Volume XXXIII.
SUFFOLK, YA., FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 1880.
TSTumber 38.
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A HYMN _0F TRUST.
by Rev. T. H. Newton, d.d.
No hour con I forget
To call upon Thy name !
New woes, new ceres tny soul will fret,
11} wants rise up the same.
No otber source, but Thou,
Can all these wants supply ;
For grunts sufficient, then and now,
To Thee 1 shall apply.
Thou, uncreated good,
In goodness must abound ;
Thy hand, endowed to give us food,
Bestows it all around.
Thou canst not turn away
Front wants’ appealing cry ;
Thy time may seem to me delay,
Yet on it I'll rely.
Day after day I’ll draw
Od mine more of Thy face ;
I'll seek Thy presence sweet, with awe,
More comfort in Thy grace.
Tliou'st bid me cast my cares
V On Thy supporting arm ;
This saves my present hours from fears.
My future from alarm.
Thro' lingering hours He'll come.
He’s watching, tbo’ lie hide;
He’s grandly fitting op hcrMiome,
He’ll not forget his^hride.”
Prophetic Times, Philo,. March 6.
bread enough and to spare.
BY REV. J. II. A. BOMUERGER, D
^his may well be said of the har
vest rt>cen^y gathered. And it is an
amazing iV^efc viewed in every light.
Fifty millions °f PeoPle nre to be ,e<1
for an entire Each of these
fifty millions will so much
T>read, or its equivalent, eacb <,K'
and every loaf they eat s'O many
grains from which to get the flc'ur
Were the case one now first to ',e
provided for, were the heavenly Fa
ther’s ability to meet the demand and
method of meeting it as uuknowu to
us as Jesus’ wav of feeding the five
thousand was inconceivable to them
before he wrought the miracle, our
perplexity would doubtless be more
bewilderiug and paiuiul than theirs.
it may be very easy for modem ma
terialistic wiseacres to talk of eternal
physical laws and of inexhaustible
forces latent iu nature. But after lis
teuing with patient attention to all
such learned iguorauce the fact still
remains that uo oue looking upon
bare soil and seed, sunshine and
showers, and whatever else is now
known to supply the conditions of a
harvest, would ever dreatn of such
conditions being adequate to such a
result. In themselves pebbles seem
as likely to germinate as peas, aud
lava beds to yield wheat or corn as
valleys of what the experience ot
years has shown to be fertile soil.
And yet just this is what lias been
doue for ages annually to supply the
wautsofeach successive geueratiou.
It is a great thing and most marvel
lous iu the eyes of those who contem
plate the process aud the product.—
Nor is the wonder ofis whit less mar
vellous, the miracle oue grain less
miraculous, for having besu repeated
or the four thousandth time this
year. It has been repeated. No Dar
wlil or H utiftii. itaa femir -/ill till?
last principle) any more than they
can make an aeoru or a peach. 'I bat
through all the centuries the germi
natiug productive power of the grain
has not been utterly exhausted mag
nifies the marvel.
And uow, iu this wonderful way,
by means and methods so seemingly
simple and yet so amazingly effec
tive, the first great need of fifty mil
lions of people is provided li>r. By
adaptations between soil and seed,
light aud heat, rain and drought,
chemical elements in the atmosphere
and chemical constituents iu the
gruin, combined with a vital germ
which laughs defiance at all analysis,
another harvest .has grown ripened,
and been safely housed. The princi
pie and law of those adaptations no
human intellect has ever discovered
by merely rational investigation or
scientific research. When they were
fisted, how they fit into each other in
unvarying proportions, aud by what
means all the requisite conditions are
preserved aud kept in regular action
year alter year, is more than auy
merely natural philosophy can tell.—
Neverthtless, they have beeu so ef
fectively operative now again, that
the iugathering of five hundred mil
lion bushels of wheat aloue assures
us that here, at least, in our Father’s
bouse “there is bread enough and to
spare.”
What matter tor instructive thought
and lor ennobling meditation ! What
a theme for rapturous psalms of
praise addressed, uot to "bountiful
Nature” or her laws, but to Nature’s
God and ours, and the Author of her
laws with their power to be laws, is
richly supplied b.v a fact no less stu
pendous because it can be stated in
in those few and simple words. And
what a reiraiu for any such psalm is
in the rhythm ol those words!
“Bread e'OBgli” for all those fifty
millions to have an ample share.—
Enough for every one able and will
ing honestly to labor for his portion.
Enough for the helplessly Deedy and
dependent, the halt and the blind,the
smitten widow and the fatherless chil
dren ; for tlie enfeebled sick and ior
decrepit age; eunugh to be given
with the hand of lovinf charity, as
‘•lent unto the Lord?1
"And to spare.” For the yield is
beyond our private and national
wants. Half the live hundred mil
lions will suffice for that. The sur
plus may go to feed the hungry else
where. “Ameiica is fast becoming
the granary of the world,” is the sig
nificant confession of a recent Euro
pean writer. Canaan, blessed of the
Lord, is repaying its debt to older na
tions for the favors of other days.
But to spare for whatf For indul
gence in carual luxury and the pride
of life f Nay, rather let it be for thy
maintenance of every good work, lor
i he more rapid spread of every gos
pel cause. Turn the surplus of the
uaturul harvest into a spiritual ban
quet, aud let w hat can be .spared troui
bread lor the body become food for
souls.
Two hundred aud fifty million
bushels cf surplus wheal are equal to
that many millions ol dollars. Could
not that ainouut be easily spared fin
the ad\aucement of Christianity f—
Other produets of the laud will abun
dantly satisfy all other temporal de
mauds. Then why should uot the sur
plus wheat be Christ’s?
Agencies for the prudent aud faith
ful use of the money are already fully
organized; the Chureh aud churches,
and under them, more or less direct
ly, Home aud Foreign Missions, In
stitutions of learning, Colleges and
Seminaries, Bible Societies, the Tract
Society, the Sunday-school Union,
Homes (uot hospitals) for the sick,
the mentally diseased, for the wid
owed and for orphans,and every class
of sufferers neediug comfort and ro
lief. •
But what a sum that would be for
one year’s contributions,$250 000,0001
Nay, rather think of the use that
could bo made ot it aud the good it
would do, if heartily consecrated to
the Lord and attended by his bless
mg. Until this lesson is learned aud
reduced to practice superabundant
harvests will only tempt to increas
ing corruption aud basteu overwhel
ming social and national ruin.—Illus
trated Christian Weekly.
Aside into a Deseet Place.—
We are told that when the apos
tles returned from their first ininiste
■ ial work, our Lord “took them aud
went aside privately iuto a desert
place.’’ We canuot doubt that this
was done with a deep meauing. It
was meant to teach the great lesson,
that those who do public work for the
souls ot others must be caieful to
take time lor being alone with God.
The lessou is oue which rnauy Chris
tians would do well to remember.—
-Occasional retirement, self inquiry,
ineditatiou, and secret communion
with God are absolutely essential to
spiritual health. The mau who neg
lects them is in great daugerof a fall.
To be always preaching, teaching,
speaking, wilting, aud working pub
lic works, is, unquestionably, a sigu
of zeal. But it is not always a sigu
of zeal according to knowledge. It
often leads to untoward coiisequen
ces. We must take this occasionally
for sitting down and calmly looking
within, aud examining how matters
staud betweeu our own selves aud
Christ. The omission of the practice
is the true account of many a back
slating which shocks the Church, aud
gives occasion to the world to bias
pberne. Many could say with sonow
ill the words of Canticles, “They made
me keeper of the vineyards, but my
own vineyard have 1 not kept.—Bev.
J. C. Byle.
So far is charity from impoverish
ing, that what is giveu away, like
vapors emitted from the earth, re
turns iu showers of blessings into the
bosom of the person that gave it, and
his offering is not the worse, bat in
ttnitely better lor it.
Be charitable to all those whc
spitefully use you.
MASSACRZ OF CHURCH MUSIC.
BET. T. DEWITT TALMAGE.
There lias beeu an effort made foi
the last twenty years to kill congre
gational singing. The attempt has
been tolerably successful; but it
seems to me that some rules might
be given by which the work could be
done more quickly and completely.
Wliut is the use of having it linger
ing on in this uncertain wayt Why
not pat it out of its misery 1 If you
are goiug to kill a suake, kill it thor
oughly, and do not let it keep ou
wagging its tail till sundowu. Con
gregational siuging is a nuisauce,
any how. to inauy of the people. It
interferes with their comfort. It of
feuds their taste. It disposes their
noses to flexibility iu the upward di
lection. It is too democratic iu its
tendency. Dovvu with congregation
al siugiug, uud let us have uo more
of it.
The first rule (or killing it is to
bqvo only such tunes as the people
ca|uuot sing.
In some churches it is the custom
for the choirs at each service to sing
one tune which the people know. It
is very generous of the choir to do
that. The people ought to be very
thankful tor the donation. They do
not deserve it, they are all ‘miserable
offenders,” (1 heard them say so) aud,
if permitted once in a service to sing,
ought to think themselves Uig’jly
i favored. But I oppose this singing
ufevcu the one tune that the people
understand. It spoils them. It gets
them hankering after more. Total
abstinence is the only safety; for if
you allow them to imbibe at all, they
will after a while get iu the habit of
drinking too much of it, aud the first
thing you know they will lie going
around drunk ou sacred psalmody.
Besides that, if you let them sing oue
tune at a set vice, they will be put
ting their oars into other tunes aud
botheriug the choir. There is noth
ing more uunoying to a choir than, at
some niomeut when they have drawn
out a note to exquisite fineness, thin
as a split hair, to have some blunder
mg eider to come iu with a “Praise ye
the Lord 1” Total abstinace, I say.
i.et all the churches take the pledge
even against the milder musical bev
erages, for they who tamper with
champagne cider soon get to Hock
aud old Burgundy.
Now, if all the tunes are new, there
will be no temptation to the people
They will not keep humming along,
hoping that they will fiuu some bars
down where they can break iuto the
clover pasture. They will take the
tune as au inextricable conundrum ;
and give it up. Besides that, Pisgah,
Oitouville, aud Brattle Street are old
fashioned. They did very well in their
day. Our fathers were simplemiud
ed and the tunes fitted them. But
our fathers are gone, aud they ought
to have takeu their baggage with
them. It is a uuisauce to have these
old tunes Hosting around the church,
and some time, just as we have got
the music as fine as au opera, to have
a revival of religiou come, and some
new-born soul break out in “Kook of
Ages Cleft for Me 1” till the organist
stamps bis foot in indignation aud
the leader of the tune gets red in the
face and swears. Certainly auythiug
that makes a man swear is wrong—
ergo, congregational singing is wroug.
Quod erat demonstrandum ; which
being translated, means plain as the
nose on a man’s face. What right
have people to sing who know noth
ing about rhythmics, melodies, dy
namics! The old tunes ought to be
ashamed when compared with our
modern beauties. Let Dundee and
Portugese Hymn aud Silver Street
hide their heads besides what we
heard not loug ago iu a church—-just
where I shall not tell. The miuister
read the hymn beautifully. The or
gan begau, and the choir began as
near as ^cOuld understand as follows:
‘‘Oh—aw—gee—bah
Ah—me—la—he
O—pah—sah —dah
Wo—baw— gee-e-e.”
My wife, seated beside ine, did not
like the music. But I said: “What
beautiful seutimeutl My dear, it is
a pastoral. You might have known
that from ‘Wo haw gee V Yon had
your tastb ruiued by attending Brook
lyn Tabernacle.” The choir repeated
the last line just four times. Then the
prime donna leaped cn the first line ;
and slipped and fell on the second,
and that broke and let her through
to the third. The other voices came
in to pick her up uud got iuto a grand
wrangle, and the base and the sopra
no had it for about ten seconds; but
the soprano beat,(womeu always do]
aud the bass rolled dowu into the cel
lar, aud the >oprauo went up iuto the
garret, but the latter kept on squat
I ling as though the bass, in leaving
her. bad torn out all her back hair, I
felt anziooe about the soprano, and
looked back to see if she had fainted;
but I fouud her reclining on the arm
of the young man, who looked strong
enough to take care of her.
Now, I admit that we all cannot
have such things in our churches. It
costs like sixty. In the Church of
the Holy Hankak it costs one bun
dred dollars to have sung the com
muuioii piece: “Ye wretched, bun
gry, starving poor I” But let us
come uear it as we can. The true
“Pisgab” has beeu standing long en
ough on “Jordan’s stormy bauks.”
Bet us pass over and get out of the
wet weather.
Good.bye “Autiocb,” “Harwell,”
aud “Boylstou.” Good-bye till we
meet iu glory.
But, if the prescriptiou of new
tunes does not end congregational
singing, I have another suggestion.
Get uu irreligious choir, auct put
them iu a high balcouy back of .the
cougregatiou. I know choirs that
are made up chiefly of religious peo
ole, or those at least, respectful fui
sacred things. That will never do, it
you waut to kill the music —Ex
HOUSEKEEPING and home making.
BY REV. J. R. MILLER.
Iu the accouut of the reception ol
Jesus' iu the home at Betliauy we
have a line opportunity for studying
the peculiar character of each of the
two sisters. 1 hey are very uulike in
temperament and disposition, al
though both of them are devoted
friends of Christ. They represent two
classes of female character.
Martha is an active, earnest house
keeper. She provides for the table,
and treats her guests royally. She
has a fault. She allows herself to be
disturbed aud perplexed at times by
the cares of her life. She allows the
things of the outer world to break in,
now aud theu, upou the peace of her
heart. She is apt to be a little nerv
ous and irritable, aud rather easily
vexed wheu things do not go to please
her. Yet she is a uoble woman aud
a queen ol housekeepers.
Mary is dinereut in disposition.—
Perhaps she is uot so good a house
keeper as her sister. She reigns less
royally in the kitcheu. She cannot
piepare so many tempting dishes for
the table. She would tall tar below
Martha in giving dinners or suppers
to her friends. She entertaios them
in a diffuieut way. She gives more
of herself and less of table-serving.—
She loves her friends no less than hei
sister; 1 think she loves them even
mure deeply. But she would rathei
sit down and talk with them than
spend her time in bustling prepara
tion to give them a sumptuous meal.
1 i hink most guests would like her
reception better than Martha’s. They
would prefer less supper and more
hostess; less table entertainment and
more heart eutertaiumeut. Most
people do not go to their frieuds’
houses for the meal they receive, and
are disappoited when they get an ele
gaut supper but uo quiet communion
with their frieuds. 1 think 1 should
greatly prefer Mary’s way of receiv
ing her guests. Jesus certainly did
Avery plaiu meal with much heart'
fellowship is better than a very elab
orate repast aud nothing else. Mar
tha was 110 doubt the better house
keeper, but Mary was the better
houie-maker.
1 know that some one may say that
Mary’s home-makiug would have been
empty enough without Martha’s
housekeeping. Perhaps that is, true.
The table has far more to do with
home happiness than some people
thiuk. Husbands aud brothers come
in weary aud hungry, want more than
even the teuderest heart-fellowship.
Kiudly greetings, affectionate words,
soothiug sympathies, thoughtful gen
tleness, will uot queuch hunger.—
Hearts will soon starve without love;
but men have bodies as well as spir
its, stomachs as well as hearts. So
Martha’s diuuers are as important iu
their place as Mary’s loving geutle
ness and personal attention.
I am iucliued to think that it took
both these sisters to make a true and
very happy home. Martha kept the
house well, aud looked faithfully alter
all the domestic affairs, aud Mary
made the home-life that tilled the
home with such fragrance, Neither
aloue could have made the home what
both together made it. So it seems
to me that it takes both these pic
tures to make a complete model or
pattern, after which young ladies
should seek to fashion their horne
niuk'ing. They want aometbiug ot
Martha’s enthusiastic house wifery
without her easily-vexed temper.—
Aud they want a great deal ot Mary’s
sweet heart-life without her possible
inattention or indifference to more
prosaic, but no less necessary house
hold duties.
WILL HE SUCCEED ?
In nine cases out of ten, no man’s
life will be a success if lie does not
bear burdens in his childhood. If the
fondness or vanity of father and mot h
er have kept him from hard work ; il
another always helped him out at the
end of his row ; if, instead of taking
bis turn at pitching off, he mowed
away all the time—in short, if what
was light always fell to him, and
what was heavy about the same
work to some one else; if he has been
permitted to shrink till shrinking
has become a habit—unless a mira
Cle is wiought, his life will be a tail
ure, and the blame will not be hall'so
much his as that of weak, foolish pa
rents.
On the other hand, if a boy has
been brought up to do his part; liev
er allowed tef shrink from any legiti
mate responsibility,or to dodge work,
whether or not it made his head ache,
or soiled his hands—untill bearing
heavy burdens became a matter ot
pride, the heavy end of the wood bis
from choice, parents, as they bid him
good-bye, may diminish their fear.
His life will not be a business failure.
The elements of success are bis, and
at some time and pn some way the
world will recognize his capacity.
Take another point. Money is the
object of the world’s pursuit. It is a
legitimate object. It gives bread,
aud clothing, and homes, and com
fort. The %)ild lias not judged
wholly unwisfely wheu it bus made
the position a man occupies to biuge
comparatively moie or less on his
ability to earn money, aud somewhat
upon the amount of bis possessions,
il be is miserably poor, it argues eith
er some defect in his expenditures, or
a lack of fitness to cope with men in
the great battle for gold.
Wheu a country bred boy leaves
home, it is generally to enter upon
sxtne business the end of which is to
acquire property, and he will succeed
just in propotiou us he has been
made to earn and save in his child
hood.
XL ail LUO UIV/UWJ uo UCIO U(.U UUO
come of planting a little patch in the
spring, aud selling it6 produce alter
weary mouths of watching and toil in
the fall, or from killing wood chucks
at six cents a head, or'from trapping
muskrats, aud selling their skin fur a
shilliug ; setting snares in the fall for
game aud walking miles to see them
in the morning before the old folks
were up; husking corn for a neigh
bor moonlight evenings, at two cents
a bushel; working out au occasional!
day that hard work at home has made
possible—he is good to make his pile !
in the world.
On the contrary, if the boy never j
earned a dollar; if parents aud friends j
always kept him in spending money
—pennies to buy candies aud fish
hooks, aud satisfy hisimagiued wants
—aud he has grown to manhood in
the expectancy that the world will
generally treat him with similar con
sideration, he will always be a make
shift; aud the fault is uot so much
his as that of those about him, who
uever made the boy depend upou hiin
self—did uot make him wait six
months to get rnouey to replace a lost
jack knife.
Every one has to rough it at one
time or another. If tue roughing
comes iu boyhood, it does good; it
later, when habits are formed, it is
equally tough, but uot being educa
tional, is generally useless. Aud the
questiou whether a youug man will
sufCeed iu making money or not do
peuds not upou where he goes or
what he does, but upou his willing
ness to do “his part,” and upou his
having earned money, aud so gained
a knowledge of its worth. Kot a lit
tle of this valuable experience and
knowledge tbe country boy gets on
the old farm, under the tutelage of
parents shrewd enough to st-e tbe end
from die beginning, and to make the
labor aud grief of children contribute
to tbe success of subsequent life.
A Hint to Young Husbands.—
Love aud appreciation are to a wo
man what dew and sunshine are to a
dower. They refresh and brighteu
her whole life. They make her strong
hearted aud keen-sighted in every
thing affecting the welfare of her
home. They enable her to cheer her
husbaud, » hen the cares of life press
heavily upon him, and to be a very
provideuce to her children. To know
that husbaud loves her, aud is proud
of her; that even hei faults are look
ed upon with teuderuess; that her
face, to one at least, is the fairest
face iu the world; that the heart
which is to her the greatest and no
blest, holds her sacred in its utmost
recesses above other women, gives
streugth and courage and sweetness
and vivacity which all the wealth of
the world could not bestow. Let a
woinau’slite be pervaded with such an
inffueuce, and her heart will blossom,
aud sweeten, and brighteu iu perpet
ual youth.
| farm and jfire."idc.
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WHEN IS TOBACCO FIT TO CUT.
There are two signs that indicate
when tobacco is lit to ent.f The leal
on elose examination Appeujrs mottled
with spots ol' a lighter gfeen, ap
proaching to orange. .Second the
veinlets on being bent between the
thumb and finger, break wit$ an au
dible snap. Tobacco that shows both
of these signs should be cut ait once.
Many good growers think tlTat the
first appearance of the niottleU leaf
indicates the proper time for mining.
Tobacco that shows both of the feigns
should certainly be cut at once. Be
fore the plants are cut they should be
“wormed” and “suckered’• carelrijjlly.
There is a right way to do the sinh
ering. The shoots should not be bro
ken off, leaving a stem one or more
inches long in the axils of the leaves,
hut they should be broken out, close
down to the stalk. If a stem is left,
the leaves in curing become folded
close around it, so that it is nearly
impossible to take them oil' in strip
ping without tearing them more or
less. The suckers should be picked
out clear down to the lower leaves.
In cutting tobacco in hot weather
great care must, be taken to avoid
sunburn. On clear days it is hardly
sale to have any cut tobacco .iu the
fields between eleven and three
o’clock. When this is unavoidable,
however, the burning may usually be
prevented by turning the plants over
frequently, or by “piling” them up;
putting from six to twelve plants iu a
pile. If tobacco is rained upon while
lying iu the field it is injured more or
less. In sultry weather it is unsafe
to leave a load of tobacco on the wag
on o\er night, as it is liable to dam
age frciu heating. The best way to
manage loose leaves, is to slip the
stems of one or two behind a plant
after it is hung on the pole* The!
weight ot the plant will hoid them in
place, aud they will cure^eut as well;
as the leaves that are not detach- •
ed .—Ex.
Improved Method.—Farming, of
all occupations, is susceptible of the
greatest advance through a study and
knowledge of nature’s forces and
workings. An hour’s thought and
planning may save a day’s hard work.
A single principle, well understood,
may determine a course that will
double the crop or divide the expense
of cultivation. As brain is superior
to muscle, so is an improved method
in advance of some clumsy and ex
pensive way of accomplishing the
same result. Let every farmer re
solve from this day to give to his oc
cupation more thought and study,
more experiment and investigation.
Let him determine to understand na
ture better, aud not rest content with
misdirected force, or with such labors
as are not guided by the best lights
of modem scieuce and investiga
tion.
Peaxting Wheat.—The wheat
crop must soon be put in, and a few
remarks in regard to it will not be j
out of place.
First.—Procure the very best seed,:
no matter at what cost. Ilememberi
that “like father like son applies to j
every product of the ticld. If you |
sow poor wheat you will reap poor
w heat.
Second.—Prepare your land well.
If it be clover farrow, turn it well and
deep, and harrow your w heat in. If
it is corn land, turn that also accord
ing to depth of soil. ISever sow an
acre and plow in with a bull tongue,
but turn aud harrow in every in
stance. It w ill pay for t,he extra la
bor, if extra labor it be, which 1 very
much doubt. Sow uo laud that is
either tired or worn out. Wheat,
clover and other grasses must be the
salvation of this country, or there is
no redemption for it.
Preserved Grapes.—Grapes,
partly green, will make a delicious
preserve and often lbe rest of the
fruit will l>e improved by being
thioued out on the vines. Take a
handful at a time, and rub them geu
tly on a coarse sieve, until the seeds
become separated and drop through
the wires, leaving only pulp and skin.
Then drain the juice from the seeds,
through a straiuer; and to each pound
of it, added to the pulp aud skius,
weigh out a pound of white sugar;
mix the sugar with the fruit; put in
the preserving kettle, and cook it
over a very moderate tire for forty
minutes, or until it is a thick jam.
Put it into jelly tumblers with papers
laid on the top, and tlieu paste thick
brown paper over the outside of the
tumblers and write on the top the
date aud the kiud of jam.
SELECTED RECEIPES.
Ail linen pieces should be saved
and kept for domestic pnrposes.
< <>!d green tea well swceteued and
iput into saucers will destroy flies.
Kettles and stew pans should lie
washed outside as well as iuside.
i’o restore damaged Velvet to its
oi *g:na! softness, it must be thor
■malily damped on the wrong side
and then held over a very hot iron,
eate being taken not to let it touch
the latter.
* a A LLOPiii) Tomatoes.—Cut and
j peel yoqr tomatoes; first a layer of
:!>rea(1 crumbs, then a layer of tomat
oes, theu pepper, salt, a little sugar
and butter, then the breadcrumbs;
; over the last layer of crumbs spread
; beaten egg, and bake three-quarters
i of an hour.
- Baked Tomatoes.—Take large to
matoes, cut the tops off and remove
; the seeds (taking as little of the to
■ matoes as possible), fill the cavities
I with crumbs, pepper and salt, put in
a baking dish, then strew the'top
with a little pure beef dripping or
butter.
Beef Hash.—Two tumblers of
hot water, a large spoonful of batter,
three table-spoonfuls of grated cheese
aud the same of fine bread crumbs;
then season highly with cayenne pep
per, adding three tumblers of cold
beef—minced. It should all be stir
red well together and served as soon
as hot.
Bice Pie.—To a pint of boiled
rice add a pint of rich cream, two eggs,
salt and a little mace. Let these in
gredients be well mixed, spread half
the quantity in a deep bakiug dish,
lav pieces of chicken upon it, and cov
er them with the. remainder of the
rice and bake it in a hot oven.
Kggs for Breakfast.—Take four
or five eggs, boil them three and a
hall minutes, then take them out of
the shell aud,beat them up in a basin
with pieces of butter the size of a
quarter, salt and pepper to taste. Af
ter well beating spread the mixture
on hot buttered toast; place in a hot
oveu for about five miuutes, and
serve hot.
Tomato Jam.—Take nice ripe to
matoes, pare aud slice, and to one
pound of tomatoes after they are
cooked down considerable add one-half
pound of browcr-sugar, one teaspoon
ful of ground cloves, two tablespoou
fnls of allspice, one pint of strong vin
egar, and stew two hours. It is con
siderably better than any catsup with
corned beef.
Bolls.—One cup ot warm milk,
one teacup of yeast, one aud a half
quarts of flour; when this sponge is
light, work iu a well-beaten egg, two
tablespoonfuls of melted butter, one
teaspoouful of salt, half a teacnpfnl ot
soda dissolved iu hot water, one ta
blespoouful of white sugar, flour to
make a soft dongh; let it rise four or
five hours before putting on the bak-'
ing pan.
Mixed Pickles.—One-half peck
of green tomatoes, one cabbage, one
dozen ouions, aud any other vegeta
bles yon may like; slice them aud
sprinkle with salt; let them stand
one night, then wash them iu cold
water and wring dry in a cloth. Put
them on to boil, coveriug well with
vinegar, iu which are mixed two ta
blespoonfuls of mustard, two ounces
white mustard seed, one ounce cloves,
one ounce allspice, celery seed and tu
meric powder, and a half pound of
brown sugar. Boil till cooked ten
der.
Gkape Pickles.—Select small
bunches of ripe,, firm grapes, and
pack in the jars in which they are to
be kept. To a quart of vinegar add
a half pound of sugar; one-fourth of
a pound of stick cinnamon, and an
ounce of allspice, whole. Boil, and
when cold, turn over the grapes.—
They will keep without sealing.—
Stone jars, holdiug a gallon each, may
be used for these pickles. A piece of
white cotton cloth should be spread
over the clusters, and a plate placed
on top to keep them under the vine
Biild High Stables.—That is
high between floors. Most stables
aie built low ‘‘because they are warm
er.” But such people lorget that
warmth is obtained at a sacrifice of
the health of the animal aud pure air.
Shut a mau up in a tight, small box.
t he air may tie warmed, but it will
soon lay him out dead aud cold if he
continues to breathe it. If stable are
light they should have high ceiliugs;
if they are not tight but open to ad
misiou of cold currents of air from all
directions, they are equally faulty.