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THE HOME CIRCLE.
"A Imam Waif asssen.-
"We were a yoga" married couple,
peek .ad I."
, __t_ •••••- .,.w to marry and lie.
stale. M♦ •
N sash a small salary," Auot Pre* •aa
eta Bat we loved each other, and so
we were merited, and went to housskesp
ha . sods incle hus.e,• just at the .d4. tel
tow.. I wee a good ouuk, sad not
afraid u( work, .o I proposed doing with -
est • bund Karl.
"However, &ben was one thing .boat
which Disk was continually Sadieg
!hist. I amid out look neat sad Mom
whits about my work. At Iwl. I
thought I oouldu L. 1 had an Idea that
it was very ..'-•wages& to bey slew
dresses spoontly for every day wear ,
we I gei.etally wore nay old dresses which
were soiled or out of style. As many of
them were of waited goods, they had •
shabby, wiled •ppearwce, especially
after tone worn • while to the kitchen,
and from beteg oldfsabiooed were awk-
ward looking sod uubeoumaog.
"One day (I shall never forget it) ;
'twos • very Duey day to the kitchen, and
I we.• looking like • .is my
faded, •.ailed, old worsted. I iadu't
even combed my hair well that day.
Dick wouldn't mind just that once, I
thought, especially se I had such • nice
dtsoer ready for him. Hearing hie step
on the porch I ran to open the door.
alb, horror : • strange gentleman was
with him. I saw Dick's face grow crim-
son as he said, "My wife, Mr Stanley,
and then, "Nannie, tbu is George Stan
ley, of whomou have so often heard
me speak." How I walked before thein
and opeo.d the parlor door I never
knew.
"George Stanley ' to see me looking
such • fright. He was my husband's
college friend, and I knew he expected
Brest things of me, from Dick's account
1 few unfair., put on one of my prat
Oast, most becoming dresses, and 1
knew I was looking my beet when 1 sat
down to my neatly arranged table, to •
dinner which wee perfect in its way.
After dinner I sang sad played, and
made myself as agreeable as possible
I saw plainly that Dick was proud of
me, and that Mr Stanley admired me
But that humiliating tint meeting—I
eoald never forget that. Dick did not
Wold but I knew he felt deeply mortified,
and I lay awake half the night think-
iag, determined to turn over a new
leaf.
'Next morning, when Dick had eons
oat,l horned through my wort and went !.111.1 aN Aeraa.lsyt Feet.
down town to make some purchase., and It pays to be otos about it. Never ase
before two weeks had Awed I had coin- any but the bread knife to slice bread,
pletely changed my former style of dress- and if possible cut no mon than is act-
ing, haying purchased calico for three tally Deeded.
dresses and checked muslin for two. It is a good plan to follow the wodero
One calico was dark blue, indigo bice, fashion of "shoe as wanted," though this
warranted rot to fade. i made it tight- may savor of &tisgtpes W our country
ly fitting, plain, round bisque, with • mothers. A lot of bread to dry o not
full skirt sawed on the edge of the economical. It dons not add to the at -
'moque. It was plain, fa•hioiable and of the tattle, especially if •
wily pat on. lot of crwmbs are allowed to remain,
"Another was • pink sod white hence we say cut just enough.
narrow striped calico, that I made with _See to it also that your knife is sharp,
full skirt and plaited waist. or your shoes will be ragged and ir•
"Anoth-r was a Iioht brown ground regular. Evenly ent slices, not too
with tiny red ri-esbuds on it ; that I thick or too tbia,•re more tempting.
made with • plain mond waist, full In cutting a par that is to grace the
skirt and turn over oollar and cuffs a table before serving it is well to bring
turkey red calico to match the rosebuds. geometrical fitness to bear. The eye and
They were all beco•sine colon, none a little trained carefulness will generally
would fads. They were simple and do it. A chicken pie w cut that some
plain,yet fashionable, and then it took so pieces are • third larger than other is
little material to make them. not illustrative of this carefulness. In
"The checked muslin 1 made into the cutting of pies, as all other things, it
plain dresses t.. wear when 1 wanted on is s gond plan to do it well. A pie that
something better than calico. Of course is carefully, neatly trimmed around the
I had plenty of aprons, big kitchen ones edge in making looks nicer upon the
and dainty white ones, which were made table or plate and slips upon the knife
of old white dresses better.
"Dick is charmed with the change in Perhaps .11 housekeepers aro not as
me, says he loves me ten times better. careful to have s cake knife as one for
and looks f ,rward with • great deal more bread, but I consider it quite essential.
pleasure to coming home in the evening. Only yesterday I ate • piece of cake I
"1 had never felt lake singing or play- am sure was cut with • knife used in
ing fur him in my soiled, faded dresses, peeling onions just before, and it did not
and I eouId not afford to put on • "Dice" wfd to the flavor of the cake. And
dress in which t.. feed my chickens and again, oat cake into regular blocks : cal -
milk my cow. Rut now my dresses are culste • little before begauning ; you will
nice enough to feel at ease in, whim have $ nioer-looking doh for your table.
sitting it the Wrier, and 1 sin not afraid We have not quite become accustomed
of spoiling them when about my work. to "cat as you go" in cake, but i am not
"Dick said I must write this article, as sore but the day is feat approaching.
it might be the means of making some Sauces for tea in • glee dish with
other "fellow's' home happy. I want glee preserve plates beside adds t.. the
to write it as a useful hint t) young tea -table. it may be less convential, but
wives. surely has a cheerful look, especially if
"it may save you much mortthcatinn the berry spoon rests near.
and malty • heartache If you will follow The butter plate also receives les at -
the advice I give. Your husband. Denton in many homes than it should.
though he may be ever so faithful, will Glass is, I thi•ik, pr.fenbls, and should
love and respect you mon if you are the have • good cover. Two covered butter
dainty, lovable woman he courted. rather
than the sloven at home, who only cares
to be well dressed away from home or
before strangers.
"Here are my rules for home dressing:
in the first place, buy material that will
wash if you do your own work. or even should ever have • poorly set table, yet
your housekeeping only Get becoming such is the positive fact, notwithetandtog
colors. i much prefer • becoming calico many codtty luxuries are upon it.
to an unbeci ming silk. Make your
house dresses plain and simple ; then is dare id tae nods.
nothing in wont taste than • furbelow- The first myatenous step toward hav-
aped I lie women ili ready
to merry mod she has oaNerwd the 1o.
arts of I Hume is the
ed.'s kingdom. fibs holds very largely
ca her beads the itspOoese .t the Marta
that sonde time. The Mot ►..bend,
.►...wrs thew.J4W IV genuset, the
r'i.heet-hearted, memos make ate L.
happy if hie wife be amt in every anise a
Weasel. In the lett analysts. home -
happiness does depend on floe wife.
Children. to., are great blessing. when
God mode them, bringing into the home
rich poesibilites of h•ppinees. They
cost etre, sad demand toil sad sone.,
'lames owing pais and grist; yet the
biting tbey mag repays a thousand
times the care and east
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
TIE HURON SIGNAL,
&sesames of a.1a.
I1 the feet are tared or pairial after
leas staidissg, great relief pas be had by
bathing them in salt water. A handful
of salt to • gallon of water 1• the right
proportion. Have the water as hot as
ego be comfortably borne. Immerse the
feet enc throw the water over the lege as
tar as the knees with dm hands. When
the water becomes too aril, rub brisk-
ly with a flesh -towel. Thu method, if
used night and morning, will cure neu-
ralgia of the feet.
Carpets may be greatly brightened
by tint sweeping thoroughly and thou
going over them with • clean cloth and
clear telt sad water. Coe • cupful of
coarse ..It to a large basin of water.
Salt as • tooth powder is better than
almost anything that can be bought. It
keeps the teeth brilliautly white and the
Rums hard and rosy.
If, after having • tooth pulled, the
mouth is tilled with salt and water, it
w ill allay the danger of having & humors.
hag*.
To clews willow furniture use salt and
w ater. Apply with • Dail -brush, scrub
well and dry thoroughly.
Whoa broiling steak threw • little salt
on the coals and the blaze from the drip-
ping fat will not annoy.
Damp salt will remove the discoiors-
tiou of cups and saucer caused by tea
and careless washing.
Bras work can be kept beautifully
aright by 000asiuually rubbing with salt
and vinegar.
Wash the mica of the et.ee doors a Oh
salt and vinegar. '
Salt in whitewash will make it stick
better.
ate Dot &wettable, see glyeeriis, wet.r
sod wrlugme is equal porta, as the pars
glyesriae bee $ groat sffiaity fee water
and absorbs the seaman hers the akta.
Wear gloves sr sweeping. is uatduoe or
rough week, and key the hands oat of
boiling weer, es 11 m is no wayeecesry
to eleaslroess is try bird of eeo.eswork.
disbmop fussy be ted for d+eakea, bet
is those saw when it is seasws•ry to
keep the Meds Is soap mad water s.tlt
they look parboiled, they rosy be made
to feel sorb mon o•nsfuetable by rob-
bing Una thorosy sly with plenty of
,assume sed mutton suet, then washing
is .arm water holding a few droi s of
j y s nd bb'wnh neves the few r vow,
diluted glyeseine. Club , a
very, little of it, protects the pores from
tun rapid relocation, and tide will in a
measure preserve the skip if rubbed
over the hands before potting them into
hot water When the rough work for
the day is finished, the pads should re-
ceive more attention than at the too
often berried morning toilet.
■Largs Wsm.at relieves Neta ultra.
Melee sae Reliable Recipes.
Sy)ice Cake. —One cupful of light
brown sees and hs:f • cupful of butter
beaten tc • cream, the yolks of two eggs
beaten, half • cupful •.f *cur milk ; net,
stir in half • cupful of totted dour, •cup
ful of stoned moons, chopped bite, nue
teaspoonful of ground cloves, one of cin-
na.non, aud • tittle nutmeg. Next add
the whites of two Bees well beaten.
enough fluor to thicken, and half • tea-
•pxo,lui of sod. rt.N,lved iu hot water.
nr well.
Plzen Fruit Cake.—Four cupfuls of
light brown sugar, one and • half cupfuls
art butter,—tbe letter sad sugar ermined
together, --six eggs, the yolks beaten
sepsrat•ly and added next, two cupfuls
of sweet mile. Sart and stir in slowly
six and a halt cupfuls of dour which has
four and • half teaspoonfuls of baking -
powder sifted and mixed through it, two
teaspoonfuls of cinnamon, one of cloves
and half • nutmeg, one pound of stoned
misses chopped tine, mix • little dour
w ith them •ltd stir into the batter. Plioe
a tittle citron into the cake, and lastly
beat the whiles of the six eggs to • stiff
troth and stir in. If not stiff enough,
add • little more dour. This will make
two good sited loaves. Bake a trial
cake in a teacup to see if the oven is of
right temperature. Grease the tins well
and then line the bottom with white pa-
per, tressed. Bake in • slow oven, and
if the uvea gets too hot on top carver !the
cakes with • thin piece of bn.wn paper
Try ,with • broom splint. It requires
• longer time to bake a cake with fruit
in than one without.
Bread Froit Cake.—Two cupfuls of
very light bread dough, one cupful of
light brown sugar,three eggs well beaten,
half a cupful of Putter, half • nutmeg,
one teaspoonful ofctnnamon, half • tea
spoonful cf allspice, use and a.
hale cupfuls of Mooed raisins, chopped,
two tablespoonfuls of jelly. After put-
ting it in the tin, let it ria half an hour
in • warm place before baking. First
cream the butter and sugar together sod
mix with the dough.
dishes are within the means of almost
every family. They should never be
used for anything but butter, and alter-
nate often. A tidy butter duh will
sometime.'edeem • po.,rly set table. and
really there seems little reason why we.
Whim it takes a yowls MAO hall an
bo it to pet oe a girl's skate-, and she de
votse YO minutes t.. vim/ hie wick's'. it
is gwu.r.ity sate to ry,c.rd thew as ea
a c«•
It's easy to dye
with Diamond Dyes
Because eo simple.
It's safe to dye '(with
Diamond Dyes
Because always
reliable.
It's economy to dye
with Diamomd Dyes
Because the strongest.
Coffee Cake,with n0 Coffee in it.—Cee
pint of flour, two heaping te•epoosfuls
of baking -powder, one egg beaten well
and added. Mix with cold water to form
a sift dough ; grease • biscuit tin and
pour into it ; melt a tablespoonful of
butter and pour over the dough, sprink-
ling • layer of white sugar over the top
and a little ground cinnamon and, bake.
This is to be eaten warm for breakfast
with coffee. Break instead ct tatting 11.
Fried Cakes.—A recipe which is forty
years old. Take • two -quart basin even
full of Hour, put it in • new pan and
pour in the centre two teacupfuls of sour
cream, two cupfuls of buttermilk, one
and a half cupfuls of sugar, two eggs,
two teaspoonfuls of soda dissolved in hot
water, balt a teaspoonful of salt. Mia
with the hands until it is ready to roll
oat. Fry in s kettle of hot lard.—Good
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ed calico or cheap house dress. ing white Mande is to hews clean hands,
"Don't wear "Mother Hubbard." if and for this use tepid water and se pure
your husband dislikes them, or you ars soap as you can bay. A few drops of
fleshy. ammonia or powdered borax are also to
"M kd 1 fi
tang
• e your resaes nest y , be aced frequently to clean and soften
easy to put on, and always have • white the hand.. Stain* may be removed by —
colter or something dainty and plain lemon ;once, or tine white sand, or
around your neck. Of wane l mean The u.e rat lemon juice.
wham about your household duties ; occasionally whitens the hands, as dies •
thou not. dress as fussily as you piety, thorough rubbing tai oatmeal, mixed with
11 it is bee0ming• water. An excellent and trustworthy
"Have plenty of .ice white apron. preparation In be meed on the hands at
and big kitchen ones. The white ones night is the white of an egg with • grain
can be meade of the skirt's .'1 white irises- of alas mixed with it. Sweat almoed
es, whim they are no loner nice looking oil will also .often very rough hand.,
se dresses. and may be thoroughly rubbed into
"Your old ''nice" dress.* ase easily them at night. avid then o.v.red by
be made over into stylish suite, if you Zoos, kid gloves it is well to cut of
take the trouble. the ends of the flsgere of the gloves
"This is meant for those wive., who, worn at night, •o as to keep the finger-
like myself, find it neo•.sary to mono tips and and. from looking dry, and also
mote in every rnaeiMe way, in order to to ventilete the skin. when limns
help their bwhand., and who at the joie. will Dot remove fruit stain., ntalie
same tore. are not willing to sink into wig reay be .s 4. V.Katgbe iiai.. may
mere drudges, but who still wish to re often b. ,'moved by raw potstom.
tent the sweetness of life and love Many taw of ,etsgh and •h•pped
Daughters and sinters as well may be hand@ are emend k not drying the
profited by the advice," - X. Y 7.. in i hands sulteieetly after washing. sod
Montreal Witness. then exposing them to Bold or heat
while still damp. Olyseeise is aa
mawsesees ei mem.. pensive emollient, mesh liked by many
H.abavids have • great Beal to do with people, bat it easiest be owed by otben
the tatter 91 bsppine.a at beam The withoet esneimR fates discomfort, sod
wife, too, bee • responsibility. it should mak ing the Arlo rad and feverish. Vet
be asd•ntpei .t the vary beginning that i am oo.vitlsed that it say be seed with
goad 1.. o ore of die firm I a pleeeant sad comforting effect by most
elisiS y boss. 11 a man meet immerse if dieted with equal parts of
be •t • womsm auM be • re .mater, or with boy rem. If them
•
Veal Flukes.—Chop some cooked veal
fine; tc it add half the quantity of crack-
er crumbs: to oue pint of the meat and
cracker add one Ogg, • little cayenne, •
little grated nutmeg, one salbponful of
salt, one dessertap,.onful of lemon juice,
mix well; take about • tablespoonful and
form into long narrow rolls; roll in beat-
en egg and cracker crumbs, and fry in
hot fat; serve on • red napkin ; garnish
with parsley and sliced lemon.
Cheese Cake.—Put two quarts of milt
into • saucepan, when it becomes heated
add two teaspoonful* of rennet, place iu
• cool place until it is firm, then break it
well and let it remain broken about •n
hour; pour off the whey and place the
curd in a coll.nder to drain; when dry
pound it until smooth; then add four
tablespoonfuls of &urger : two table
spoonfuls of butter, -melted; mix all
well together and add the yolks of four
eggs well beaten, a little nutmeg
cinnamon and grated lemon peel, and
two tablespoonfuls of currant!; stir all
well together, line petty tins with puff
paste, fill each one with the curd, and
bake about 20 minutes.
It's pleasant to dye
with Diamond Dyes
Because they never
fail.
You ought to dye with
Diamond Dyes.
Because they are best.
Mineral's Llalsae.r Cures Wares, etc.
Our am teak ` Ss a it Ham Dyeing - tieing
flea dhectias for as ism.( Diamond Dyna, seat tree
a a_OYaria. Diamond Dyes are sold ..vywle..s,
or ear ogee i dad on nods* of arias, to cents.
wea
Escsaesedeela Co., Memeal, Qua.
A■ &seises •fader
For the following tale the re/fisher'.,
(brio -far is responsible: "A lady went re-
oently into • bookseller's shop to par-
ches • present for hen husband. She
hovered round and manifested the usu-
al ,ndectdon, whereupon the assistant in
charge, to help her nut of the difficulty,
ssrgested • est of Shakespeare. The
would-ne perchseer met this proposal,
however, with the `rimpt remark, 't)hl
he read that when it first came out.' We
make haste to add that this happened in
Amerces.
Societies.
Winos, Liquors, 8&c
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ANION BLOCK. OODKHICH.
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And Other Tested Remedies
are becoming the Standard Medicines of
the day. Parties calling or writing from
all parts of Canada and the United States
for the System Renovator
It never fails to cure i.npure, w..•k
and 1 blood, dyrpepsis,
, lose cf memory, bronchitis,
consumption, gall stones, Jaundice. kid-
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dance, female irregularities and get-eral
debility.
Manufactured only by
J. M. McLEOD, Sole Patentee,
(better known as "The Old Doctor,-)
Newgate -et., (ioderich, tint
The System Renovator is sold at e1.00
and $2.00 per bottle.
NEW ARRIVAL
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asses, fug +Me_s'atimsda W w51 ; e/bN lawssely �eww have be/es�wMrrmaaastll •rte.
Ms g�tWts. If tad hey e � macer! their issimse nll ius hates e0ies tress
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Ho you sleepers,
Rub your peepers
Open wide each eye;
Dunt be creepers
Bargain reapers
Nw's the time to buy.
RIGHT THIS WAY TO DANIEL GORDON'S
rias nasearwe
ries-Class Stock of furniture I VO Tck s. P. ARLLOUNGEDSUI l HKDROOMNB►r t. 11 DIN-
My alai has always been to keep Y1r'etl1aw Furniture. The past rill speak for itself. Mere
n' r .. • •a tun a 014 r y fur cut. N dui*. sea palm meat oar first Class go nes.
That will cure itself.
la undertaking 1 leave everything to M found la a gntolstm ematdlsboseat tarn the
oldest and Mess experienced Funeral Director in the Comity. •ATii5IAtTN5 tunas
CHARGES MOI)M:IIATK.
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rain. in NEW BLACK. GRKEN and JAPAN TVA). l'OIFSEe'. Fft(lTs. teUGAIt'i
SYRUP'S. Etc. Ail kinds of rum •.110..tlf t nsltAis.
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Only the best material used In all classes of Raking and turned out in • shape to suit the
most fastidious {white.
;M WEDDING CAKES A SPECIALTY.
Butter and Faros taken in exchange for Goode. Call and examine oar eta k. Goods de-
livered to any part of town motioned possible notice.
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