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Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-10-01

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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-03-10
A Sunbeam.

The greatest of physical paradoxes
is the sunbeam. II is the most potent
aud versatile force we have, and vet it
behaves itself like the gentlest and
most accommodating. Nothing can fall
more softly or more silently upon the
earth than the rays of our great lumi-
nary-not even the feathery flakes of
snow which thread their way through
the atmosphere as if they were too
filmy to yield to the demands of
gravity like grosser things. The most
delicate slip of gold leaf, exposed to
target of the suns shafts, is not stirred
to the extent of a hair, though an in
fant's faintest breath would set il in
tremulous motion. The tenderest of
human organs--the apple of the eye
though pierced and buifeted each day
by thousands of sunbeams, suffers
no pain during the process, but
reioices in their sweetness, blesses the
useful light. Yet few of
those rays insinuating themselves into
a mass of iron, like the Britannia Tu-
bular Bridge, will compel the closely
knit particles to separate, and will
move the whole enormous fabric with
as much ease as q giant would a straw.
The play of these beams upon our
sheets OF water lifts up layer after lay
er into the atmosphere, and hoists
whole rivers from their beds, only TO
drop them again in SHOWS upon the
hills, or in iattening showers upon the
plants. Let but the air drink in lit
tie more sunshine at one place than
another, and it desolates a whole re-.
gion in its luuatic wrath. The marvel
is that a power which is capable Of as
suming such diversity Of forms, and
Of producing such stupendous results,
should come 10 ms in so gentle, so
peaceful, and so unpretertious a man.
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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-03-10
The Household.

RECIPE FOR BLEACHING MUSLIN. One
pound chloride of lime to forty yards
of muslin; soak the muslin in soft
water over night; melt the lime in a
pot of water; then strain 10 tub of
soft water; then put the muslin in for
half an hour; then rinse three times :;
soak in soft water over night then
hang out TO dry,
EGG CAKE. Two cups of sugar, one
egg, a piece of butter the size of a
large egg, one coup of sour milk, one
tablespoon of soda, q little salt and
Dutmeg, one teaspoonful of lemon
juice, three cups of flour; put the
white of egg separately, the sugar and
yolk and butter together; bake in a
thoroughly-heated oven.
To CLEAN RIBBONS OR SLK.-One
tablespoonful of brandy, one of soft
soap; one of honey. and the white of
an egg. Mix well together. Dip the
ribbon or silk into water, or lay it on a
board, and scrub with the mixture with
soft brush rinse it in cold water,
fold IN a cloth and iron when half dry.
To BLEACH FADED DRESS. Wash
it well in hot suds and boil until the
color seems gone. If not sufficiently
white, repeat the boiling, adding a
handful OF chloride Of lime and gill
Of vinegar 20 the water instead Of soap.
Good prints and other articles OF dress
are frequently cast aside because they
are faded but they may again render
good service by this mode of bleach
ing.
MoLAssEs-CuRED HAM. - Moisten
every part Of the ham with molasses,
and then for every hundred pounds
use one quart Of salt and four ounces
Of saltpeter. rubbing them in thorough
~ in every point Then put the hams
thus prepared in a cask for four days.
Repeat this the third and fourth time,
and then smoke the hams. This pro.
cess takes only sixteen days, while
others require five or six weeks.
ELASTIC VARNIsH As an excellent
and easily manufactured yarnish Tor
wickerwork, Mr.. L. Rhein recommends
the following composition One part
Of good linseed oil is boiled down 10 a
syrup consistency and mixed with
twenty parts Of copal. The mass is
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-03-10
STEAM On THE CANALS.

Final Report of the State Commission
-They RecOmmen nd an Award OF S35,-
600 90 Mr.. Baxter and OF $4,000 10
Mr.. DObbin.
The Commissioners to award the
prize for the best appliances for steam
navigation on the canals met again at
Albany ON Thursday last, and some
what modified their action of the pre-
ylous day. Their final report, as drawn
mp by Mr.. Geddes for submission to
the Legislature, recites briefly what
they have done since their appoint
ment, states what was accomplished by
Mr.. Bakers boat at the trial trip in
October last, and then goes on TO say
that, owing to the ambiguity and ex-
treme stringency of the law creating
the Commission, majority of it's mem
bers could not agree TO make the award
asked Tor by the successful competitors,
and that the object of the law would
be better obtained by leaving the
question of compensation TO the LeQis.
lature. While they are ready to admit
that Mr.. Baxter's boat surpassed all
competition on the trial trip, they also
think that Mr.. Dobbin's boat possess
ed great merit, and then end their re-
port by submitting 10 the Legislature
an act, whose passage they recommend,
directing the Controller to pay to MIR.
Baxter S35, 600 on the presentation by
him of certificate from the State En-.
gineer that he has put upon the Erie
Canal seven boats equipped IN like
manner as the boat used upon the trial
trip and that the Controller also pay
to Mr.. Dobbin $4,000 on his present
ing a similar certificate that he has put
three of bis boats upon the canal. The
report was unanimously adopted, and
the Commission adjourned, subject to
the call Of the Chairman.
Ii they had made the award of $50,
600, as contemplated by the act, the
Commission would continue in exIs-
tence another year in order to decide
upon the second award of $50, 900; but
having failed to make any award al
all, the Commission appears, from the
terms of the law creating it, to ter
inmate its existence with the report
adopted on Thursday.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-03-10
How to Dress a sheep.

First, kill the animal in the most APP.
proved style; then as life is extinct,
skin the hind legs up to the ham
strings then gambrel and hoist it up !;
make an incisiCn, high up the belly,
about an inch and half in length !;
then insert the stem of a large funnel
into the incision, and pour into it from
one to two gallons OF cold water, the
colder the better The application of
cold water cools the intestines, and the
inside of the sheep, and at the same
time, fills the chamber and passes be-
tween the intestines and the flesh,
thereby preventing any contact of the
parts and at the same time cooling
every part completely. 1t also drives
out the gasses at the Incision, so that
there is no possibility of the meat
becoming affected in any reasonable
length af time, which gives the opera
tor time to dress the meat properly.
This is done 10y ripping from hough to
hough, SHINING downward without
further ripping, thereby preventing
the wool or any outside fifth from
coming in contact with the flesh This,
of course, / do as quickly as possible.
Then remove the intestines carefully,
so as not to break any of them. By
this mode OF treatment you will find
the tallow on the intestines and on the
inside of the animal perfectly cool and
rigid. -Rurdi World
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-03-10
4 Russian Bear Hunt.

st. Petersburg Correspondence London Times
A grand hunt was held few DAYS
ago at GatchIna, about IS miles from
ST. Petersburg. The Car, and mum
Der of his royal guests, including the
Crown Prince OF Germany and Prince
Arthur, were present.
The hunters were stationed in "a line
along a footpath leading through the
beech and fir trees,a jaeger with lance
stuck in the snow by his side marking
the exact spot which each was to occu-
py, according to number given him.
The Emperor was III the centre of the
line, but was unfortunate that day and
did not get a shot. One or two of the
great mastifls which are set upon the
bear if he becomes dangerous and
threatens to attack a hunter, were
brought in sleighs.
The sport began by the great inter
circle of miscellaneous beaters advanc
ing to a tune of noises unearthly
enough to wake a dead, let alone a by
bernatiug bear An inner circle of reg
ular huntsmen in red shirts, and carry
ing horns upon which they signal
exactly what the bear is doing, urged
on the dogs, a sort Of half.breed fox
hounds, encouraging them with the
cries of "Poshol Posholl" {" For.
ward forward!")
Sometimes the bear will not wake for
all the shoutings and barkings, and has
even TO be pricked out Of his lair with
the huntsmen's lances. But the bear
Of Saturday broke cover of his OWL
accord, and went numbering along
through the snow till it was sent e
sleep again by rifle bullets. This done
a hot lunch was served on table sci
in the snow, the dead bear lying clos,
by.
Then the Emperor and his guests Rot
into the sleigh again, and drove OFF &c
a wood which was full I wolves, and
which was securely Melted round u
prevent the animals breaking away.
The spoItsme were posted as before,
and the red shirted, black capped,
HOMETOWN huntsmen rode furiously
and marycllously through The thick
cover with their dogs. The sportgmen
watched for a shot as the wolves broke
cover, and IN this way thirteen wolves,
a fox or two, and some hares were Sc.
cured. Driving back TO CATCHING, the
Emperor gave his guests a good din.
ner, the menu of which was prcttily
ornamented with with sporting sub.
lects.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-03-10
Personal.

BASS, the brewer. refused a pserage,
out of respect to his ale, which he con-
siders without peer.
A GEORGIA paper dispassionateiy
points to Senator Morton as that
"crippled Senatorial blackguard."
BRowNLow is down ON Revels, and
he calls him "high nosed niger
without an honest kink in his WOOL"
THE Baroness Vigier Sophia CRU
villD has lately appeared on the stage
at Nice as Elvira, in Eruani, F" for
public charity.
The Danbury man made hay while
the sun shone. He has S25, 900 in the
bank, and now he doesn't care a cent
whether folks laugh or cry az his
jokes.
FATHER HEcKER, the popular Catho.
lie preacher of New York, is making
journey to the second cataract Of the
Nile, accompanied by party of New
Workers..
SAM. FOSTER, of Washington county,
n. T., threshed, 10y hand, ninety BUSH
els of oats in thirteen hours. Sam.
should get out patent for himself
immediately.
In is stated that Captain Williams,
who lost the White Star steamer At
lantc, IS now in command of a sailing
vessel engaged in the China trade. II
Is not probable that he will ever COM
mand another passenger steamer on
the Atlantic.
AT a bal masque in Washington, the
other evening, Gen. Sherman wore a
domino. There" exclaimed one.
"Goes Gen. Sherman or lunatic ~
The General dropped his domino. 81
declare said his masked assailant,
81 it is both"
PRIVATE advices from Hong Kong,
China, under date of January IL, 1874,
convey the intelligence that Commo-
dore Parrott, lately sent to the COM
mand Of the Asiatic Squadron, has
been forced to rellnquish his duties on
account of severe illness, resulting in
the almost complete dethronement of
his mind. His health for some time
has been such as TO give his officers
great anxiety, and on the sailing of the
Pacific Mail steamer on the 18th of
January, it was thought best to send
him home.
OLIVIA sketched the Governors ball
in Washington for the Philadelphia
Press. The following is an extract
Who comes there 1t is our tall
lordly Speaker of the House-our hand
some, would-be next President-pol-
ished as steel, and Colfax to the last
degree, except the smile. He is a good
politician, and yet he could not kiss q
baby unless he were truly satisfied as
to its paternity-then certain favors
could be granted and no questions
asked. Here comes Mrs. Blaine, frozen
as New England landscape in mid
winter. The salt mist of the grey sea
Ugh ! ugh Turn the kaleidoscope
quick. The air is so cold that the arti-
fetal flowers are nipped by the frost.
And here is sunny, laughing Gail Ham
ilton. Her warm face and yellowish
hair would melt an iceberg. Even her
dress is the color of sunbeams. Why
is she not sent up to open the North
west passage 1t is true Franklin,
Kane and Hall have failed, but that is
because they did not take along enough
fire. And yet we could not spare Gail,
4 for what single woman would be left to
teach married ones how to manage their
husbands Who would learn us TO
bring our children up in bazar-like
Way ~
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-03-10

The recent publication of a new edi-
ton of Tegelmier's Poultry Book has
called out a lengthy review, from which
the following is condensed:
Two data are given from which to es.
innate the value of fowl for the table
or market. GA table fowl should be
all breast, with short limbs and small
bones" Also, that fowls are in per.
lection for the table only before they
have attained maturity. Therefore a
cross of the Malay, with its long,
snaky neck, and plump, high Favored
breast, with the sEoTt-legged Dorking,
will produce an extraordinary table
fowl. He objects to the Spanish on
account of their dark legs, so obiec-
tionable IN market. The Games have
the drawback of yellow skin, though
the flesh is well favored. The Polish
and Hamburger, though excellent in
flavor, are small in size and delicate to
rear. The Cochin develops the leg at
the expense of the breast, but although
a little coarse, is a good table fowl for
home use, but not for shipping. Mated
with the large French breeds, the cross
is white-skinned, of very
good size, and attains maturity
rapidly. The Brahma is the largest
and finest of domestic fowls with full,
broad, prominent breast; back short
and broad between the shoulders and
across the hips; a curved, slender
neck. and wings small and tight The
true Brahma is good fattener, first
rate table f. wi, early ripe, and at ma
turity of enormous proportions. A
cross between the Brahma and Dork-
ing is also a profitable market bird,
being less inpatient of restraint in
feeding grounds than the pure Dork-
ing. The Houdan IS put in equal rank
with the Brahma and Dorking as a
meritorlous fowl. Large, heavy
small-honed, and minimum of offal,
they are hardy and mature rapidly.
The chickens are fit for the table at
four months, and the flesh is white and
fine.
On the whole, as few hardy breeds
are better than many of various merit
and degrees of constitution, we should
gather from Tegetmeier, as we'll as
from our own observations, that Brah
mas, Dorkings and Houdans are the
best investment, taken all in all, foI
the poultry yard.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-03-10

send to market butter which finds a
ready sale at high prices, than to send
that which nobody wants, and which,
if sold, goes at low price. 1t is i'm.
possible for any produce. to be IN the
slightest degree Independent and
above board who is contented to make
an article of second or thnd quality.
If dairyman in New Hampshire or
any other State wishes to conduct his
business successfully, let him come to
the city aud ascertain the character OF
the product which every dealer is anx-
ious to procure, and for which he is
wiling to pay high prices IN ready
money. Many farmers at a distance
from the city do not really know what
perfect butter is, having never seen the
article. Finding, as we do; ready
sale for our milk almost at our own
door, we have not, to much extent,
turned it into butter, therefore our
supplies come from those who raise
milk under different circumstances. 80
difficult is it to procure perfect butter
IN the market that frequently we have
waited a week before any could be
found when found, the price is about
double that for which ordinary qualities
are sold, and the price is cheerfu(ly
paid. How to make good butter can
be easily understood. Good butter
cows are necessary, and also care and
perfect cleanliness in milking, strain
ing, and setting the milk. Without
cool, airy, sweet rooms, especially
designed for dairy purposes, it is i'm
possible to make perfect butter. 1t
cannot be produced in ordinary farm
houses, with ordinary conveniences.
Those who produce butter largely, or
ever moderately, should have plenty
of ice in summer and in winter, the
warmth needed should not come from
a stove in the room, as it is difficult to
prevent contamination by dust and
gases. The art of making good butter
is like other industries--it must be
learned and there are certainly no in.
yestigations that a dairy farmer can
make, which will give him better pecu-
mary returns for his trouble"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-03-10
washing Butter.

During the past year, several of your
correspondents have strongly advised
never to wash butter. have not been
beguiled by them, having before exper.
imented sufficiently but as am anx-
ious to learn and adapt any improve.
ment, L would like TO learn hos, dur
ing June, July and August butter can
be manufactured without washing 20
keep sweet for six or eight months.
My cattle breath the purest air, have a
sweeter and more nutritious heritage
than found in nioister climate no
swamp grass and abundance Of spring
water, and the cleanliness of the milk
house utensils is evinced by the fact
that with the thermometer ranging
during the day at from 90 10 100 de.
grees in the shade, milk kept perfectly
sweet forty.eight hours. ] cannat make
butter that viii keep without washing.
no matter how well worked, but made.
kept uader the same conditions. but
well washed, ] have no difficulty in
producing n good article. IL has
seemed TO me that the loss of flavor
and aroma, said 10 be due 10 washing.
is attributable rather 10 the salt. can
never discover the nutty flavor and
aroma as plaiu after sailing, but il
seems 10 me - be palmer after washing
than before. --NeW MertcO IN Rural
NcU Yorker.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-03-10

From the N. Y. Tribune, Feb. 10.
Russell Sturgis, of this city, has fur
nished the plans for new central
chapel for Yale College, and its eiec-
ton has just been begun. The new
buildings are intended to form, when
completed. a large quadrangle, about
$50 feet ON each side, inclosing the
college green or campus, which will
become an unbroken lawn.
The two dormitories and the new
chapel will form one angle of this pro.
posed quadrangle, the chapel being at
the corner of College aud Elm Sts., and
connecting with Farnam College on the
former aud Durfee College on the latter.
The edidce will be built of Jersey
stone from the Newark quarries, with
the carved and other ornamental work
OF Worthington stone from Ohio, and
the sill-courses aud other exposed
parts of dark blue stone from Maiden,
N. " MassIveness and simplicity will
constitute the prevailing features OF
the structure. There will be no spire,
and the projections of the transepts
and pOrches are to be only slight. In
deed, II will be treated as forming q
part Of the great quadrangle. II is in
tended, however, that there shall be
great richness in the details. An elab-
crate arcade, which will also act as
stay or buttress 20 the walls, will sur-
round the whole building; and this
and the porches will embrace a great
deal Of elaborate sculpture. The build
ing will be capable of seating about
200 persons. II will be 125 feet in
length, but with it's arched porch,
forming an entrance TO the quadrangle,
will represent total length OF $50
feet. The height 20 the point OF the
roof will be 80 feet. The ceiling will
be Of wood. IL is believed that
many Of the windows will be
presented by persons wishing TO
erect memorials either TO students Of
the college who lost their lives during
the war, or of distinguished persons
connected with the University. In this
way il is expected that very ornamental
and costly stained glass windows will
be contributed, aud their general de-
sign being placed under the direction
OF the architect, they can be made 10
with one another, and with
the decorations Of the interior. The
principal part Of the the ground floor
is TO be occupied on Sundays by the
students Of the Undergraduate Depart
ment. The entrances to this will be
entirely IRON the College green. There
is 10 be a gallery over the yestibule at
the west end, and a smaller gallery in
each transept. These galleries, which
will afford accommodation for about
$50 persons, are TO be approached by
separate entrances on College and EN-
streets, Over the archway, which will
give entrance TO the green, there IS to
be a room for the religious meetings
OF the students. The entire cost OF the
chapel is estimated at S120,0OO.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-03-10
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Don't sen the Pelts.

The skin of an animal, whether COW,
calf, colt or horse, that dies on the
farm is worth more at home than at the
tanners. Gut it into narrow strips
and shave off the hair with sharp
knife before the kitchen fire, or in your
workshop on stormy days and even
ings. You may make them soft by
rubbing. A rawhide halter strap an
inch wide will hold a horse better aud
last longer than an inch rope. 1t is
stronger than hoop-iron, and more
durable, and may be used to hoop dry
casks and boxes and for hinges. Try
it on broken thil, or any wood work
that has been split. Put il on wet and
nail fast. Thin skins make the best to
use it in its natural state. For other
purposes it may be dressed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-03-10

Ir has been found that an iron wire
may be twisted merely by passing an
electric current along it. The torsions
are produced by the combined innu-
ence Of helical and axial electric cur
rents, one current passing through a
long copper-wirc coil surrounding the
bar or wire, and the other in axal di-
rection, through the iron itself. The
cause Of them is the combined inhu-
ence OF magnetism in the ordinary
longitudinal direction induced in the
bar sy the coil-current, and transverse
magnetism induced in il by the axial
one.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-03-10
How Good nntt,ri. Made.

The Boston journal Of Chemistry
says: "The market j. abundantly
supplied with poor butter, but Of finer
qualities the supply is very limited.
II is a matter of wonder that dairy
farmers do not regard their interests
more wisely IN manufacturing this more
important farm product It requires
but a very little more skill and care to