Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-04-23

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cupul of sugar, one cupful of sweet milk,
a quarter of a pound Of butter, one des-
sertspoonful of bi-carbonate of soda and
fou, enough to make a rather stiff batter
Putin spice or other havoring TO suit
you taste, and bake in quick oven.
a YOUNG girl of Newtonvllle, Mass.
WI, had become deranged by religious,
| excitement, left her home late at night,
telling her little brother that she was 60
| ingto kill herself, in order to get quickly
/ into heaven. The boy informed his
parnts, the neighborhood was quickly
aroused and a thorough search was made
| for he body. At last it was found in her
| owl bed, quite warm and healthy. She
| hadclimbed in at a window, after wan
| derng half the night, and was slumbering
peacefully.
ALADY correspondent of Hearth and
Hone gives the following directions for
mailing a wedding cake: One pound
brown sugar, one pound butter one pound
lou, twelve eggs, one cup molasses, six
! pounds Valentia raisins, three pounds
curants, two pounds citron, one ounce
! cinnamon, one ounce mace, one ounce
! cloves, one gill brandy-Or you can use
if y,u prefer, one gill whisky and one
! gllllemOn-juice, and the grated rind of
tWolemons-two nutmegs; add sufficient
! nOu to dust the fruit
To CLEAN PAINT.-There is avery sim
pie method to clean almost any kind of
pain that has become dirty, and if our
| housewives should adopt it it would save
! them a great deal of trouble. Provide d
! plate, with some of the best whiting to
| be had, and have ready some clean warm
water. Dip a soft rag in the water and
( squeeze dry; then take as much whiting
as will adhere to it and apply it to the
painted surface, when a little rubbing
will instantly remove any dirt or grease
After which wash the part well with clean
water, rubbing it dry with asOft chamOis.
THE Portland (Me) Press says that
five years ago gentleman in that city
scratched his name on nickel cent and
sent it on its travels. Eighteen months
after this cent came into the possession
Of Lowell acquaintance, who marked
his name upon it. Two years later it
turned up in Pennsylvania, and came
into the hands of former chum of the
Portlander Recognizing the name, he
inscribed his also on the coin. One day
this week the man who started the cent
on its travels was making purchase in
a Lowell store, when the Identical nickel
which left his pocket five years ago was
handed to him in change
A BALTIMORE woman has taken time by
the forelock A few days since she
brought to the Register of Wills in that
city will made by her husband, and
which she desired to file for probate.
"When did he die?" inquired the SYM
pathetic clerk to whom the document was
handed. "Why, bless yOu," responded
the woman, che amt dead yet, but he
gave me that pointing to the willy, land
he drinks a quart of liquor every day,
and I guess" continued she, with
laugh, "he'lI play out in about three
months" The officer had no more to
say, and quietly filed away the will.
THE flight ofriches and the folly of those
who lavish money wastefully were never
better illustrated than in the case of the
late Legrand Lockwood's splendid mar
BILE palace at NOrwalk, Conn. There
are forty acres of fine ornamented
grounds, in the center Of which is a state
Iy structure costing 100000. On the
premises are three other handsome build
ings, porter's lodge, Conservatives, sta
bles, and so on. The house is repIendent
with polished marbles, frescoes, inlaid
woodwork of the most costly kind; doors
which cost $4,000 each; billiard-room
on which $4,000 were expended; and
there are forty nine rooms thus gorgeous.
! ly decorated, no two of which are alike.
| 1t is estimated that between 50, 100000
and 100000 of cash were sunk in
| this monument of extravaganza, and yet
| the entire establishment is now on the
market for less than $350,000.
| How TO KEEP AND Cook MACKEREL.-
| The following suggestions with regard to
keeping and preparing picked mackerel
and other salt fish are condensed from an
article on the subject by Mr.. Isaac Hale,
of Newburyport, Mass, who has more
than merely local reputation as packer
Of and as an expert on all matters
thereto pertaining: To keep nice, and
prevent rusting, be sure that they are kept
under the pickle. If the pickle should
get below the fish, fill up with more, made
by putting salt in cold water. The cellar,
or some place in which you have no fire
and even temperature, is the best place to
keep all kinds of picked fish.
For boiling, soak twenty four hours; for
broiling or for baking, soak forty light
hours. In the latter case, cream or milk
can be used for cooking them in. To
avoid the unpleasant rising up in the
throat after eating which many persons
experience, skin the mackerel before cook
ing, and a white, pulpy substance will be
found which adheres to the skin, and
which causes this strong taste.
SODA POwDERs.-To make soda pow
ders, take of bicarbonate of soda, in fine
powder, $50 grains; tartaric acid, in fine
powder, 800 grains. Divide each of the
powders into twelve equal parts, and
keep the parts, severally, of the BIZ
carbonate and of the acid in separate pa
pers of different colors. This is formula
for a preparation which has been long in
use under the name of soda powders.
The powder consists of, severally, twenty
five grains of the acid in one paper and
thirty of the bi carbonate of soda in the
other. They are administered in solu-
ton. An alkaline and acid powder may
be dissolved in separate portions of water,
and then mixed; or they may be thrown
together, or successfully, into the same
portion of water The whole draught
should be half a pint, or somewhat less.
1t may be rendered more agreeable by
adding two or three fluid drachms strip
of ginger or orange peel to the water be-
fore dissolving the powder. The ration
ale is simple. The tartaric acid seizes
the alkali of the bi-carbonate, forming a
tartrate of soda, while the carbonic acid
escapes with effervescence. These pow
ders afford, especially IN summer, a
pleasant drink They are slightly laxa-
tive, allay fever, and are generally accept
able to the stomach.-Erchdnge.
Poisonous FLY PAPERs.-Flv papers
of different sorts are now sold in immense