Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1884 — Topnoody. [ARTICLE]

Topnoody.

Mr. Topnoody sat at the supper table Tuesday evening ‘as his wife cleared away the things, and after a moment’s silence he remarked: “My dear, do you know what day the day after to-morrow will be?” “Of course I do; it’s Thursday.” “I don’t mean that, my dear. Do you know what anniversary it will be?” “I don’t recall.” “Why, my dear, don’t you know that it is the anniversary of our marriage? On that day, thirty-five years ago, we ■were made man and wife and—” “And I’ve had a grudge against that preacher ever since,” interrupted Mrs. Topnoody. “And,” he continued, not noticing it, “since that day, hand in hand, we have gone along the pathway of life, gathering its thorns and flowers, bearing one another’s burdens and sharing one another's happiness. Whatever of sorrow we may have had, my dear, has been lightened by dividing it between us, and whatever of joy, has been doubled by a mutual possession.” “That sounds like you had been reading a novel, Topnoody.” “No, dear, it is merely the outgrowth of a pleasant retrospection. Do you know, my dear, it seems to me but yesterday since I saw the orange blossoms in your hair, and Jieard the music of the mystic words which joined two hearts and two lives in a unity blessed of Heaven. Has time sped on winged feet lor you, my dear?" “Not. hardly. Topnoodv.” ‘‘But. my dear, how long have the joyous moments seemed to you?” “Well, Topnoody, 1 haven’t figured it out quite as fine as hours and moments, but taking it in a lump, I should say it had seemed about, four thousand years. I might throw off an hour or two on an exact calculation, but not more than that, Topnoody.” Mr. Topnoody didn’t ask for an exact calculation. - -Merchant Traveler. * - *»■ -•»• -«■»- One of the very best efforts that humane societies have ever made is that of inducing horse owners to do away with the blind bridle. There are cases where, perhaps, blinds are useful, but usually they are useless, mid not only that, but their tendcn«y is to hurt the eyes. They are a great impediment to the free sight of the horse, whose eyes are so set that it looks rather sidewise instead of directly in front. With a blind on, therefore, the animal has no flee range of vision. In addition to this, if the blinds press against or strike the eye, the latter will most likely be damaged. Under all the circumstances the practice of putting blinds upon our bridles is about as foolish as checking up a horse’s head until the only thing that it can see is the sun and sky. Some may think that blinds look well, but even that is doubtful. We are of the opinion that a blindless bridle looks just as well on a horse as anything that can be put on its head. In our towns and cities where humane societies have an opportunity to create public sentiment in regard to the matter, many of our most stylish turnouts have no blinds on the bridles. —Western Rural. ......

Jelly cake. —Une ana a nan cups sugar, one-half cup butter, three eggs, half a cup sweet milk, two and a half cups of flour, one teaspoon of saleratua and two of cream of tartar. Beat the sugar and butter well, then add the well-beaten yelks and stir in the milk and then whites beaten to a froth; sift the saleratus and cream tartar with the flour. Gingeb Cookies. —Make a hole in the center of a pan of flour and then pour in one cup of sugar, one of molasses and one of fried meat gravy. Take one egg, one trifle-spoonful each of cloves, cinnamon and ginger; put two tablespoonfuls of saleratus in a cup ana pour on six table-spoonfuls of vinegar, add to. the rest and mix very hard, roll thin and bake in a quick oven. Lobster Croquettes.--To the meat of a well-boiled lobster, chopped fine, add pepper, salt and powdered mace. Mix with this one-quarter as much bread crumbs, well rubbed, as you have meat; make into ovates or cones, with two table-spoonfuls of melted butter; roll these in beaten egg, then in pulverized crackers, and fry in butter or very sweet lard. Serve dry and hot, and garnished with crisped parsley. Graham Gems.—To one pint of Graham flour add salt, one pint of sweet milk and one egg. Stir in the flour slowly till it becomes a smooth (not thick) batter. Use no soda or yeast. Bake immediately. The best gem-pans are of cast iron with twelve sockets, which must be first heated, then greased, filled and instantljMreturned to the oven. If new. the jflks should be Arst scoured with soap and sand, then greased, heated and rewashed. Gems may also be made without the egg, with milk and water, or all water. They may also be made of rye flour or earn meat The corn meal requires an egg. This recipe is sufficient for twenty-four gems. To be eaten warm with butter. THEcroMOfthe Cotswold on tne Merino is not as popular as it was a few years ago, except for early lambs. The wool is not liked. The South or Hampshire Down sheep crossed on Cotswold brings a lamb of the finest quality, and there are apt to be a large proportion of twins.

The protective tariff men are spending large sums of money to elect Bl iir.“. Ts successful, all of wtfotr wll be taken from their laborer-! t -rough a reduction of wages iu a very short time.