Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-06-29

Remove oats, chess, and cookie from
wheat-felds before cutting, that you may
have pure wheat to sow in the fall The
frequency with which fields sown to wheat
apparently turn to chess, has not yet dis
PEELED the notion that wheat sometimes
does so. A person who believed in this
doctrine, enauired of father Bartlett, at an
agricultural discussion at Yale, last winter,
where the chess came from, if not from
wheat? -to which he received the apt re-
ply: From the same source other weeds
come from" In hoeing potatoes and corn
this year, do not allow yourselves to follow
the force of habit, and hill them up, as is
the usual custom. Flat culture is best
If there is in your neighborhood boy or
man who kills birds, take occasion, in an
transformations and friendly way, as you
have opportunity, to post him up as to
their use and value. Ten chances to one
if he knows they were made for anything
but to shoot. In doing this, however,
take care, and do not give offence.
Nothing is more annoying than to
have a cistcrn of good water taken posses
sion of by insects. Keep the cistern COW
cred, and it soon begins to smell open it,
and thousands of 'wigglers," the larvae of
mosquitoes, appear, and besides making
the water disagreeable. supply an abund-
ance of little blood-sucksrs to feed upon us
during the night and disturb our slumbers
An easy way to put an end to the wig
glors, is to place number of small fish,
minnows fer example, in the cistern.-
These will speedily devour the insects and
keep it clear of all such. If a lead pipe is
in the cistern, the fish will die in day or
two. Place a close wire screen over the
lower end of your pump stock, and the
fish will not be drawn in.
"A. B. Dickinson is authority for the
following: have frequently found people
who did not know how to prepare milk for
family use; [ never argue the question
with man or woman, if they do not know
that milk can be kept with all the cream
on it, as it is when first drawn from the
COW; but tell you how it is DONE You
all know that if you can prevent the cream
from rising, the milk will be more palatable
with the particles of cream mixed through
it, than skim-milk, or than milk from the
COW, with the fresh taste and odor. To
prepare milk in this way, take it while
warm from the COW, set it in cool place
and stir it continually until all the animal
heat is out, and no cream will rise after
that operation. Try it, and see how much
it will be improved for family use.
- Many object to the Pie Plant on &C
count of the acidity, and others because
of the large amount of sweetning it requires
to render it palatable, consequently max
ing it an expensive article for pies. This
can be obyiated by adding about one tea
spoonful of soda to three common sized
pies. This will neutralize part of the
acid, and still-leave enough to make good
pie, after adding sugar to your taste
The soda may be sprinkled on the top of
the rhubarb after it is put in the pie plate
care being taken not TO use too much
soda as it will make it taste fat and in
sipid.
A cheap pie can be made of rice
Every one ought to keep rice on hand all
the time, as it is cheap and healthful food.
One cupful, when boiled in water with
teaspoonful of salt until tender, will make
three cups of rice; this. with sufficient
milk, teacup of sugar, two eggs and
little seasoning. will make three large pies,
which are good enough for those who
have q good appetite. Add few raisins
and they will create an appetite.
HIBERNIAN.-A man sent his Irish ser
want up to his room for a pair of boots, at
the same time telling him to get mates, as
there we're two pairs together in the closet
Teddy returned with two boots, but odd
ones.
why, didn't you see that these are not
alike? one is long top and the other is
short one" said the man.
"Bedad, your honor" said Teddy, in |
apology. and its true for We, but thin the |
other pair was just so too! %
Good for Teddy, here's better for Biddy
"Biddy," said lady enc evening, 1--WE |
must have some sausages fer tea this even
ing, | expect company"
as Yes, ma am"
Tea-time arrived, and with it The COM
pany; the table was spread, the tea was
sinmering, but no sausages appeared.
" Where are the sausages, Biddy ?" the
lady enquired.
And sure they're in the ta-pot, ma am
Didn't you tell me we must have them for
ia T And verify, we think Biddy served
her about right. Sausages for teal Ugh
A NnwsPApER SwrNpLER.-Thc Wiscon-
SIN th'ef cautions everybody against paw
ing money on its account, to Dr.. Amber.
OF Waukau. Any person who would be
guilty of collecting money on subscriptions
to thst paper, and then e,mblino off with
it, would take coppers from the eyes of a
dead Imam. We learn from private
sourc@ that the defalcations of this rare
specimen of a man are quite too much for
The Ghetto lose, and if he has spark of
or manhood left, be viii address
himself to the task of refunding his ill-rot-
ten gains. Free Democrat
A CORRESPONDENT of the Cotton Planter
tates, that it having been suggested to him
hat chloroform was a good remedy for collie in
,orses and mules. he had tried it in eight or ten
cases. in all of which it afforded almost instan-
aneous relief. He gave dose, from to
wo table spoonfulls of chloroform mixed with
lalf pint of water. He considers this remedy