Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-09-22

fAKA lAPLrNEsTs.-Evcr farmer should
hase good, dry house, Ia which to store
arm implements, which are out OF place 10
tie barn or wood house. We have seen
many very convenient wagon and impls-
ment rooms under the same roof. At any
rate every farmer should have room for
iinpemsnts somewhere, and nov that har-
vest and corn tending are over, all rcapcrs,
Cradles, scrthes, sick.es. plows, harraws.
rollers. hoes, shovels, forks, etc., should he
put away in good order. Take of all dirt
and scour away all rust. Then grease lib
orally, Much will also be gained by psnt-
ing the wood work Of farm implements.-
This can be done at small cost, and by
the farmer himself Every farmer should
learn how 10 paint his own tools and i'm
plsments. He should take . day in Sep
tembsr and do his own painting. lie can
do It. There 10 no danger Of failure He
can at least put on tho paint % that it will
prsssrve the wood. and this should be the
chief object in view. But il the farmer
should neglect to paint his farm imple-
ments, he must not, at least, neglect 10
place them al! in dry room, a. Se lsve
recommended. Leaving pows, harrovs,
rollers, hoes, etc IN fence corners and
scattered around loose in the yard, exposed
to the weather through the winter, is alike
Improbable and disgracetul.-- American
Farmers Magazine.
A FEw MAINS rox You've Chats
Never make your appearance in the morn
ing without having first brushed and ar
ranged your hair, and dressed yourself
neatly and completely.
| Keep your clothing in perfect ORDER
Never let pins do duty as buttons, or
string take the place of proper bands
Examine every garment when it comes
from the wash, and, Il necessary, mend it
with neAtnsss and precisioD. DO not SOW
up the holes in your stockings, IS We have
seen some careless, untijy girls do. but
take in broad margin around the hole, 30
il small or large. with u fine darning needle
and darning cotton, and cover the fracture
with an interlaced stitch, 50 close ~ to be
strong a. tho body Of the stocking, and iii ne
enough TO be ornamental.
| Train yourself to useful occupation. Re-
msmbse II is wicked to waste time, and
nothing gives such an impression Of vanity
and absolute stiffness 40 a habit OF idlins
and never having anything 10 do.
II you are in your fathers house, take
some department. Of household labor upon
yourself, and . part Of the sewing, and
make it your business to attend to 1t. Do
not lot . call from this idle girl, or visit
frcm that, or an invitation from the other
interfere with tho performance Of your
duty
IL you can cultivate to perfection some
art BY which you could gain an independ-
ent livelihood, do il whether there 10 4 ne
csssity for it OF net. Do il quietly, il you
will. but do il. There 10 no telling when
or under what circumstances you may need
D it.
FARnISo WITHOUT MsASs.-The follow
, ing from the Omaha Republican shows
what . chance poor men have to get rich
in the Northwest, both in Iowa and Ne
braska. Where there il . will thsrs is al.
ways . way, and there Is no excuse for any
, man heresbouts dying poor il he does no,
! want 10.
D To every man acquainted with Nebraska
the fact is well known that farming is an
extraordinarily profitable occupation in the
State. Such is the history OF the ssricul.
tural community Of Nebraska. The Ne
braska City Press cites ono case Of the
: many thousands which illustrate this fac.
"Charles Crowl went on tract Of land Of
one hundred and sixty acres, fivo years ago
without sufficient money to enter as
Homestead, tli) rs lie was compelled to Ale
. under the Presumption law
lie has now one hundred and fort, acres
in cultivation, and has bought forty acres in
addition to the one hundred and sixty acre.
{, which he iiomestcadsd four years ago
. Last year he raised six hundred bushels o
wheat. four hundred bushels Of oats, ant
two thousand five hundred bushels Of corn
which must have returned him q nes prof
Q of not less than s 500.
e This year he has sown eighty acres O
wheat and planted twenty tive acres I,
corn. Mr.. CIowl, after fse years labor
hnds himself ownor OF one hundred ant
, sxty acres OF as good land as can be found
}, In any country. and may. in fact, be callcc
. rich man, the entire original cost Of which
was VA. This is only ono among thon-
sands OF instances that might be citsd &c
= illustrate the advantages that may DO do
. rived from ths Homestead law, law tina,
: was fought to the bitter end by every
n Democratic leader in the land. but neve-
theleSN vas passed in spite Of them. ex
]. cluslvc'y lar The benefit Of the poor, and q
L tbs State there is yet room for thousand.
n to como and get homes without money and
without price.
l. CsLRRy SAUCE.
, Make halt a pint OF melted butter. O
;. course only using milk or cream. or both
mixed. Have ready three heads Of celery
II the white part well washed and cut u,
into small BITS and boiled for few minute,
y % wster, which strain off; put the eeler,
, to the melted butter. and keep it stirred
over the fire Tor ten or twelve minutes |
= 10 better to put the celery in before th,
melted butter boils up-as soon as it 10 no,
VIII do. This is avery nice sauce for boiled
fowl or turkey.
TO FRY LfvRa.
1t should be cut across the grain a slices
} half an inch thick. Then put into . deer
I plate, and pour boiling water over II. Let II
lie thus for few minutes, drain it, and sea
son with pepper and salt. Dip each piece
: Of -four, and drop in hot lard. Let il BE- tho.
roughly done, but not hard. Make = gravy
as for beef, and pour over it.
FRENCH srRAK,
Cut thin slices Of cold roast beef, and put
IN chafing dish; season with salt. pepper.
walnut cassup, little vinegar. . little warm
water, and plenty Of butter, with some
Drowned flour rubbed into it. The meat
shsud be entirely covered with the gravy.
Light the lamp and put on the lid Of the
chatting dish, and let il steam thus, until
the gravy is reduced two>thirds. A nice
break fast dish.
TOMATO JAN.
Tako ripe tomatoes, peel them and take
out all the seeds; put them into pressrv-
ing kettle, with half pound Of sugar TO
each pound Of tomatoes boil one or tive
lemons soft, then pound them fine, take out
the pits, add the lemon to the tomato. and
boil slowly; mash TO . smooth mass con-
tinus to stir until smooth and thick, then
put in jars and tumblsrs.
Letter ffen Judge Lsimnxwell.
To rHs EDiroR o. RE ApvocArn: Nv
attention has just been called to an article
in tho Clinton Daily Herald Of tn. nth
inst, copied from the Dewitt OSseyrer. in
which tho editor has attempted to institute
comparison Of the military records of Col
Smyth and myself, in which he saws that
h0 - gfates TIA f.y<Ss an = cno.3sy t..,t