, 1874-02-14

that is, thirty-tuo to each Senatorial District:
is probable that most Of these have fonnd thej
way to largo public and private libraries, and
will be difficult to- obtain q full set without nd
vertisiug for them, it is possible that sets ma
be found in the hands OF parties who would SCI
them.
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NEooA~ H.. Feb. t. 1874
Cider Is about out Of the question this winter, an
Chicago is not genuine. Iunderstand there Is paten
process for making this imitation Chicago cider;
! you tell me how to obtain it7 JOIN P. T.
There is no patent process that am aware O
tor the making OF imi.ation-cider, but there arr
I several recipes sold for that purpose. The bcs
| Of these is as follows: Five gallons OF goot
sweet cider; two gallons Of cider-vinesar; twt
| gallons OF white silup made OF sugar; twenty
| i've gallons Of water. To which is added one
ounce Of the oil OF apple. This will keep very
well, but one gallon Of pure spirits is generally
added This will probably make as good cider
| as is sent out By the dealers mentioned.
4 cheaper imitation-cider is made, using the
following proportions: One gallon water, one
pound Of dark brown sugar, half an ounce OF tar
tar1c acid, and four tablespoonfuls of yeast.
These ingredients are shaken together, and tic
mixture, after standing twelve hours, ia ready
for use: few gallons may be left in the kcg,
and it filed up from time to time without again
Juice Of pound Of dry apples to the 10-gallon
keg: The dried apples arc boiled and the juice
pressed out.
ANY person accustomed to good cider eau essi-
" detect these limitations: yet there a1e many
people Who smack their lips over this sort Of
drink. knew d reatauIant-man Rho made and
sold this rotten initation-cder for several years.
until apple-ciaer began to be made in this neigh
borhood, when his business IVES broken up.
People sometimes dislike to be imposed upon,
and Will not Thank q dealer for. selling them
an imitation, though for time tho thing may
pass without challeDge- I publish the above for
the reason that several saloon-keapers have de-
sired to know how this imitation cider WIS made
These recipes have been largely sold ut from SIS
to $40 sach. They are On \ par with Sages vim
tho country. But, as almost every country
grocer has one Of them slowed away in some
dark corner OF his desk, it need not be given.
GRAPES
-. ... PEkn, H.. Feb i, 1874
You .t.ted that the only OF yaue IL .hj* part
Euu1elon, and Walser7 M.S.
The 1onia has killed twice in my grounds, and
for that reason has been discarded. AS 70 the
others, I have been waiting for some one else to
Oh new grapes. From I'll that can learn. these
varieties lave proved failure IS we'll ns large
number Of others, such as Martha, Isabella,
Adirondack, Ceeyaing, LYDIA, Anna, Crotou,
etc. In few instances, some Of these have
friends, but not among the MASSES OF the people,
for the exclusive stock, but be thought that ha
could do better in selling plants at So. In this,
however, ho made great mistake, rs people
began to be suspicious of the new grapes and
no" that grape cannot be sold at any price.
CHICAGO, Feb. =. 1874.
Last week I was in the State Of New York, aud
brought home With me nuts Of The hickory and butter
NUT from old, fayoftte trees md these should Like
to plant n order to grow trees IN my home here that
viii produce ike valuable nuts. How ahall manage
them? B.
II the nuts have been permitted to become
partially dry, you may as well crack aud cat
them for no kind Of soaking or art in planting
will make them yegesate. ALI nuts of these
kinds must be kept III damp sand from the tlme
they fall from the trees until planted, or thev
, yin not gsom; Peaeh-pita may be soaked and
and black-walnut will Admit of
no drying, and the same is true OF
the chestnut; while the horse-chestnut and our
native buckcye, closely-a1ied Bpecies, will grow
Rfter partial drying. The hickory must be plant
TO transplant them With success even |
At q year old. The butternut, black-walnut, and |
chestnut can be trausplanted, but it is the better
way to plant the nuts where the trees are to |
stand; and they should never be ordered from tho
nurseries, as not one in q hundred will grow with
ordinary treatment The hickory-nuts Of New
Fork State have thinner SHELLS and are more /
lelicate than those Of the West; and do not,
therefore,, wonder at the anxiety Ut my friend in
Wishing to procure trees like them.
CROWS IN WINTER.
Last winter, pair of crows made their home
N our grounds, though nearly five miles from
latiye woodland. In the spring they made
lest in a white-pine tree that stood in the or
hard !; aud in time they raised two young black,
rows. The family remained united until late
q the fall, when two OF them left, and now ono |
air. probably the old ones. remain and give Us
heir daily canins. They have not been disturb |
d, as they keep at a respectable distance from |
hot guns. They go long. distances to neigh
oring farms, but at night come back to their
arorite pino-tree. So far as I can ascertain,
hey have not disturbed the young corn, but live
n insects and such food Us they can find to suit
hem.
OUR EVENINGS.
The mild winter is the talk OF the town yet
eople manage to get out pretty freely to our
londay evening, sinsins-school; Wednesday,
eekly prayer-meeting Thursday, Grunge and
riday evening, debating literary society. To
sch Of these is janitor, to see that the school,
ouse is clean, Vaem and well-lighted.. There
no going to town to spend the evenings in
oubtfu] company, for those varied entertain
ents appear TO suit all tastes. The Grange
! them bug and sell in the susual
amer. paying cash aud getting goods at
'sh-rates IN short, pursue the same course
the Clubs. They buy where they can suit
emse1ves the best, and cell to the most re-
ab1e parties., In short, the Grange is minding
) own business, and. when voting time comes,
members will cast their votes for real busi-
legislature, they will probably leave ont dead
at farmers and lawyers, as the present batch |
IL suffice for couple of years. RuaAL-
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