The Oregon scout., April 16, 1887, Image 2

MILK-MAKING.
1
Atatract of It. T.eplnnMe'ii lny Ilond to
tho Diilrj-mrn or Illinois.
Upon good milk depends tho pros
perity of tho dairy farmer, and tluit of
millions of auxiliaries. It is to be
taken for granted that tlio farm is
adapted to tlio business, that the pas
turage is good that tame hay and
other forage grows abundantly, and
good cows have been secured. In
spring and summer bountiful pasturage
furnish material from which abundance
of milk is innde. In winter the ani
mals uic at the mercy of the farmer.
As ho deals with them, so will tho re
turns be prolitable, indifferent or abso
lutely unprofitable. Oontlo handling
is at, all times necessary. Hetwcen tho
secretive and the nervous systems there
is such an intimate connection that all
nhoeks ought to be avoided.
Raise your own cows. Keep n milk
record, and select heifers only from
your bcM. milkers. In breeding, grade
rather than cross. Uso n purc-brcd
bull of your chosen breed on your na
tive cows. The offspring will gener
ally follow the prepotency of the bull.
Adopt the best, method of feeding with
ii view to keep tho greatest amount of
Block on tho same land. Soiling must
of necessity become tho common prac
tice on land of high value. Land worth
more than twenty dollars per acre can
not profitably be used wholly for past
tiring. The words of Israel Hoicswore
almost prophetic, when seven years
ago, in addressing this association he
foretold i ho abandonment of pasturing,
and tho adoption of a complete system
of soiling. His dream was partially
fulfilled before his death. Dairymen
of to-day are advancing with more
rapid strides than antl upated. One of
the essential problems in dairying in to
maintain an oven (low of good milk
to equalize irregularities of weather,
Hood and drouth, summer and winter,
ho that cows shall have about the same
quality and amount of food at all times,
the same or nearly the same general
temperature', and nearly tlio same flow
of milk. A variety of food is necessary
fodder, ensilage, early cut hay, grain,
etc. Winter dairying is now much dis
cussed. Its profits depend upon tlio
warmth. Wo quote from II. 0. Adams,
of Wisconsin: "In winter save feed by
keeping tho cows warm, dive them
warm water in the barn."
A dairyman wants the fat in the milk
and not in the cow's ribs. Weed out
the cows that put the feed upon their
ribs rather than into the pail. Never
mind their looks, "Handsome is that
handsome does."
livery thing about (lie dairy should
bo brought down to rule. No rule of
thumb, but weights and measures. A
man who docs not. weigh and measure
very thing about a dairy can not tell
what he is doing. It costs more to
make milk from old cows than from
young ones having tho same milk pro
ducing capacity. Tlio period of profit
able milking varies somewhat, but as a
rule the best yield does not extend
beyond the tenth year. When pastur
age is short give the cows extra feed.
When they once shrink, they do not
"come back again to their milk. Prairie
Farmer.
A Frank Confession.
Meivhant (to applicant for a job)
You know any thing about figures,
Uncle Hastus?'
Uncle Hastus Yes, sah.
Merchant Well, if 1 were to lend
you five dollar-, and you promised to
pay me one dollar each mouth, how
much would you owe mo at tho expir
ation of three mouths:'
Uncle Kastu.- VV dollahs, sah.
Meivhant I'm afraid you don't know
Rnich about figures.
Uncle Hastus No. sah, but 1 specs I
knows all 'bout Uncle Hastus. A'. )'.
Sm ii.
In New York Oily one evening re
cently was given a dinner that cost
ovout,Y-fivo dollar per plate. Nino
goo! sat down to tlio feast. Iliind
jiaintod menus, worthy of preservation
us works of art, cost live dollars each.
The cigars were specially imported
from Havana with a bund prepared for
the occasion. Many of the wines were
specially ordered. The host was a
wealthy manufacturer celebrating
Jils retirement from business. A'. V.
Jkrald.
Mr. Lowers, of Woods Hun. l'n.,
owns one of the oldest family Hihles in
this country, he having received it
from his wife, who inherited it from
Iter mother, Sarah Young, who alo in
herited it from her mother, Mrs. Sarah
IdoCoriniek, who inherited U from Mrs.
liaison, whoxc maiden mime was Annie
Kniorsou. This Hible was dedicated to
King lamed, of England, and published
in lOiH, being now '-'.Vi years old. Phil
adelphia Press.
A joung man in this city a few
days ago was on the eve of matrimony
and puruhasod u bridal outfit for his
atllaiieod. When the appointed wed
ding day came around the bride re
fused to be wedded, and returned her
wedding trousseau. The young man
has the outfit on his hands and is look
ing for another girl who can wear tho
garments without the additional cost of
refitting, lloro is a rare opportunity
for Huinu one. AVuaifVi City Herald.
Some people have such a surplus ol
wisdom that they aro constantly over
flowing in streams of counsel to others.
H ntakes no difference whether their
counsel is asked or not, or whether it Is
becoming in them to give or not, they
thrust it forward. Their poor victims
feel like saying in tho language of Ksau
to Jacob: "I have enough, my brother;
keep that thou hast unto thysolf."
Chicago Advance. '
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SPANISH ETIQUETTE.
IIott n I.oynl Soltller Wan I'unlslictl ' for
Hiivtiig I'rlnrms' Life.
Tho etiquetto or rules to be observed
In royal palaces is necessary for keep
ing order at court. In Spain it was
carried to such lengths as to make
martyrs of their Kings. Here is an in
stance at which, in spite of the fatal
consequences it produced, one can not
refrain from smiling.
rhilip the Third was gravely seated
by tho fireside; tho lire-maker of tlio
court had kindled so great a quantity
of wood that the monarch was nearly
suffocated with boat, and his grandeur
would not suffer him to rise from tho
chair; the domestics could not presume
to enter tho apartment becauso it was
against tho etiquette. At length the
Marquis do I'otat appeared, and the
King ordered him to damp the fire; but
ho excused himself, alleging that he
was forbidden by the etiquette to per
form such a function, for which the
Duke d'Usseda ought to bo called upon
as it was his business. Tho Duke was
gone out; the tiro burnt fiercer; and the
King endured it, rather than derogate
from his dignity. Hut his blood was
heated to such a degree, that an ery
sipelas of tho head appeared tho next
day, which, succeeded by a violent
fever, carried him off in 1G21. in the
twenty-fourth year of his reign.
The palaco was once on fire; a soldier
who knew the King's sister was in her
apartment, and must have been con
sumed in a few minutes by tho flames,
at the risk of his life rushed in, and
brought her Highness safe out in his
arms! but tho Saltish etiquette was here
wofully broken into! Tho loyal soldier
was brought to trial; and as it was im
possible to deny that he had entered
her apartment, tho judges condemned
him to die! The Spanish Princess, how
ever, condescended, in consideration
of tlio circumstances, to pardon sol
dier, and very benevolently saved his
life. Curiosities of Literature, Disraeli.
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LINCOLN ON QUARRELS.
Tin-SMelil Duel tin! I.uxt IVramuil Conlllct
oftlie. (ireut IlllnoWiiti.
This was Mr. Lincoln's last personal
quarrel. Although the rest of his life
was passed in hot and earnest debate,
he never again descended to the level
of his adversaries, who would gladly
enough have resorted to unseemly
wrangling. In later years it became
his duty to give an official reprimand
to a young ollicer who had been court
martialed for a quarrel with one of ills
associates The reprimand is probably
the gentlest recorded in the annals of
penal discourses, and it shows, in few
words, the principles which ruled the
conduct of this great and peaceable
man. It has never before been pub
lished, and it deserves to be written in
letters of gold on the walls of even
gymnasium and college.
"The advice of a father to his son,
'Heware of entrance to a quarrel, but
being in, bear it that the opposed ma
beware of thee!' is good, but not Au
best. Quarrel not at all. No man re
solved to make the most of himself can
spare time for personal contention.
Still less can he afford to tako all the
consequences, including tho vitiating
of his temper and the loss of self-control.
Yield larger tilings to which you
can show no more than equal right;
and yield lesser ones though clearly
your own. Hotter give your path to a
ilog than be bitten by him in contest
ing, for the right, 'liven killing the
dog would not cure the bite." AYc
odi and Hay, in Century.
. Tho Pears Expedition.
News has reached Copenhagen that an
American naval engineer, Mr. Hears, in
company with another American and
a Dane.'has m ule an excursion during
the summer into the interior of firceii
laitd. They began the excursion from
the I'akitsoktiord; l(i miles further
north than the point of departure of
I'rof. Norden.sk jold. when lie prnetrat
ed SI miles further into the interior,
and two Laplanders in his troop went
1 'JO miles further east, not, however,
continuing the professor's theory of
oases. Mr. Hears went 1!10 miles into
the interior, not meeting with protrud
ing mountain peaks r any thing re
markable; all was one pretty even sur
face of ice. The journey was made for
the most part on sledges, and the re
turn voyage was. made with extraordin
ary speed before a southeast gale. The
little party were about three weeks on
the ice.aud were w arinly welcomed back
by the Oreenlanders, who had feared
they were lost. Mr. Hears also
thoroughly examined the frozen Tor
suketatlonl, formerly mapped out by
Stenstrupp and Hainmar. Cor. A'. 1'.
Post.
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An Arabian Quack.
An Arabian "doctor" by the name of
Oolain Kliader has been permitted to
experiment on six of the inmates of the
Institution for the Hlind at (Senna, and
as the newspapers published reports of
tlio wonderful effects of his treatment,
tho management of the institution has
stated that while it is true that one of
the patients has shown a slight improve
ment the other five have so tar not been
benefited by the Arabian oculist. His
treatment consists in tho application of
a white powder, and ho insists in all
cases on the patient's declaration that
his atllietiou had been pronounced in
curable. A". V. Post.
Only a Side Dish.
"Will you pleaso give mo twonty-fivo
or lift v cents to buy bread with?" ho
walled. "I'm .Marvin' !"
"Can't you buy a loaf of broad for
loss than twonty-fivo or fifty cents?"
"Yes; but do you think a man onn
make a dinner on broad only? It's
uothln' but a side, dish." A', V. Sun.
FRANCIS JOSEPH.
The Somewhat Sliwlowy Kthtrnro or Aw
Irlii-llioinry'n Soverpn.
The Emperor of Austria is a shadowy
personage compared witli the other po
tentates of Europe. He is obliged to be
a constitutional monarch, but in being
so he is not obliged to minglo more
than he pleases with his subjects. The
Emperor of Germany takes pleasure in
showing himself to his subjects when
ever his health will permit. The Crown
L'rince with his family walks about the
streets of Herlin. Tho Hrinco of Wale
shows himself at all sorts of gatherings.
Even the Emperor of Russia, though
he is obliged to tako every precaution
against Nihilist conspiracies, is more in
tho public eye than this descendant of
tho Hapsburg. Francis Joseph was
born an absolute monarch, and with tlio
idea that he has no equals. To what ex
tent that idea dominated tho Ilapsburgs,
may bo inferred from an anecdote that
is told of Joseph II. When this
sovereign threw open tho Prater and
the Augarten to his people, one of his
nobles remarked to him that there
would soon be no place where he could
minglo with his Peers. ,"lf I wished
to content myself with the society of
my Peers," replied the autocrat, "1
should be obliged to pass my life in tho
vaults of tlio Capuchins." It is in the
monastery of this order his ancestors
are buried. Yet Joseph 1 1 used to walk
about familiarly among his people, as
did also Leopold II, while MariaTheresa
was a motherly Empress, whom her
subjects regarded as a personal friend.
Tho present Emperor is not lacking
in amiable qualities. The constitution
of 1818 deprived him of nearly every
attribute of sovereignty, except the
command of tho army, which ho re
fused to give up. He yielded grace
fully, and now never attempts to trans
cend his traditional rights. Ho is a
hard worker. Ho signs the acts of Par
liament that are brought him after five
o'clock in the morning, and takes his
coffee at the desk where he performs
his work. Maria Theresa left twelve
sons, who, having been nearly as pro
lific as herself, have created a society
of Peers whom the Emperor may nsso
eiate with without a sense of degrada
tion, Jind who are sufficiently numer
ous to prevent his getting lonesome.
They form the principal part of his so
ciety. As for the ordinary nobility,
they see him rarely ami under the fol
lowing circumstances: Sometimes
there is an aristocratic ball, at which
he shows himself, not to please with
gracious familiarity, but to dazzle by
his momentary presence. On these oc
casions he sometimes addresses a few
oudcsccidiiig words to a few persons
of importance. He appears also in the
same 11'' 'ng way at the balls given by
issociatious of burghers, students, or
of the industrial classes. Every year
there is a court ball, to which are in
vited the chamberlains, the ladies of
the noblesse of sixteen quartering.-, the
officers of the army, and the chevaliers
who wear imperial orders, lie gives a
.second fete, to which are invited the
families of sixteen quartcrings and the
diplomatic corps. Occasionally the
Emperor offers a dinner. With those
exceptions lie is not seen outside the
circle of his numerous relatives.
Having been born to the rule bril
liantly, he t.nkcs n'ot unkindly to the
duties that his position as a constitu
tional monarch imposes. He keeps
himself an courant with public affairs.
As he is not aide to read all the news
papers, there is prepared for him a
daily journal called the lit view of the
Press, made up of extracts from the
journals all over the empire, and con
taining every tiling that he cares to
know in respect to public opinion.
Personally he is popular, not alone at
Vienna, lint in the provinces. He has
been doing his best to (iermani.e the
empire, by having a knowledge of the
German language diffused everywhere.
In his personal habits he is remarkable
for sobriety. He drinks little. His
only diversion is the chase, to which lie
is so devoted that lie will stalk a deer
with the most ardent huntsman, follow
the chamois to his remotest hnuutd, or
rise at dawn to get a shot at tho bird
whose only appearance during the day
is at that untimely and nnimperial hour.
It is not the Emperor, but hisMinisters,
who are responsible for public acts, and
one who read tho late speeches must
have remarked that while his words
wore cool, conservative, unwarlike,
those of his Ministers were more sig
nificant and threatening. It is prob
able that though he is confident of his
army (and it is owing in a great meas
ure to his personal efforts that it lias
been brought to its present degree of
ellicicncy), he wants war as little as
any body in his dominion. Cor. San
Francisco Chronicle.
A Pair of Mislaid Eye3
Little Winnifrcd, in tlio
Kindergar-
ten, was "running on to her teacher
the other day, in the confidential way
which sinalf children often employ with
their teachers in talking about the peo
ple at home.
"Mv Aunt Clara," said she "has boon
awful'siok."
"What was tho matter?"
"Caught her eyes in her spine."
"Her eyes in her spine! Why, my
child, what do you menu? That Is im
possible." "Well, she has. I heard them tolling
about it."
The teacher was somewhat puzzled,
and the next time she met an older
tster of the little girl, she took occa
sion to seek an explanation of tlio mys
tery. "Why, ditl Winnifrcd say that?"
said her sister laughing. "The fact is,
Aunt Chun had hail a vory severe
spinal trouble, and tho doctor found it
necessary to oautariie her spine. And
that's wlioro Wlnnifreil got hor odd
Men." VoulM's Conijxmion.
THE COCOA PLANT.
It Seed. Commonly Known n Chocolate,
riutt t;-Pil ly SpunMi Monk.
When Fernando Cortez went to Mex
ico in search of gold, the first discovery
he made was chocolate. This new sub
stance was considered a sort of wicked
luxury, at least for monks, who were
among the earliest to adopt it, but who
were solemnly warned against its sup
posed peculiar effects.
Chocolate (or, as the Mexicans call
it, chocolalt) is tlio popular name for
the seeds of the cocoa plant, in a pre
pared state, generally with sugar and
cinnamon. The Mexicans improve the
flavor of the inferior sorts of cocoa
seeds by burying them in tlio earth for
a month and allowing them to ferment.
The nutritious quality of either cocoa
or chocolate is entirely owing to the
oil or butter of cocoa which it contains.
Cocoa- nibs, the best form of taking this
production, aro tho seeds roughly
crushed. When the seed is crushed be
tween rollers, the result is Hake cocoa.
Common cocoa is the seed reduced to
a paste and pressed into cakes. The
-.heap kinds of chocolate arc said to bo
argely adulterated with lard, sago and
-ed lead a pernicious mixture for
healthy stomachs; but what must it be
for weak stomachs craving for food at
once nutritious and easy of digestion?
Tho "patent" chocolates are nothing
more than various modes of preparing
the cocoa seeds.
The ladies of Mexico are so cxeos
sivclv fond of chocolate that they not
only'take it several times during the
day, but they occasionally have it
Drought to them it; church, and during
the service. A cup of good chocolate
may. indeed, afford the driukerstreiigth
md patience to undergo a bad sermon.
The bishops opposed it for a time, but
they "at length closed their eyes to the
practice. Spain welcomed the gift of
chocolate made her by Mexico witli as
much enthusiasm as she did that of
gold by Hern; tlio metal she soon
squandered, but chocolate is still to be
found in abundance in the Peninsula.
It is an especial favorite with ladies and
monks, and it always appears on oc
casions when courtesy requires that re
freshment should 1)0 qil'ered. The
Spanish monks sent pesonts to their
brethren in French monasteries; and
Anne, of Austria, on her marriage with
Louis XIII, of France, brought a sup
ply of chocolate from Spain, and it
henceforth became an established cus
tom. In the days of the Regency it was far
more commonly consumed than coffee,
for it was then taken as an agreeable
aliment, while coffee was still looked
upon as a somewhat strange beverage,
but certainly akin to luxury. In the
opinion of Linuams it must have sur
passed all other nutritious prepara
tions, or that naturalists would hardly
have conferred upon it, as lie did, the
proud name of Thcobroma "food for
the gods." The favorite drink of the
Emperor Napoleon was chora, a mix
ture of coffee (witli milk) and choco
late. I ...... llilc svill ,1 wiill tn rnmnmlii'l-
that chocolate made with vanilla is in
digestible and injurious to the nerves.
Indeed, there are few stomachs at all
that can bear chocolate as a daily meal.
It is a highly-concentrated aliment,
and all such cease to act nutritiously if
taken into daily nn'.JJouseivife.
A ROAD OF GLASS.
Sunn- of tlx- CiuiicI mill I'nrlvaleil Sights ot
Vi'IInu stium I'nrk.
Ry and by e readied the obsidian
'liffs a bluff from 1M) to '-V0 feet in
height and 1,000 feet in length. As it
vas nccos.ary to build a carriage-way
under this cliff, and indeed I may say
icros it. Colonel Norris accomplished
it by building lingo tires upon the
larger masses and then dashing cold
water upon the heated surface, which
being suddenly cooled were shattered
nto fragments that were easily moved,
and thus the roadbed is composed of
broken obsidian or volcanic glass; but
one would never imagine that he was
driving over a glass highway uulcsf lie
hanccd to get a li''o beneath tlio sur
face and discovered a bit of obsidian
that resembles the bottom of a bottle,
as I did. The glass oozes from the
rocks like gum from a tree. It is al
most black, quite opaque, and the
edges of it when chipped off at a proper
angle are as rduirp as razors. Of it the
Indians fashioned arrow-heads, weap
ons and tools. The supply seems inex
haustible, for it is found in many parts
of tlio National Park, and these cliffs
alone as a mine, or fountain, shall I
say, of glass are probably unequaled in
the world.
Hy noon we were growing hungry,
ami soon wo crossed a genuine rustic
bridge and drove up on to a little
plateau where there was a village of
touts. Nothing could be more pastoral,
for the village maidens looked like
buxom peasants fresh from tlio old
country, and tho accommodations for
man and beast were almost equally
primitive. We sat on rude benches
boards braced between tho trees until
we wore summoned to the larger tent,
where a good dinner was served, piping
hot. Had wo chosen to spend the
night at Norris' Fork crossing the
name of this station wo could have
boon accommodated with ono of the
sovoral tents that cluster there; but as'
wo are only about twenty milos on oui
way, and one of the lions of tho pari;
is roaring just over tho hill, wo rosolvo
to press forward.
Nothing can bo moro delightful, more
varied, or moro surprising than tho
royal trail of tho Yellowstone It is a
pie-nie quite out of tho ordinary, and
we luwo Uie Ino'xprosslblo satisfaction
of enjoying it at our leisure and in our
own. way. 0. HV Stoddard, in San
rranctsao Chmnclc
THE LITTLE ONES.
Somo Ooo.t StorliMof UuUrlepS nn! Inno
rent Hoys nnit (llrl.
Shortly after General Grant's death a
bright little boy in Hangor, Me., hold
the" following conversation with his
grandmother:
'Grandma, did General Grant go to
Heaven?"
"Why, ves, dear," said grandma.
"Hut, grandma, how could he when
thev put him in the ground?"
"They only put the tired, sick part of
him in the "ground, dear. His soul
went up to Heaven."
"Yes.'m," doubtfully; and then,
after serious thought, "Grandma, do
you s'pose he'll make a whole angel?
The same little fellow is not very
bravo in tho dark. Ono night his
mother was putting him to bed, and it
grew dark enough for a lamp, but our
small friend made decided objections to
being left alone while the lamp was
found. In vain his mother protested:
"Hut you won't bo left alone, darling;
God will be here." There was a short
silence, and then, struck with a bright
idea, the small boy exclaimed: "1 say,
mother, just send God after the lamp,
and you stay hero with mo."
This story suggests another of a
small maiden. Ono Sunday morning
her mother essayed to wash her before
putting on her "meeting dress." Now
Miss Flov strongly objected to being
treated in this fashion, and, moreover,
she had had a bath the night before.
Her soul filled with righteous indigna
tion. She cried: "Oh, mamma, 1 don't
need to be washed, but may be 1 want
rinsiny a little."
In a certain city in Connecticut there
lived a very small boy with a libenU
share of small " original sins." It
chanced that one day he was playing
in front of the house and overheard
some street gamins using slang expres
sions profusely. Ho ran in to his
mother crving: "Mamma, mamma,
what's a 'gone sucker?' " Now main
ma did not in the least know, but as
her son hail been disobeying her that
morning, she took advantage of the
opportunity to point a good moral. "A
gone sucker, my son? Why, it means
a naughty little boy who doesn't mind
his mother." That nb;ht, as Johnnie
was saying his prayers, the full meas
ure of his sin seemed to occur to him
with awful significance, and stopping
short in the usual petition, he cried out
in tho abandonment of his remorse:
"Oh. Lord, I'm a gone sucker!"
Sitting one Sunday in the Hible class,
during a pause in the conversation
there suddenly lloated down to me from
the infant class in tlio gallery the
"golden text. '"as it was being recited
by an exceedingly diminutive scrap of
a'boy: "Not for our shins alone, but
for the shins of the whole world."
Harper's Magazine.
CHUNKED HIM AROUND.
V-iii-nil)lii CnloriMl Citizen Tells How Ho
AVus Alueil by a White Man.
"I 'spizo ter see or white man make
sidi or fool o' hisse'f," muttered an old
negro, as he sliullled along the street.
"What's the matter, Dickinson?"
some one asked.
He stopped, looked at the speaker,
took off his old cotton hat, rubbed his
forehead with it, replaced it on his
head and replied:
"Er white man come or chunkin' me
er roun', dat's whut do matter. Hit
me side do head wid er piece er coal
an' hurt me, too, he did."
"What did lie hit you for?"
" 'Case he is er fool, dat's whut fur.
Come er chuckin' me er roun'. I'se
tired o' si eh foolishness, dat's whut 1
is., i'se been licah too long ter be pro
jicked wid dat er way. Went in his
sto' 'roun' dar an' de fust tiling I
knowed he'd dun 'eused me er puttin'
er piece o' cheese in mer pocket. Hun
his ole ban' in dar an' hauled out de
cheese. De Lawd knows 1 didn't put j
it in dar. Huh, ole cheese so straung
might er hopped in dar. Den he.come
er chuiikiu' me er roun' like I wan't er
citizen o' dis hoah countrv."
"Did he hurt you?"
"He didn't do me no good; I ken tell
yer dat. I wan't put heah fur no sieli
er purpose ez dat, and 'sides dat I'se
been heah too long. Conic er chuckin'
mo er roun
-Arkansav) Travehr.
A Reckless Old Negro.
Jim Webster I was jess sayin' de
udder tiny, you was one ob do mos reck
less men I ebcr seed.
"You is right. I isn't feared ob
nuflin," replied Undo Mose.
"Jess what I said. Den ob course
vou isn't afcored ter lend meadollali."
"No, Jecins, 1 isn't afeared to lend
vou a dollah."
"Jess what I said. Hand ober do
dockerment."
"I isn't afeared ter lend ver a dollah,
but I does so hate to part with an old
fren foreber. 1 so got the dollah,
Jccms, but I lacks conferdonce."
Texas Sitings.
The Trouble of a Father.
Real Estate Agent (to applicant for
house) Any children?
Applicant Two.
Agent Can't let you have the house.
Wo draw the lino at ono child.
Applicant Well, really, I don't
see
Agont Stay! I havo a plan. I have
a small malarious house in the suburbs.
You might tako that, and when your
family is er reduced to tho propor
size, I can acconunodato you. 1'hila
delphia tail.
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It is estimated that thoro aro ono
million blind parsons living to-day.
In Cairo, Egypt, whoro tho proportion
of blind persons to tho number of in
habitants is greatuj-t. there is ouo to
every twenty residonts.
HOME AND FARM.
Sandpaper will whiten ivory knife
handles that may have become, yellow
witli use or age. Exchange.
Comb honey may bo ripened by
placing it in a dry, warm, room proper
ly ventilated. If placed in a damp room
it will receive moisture, swell and burst
tho capping. Troy Times.
Tli0 gilding on tarnished picturc-
frnines nuiv be restored. Dust care
fully with a soft brush, then wash tho
gilding in warm water .in which an
onion lias been boiled; dry quickly with
soft rags. Exchange.
Mr. A. W. Clicever. of the New En
gland Farmer, has fed many bushels of
apples to dairy cows, giving them all
they would eat, without experiencing
any cvjl therefrom. Small quantities
were given at first,
An excellent method of utilizing
the hayseed and dust is to place it where
the hens can scratch it over, They will
find quite an amount of valuable
material which would be useless for any
other purpose. Albany Journal.
Roiled Cider Apple-sauce: One-half
bushel sweet apples, four pounds of
sugar, a few quinces; put in sweet cider
enough to cover the apples, boil and
skim for four or live hours. This is
superior to the old-fashioned boiled
cider apple-sauce, wLicli was made of
cider that had been boiled down sepa
rately, instead of doing all the cooking
in the same operation. Jloston Jludgct.
A correspondent of t he Mirror says:
"I have tried many ways of keeping
p-apes through the winter, but none
avo better satisfaction than tying a
string to the stems and hanging them
up in a dry, cool cellar, the nearer
freezing the better. To keep grcipes
they should be thoroughly ripe and dry
when put away. All varieties do not
Keep well; tho so-called natives aro
poor keepers."
Sardine Sandwiches: Sardines
picked up fine and mixed with cold
boiled ham, also iniiiced fine, and all
well seasoned with a regular mayon
naise dressing, make a delicious filling
for sandwiches for a lady's "afternoon"
or a cold luncheon. The bread should
be. cut very thin and sparingly buttered.
They can be piled up in slices or rolled
And tied with narrow ribbon now in
st 1". Detroit Tribune.
Creamed Turnips: Peel, lay in cold
water for half an hour and cook tender
and fast in hot, salted water, drain,
pressing well, put into a clean tin or
porcelain saucepan and beat smooth
over the lire with a wooden spoon (never
an iron one), mixing in as you go on a
good spoonful of butter and three
spoonfuls of milk or cream; season with
pepper and salt. The lumps should bo
rubbed out and the turnips be ti smooth
puree. Good JIo usckecping.
Sweet potato lunch: Sweet pota
toes cooked ill this way are delicious
for lunch, although they are liked by
many persons for dinner: After boil
ing tlm potatoes peel them and slice
tlieni lengthwise. Put a layer of the
slices in a buttered dish; sprinkle them
with cinnamon and sugar and put tiny
bits of butter hero and there; add an
other layerof potatoes, sprinkling thorn
as before, and continue till all are
ued, putting a little more butter ou
top of the last laver. Hake in a good
oven a delicate brown and serve. 'The
Caterer.
CHICKEN-RAISING.
Miiit u Man "Illi Kxiierleiiee Write About
KeepliiK I'owis on the Kami.
As we turn from the horses, cattle
and sheep, there i nothing which or
naments a farm-yard more than a beau
tiful flock of full-plumed fowls tur-kc-s,
geese, ducks and the vast varioty
of' chickens. Much as I admire and
like the three lir.st. I am not in favor
of keeping them. The objections aVe
as well understood by tho-o who have
tried as 1 can describe them. No fanner
should be without a few chickens of
some kind, if for no other reason than
homo consumption. But all my ex
pense and best management could
never make them prolitable for market.
The lar"o amount and variety of food
tlsov wiO cat, besides furnishing them
warm water and keeping the roost
clean of dirt and lice (which is nine
tcnths the cau-c of all chicken diseases)
make the returns inadequate to the ox-nenst-.
To clear them from lice, fill a
Larrcl with lead dust, in August, when
it N verv tine and dry. W hen the
chickens are all out take it in the baml
allll throw it all over the H;n;hos and m
the roost; four or five handfuU will fill
l. , .!.,, h.-t. Shut tlio door
tne piacc mi . ,
md it will permeate every crevice, and
"l as apparently not loft one to tell
their del ruction. Repeat it once or
twice a week. As they Hy P to the
rest their wings fan up tho no dust
this settles into their feathers and
c o.inses their bodies from ho cm
morant parasites. To keep the lloor
clean should bo no entreaty, for no
flock of fowls can bo kept healthy a
right inhaling the stilling fumes horn
heaps of poisonous iilth.-t'or. Ohio
Farmer.
-In Everett, Mass., the City Council
recently decided that the expense of
keeping tlio horses of tho tiro depart
ment was too great, and that they
should earn their own living by work
ing on the highway instead of loafing
in tho ongine-houso. Tho other day
when tho lire-alarm was sounded tho
team was nearly a mile from town,
drawing a gravel-cart, and by tho time
they had got back to tho house ami
drawn tho engino to tho scono of tho
tiro tho building had burned down.
Boston Herald,
Tlio twin citios, St. Paul and Min
neapolis, contain 6ixty-ono m illiou-aires.