the
great requisite; is purpose. Purpose is not
a sentiment which begins well, but gets no-
where. It is an energy which gives impetus
to the entire being, opens the soul to every
avenue of knowledge and attainment.

The well-balanced woman is she who is
self-supporting, who has an aim in life, who
loves her work and is not watching for the
first opportunity to “escape into marriage.”
The discipline of' practical life enables
yiung women to live in a wider, deeper
sense, and thus benefits the individual as
well as the race. And cannot esteem and
love come to woman in any situation of

'life? I recognize wedded life as the only

life for man and woman. $0 long'as the
individual, personal life flows out from the

fountain of God’s purposes, so long will

individual teaching lead us into more beau-
tiful paths of unfoldment. - So long will
life fraught with tender helpfulness enfold
hungerlng being with its calm uplifting.
But-itis not glvenevery woman to realize
the happines of marriage. Many take up
the line of life, not with joyous hearts,
neither withvhopeless ones, but with a depth
of wonder, sorrow, and love, which are at
once the most sacred realities, the most sor-
rowful yet inspiring verities of their being.
But is it they only. who know the clasp of wed-
ded hands who understand love? Nay, they
know not love the less, because it is to some
a great spiritual presence, overshadowing
like the star-uplifted skyu It is calm assur-
ance and rest rooted in life, the inspiration
of the, soul’s atmosphere. _We need . more

women wba shall give to their work the de?

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votion of the wife, and the tenderness, of
the mother. Who would float idly on the
sea of life, watching other. souls tried by .
t'ie tempests? Who be content to play with
the waves washing the shore, while the great
ships ‘sail by and are lost in the far oif
waters of life? s. M. e'.
ans.

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From some opinions expressed in my
former letters, some of the HOUSEHOLD
contributors seem to have inferred that I
despise and ignore all house and ho'mekeep-
ing. On the contrary, I love home and its
duties,'and have been as happy, in assist-
ing my mother in the time I could spare
from my studies as any daughter could ‘
have been. i have always been ‘ impressed
with the im\portance. of. mastering some
trade or occupation, as did my brothers; and
as I said before, desired the opinions of the
HOUSEHOLD. The expressed opinions
would indicate that the avenues opened for
women to support themselves independent-
ly and in a respectable manner, are delu-
sions; and nothing in the way of business ,
of the least merit but housework, or work
done at intervals while doing it. 1have

before now “helped” a neighbor or friend

in illness or some other strait, and found a
pleasure in so doing; but that does not in-_
cline me to spend my womanhood in work,
as a trade, that could as well ‘be done by
some one who has had no advantages of ed-
ucation. Housework will have' attained
dignity when its followers are well trained
and perfected in itIas a science; then,.I be-
lieve, and not until then, will women be
troubled with no “sense of inferiority” in
doing housework; nor longer object to it if
well paid, nor be obliged to compete in
wages with imported wastefulness and. ig-
norance; “factors” which impede a na-
tion’s prosperity. This slack, unprofitable
way of discharging duties' casts a slur upon
this occupation. We do not see men engage
to teach their employes the cuts and ins of
business, nor should women be compelled
to do so. If housework was taught as a
trade, and neatness and order its primary
lessons, to be practiced in homes with every
adjunct for ease and despatch, help would
be help without the waste and veXation
endured at the present time by employers
and employed. - \

As mattersZnow stand, I still think house-
work,” .altrade oneg'that is poorly paid,
with. little of [refinement or social enjoy-
ment, ,aslt lowers one inja social Scale.
While women are achievingwonders with

b;a_i_'l and energy, whysbould they not seek

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an .occupation most congenial to taste, ini plume‘of Henry or fiavarfref .lt'was. on this: . Eachyearwe ‘ intend to try some “new .
which they may hope to excel, and at the field that the lamented General McPhersOn vegetable,‘-? or'new variety; and in' that way” _
same time not be debarred from social iell. Lippincott’a Magazine fer March, in manage to havejust what we like best, and

prriligggs. ‘. ~ , HONOR Gnm'r. an article on Logan,-'dh,scribes_ .the field of. the very‘best kinds. We'do not feel satis-
;. 4 . - ‘ Atlanta, and the manner of the death of- this fled with _ the . early ’sweet corn we, have
THE BATTLE OF ATLANTA. . gallant general, so beloved that the” lecturer, been raising, ~Will some of ,ihe HOUSE--

. _ Gen. W. T. Clark, who was adjutant-gen' HOLD people tell what kind they find the'
The new cyclorama building, on the for- eral upon his staff, says, with a little shake best; and~ what .of string beans would be-
mer' site of. Ste. Anne’s church on Larned in his voice to this day: ' “'His death was good'to use late in the season? We do~
St, this city, is now occupied by agrand the greatest lossI ever met with.” f‘Black, not like the Lima bean. 'We have had a.
historical painting of one of ‘the notable Jack”—-General Logan—who took com- great deal better. success with winter-

battles of the war of the rebellion, which mand after McPherson’s death, is depicted squashes- when they were put among the. .

‘- .Was exhibited to the public the first of the upon his black horse “ Charley,” bare— potatoes in the field; the Paris green putt

.current month. It purports tobe an accurate headed, in one hand his old slouch hat, and on the potatoes seems to be just the thing:
mptesentafion of the famous struggle be- sitting his plunging charger as‘if he and for the squash vines too. , Have any of the . '
tween the armies of the Cumberland, ’it were one, in the act of dashing madly Housnnom readers had any experience
Tennessee and Ohio under Sherman, and down upon a rude bridge over a little rill, with the tree tomatoes: if so how were they,
the Confederate forces underflood, which the audible murmur of whose ripples is in liked? a I think ‘they would take/up very
proved the last great battle of the weat. strange contrast with the wild but silent much less room. \_ .
The painting, was prepared from sketches carnage on every hand. “ Logan always jJust-a few flowers along the rows of
and photographs made on the spot; by artists rods that way in a battle,” interpolates the vegetables add ever so much to the' beauty 1
employed by the Harpers, and from maps hiStOI‘iah, whose 80ft. wide-brimmed felt of the garden, take but little room and re-—

‘ and reports in thepossession of the goverri- gets 8 dent in the crown and a military cock .quire but little attention. I thiiik they
ment: and Gen. 0. M. Poe, who was on over the 10“ 681‘ 38 he thus fights 0V9! again , add very much to the interest taken in the =
Sherman’s '-staif in that memorable cam-f the battle in WhiCh he participated. ' . garden, especially by the children. How
paign, assents to the topographical exact- The picture covers four hundred feet of many times I have gone the whole length.
ness of the painting. ' canvas, fifty feet high: 811d the Perspective of the garden to see some new blossomst

Lsfzgzfiiullyorsznszged 31%:er the idga 'Nearh' all children love flowers, and .L‘ '
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area, bounded only by the limit of vision. $232833; 31-63:)? e them in grow- I ,

 

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b7-.- . .. 95599.99. Th? A”, “3:313” and the illusion is heightened by the “out- gum; ELIZABETH - ,
Augusta railroad stretches away at v. er door feeling,” which comes, presumably,» V' ' f V ' W ~ ‘ '
haiid, “1° ”Server’s P0531011 being ‘3 P0int \ from the excellent emngemwtffgi. ventila- This shower-r GARDEN.

 

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2’2 ‘32fiii?§§“.§.§ii‘§1d infliigsiig “w; the” is. a current. ‘01 a... c...
h . not a draught, which makes it seem as if
girdled by Stone Mountain, Atlanta, Big- hone surveyed the scene from an elevation in'
and Little Kenesaw, and Lost Mountains, the Open air. ' - . ‘

misty against the sky; and everywhere the Make it a point. if you come to Detroit
Blue and Grey are 99905“ in Vigorous, life- this summer, to visit this great painting.
like “i1.“- . The Wh°l°- canvas seems You will be well repaid. It challenges com-
alive With soldiers; it is easy to credit the parison with the famous “Battle of Gettys—
assertion ofthe lecturer that there are 30,- burg ,, at Chicago, which has drawn so many
000 figures represented on the scene, for. a thousands of visitors and is known as one
good pair or eyes or an opera 31383 (115' of the “ attractions” of that city. Those
closes in the distance regiments advancing who have seen both declare the ‘-‘ Battle of
or changing 9951“”, and guns and rifle- Atlanta” to contain many more figures and
pits betrayedlonly by smoke-wreaths. Here to be much finer in its delineation of action. . v

are all the scenes of a battle field; the fierce, Go and see what a battle 13' like; you will weighed down With blossoms of everyshade: .

headlong charge, the hand-to-hand conflict. 118;,“ grudge the time or 'money for the and " marking, from snow white to scarlet;; ,

the dismantled cannon, wrecked wagons, lesson Yen may‘smile perhaps. in kindly some nearly black With white fringed petals,. -
.ambulances, with [their blood-stained bur- sympathy to see’sOme Old veteran straight- 'others' as unique in style as the Picotee..

dens, the 'field. hospital, and everywhere en his-tedt form to military erectness .and Verbenas, phlox, mignonette, nasturtiums,;“

the wounded. the dying and the dead. At with dilating eye's indicate to wife 01.;th and the " like, could creep over the beds of 1

one point the,Confederates, entrenched be- the 'nts he remembers upon the gory flel d bulbs ‘without impoverishing them in the« ,-
hihd rude fortificationsof rails and boards h p21.“ .. fit with Sherman- n and you least. j: Tuberoses, tigridias and lilies were, - ' ,
and cotton bales, are giving “our boys ” $19120!“ away with a‘new meaning attach- bordered with gypsophila and alyssum, so» - v V
‘so warm a reception, that Union batteries :2 to the oft-quoted phrase, “the horrid odorous as to render the air heavy with.

were used to dBStroy the 1101-868 0: DeGreé’ ' ,, perfume.fi Speaking of fragrance mminds‘
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famous battery, to prevent its capture, and panoply 0t war I BE TBIX. me of the sweet peas that gave a second in-- _
stallment of bloom, after cutting back when a ‘

. not a few of the exclamations called forth 131'. AN THE GARDEN Now.
by the reality of the scene. relate to “ the , ‘ - the seed was ripe and the vines seemed dead.
pity 0111:” that these noble animals must Have you made out a plan of the garden and. ‘_‘ done for.” 0f dahlias. -gladiolas,. A 4 V
50 81.1381» Indeed, 50 realistic the portrayal you are going to have next summer? Now geranium, canna, Chinese wistaria, .1. ~ » ' .
0119 “m0“ involuntarily 1“ betrayed into is just the time to do it, if you have not. saved. seed for "those who like to experie-
expressions of sympathy with the actors. Ours has been made, for several years, very ment in'raising new varieties. I raise these \

if: ' One motherly old lady exclaimed, “See that much like the plan given in D. M. Ferry’s with ‘success from the seed each year. ‘ '

g poor fellow! Isn’t it too bad, and he’s catalogue, and we would hardly think we There are many who would like to start; a ' B

‘ nothing but a boy. either!” So skillfully could make a garden without that. I often clumps of' Winona and- glaucium, but.

are the accessories managed that it is only send for other catalogues and sometimes get think’it impossible because it taken such’ a '
by» the most careful inspection one is able something slittle different from them. but_ discouraging length of time for them to -.‘ g .

- to detect where the real sand and turf and I do not think there‘is any other that will“ germinate. ‘ Six amonths or a' year will do‘ '5

j \ miscellaneous debris of the- foreground are take the pi'ace of Ferry’s. . . , . _ for- m‘ "x7 inella, and 'as many W68“ for

- , met by the canvas of the painting. . We tryto make em: a plan just as we will gamma,“ but ‘ they are-Worth the waiting . _

. ,Gen. Sherman, with several of his staff, plant. and. then by referring to‘ this the next They are very hardy. perennials and a fig: v 1 ‘ .

watch the ”98’“. 016119 fight-from a hill-‘ year. have been able to make such changes additionito the garden. Sow the seed-in ‘ . .’ , :- ' ‘

Last'Sengon myipansies were, it. possible -.
even. finer than. ever before, for which there. -
was a neason, namely, the superior conditiom

of the soil for their nourishment, and the« ,.
addition of varieties from stocks of other-
florists,‘ selected for the purpose of produc»

ing seed that-should be unexcelled in qual»

ity. - What flower can so well satiety every - \
one as the pansy, when seen at its best?“ - ' ‘
With‘the same purpose in view, I procured .
the'cholce white stock, with others of love-’-

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' I Directions for starting annuals have so

frequently been given that a repetition
would seem superfluous. But I Will caution
beginners to soW seeds in the garden only
when the soil has become warm; Those
that should be Started in .the house or hot
bed must be planted in fine rich soil, and
kept meist and warm until they are up and
are out Of the seed leaf, then"transplant in-
to bakes if the Weather is not yet fit for
outdoor planting. Carina seed- should be
soaked in hot water or lye. and put in 9.
Plant all
.fiat‘seed, great or small, edge down. . Start
geraniums, verbenas, dah'iias and stocks in
the house: Collect scandens in folds of damp
flannel made like a fan, and where the folds

, are pinned together put in damp moss and
. keep warm until sprouted, then put in pots

of rich soil,- edge downa ~.Canary bird flower
and thunbergia often prove a_. ' failure.

‘. ‘Wistaria should be started in warm sand in
' a glass dish in a sunny window. ’

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HOUSEHOLD LABOR. "VM

 

Beatrix misconstrues my meaning in

thinking that the chief hardships of a ser~ ‘

vant’s life consist in baking cakes fer'the
employer’s family to eat. I wish to convey
the idea that she is expected to perform the
harder and more disagreeable part of the

f duties of the household, for ~ if the I lady of

thelhouse takes a portidn of the Muse-
work npon her own shoulders, it is very
apt to be the fighter part, leaving the more
arduous to the girl; it ca’niiOt ,be expected
that the employs will have any chOice in
the kind of labor he or she shall: perform,
but do whatever is assigned.

labor of love, and althOugh the pay may be
but poor. they command all the love and
respect grateful hearts can bestow. I. ~

It is nearly seven years since the grim
messenger took from me a dear and loving

mother, and as memory spans the gloomy'

chasm of years, Ithink what would Inot
give to once more seat myself at that
kitchen table, and partake of a breakfast of
cakes and coifee prepared. by her loving
hands, in the old log farm house.

But to return to the servant girl. It
mustbe confessed that it does not require

.. any very extensive amount of talent to per-
‘ - form the ordinary duties of housework. In

short a servant becomesa sort of mechanical

- . appliance, the same routinefof duties each

day with very. little scope] for‘ the ex-
ercising of the faculties-"of the mind in
connection with her work, she is reduced
to nearly the same level as the tools she
uses, a mere expenditure of muscular force,

- which in itself is a never. failing source of

discontent. occupation of the mind being
the best known preventive: ‘It is true we

.au of as wish to live by our‘,,wits,,which is

but natural, and folloWing the desires" of

\our ambitions, and theexampie of all the
"great and wisez‘and is, there not time

enough ‘to'fall back on our hands when Wits
fail? Taking the number of wit failures
and add to‘ it the supply ofemigrants Which

 
 

annually come to our shores in. search of
(ghous'e'work, and it will demonstrate the fact

that the supply of handw‘orkers is tie’arly,
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In this I do ‘
xnot mean the wife, mother or sister, whose
- .duties are "made a pleasure, from being a

inexhaustible. As ‘ r’egards my wife, the
lady who shall at some future day take the
name of Mrs. Cultivated John, will not be
required to earn her or my support, or any
part of it from that time forward, so what
my likes or dislikes may/be, does not enter

into the question. .

The social caste which looks down "on
housework, is somewhat attributable to
the circumstances surrounding it. A great
many of the different branches of house-
work demand poor clothing, which Water
and dirt will not injure; and ,in spite of
her best endeavors, as every younglady has

a commendable desire to look presentable

at all times, an untidy appearance will
manifest itself which would cause the
average girl to detest, and vow to end the
busines at the first favorable opportunity.

7' It would seem to me that the chief aim of
’ life is more than a mere business trarfsaction ,

the servant girl is not merely hired for the
day, the house of her employer is her home
during her time of employment, and if her
whole time during her waking hours is to
be spent in work, her life would be barren
indeed. ,Life is not made up of great
transactions, but like the many drops 'of
water, which combined form the vast river
which flows on and on to the great ocean,

the many little kind acts, looks and words

Wield a vast power in moulding the charac-
ter of a boy or girl through life. From
observation I am led to believe that servant
girls are not allowed to receive company
in the employer’s parlor, in fact many are
forbidden to receive company at’all.

. The idea that by wastefuiness the “girl”
becomes a factor in the nation’s prosperity,
reminds me of the man who could not see
why war should 'raise the price of wheat,
when it made less men'to eat it.

‘ In conversation the other day with a
young lady who is at present employed as a
clerk at the “Fair” on Michigan Ave, she
informed me that she'was at the store at
seven o’clock in the morning, and left at
six at night; and if her employers are not
up before that time in the morning, they
will never make successful merchants.
According to her statement. her working
'daygis shorter than the servant girl’s, and
she receives double the compensation after
deducting expenses for board, washing,
em. , ‘ . . ..

Mrs. Livermore tells us that the idea that
a girl must spend her best days at kitchen
drudgery in order to learn heusework is
nonsense, as she takes to it as a duck to
water, and if we regard all women who do
"not perform their own housework, or even
are not able to do so, as failures, then we
must include all who by their own efforts
have become known and respected as
superior in talent to the ordinary class of
their set; (pardon me if I say Beatrix also).

In Beatrix’s grievance she has my deepest
sympathy, audI presume she will gladly
receive, any advice which will assist her in
her trouble; Resign your position and go
out to housework; I can refer you to several
“servant girls, any. one of whom would be
willingto exchange places with you, and
give you a place where by untiring efforts
you might become as renowned as a Ban-
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lady readers let me say, you can not all be

servants, teachers, milliuers or dressmakers: .
some must furnish their talent for the-

others must supply the food to nourish and
develop that talent, but each in your own-'

all times 1;) do your best, scattering~kind..
words and sunshine along you'r'path 0f '

the grand sum of life.
created for the benefit of the World and.‘
not the world for your benefit. ‘

' CULTIVATED J OEN.,

anron. _
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[Paper read by Mrs. W. K. Sexton, of Howell, at
tion, Feb. 18—19] .

I would that a mirage in the sky might
picture to you Chautauqua in all its summer.-

of the rest and inspiration gained by a so-
journ in its leafy, classic bowers. It is in-
deed an enchanted palace whose enchanting

touch, hearts which ever after go singing to.
the music of its charms. -

The walls of this palace are the everlast—
ing hills, its carpet, Eden’s own, its canopy
Heaven’s blue dome, with stars glimmering
through like loop-holes in the screen which

world, the enchantress, regal Dame Nature,

eye and ear in sparkling dew and growing
leaf, the pattering rain and shadow of the
forest, whose court music is the glad song:
of happy birds, the sweet Eolian harps of a
thousand whispering leaves, the soft low
murmurs of the splashing waves, and the

whole realm.

600 cottages. The native forest, almost ex:

ciusively maple, has only been cut away to
make room for avenues, tennis grounds, &e.

The cottages and tents areunder the shadow
cf the trees. and a tenediction of peace
seems to fall upon you as you. hie to this
shady retreat.
ness or isolation, for the avenues and parks

present an animated scene as the multitudes. .

hurry to and fro towardsthe various centers

of knowledge, or wander here and there in . '
search of recreation, and at night the sweet '

chimes of bells call to rest, rest fer-the tired

body and the soul surfeited with enjoyment. ‘

The avenues at night are brightwlth electric
lights. ,Then there are brilliant fire, works,

the illuminated fountain, the illuminated.‘
fleet with its colored lights dancing so gally‘ '

upon the rippling waters, and you seem to
live in wonderland and can hardly realize

that you are an inhabitant of this mundane

sphere.
Chautauqua is not a camp-meeting, but
rather a town established for residence and

education and not for business, although

household supplies may. be. obtained at. any
season of the year, and there is a PostOfiiee,‘
general store, and drug store, and a hundred

 

families make it a peiluanenw home, having

world’s benefit, while fate’deserves that c
sphere, contented with your lot, striving an. ,

life, Will do your share toward ma‘kinguup‘.
You have been. -

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CHAUTAUQUA’S INFLUENCE ONr

the institute of the Oceola Breeders Associa- ,

beauty, and that a voice might speak to your ‘

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wand is the'acquisitlon of knowledge, where '
happy hearts respond to the magic of its ’

divides the celestial from the terrestrial '.

whose mystic laws are revealed tb human. '

concord and harmony Which pervades. her:

Chautauqua is emph itiealiy a city in the I
forest, and is‘provided with ample accom-» .
modations for thethousands who annually '
resort there, having an immense hotel and:

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‘ “the. advantage of school and churCh organi-
fization. .The cottages are in the main hand-
some two-story. houses and are only cottages

in name. The Amphitheater, the great ral-
lying point for all Chautauquans, is merely
a; huge ,roof supported by pillars, cover-
ing a natural hollow in the ground
"which has been graded down and
seated, ' not a grand structure, only im-
mense, holding at least eight thousand peo-
ple and last year proving inadequate to the
occaSion. ' The Hall of Philosophy in St.

.Paul’s Grove,rhnilt in imitation'of the

Grecian Temple of Learning, has a hand-
some appearance, being pure white. This
structure is not enclosed, is in full new of

V the lake on a slight eminence, and is the

goal to which all members of the Chautau-
qua Circle look in their four years’ course of
study, for here the words of recognition are
given on Graduation Day after the candi-
dates have passed thearches and the golden
gate outside. The assembly has also built
the Children’s Temple, Newton Hall, a fine
museum, Normal ”Hall, and many classes
have erected or will erect buildings of their
own. ’ . ‘

Chautauqua 18 built on a lofty site and as

f you ascend its heights and reach a higher
natural plane you anticipate reaching a
higher intellectual plane and are not disap:
pointed. Nature is seen here in all her
loveliestmoods. Fresh, cool breezes from
the. lake "render the air . soft and sweet.
There is beauty in the distant hills with
their soft purple haze, beauty in the cluster-
in'g maples‘ hanging out here and there a

banner of~fiame, beauty in earth, sky and

- air, but the crowning glory of Chautauqua
.is the inspiration it gives to an enthusiasm

- for knowledge and the opportunity it affords
fer obtaining knowledge. An educational
atmosphere surrounds its halls and class-
nooms, in which people learn to desire to
know. A love for knowledge is aroused by
the influencesat work. The value of edu-
cation is demonstrated _by the work done.
Lectures of the highest order, both by pro-
’fessional lecturers and learned divines, are

' ‘given daily. Music, the best toebe found

in the United States, isIsweetly discoursed.

Many educational interests are centered
here, and Chautauqua’s influence is extend-
ing to nearly every civilized nation on the

.globe, the founders pf the Chautauqua Lit—

em and Scientific Circle have donea great.

work in turning the grand power of litera.
rture into the homes of the people. It seems

:a fountain of pure' reading that promises—

‘ egreat national blessings.
There are three stems growing from one
mtthat threaten our national purity; in-
' temperance, gambling, and sensational
reading. These three stems grow from the
root, the love of coarse excitement. A Ger-
man Emperor in the last century, founded
.a university. As he handed the keys to the
,professors he said: ‘f Fruits, gentlemen,
traits in the soundness of the mind.” And
"this great scheme of Chautauqua will go on
bringing fruits in the soundness of our peo-
' pie. And where shall this power of litera-
ture be turned to prove the greatest blessing
' a to the greatest number, but into the farm-
ers’ homes, forming as they do the large ma-
jority" of the homes of the nation. Let this
he done; and as in olden times signal fires

 

Iwere lighted on the hilltops and beacon

light answering to beacon light, flashed forth.

the news and gave warning of the ap-'

preaching enemy, so, from the firesides of
the farmers’ homes shall arise the beacon
lights of intelligence. refinement, purity of
thought and aspirations for a higher life,

which shall ward off the approach of: the
dark demons, intemperance, gambling and-

e iarse reading, foes which seek the ruin of
our nation' in the corruption of the morals of
the youth of our land.

( To be continued.)

THE ETIQUETTE OF CARDS.I

Cards have quite an important cities in
the social relationship, and ,.it is quite
necessary that ladies who go into society
should be conversant with their proper use
and significance, Leone wishes to know the
etiquette of sending and receiving visiting
and wedding cards. When you call upon a

friend who is not at home to receive you. a»-

visiting card—the term “calling” card is
incorrect—signifies to her the intended

_ courtesy. If. the lady is at, home, the

visitor gives her name to the servant, and
does not send up her card; but if she is a
stranger or but slightly- acquainted, her
card may be sent up. ‘ She must, never hand
her own card to her hostess. _
leaves her card at your house without in-
quiring if you are at home, 'return her call
in the same fashion; if her cards are sent
by mail, return yours also by mail, if she
pays a personal call, etiquette demands its
recognition in kind. No first visit can be
returned by cards; a personal call must be
made within a week.

If a lady has set apart a day- on which she

is “at heme” .to visitors, calls should be-

made on that day, as far as possible; and
on leaving cards are left on a tray" in
hall left there for the purpose,
If a lady is invited to an entertain-

‘ment by a new acquaintance, no' matter

how the invitation comes to her, she should
at once leave cards, and accept or decline
the invitation by note; then after the en-
tertainment, whether she goes or not, she
should call within a week. She may, if she
likes, then let the acquaintance drop; but
cannot ignore the'courtesy extended. After
nearly all entertainments cards should be

left within a week, as an acknowledge.

merit of the invitation. After a dinner-
party, a personal call is . obligatory”.
If invited to a reception, if you cannot at-
tend, your card should. be sent, if possible
during the progress of the reception, and
the customary cards left later. If you call
on a friend who is staying with alady whom
you do not know, you must ask for her

hostess, who may, however, Excuse herself '

from seeing you, without the slightest dis.
courtesy, and you should leave a card for
her. But if your friend’s entertainer is a
very fashionable person and you are not,
but in a humbler sphere of life, youvmav

leave the card without asking to see her.’

Visiting cards are plain, and engraved in
fine script; all others are voted “not good

form.” Miss'or Mrs. should always pre-'

code the name; the'eldest,Idaughter is .“ Miss

Brown.” .I In'Payinsessllfifteen! e tor"

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tainmen’t, a‘ lady should leave her husband’s I ~ 1 . “

cards with her own.

When}: weddingis at hand, the cards of
the bride.her parents, and the” groom are» _’
sent to all friends before the wedding; and

cards .of invitation to those only who are
expected to be present at the marriage.

_Aftér the marriage, the cards of the married

pair, with the address, are Sent to all whose‘
acquaintance is desired. All cards come
from the bride’s faniily. She may
announce, with these cards,
ception days after -~ her marriage.
It ' is ~ not. . necessary ’to send

cards to every member of a family; include -,
them all under the head of “ Mr. and Mrs! .
It is not expected

Brown and family.”
cardswill be sent to persons with whom
the acquaintance is professional, not social,
though there is no impropriety in so send-
ing them, Those Who receive wedding
cards are expected to call within ten days
or two weeks after the ceremony, those
who are invited should call sooner. We'd-
ding invitations and cards require no

answer; though people living at a distance. T
“who receive invitations, should send cards

,bymail in acknowledgement.

These points probably cover all that can
be desired in answer to our correspondsnt’s

. .-qu9ry
If.a lady '

OILCLo'rHs should be wiped with a damp

cloth, then with adry one; a little milk and
”water will. brighten them.
is worn off, the cloth can be painted as if it '

If the‘ pattern

were a woOdenI floor.

IF you find a can oIfyour tomatoes has
soured, do not _throw it awaytvou can con- :
vert it into very nice catsup. Put the
tomatoes into a granite sauce-pan, add half
a large onion chopped fine, salt to season.
and a quarter of a teaspoonful of white pep-

per

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M. I. G., of Battle Creek, wants an egg '

in her recipe for fried cakes published last
week. She wishes to know if Ampelopsis
Vu‘tclm' is difficult to grow from seed. She
has failed to grow the plant from root and

would like to trythe seed if there is any;
hope of success. Will Mrs. Fuller kindly '

answer?
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Contributed Recipes . ' .-

CBW.—TWO oofleeoups White sugar: ~
onecupsweetmilk; three eggs; heaping table- .

spoonful butter: three Iteaspoonfuls baking
powder; six cups flour; half a nutmeg; a little

cinnamon; salt. Out in squares; out three or '-
‘four long incisions Iin each twist; fry in hot

lard. Ix"

cream: one of sugar; four eggs; one teacup-

\ful sodaqsalt' nutmeg. Cut in rings. I
‘ Cooms. —One cup butter; two Ioups sugar;

one cup cold watér; two eggs; teaspoonful
soda; nutmeg Mlx' soft; roll thin; sift gran-
ulated sugar over top.

GINGER, ICooKms. —One oofleeoupfui Or- '
leans molasses; oneand a half cups granulat.’
~ed sugar; one cup melted butter and lard: one ’
oup boiling water,._ in which dissolve two 4

tablespOanulIs soda; salt, ginger, cinnamon.

her re- '

Let simmer two hours, and you will '
find it a_ very nice article of catsup.

-Famn Cums. —One. cotteeoupful sour

. , 7 ,Mix'I- hot.» When old me; 50ft; r011 thin,
Brown,” heryounger'sister “Miss Lizzie, II ,