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WILLAMETTE FABMER; SALEM, OREGON, NOVEMBER 21, 1884. Ihe ot mU. Una MARMOT T. CLARKE, Editor Original.' THE LOST ISLAND. BV ELMO WILDWOOD. bomo way from Boston a dangerous thoal Lies near the surface, nor all concealed At low tide; one sees such times a smooth knoll Of compact sand, by tho obb revoalcd. But that is all; hero n Island onco rose, Enduring as aught thcro In tho tea, And was called Vixlft's Mate, nobody know Particularly why, but nil ogrco Tho following talo shall spontor tho uamo : Vix and his Mato wcro fishermen; Both from the r elf samo neighborhood came, followed tho sea until tho time when Tho nmto camo In from a perilous ofulso, And came back alone. Tho tale ho told True or not who could ditpute such news ? Wast Vix had died from hungar and cold, And tho body was sunk thrown overboard ilo told this story with guilty guise, Poor Vixo's fato tho whilo ho deplored ; Murder looked out from glittering oyes. The courts condomncd tho trcaoliorous mate, Usliovlng him guilty; so ho was huug Out on this low island; at auy rate, Denying tho deed with dying tonguo, Just beforo tho halter iti victim held Tho man cursod tho placo and said somo day I ho island would sink for this crimo tin knollcd, Out in tho waters of Boston biy. And sink it did, and began at that hour, Tho sea slow nibbling its lty of sand With tho dreadful will ot rolcntless power, Till no slgu is left of tho Uml. And so it went, that datk island of crime, Deaf to innoccnoa pleading with "death)" In tho far ftirturo OMnos tomctimo n time That witnesses wrong's expiring breath. TnANKSOIVlNO POEM. Como yo thankful pcoplo, como, llaito tho song ol harvest hornet All is salcly gathered in, Kro tho winter storms begin, God our makordoth provide 1'or our wants to bo supplied ; Como ts God's own temple, come, Ualio tho song of harvest home. All tho world' God' own fWJ, , Fruit unto his praise to yield ; Wheat and tares togother sown, Unto joy or sorrow grown : First tho blsde, and then tho car, Then tho full corn slull appear t Lord of harvest, grant that wo Wholesome grain and puro miy bo. For tho Lord ourOod shall come, And shall take his harvest home; From his field shall in that day All his offences purge away ; Give his angels chargo at list In tho flro tho tares to cast, lint tho fruitful cars to store 4n his garner evermoro. ' liven so, Lord, quickly como To thy final harvest homei Gather now thy pcoplo in, Frco from sonow, freo from sin; Thero for ever purlflod, In thy pieiencu to abide: Como with nil thy uugtls, come, Raise tho glorious liarvcit home. CHOICE UECIPES. Ginger Snaps. A littlo friend sends us tlio following ; I will toll somo of tho littlo fistora lioiv to mnko ginger 8noi)a. Tnko two cups of sugar and ono cup of warm water, ono cup of lard, ono tablespoonful of ginger, ono tenspoonlul of win. Perhaps somo of tho littlo girls would liko to try this way of making snaps. Fruit Loaf. Fruit lonf mado of bread dough is very nlco j'nfter tho dough has risen tho first time, tnko a pieco about tho sizo you v"ld need for a loaf of bread; rqll this out on n kneading-bonrd until it is not moro than an inch thick; on this spread nny kind of fruit that you choose English currants, chopped rais ins, stowed figs or jam may any of thorn bo used; sprinklo a littlo powdered sugar ovor tho fruit, and put6omo littlo lumps of butter horo and thero on it, or spread tho dough with butter boforo putting tho fruit on it, Itoll it up very tightly into n loaf, let it rise, and bakoin hot ovon. Cut it in thick slices when done. This may tako tho form of a plain pudding; in this caso it must bo served hot, with sauco. Tho sauco should be rich and highly seasoned, and tho pudding must bo cut in thin slices ; tho sauco should bo very hot, so that it will penctrato nnd soften tho crust. Applo Butter. Cidermodo fromswoet apples will make a bettorarticlo, but if it cannot bo obtained common cider can be used. Tako the cider as it runs from the press before any fermentation has taken placo and boil it down in a tin or copper boiler (never use iron) until it Iim evaporated fully- one-hiL' While it is boiling all the scum that reamust bo carefully removed, and as soon as it is thick enough add n good quantity of tart npplos, pared and cut into quarters, taking out all tho cores. Fill tho boiler half full of tlin quarters. Keep a slow but steady flro but bo careful to stir tho apples every fow moments, to prevent them from sticking to. tho bottom and sidos of tho kcttlo. Vhcn tho apples havo boiled about fiftcori minutes, and havo settled down a littlo, add more, un til tho boilor is quito full enough ; now cook to a pulp, stirring it almost con tinually. Whon it is finished, showing no wholo piece, but all ono mass of pulp, turn it into jars nnd firkins nnd lot it cool ; cover it and storo in n cool place. It can bo seasoned with spices whilo j cooking or afterward. Ground china I mon and clovos nro tho best suited as a flavornur. Onc-nnd-a-haU bushols of apples, af lor they nro purod and quar tered, aro enough for ono barrel of cider boforo it is boiled down. Jelly Cako. Tho Farming "World gives us this rccipo : A good largo cako is mado of ono cup of sugar, two eggs, half cup butter, and ono nnd n half cups Hour, half cup milk, two tcnspoonfulsof baking powdor. If you havo no jelly, frosting flavored with lemon juico is nice. Uso tho gratod rind for flavoring the cako. . ituok. Tho Tribune-Farmer offers its roadcrs tho following: Milk enough mixed with half a cup of yeast to mnko a pint; mnko a spongo and riso; then add ono and n hnlf cups of whito sugar, thrco eggs, a halt cup buttor, spico to taste, mould, then put in pan to riso ; when baked, cover tho topH with sugar dissolved in milk. Vienna Nolls. This is Mrs. L. A. Ilotchkiss' rccipo: Ono quart of sifted flour, two toaspooufuls baking powdor, ono or two tnblospoonfuls buttor, nnd Hour enough to mako it still enough for biscuit; roll one-half inch thick, cut out with biscuit cutter, wet with mill: and turn over, then wet with milk on top, this makes it in tho form of a roll. Urcad Cake. Tako nny bits of bread you may havo left aftor meals, soak them in milk or water, until perfectly soft; mash fine, add two eggs, pinch of soda, salt to tasto, and onough flour to mako thorn fry nicely; drop tho tea spoonful into hot butter or lard. Thcso aro inoxpcnslvo and good, nnd a better way to uso dry broad than in puddings. Ginger Urcad. Tho following is a good rccipo for making ginger bread, a do- lightful winter cake, a correspondent of tho Maiuo Farmer says ; '-I havo n nico reclno for molasses cincer-brcad. Tako ono cup of molasses, thrco largo spoon fuls of cronm, ono heaping tonspoonful of soda, ono tonspoonful of salt, Hour onouch to mako it n thick dough. I am ten years old. cuttine Feed for stock. Somo hnvo supposed that straw and corn fodder had, really, vory littlo nutriment, and only mado bulk in tho stomach. Hut this is quito erroneous. Most pioneer farmers havo seen cattlo living on tho buds and twigs of trees, cut in mid-winter; nnd if thoy can digest such woody food as this, it scorns quito reasonable thnt thoy can digest woll masticated oat straw or corn foddei. Straw is vory poor in albuminoids, but its digestablo carbo-hydrates aro nearly cnual to that of meadow hay. It re quires food rich in albuminoids to mix with straw. If 200 pounds of linseed oil meal, and 2,000 lbs of middlings aro mixed with 2,000 pounds of oat straw, tho combination is quito as valunblo as meadow hay, and would oven keep cat tlo in better condition ovor winter. And if hay were worth 10 ier ton, then, by adding $3.50 to ono ton of straw, you havo what is equal to 2,-100 pounds of hav. or tho straw is worth $8.50 per ton ; and running tho straw through a cutter would greatly assist in making it tnus valuable. Now, as to tho question whether it will pay tho cost of labor and machiney to do this cutting, it denonds upon tho amount of stock kept A large cutter and powor will do tho cuttine much moro rapidly, and theroforo much cheaper, than a email one. With a lnrgo cutter nnd an adequato powor two tons of straw, or corn fodder, or hay can bo cut por hour. With a small stock it would not pay to buy thoso machines, but it might pay to biro tho cuttor and power long enough to do tho cutting, as in tho caso of a tnreshing machine ; but wiih a largo stock it would pay woll to own tho cut ter and powor. Tho writer of this has cut many a hundred tons of thoso coarse fodders, and has long been woll satisfied that tho labor has boon moro than paid for. When hay is high and straw nlontv. it is much cheaper to food grain with straw or corn fodder. Corn fodder, when tho corn is rut and shocked whilo tho stalk is green, as it should bo, is worth more than straw for feeding, and corn fodder, as wo havo seen, is most benefited by cutting vory short, Ex. At Lafayette the cannon burst with which (bey urea Cleveland ana Jtien driclcs salute, bat no one waa killed. jfI Ijfa ftililreq. wtiiki iLuaimim-U- "ouan." Tho ploughboy whistles behind his plough, For his lunge wcro sound and ho'd no cough; Ha euided his toam with a pliant bough, And watered it well at a waysldo trough. Tho toil was hard, for the land was rough It lay on tho shores of Scottish slough But his well-fed team was stout and tough, And ho plied his bough on flank and hornh. Ho plowed all day and the crow and chough Flow around his head, thongh ho oft cried though . But his plow at last struck a hidden sough With n forco that sent tho sharo clean through, Then tho toam took frigh. and ran off with tho plough, With the speed of tho wind from tho plow boy, though llu shouted " whoa!" and into a slough It plung'd whero tho mild was soft as dough. Tho plowboy wept, for tho wreok was thorough. Ho fled that night from tho farm to tho borough, OUR LETTER BOX, Tlioro tiro n number of letters on hand to-day. It was only for a short timo in tho summer that letters failed to come. Thcro will bo plenty from thin timo, wo nro sure. Jnnio writoa hoi first letter, and wo sco thnt sho has taken pains to mnko her letter look neat ; each word shows that it has been slowly nnd carofully mado. This is tho way to do, for after prnclico it will como easy and natural to form tho lettors well. Those turkeys nnd chickens must keep Janio busy if sho takes caro of thorn. Wo think tho dark turkeys nro bettor than tho light ones. A lady friend told us that sho used turkey eggs to mako cako ; that her turkeys laid eggs when tho chickens did not. Lucy cortainly could not find any thing hotter to do than to writo a letter to tho Homo Circle, only sho should tako timo to writo n longer ono; there aro so many sub'jocta that she could writo about if sho would put on her thinking cap. If no ono answers her conundrum, sho must toll herself what it is, for wo notico that thcro nro a number that havo novor yet been guessed. K. II. sends ono too, besides answer ing ono; it would seom a difficult ono to guess nnd doubt if nny ono can solvo it, for thcro is somo "catch" about it, so if no ono nnswors it in tho next two weeks sho must writo tho riddlo again nnd tho answor with it. Jessie is not going to bo bohind tho rest and sho has como out with n riddlo too, about tho crows. Wo should guess right off that thcro would bo no crows loft after tho smoko of tho gun cleared off; it is not likely that tho rost would sit still to bo n target. Anna sends a very oxcollcnt lottor, answering somo questions and asking somo very sonsiblo ones. Wo will find somo good cako recipes, ospccially for hor, boforo long. Aunt Hetty commenced last week n puzzlo department giving a charade and n riddlo ; tho answer to tho first is a nowspuper and tho latter a hair brush. Now this week: "Why is a woman deformed when mending stocking?" "Why aro good resolutions liko faint ing ladies?" "Whnt is that which lives in winter nnd dies in suuimor and always grows with its roots upward?" KNKiSIA. "I tremble with each breath of air And yet can heaviest burdens boar; Tis known that I destroyed the world, And all things in confusion hurled, And yet I do preserve all in it Through each revolving hour ami minute," Couvallib, Or., Nov. -1, 1881. Kditor Home Circlet As I havo nover written to tho papers I'will try now ; I am ten years old ; I havo four sisters nnd two brothers; my oldest sistor is named Diana, tho next is named Margio, tho next is nancd Mary ; ray two brothers nro twins, their names nrd Alva and Kinory, my youngost sister is named Corn. Wo havo sovon turkeys nnd about ono hundred chickens; wo havo two whito turkoys and flvo dark ono. Janik J. Xkwto.v. Olvmi-ia, W. T, Oct. 29, 18&1. Kditor Homo Circlet As I havo nothing to do at proscnt I thought I would try and writo again. Our potatoes nro not dug yet, it has been raining so bad thoy can't dig; wo havo thirteen young chickens. I will answor Mr. Hartley's question it isico." I will givo a conundrum, it is : I lio in a bed but never sleep, I often murmur but never weep; the more falls I get the fas ter I move along. Yours, LucyCboix. La Ckntkr, W. T., Oct. 29, 188-1. Editor Homo Cirolo t Wo havo been a constant reader of tho Wh.umkttk FaumkuiuhI wo liko it vory well. Wishing to obtain C. 0. IJ.'s card I will answer her question it will take tho squirrel nine days to carry ofi" tho nino ears of corn, for ho takes ono car ovcry day and his own two nro threo oars. I will givo n riddlo and tho ono that first answers it I will send a pretty card. Hold up your right hand and you will soo what you never will see, never can seo and novor shall sco. ltcspectfully, K. IIi:xxnssY. Kola, Or., Nov. 0, 18S1. Kditor Homo Circlet As I havo novor writton to tho Homo Oirdo I will try to writo n fow lines. I am nino years ofd; I go to school now; I study fourth reader, arithmetic, gram mar, geography, nnd spell in tho high est spelling clnss in tho school. It has been raining but it has cleared up now. I havo a dog named Carlo nnd ho is really very smart. I will answer ltf ch ard lVarce's riddle it is a chorry. I will now answer Geo. Lehman's riddlo tho way to spoil it is g. I will close by asking a riddlo : If thcro woro thrco crows on a treo and I shoot ono of thorn, how many will remain. Your friend, Jkssik M. 1Ji:aiusm:v. Nkwaukcm, Nov. 9, 1S81. Kditor Homo Circlo t' As I havo not writton to tho Homo Circlo for somo timo I will try and an swer ono or two questions I paw in Inst weolc's I'AUMint. l am going to eciioui now, it will bo out in thrco wcoks. Will answer C. G. King's riddle ho took tho goose first, then went back nnd got tho fox, took it over nnd took tho gooso back with him, took tho corn over, nnd thou went back after tho gooso. I think tho answer to It. K. Ponrco's riddlo must bo n cherry. Tho lllblo contains il.IM.ISO letters. Now, Aunt Hetty, these nnswors may not bo correct, but hopo somo ono olso will havo answers in this woek'H pa per. Auutio nnd I took a long walk this afternoon and found somo hi no vio lets nnd strawborry blossoms; will sond you ono of my cards nnd a violot. Aunt Hetty, will you plenso send mo a good cako rccqw. Will closo by ask ing a history quostion : ''What fort was saved by a half-witted boy!" Tho ono that unsworn my question first I will sond my card. Your friend, Anna Houkkh. Beautiful Evcr-Dloomlng Roses. All lovors of choico flowors should sond to tho Dingco k Conrad Co., West Grove, Pa., forsomo of their lovoly roses. Thcso roses nro certain to bloom, and aro tho finest in tho world. Thoy nro sent safely by mail postpaid to all post ofllccs in tho Unitod Stntes. This com pany is iHjrfectly rolinble, and noted for liboral doaliug. " Thoy givo away in pre miums nnd uxtras moro roses than mntit other esUblishmontfl grow. Sond for their Now Guide, n comploto trcatiso on tho rose, (70 pages, olegantly illustra ted), freo. Seo advertisement in this pnpor. Grade Holstoiu cows hooiii to milk about as well as full bloods. One grade cow in my hord as a two-year-old, gavo about ton thousand pounds. When fresh sho produced ton gallons a day. Sho novor goes dry. Several hnlf-bh.od Holhlcins, tiireo years old, nnd from high grndo Short-horn cows, product) when fresh from iivo to sovon gallons a day on grass alono and, of course, when thoy nro fully matured they will yiold much moro. Ono grade Holstoiu heifer from a puro-brod Short-horn cow, when two years old gavo forty jwunds of milk a day. Western Agriculturist. Tho icM of Columbia county. W. T., was enormous nnd MOO tons of wheat U stored along tho railroad warehouses, bosides that in tho mills. for Infants CnHtorlnpromotes Digestion and overcomes t'lululoncy, Coimujia tion, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea, and Feverudiness. It insures health and uutural sleep, without luorpulue. " Cuttortu Is so well adapted to Children that I recommend A a superior to nr prrcrlpUon known to roe." JL A. Aucrna, M. V tc rortland Ave., DrooUn, N. Y, vBIHk3j-LiiSiissssiissR CENTAUW tlNIMSNT-an absolute cure for Rheuma tism, Hpralns, Burns, Galls, Ac. The raoat Powerful and Pem tratlBg Paln-rellerlBff and IlealiBg Remedy known to man. Hjjttmflti Somo ono who has boon runinging into tho mu8tyand murky past, has discover ed that tho "drum is ono of our oldest musical instruments." How ho discover ed that tho drum is u "musical instru ment" wo should liko to know. It is said that moro than 1C00 years D. 0. ini monso drums wcro beaten nt banquets and other entertainments. It is no won der that thoso pcoplo nro dead now. Norrittown Herald. Tho socretnry of tho interior has struck a blow nt tho legitimato drama. Ho has ordered Sitting Bull nnd his band bnck to their reservation. Tho troup wcro losing money, nnd will probably not demur at tho action of tho secretary. Thero nro a number of theatrical com panies on tho road who would regard it as a groat favor if tho secretary would ordor them back at tho govormont's cx ponso. It would savo thorn n long walk. Norristown Herald. "What business wcro you engaged in whon iti tho United StntcsV'ono foreign tourist asked nnothor. "I was a bnnk cashicr7r replied tho traveler. "Not ono of thoso with 'discrepancy I hopo?" facetiously romnrked tho tourist. "Oh, no. Thero was no discrepancy. I cloarcd up everything beforo I left. Tho safo remains. It is part of tho building, you know." Pittsburg Chronicle of a high priced up town restaurant. A largo crowd had galhorod in front I'rojontly tho bodies of two mon wcro brought out nnd deposited in nn am bulance. "Whnt's tho tronblo?" asked a citizen of a policeman. "Murder?" "No; tho two men only had 12 bo twoou them, nnd they tried to mako ono portion do for both. It's nn aggravat ed case of starvation." Now York Suu. A lloxbury lady recently employed a washerwoman who camo well recom mended, nnd who noon mado hersolf very ngrconbio. Mrs. S 'h front name is Annio, while tho wnshcrwonfnn bcarsjtho iiiuno of Sarah. Monday Sarah report ed for work, and during tho foronoon Mrs. 8., who happened lo bo in tho kitchon, said: "I guess I shall havo to call you Sarah hereafter, Mrs. M. it is bo much shorter." "All right, inarm, do, and I may call you Annio. It comes natural. I used to work with an Annio years ago." Tableaux. lloxbury Advo cate. "Simpson," said tho managing editor, "please dont wtilo any moro pathotio nr ticlos. I nsk you this as a personal favor for I am inclined to look on tho bright side of lifo, nnd when I thoughtlessly tnko up an articlo liko tho ono you wroto Inst night, why it topples mo ovor tho prcolpico of despondoncy and gloom, whoro I flounder for hours beforo I can climb up tho rugged steep and again bnsk in tho benms of tho suu." 'To which nrticlo do yourefor?"nskcdSiinp son. "Tho ono bonded 'A Drummer's Expcrienco with a Uottlo of Cocktail.' " "Why, sir, that was a humorous articlo." "That so! Well, givo us somo pathos then." Say, Simpson, label 'om, please." Arknn saw Travel lor. After a visit to somo of tho Alaska glaciers, Mr. Thomas Moolinn- states that beneath the Muir glncior.snid to bo 100 miles long, flows a rapid torrent, which ho estimates to bo 100 foot wido and four foot in average depth, and which runs Summer and Winter without, interruption. Al its termination tho L'lncier bancs ovor tho son, and uivcx off lcobergs. Mr. Monhan romnrked that tho groat ico-shoots havo their lakos, rapids, waterfalls,hills and valleys; that tho water-ways change their courses at times through tho moiling; and that niejting progress freely in tho sun's rays, but not in tho shade. The ltesults. All person fio'lny 'lull and dcproncd, or perhaps fevirUh, with nooppetito, no energy, tho svstem clogged, ttiu Liver torpid, tho lloueli inactive, who are wonderipu; how to find relief, should puruharo n fifty cent or onu dollar bottle of Syrup of Figs, read the eireular around tho Initio, follow tho di rection, taking h fow doses of this pleasant rrumly and be rtstrid to health and happl i !. It may be had ot J, J. firings, Salem, Oroon. and Children. What glres our Children ror chfteks, What cure their fevers, makes them sleep t 'TU CmtiirU. When babies fret and cry by turns, What cures their colic, M1U their worms, HutCmtorl. What qulcklr cures Constipation, Sour Stomach, Colds, lncUijotlon, Farewell then to Morphine Srrujw, Castor OU aod llreeorlc, and If all CMtotlal
