The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-10-22

COOP CIDER AND How 10 MAKE IT.
When pure and well made, Il IL doubtless
far healthier than wine, and for liver com
plants 1t is sovereign remedy. On TINS
account alone, the portable ills that MAKE
cider without straw are benefit TO the
community; and when the farmer will
take the pains with his wine, he will find
an unlimited demand for it at highly re-
else tax now imposed on whisky will turn
the attention Of the people to cider, it will
confer an inestimable benefit.
Pick all the apples, rejecting those not
sound, and wash them clean, and after
ward let them lie and get dry. Grind and
press then, using lno water or staw, or
any substance tina: will give the cider an
cleanness OF the apples der ends the quail
ty OF the cider. Strain the juice through
WOODEN or other close bag. put into clean
barrels and set it in q moderately cool
place, keeping the barrel full all the time,
80 that The impurities may work a ut the
bung. After It has done working, rack it
carefully of, let it stand few days and
bung It up. As the a;r tends to sour the
cider, it is good plan to provide bent tin
tube, one end fastened in the bung and the
other to drop down into the buckle: Of wa
ter. This will let all the gas pass off and
not let the air get TO the cider. The quick
or the pomece il pressed after being ground,
the lighter will the color be and darker ii
not pressed for twenty-four hours after be-
ing ground The cider from thesecond and
third pressing will be the richest--the re-
verse is the case Of making wine. Cider
making should be conducted with all the
care that wine-making ia. Most any good
sour apple will make cider, but more gen.
orally an apple full of juice and not very
good TO eat, will make the best. The Vir-
GINA crab perhaps excels all other apples
for cider making.
When bottled up with q little rock candy
and wired, it will, after standing some time,
sparkle like champagne when opened. TO
get cider very strong, expose it in g tub in
extremely cold weather and remove the
Ice that forms as this can be only water it
leaves the cider that remains OF additional
strength. Any substance put in to arrest
the fermentation is Of doubtful value, as
all good cider must be perfectly fermented
TO be healthy. You had better depend
rather on careful and clean making, and
bottle tightly at the proper time.
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THE AUTUMN AND TREEs.-Frnit and
ornamental trees Of good size and hardy
species-spples, pears, elms, naples, horse
chesnuts, &C., Inay be advantageous,y
transplanted in the autumn. The best
time is during the three weeks commence
ing about October 20. Cherries, peaches,
evergreens, tender varieties of the grape,
and all quite small trees should not be
moved at this season, unless under some
special necessity. Operations may be COM
menced little earlier than the above date,
provided the trees are first stript of all their
remaining foliage; and, on the other hand,
SvV foV npol eoo hn 0eR ho
tinued even as late AZ December. The
best season for autumn transplanting is al
to the last week in June the
best season for pruning deciduous Trees
1t ID thus that q great deal may be accom-
plished, during the coming month or two,
which il too often postponed until the al
ways hurried days Of spring. Pruning, in
now until the wounds bleed, as they begin
to do in March. Another excellent piece
Of work to be done now or early in the
winter, In to place Quantity-a half BUSH
ell to two or three bushels-of rotted ma
nure close around each tree, for the dOnble
purpose Of keeping the roots warm and
fertilizing the ground. Indeed, as late as
ten manure, spread around as Tar as the
roots extend, will procure a surprising eff
feet even upon SO unsusceptible subject
as large walnut or oak. Trees trans
planted in the fall should have conical
mound Of earth-from bushel to a cart
load according to the size of the subject
heaped around them to keep them warm
and secure from the winter winds. This
mound must be removed in the spring
Common house paint, which may be easily
made the color OF the bark, so as no. to be
conspicuous, is one Of the very best cover
ipgs for wounds made In the pruning
Two coats would doubtless be better than
one Worcester Transcript
A FEMALD GUERRILLA.-One OF the Pc
culiarities of this band Of cut threats is the
officer second in command, recognized by
the men as Lieut.. Flowers. The officer in
question is young woman, aud her right
name is Sue Mnnday. She dresses il male
attire, generally sporting a full Confede-
rate uniform. Upon her head she wears
jacnty pinned hat, beneath which escapes
wealth of dark brown hair, falling
around and down her shoulders in lux
uriant curls. She is possessed of comedy
form, has dark, piercing eye. is bold
rider and daring leader. Prior to CON-
Meeting herself With Berry's gang of out
laws, she yas associated with the band
commanded by the notorious scoundrel,
Capt. Alexander, who met his doOm-a
tragic death. short time ago in Southern
Kentucky.
Lieut.. Flowers, or Sue Munday, is
practiced rob5er, and many ladies. who
have been so unfortunate as to meet her
on tho highway, can testify with what sang
fr0i1 she presents pistol and commands
"stand and deliver" Her name is becom-
ing widely known, and, to the ladies, it is
always associated with horror. On Fri
day evening she robbed q young lady of
Harrodsburg Of her watch and chain. I'll
the citizens had not SO unceremOniOusly
expelled the thieving bend from the town,
in all probability this she-devil in panta-
looms would have paid her respects to all
of the ladies Of the place, and robbed them
Of their jewelry and valuables. She is q
dangerous character, and for the sake oil
the fair ladies Of Kentucky, We sincerely
hope that she may soon be captured and
placed in a position that will prevent her |