Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-10-05

ing over the Orange and Alexandria
Railroad, short time since. rs the mail
was thrown off at one Ct the stations, it
was picked up by a negro boy fifteen
years Old. who took it on bis shoulder
and started for the post Office. After pro-
ceeding short distance, he was met by
a gentleman followed by dog. AS the
dog passed, the negro gave him a kick,
which The gentleman resented by seiziug
him BY the coat collar and giving him a
thorough shaking. As soon as the boy
recovered from this process, he turned
upon The agiiator aud said:
Look heah, massa you'd better DO
keerful how you shake Dis chile; cos when
you shake me you shake dc whole United
States; I carries de mail" =.
How He LOST HER,-The Oberlin
News tells Of close. listed fellow named
John, " no went in ''one horse shay
with bis affianced bride on picnic ex
cursion to the lake. There, while the
o:her young people were luxuriating IN
the nice dinner provided, John and Phe
be par,ook Of dried apple pie. which
John bought mt farmhouse. As they
drove home in the soft moonlight, their
found hearts wrapped in each Others love,
John proposed 10 Phete that if she would
settle half the buggy hire he would pay
the other half, and charge her nothing for
her share Of the pie. She paid it. and
went TO The president Of the college next
morning, and after relating The circum-
stance, asked him if he thought It would
be criminal to break her promise to be
Johns wife. He thought it wouldn't and
she broke il and John died a bachelor.
"Madame," can you give me glass OF
groge said a traveller in Arkansas. as he
entered cabin on the roadside.
81 amt got drop, stranger"
But gentleman told me just aow
that you bad received barrel"
"Why, good gracious! What do you
reckon one barrel of whisky is to me and
INV children when we are out of milk e.
MUFFINs (ExoELLENT. Mix with a
quart of warm milk two well beaten
eggs, half tea cup melted butter, and
half gill Bakers yeast, with teaspoon
full of salt, and a bit of saleratus dis
solved 10 hot water; stir in enough sif
ted -four to make stiff batter. Set it
in warm place to rise. Three hours
10 warm weather, or longer in winter
1t may be mixed at night for breakfast
next morning; put a griddle over the
fire, when it is bot rub 1T over with some
lard, grease the inside of the muffin
rings, set them on and half fill them
with the batter. When one side is done,
turn them. Bake light brown.
PEACH JELLY.-Cut dozen peaches
in halves, take out the stones. and pee
them. Into clear, boiling syrup, made
of pound Of white sugar, put the
peaches and kernels. Boil very. gently
for ten minutes. .ay half the peaches on
a plate, boil the rest ten minutes Ion or,
Then mix with the liquor Of the peaches
the strained juice of three lemons and
an ounce of isinglass dissolved and and
strained. Fill the mould half full oI
Jelly; when that is set, put in part of the
peaches and little more jelly. and when
that is set add the rest Of the peaches
aud fill the mould with jelly. This
makes an elegant table ornament.
SODA BIscUr One quart sifted fiouI
tw, even ,easpoonfuls crcam tartar, wei
mixed with the -four, piece of butter the
size of an egg-rub well together-one
teaspoonful soda in one pint of milk
A little salt Bake in a quick oven.
CLEANING TINwARE-No acids should
be employed to clean tinware, because
they attack the meltle and remove i
from the iron on which it forms THU
coat. We refer to articles made of til
plate, which consists of iron covered
with tin. Rub the articles FIRST with rot
ten stone and sweet oil, then finish viii
whitening and piece Of soft leather
Articles made wholly of tin SHOULD b
cleaned in the same manner. In = dry
atmosphere polished tinware will remain
bright for lchg period, but they SCOT