The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-10-13

/ SAVE THBPIEcEs.-fn order to show how
much the American people does by not saving
I the pieces, 1t may be Interesting TO know
shat, under the rules of the United States
Treasury, mutilated bank notes are redeemed
according to the degree of mutilation. A
note with n certain portion of it's superic al
surface torn OF Is never redeemed at Its full
value, but in proportion to the quantity OF
| superficial surface presented for redemption.
i Since greenbacks came into fashion, the re-
Idemption division of the treasury has been
leonstantly engaged in Tedeeming this mutt
lated currency, and an account of the discount
| has been kept, which shows an aggregate up
to the present date OF $3.50, 692, SO which the
Government has made of the torn currency
all Of which has, of course, come out OF the
pockets of the holders. -,,.s.,., "a 49,.
| COOKING OAr MEAL.-Take one quart of
water In 3 tin KETTLE place it on the stove
and put In little salt Stir in slowly two
large tablespoonful Of meal Let it simmer
gently for halt an hour stirring frequently.
/ 1T Will thicken and grow winter until the eX-
| piration of that time, when it is sufficiently
done, Some milk can be added. II scalded
| milk is objected to, cold can be used after
being brought to the table, which is prefer
able to our taste. aGaf 3hast-s9l aff - +
Q AN IRISH SfEw.--Take two pounds of
| small thick mutton chops, with OF without
fat, accourding to your taste take also four
pounds Of good potatoes, weighed after they
| are pared, slice them thick aDd put portion
of them in layer in a stew-pan; season the
mntton well with pepper and place some of
| it on the potatoes cover It with another lay
| er and proceed In like manner with all, re-
serving plenty of the vegetables for the top |;
sour in three-quarters ola pint of water and
pdd when the stew begging to boil an ounce OF
| aalt. Let it simmer gently for two hours
| snd serve 1t very hot. When the addition of
| an onion sliked, mince 1t and stew it over
| the potatoes. = .5t2st e tt1-e4& hs ~
:. EL = 10, =. 80 r, - i
| toes very dry, mash them as smoothly as
possible, season well with salt and pepper,
warm them with about an ounce of'butter to
the pound and q few spoonfuIs of good cream.
Let them cool a.little. roll them into balls,
sprinkle over them some crushed vermacelIi
or macaroni and fry them light brown.
PorATo B1ssoLEs-FRENcH- Mash and
season the potatoes with salt and white pep
per and cayenne, and mix with plenty Of
minced parsley and q small quantity of green
onions, add sufficient yolks of eggs to bind
the mixture together; roll into small balls
aud fry them in plenty oflard or butter over
a moderate fire. or they will be. too much
Drowned before they are done through.
al To TAN SMALL SKINs.-The following Is
recommended method for the curing Of
possum and sheep skins tor domestic pur-
poses Lay the skin on q smooth board, the
FUR side undermost, and tack it In every d.
rection with timed tacks. Dissolve two
ounces ofalum in pint of warm water. and
with sponge or flannel rag dipped IL this
this every now and then for three or four
days. When the skin is quit dry, take ont
the tacks, and rolling it up loosely the long
way, the hair inside. draw it quickly back
wards and forwards through large, smooth
| ring, or anything of similar kind, until it is
quite soft, then roll it the contrary way of the
skin and repeat the operation.
| a SoFT ToNRn RFIJ-Rev Aze1s Racine
D. D., was a graduate of Yale, and became
President of Hamilton College. It was in
the good old days when they had prayers and
reeitations before breakfast, so that early
rising was in order. The chapel bell was
! moderate in size and feeble in utterance, and
it became q standing excuse for sleeping
over" 81 didn't hear the bell p At last one
morning the President himself was late at
morning prayers, and as he opened the Bible
to commence the service, he delighted the
boys by ENDORSING their own threadbare ex-
cuse: " The fact Is, young gentlemen, that
1t scarcely makes more noise than would the
shaking of fur cap. with sleeps tail for
clapper !"
VALUABLE WATCH.-"Boys," said an old
Silas, " here is q watch that wouldn't give
for the best COW in Squawyille,' at the same
time taking from his jacket pocket BULBS
eye watch about the same size as a small
turnip. (" Last fall, when was digging pota-
toes, lost this ere watch, and never found it
untiliDeacon Daniels brought it to me one
day last week.. The Deacon was going to
Squawville and in passing near my potato
field, he heard the watch ticking, and fol-
lowed the sound for nearly quarter of
mile, and finally found the watch where
lost it six months before ard would you
believe me gentlemen, that watch never
varied second in all that time.n fis8ffI s..