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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-06-11
Making Cake.

USE none but the best materials for
making cake. If you cannot afford to
get good floor, dry white sugar and the
best family butter, make up your mind to
90 without your cake and eat plain bread
with a clear conscience.
There are no intermediate degrees of
quality III eggs, l believe | have said
that somewhere else, but it ought to be
repeated just here. They should be like
CAESARS wife, above suspicion. A tin wisp
or whip is best for beating them. All
cakes are better for having the whites
and yokes beaten separately. Beat the
former in large shallow dish until you
can cut through the froth with knife,
leaving as clear and distinct an incision
as you would in a solid substance. Beat
the yolks in an earthen bowl until they
cease to froth, and thicken as if mixed
with flour. Have the dishes cool-not
too cold. 1t is hard to whip whites stiff
In warm room.
Stir the butter and sugar to cream.
Cakes often fall because this rule is not
followed Beat these as faithfully as you
do the eggs, warming the butter very
slightly if hard. Use only silver or
wooden spoon in this as in other parts of
your work | have heard of silver egg
whips, but they are not likely to come in
to general use except where the mistress
makes all the cake, pudding, etc.
Do not use fresh and stale milk in the
same cake. 1t acts as disastrously as
piece OF old cloth in new garment Sour
mllk makes a spongy cake; sweet, one
closer in grain.
Study the moods and lenses of your
oven carefully before essaying load of
CAKE Conflne your early efforts TO tea
cake and the like. Jelly cake baked in
shallow tins is good practice during the
noVlCate. Keep the heat steady, and as
good at bottom as top.
Sueaks in cake are caused by unskill-
tul mixing, too rapid or unequal baking,
sudden decrease in heat before the cake
IS quite done.
Don't delude yourself, and maltreat
those who are to eat your cake, by trying
TO make soda do the whole or most of the
duty of eggs. Others have tried it before
With unfortunate results. If curiosity
tempt you to the experiment, you had
better allay it by buying some sponge
cake at the corner bakery.
Test whether cake is done by running
4 clean straw into the thickest part. L
should come up clean.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-06-11
4 Trap for Cut-WOrms.

There is no trustworthy remedy against
cut-worms except actual catching and
killing them. Any application to the soil
sufficiently strong to injure or discommode
them would certainly destroy the crop,
and all the recommendations to use salt,
carbolic acid, and other similar sub
stances may be set aside as useless in
practice. We have trapped them in
various ways, beneath chips, stones, and
in holes punched in the ground with
smooth, round stick, such as an old broom
handle. But unfortunately in these cases
they are caught only after they have spent
the night in destroying the young cab
bages or corn. Finally we hit upon the
eXpedient of surrounding the hill OF plant
with ring of holes close together, and in
this way caught great many of the pests
every night. Making somany holes with
single stick is slow process, but with
the following described continuance the
whole ring of holes is made at one stroke :
An old shovel handle is split for about a
foot with fine saw. The split portion is
soaked in boiling water to soften it and
the ends are inserted into holes made in
a hoop or ring of wood two inches wide,
one inch thick, and eight inches in diam
eter. In the bottom of the ring there are
inserted a number of pieces of an old
broom-handle projecting two inches and
placed not more than a quarter Of an inch
apart When this is pressed into the
earth around hill of. corn or cabbage
plant, it leaves a circle of smooth, round
holes two inches deep with compact sides
and bottoms. The cut-worms fall into
these holes in their nightly rambles and
may be found and destroyed in the morn
ing.-Anaer5cas Agr5cultmist
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-06-11
A Very Singular Mishap,

Mrs. CovILLE devoted a half-bour Fri
day, to an attempt to sink a nail over an
outside door. She worked at it until the
camphor gave out, and then Mr.. CoviIIe
took hold of the job and she went in the
house to rest. Mr.. CovIile being a LARGE
man found it necessary to turn his ewes
on to his nose during the performance
and after rapping his thumb two o.
three times he gave a terrible swing to
the hammer for most crushing blow
when the hammer jumped from the handle
and turning a somersault came swifth
down. claw end first, astraddle of the nose
of our unfortunate friend. The force o.
The descent was so great that the points OF
the claws pierced the flesh on each side o.
the bridge, and became so securely fast
ened on its strange perch that the fright
ened snort which Mr.. Coville gave on oh
serving his predicament failed to move it
With cry of terror he dashed into thu
house and into the presence of Mrs. Co
vile, and that lady, believing that new
kind of unicorn had come upon her
screamed at the top of her voice aIC
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-06-11

Do not leave the oven door open, or
change the cake from one oven to the
other, except in extreme cases. If it
harden too fast on the top, cover with
paper. 1t should rise to full height be-
fore the crust forms.
Except for gingerbread, use none but
white sugar.
Always sift the flour.
Be accurate in your weights and meas
ures.
There is no short road to good fortune
in cake making. What is worth doing
at all is worth doing well. There is no
disgrace in not having time to mix and
bake cake, but you may well be ashamed
of yourself if you are too lazy, or care
less, or hurried to beat your eggs, cream
your butter and sugar, or measure your
ingredients.
Cream your sugar and butter, measure
milk, spice, ETC., before beginning work.
For fruit cake it is best to prepare the
materials the day before. Let your icing
dry thoroughly before wrapping up the
cake, and sift your flour before measuring
HO7LSehOZ6
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-06-11
General Principles i'll Agriculture.

HOWEVER valuable specific practical
information may be in agriculture, there
are certain fundamental principles
which, if properly understood, become in
a measure truer guide in farming. For
instance, a dark-cOlored soil full of humus
vegetable matter) is richer than light
colored, sandy or loamy soil, while clays
may be even more productive than either
for certain kinds of crops. But a rich
soil is valueless if the climate is insult
able for the abode of man or for the pro-
duction of food bearing plants. Adapta-
ton of plants to climate and soil is one of
the chief aims of scientific agriculture,
and although much has been learned, far
more is still to be discovered in this di-
rection.
The manipulation of soils is a subject
on which there are widely differing opin-
ions, simply because men are 10th to adj
nit the truth of general principles which
are founded upon and grow out of the
experience and practice of all nations
that have paid any attention to agricul-
ture. Ali must admit that a deep, rich
soil is far preferable to a shallow, barren
one. and, taking this as a starting point,
we plow deep if the soil is naturally shall
low. and apply manure if it is unfertile
But the mode of operation may be varied
according to the composition of the soil
or the habits and kinds of plants cult
waited. If a soil is very shallow,
resting upon an unfertile suosoil, a /
man would be foolish to invert it |
to great depth, and upon the |
poor soil brought to the surface to SOW
small grain, without adding some enrich |
ing materials in order to supply the small, |
delicate roots of such plants with nutri- |
ment. If, however, trees should be plant |
ed upon soil prepared in this manner, |
their roots would be placed in immediate
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-06-11
Yeast and Yeast Cakes.

Pare four good-sized potatoes and put
with one large handful of hops into one
quart of cold water, and boil, being care
full in handling the hops not to lose the
lupuline, or fine yellow powder of the
hop, wherein consists its chief strength.
The term " handful =" may seem as vague
as the " bigness of piece of chalk" but
so small quantity of hops would be
about as difficult to weigh or to measure
in any other manner as would few feath-
ers. When the potatoes are done take
them out, mash fine and mix with them
about half teacupful Of wheat -four and
a little salt. Strain upon this the water
from the hops, which must be very hot.
When the batter is cool enough-that is,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-06-11

THE Nashville Union and Uncertain re-
ports: The following description of a
remarkable meteoric display is given us
by gentleman who witnessed it quite
recently at Kingston Springs at 2:10 a.
NJ: Ii took the shape of ball of fire,
rising in the north and passing rapidly
through the heavens and going down in a
southwest direction. Apparently two
feet in diameter, it had a blazing tail
which seemed to be about fifty yards
long, the whole making so vivid light
that one could easily see a pin on the
ground. Just before it went out of sight,
there was terrible roaring sound as if a
dozen heavy cannon were firing not
far off,"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-06-11

I" blood warm"-add teacupful and a
half of yeast, and set in warm place to
rise. When perfectly light pour into a
stone jug, cork tightly and set in the
cellar. Fol- yeast cakes proceed as above
till the addition of the flour, which omit
substituting Indian meal, stirring it in as
you ada the boiling hop-water until the
mixture is very stiff. When sufficiently
cool, add full teacupful of yeast, which
it will be necessary to work in with the
hand, and let stand six or eight hours;
then make into long rolls and cut in slices
about an inch thick; sprinkle dry meal
on plates, boards, or tins; lay on the
cakes, and place where they will dry quick
ly.-Rearth and Home
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-06-11

tainted dead away, leaving Mr.. Coville
running around the room and tumbling
over the furniture in his terror and help
lessness. And here the neighbors, at
tracted by Mrs Coville's scream and his
dreadful believing, found him, and came
to his relief. An accident of a similar
nature never before occurred in Danbury.
-D07lblsrg NeuS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-06-11

A DERANGED stomach and impure blood
force human beings into melancholy state;
they do not enjoy life and are not in a fit con-
ditiOn to do business successfully One of
the best remedies eXtant is VEGETINE, which
has acquired a reputation as wide as the
country itself, and is extensively known all
over the globe. This remedy has Lcen extern
sively advertised, but its cures have sold it at
more rapid rate than the newspapers The
latter serve to bring it to public notice, but
like all medicines or inventions it has been
found to stand the test of trial and time, and
its rapid sale shows how strong hold it has
gained.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-06-11

THROUGH the length and breadth of the land
the celebrated SILVER-TIPPED Boots and
Shoes are sold by the million, for parents
know they last twice as long as those without
Tips. Try them. For sale by all dealers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-06-11

Do YOU ever think that a neglected cough
or cold may lead to serious consequences? In.
the early stages of lung disease take Wishart's
Pine Tree Tar Cordial. 1t can always be.
relied upon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-06-11
V|EGGI;'I'INE
Purifes the Blood, Renovates and
Invigorates the Whole System.
It's Medical Properties are
Alternative, Tonic, Solvent
and Diuretie.

VEGETINE is made exclusively from the juices Of
carefully-selected BARKs, RooTs and HERBS and so
strongly concentrated that will eectuaIy eradicate
from the system every faint of ScrofuIa, Scrofu-
lous Humor, Tumors, Cancer, Cancerous
Humor, ErysipeIas, Salt Rheum, Syphi-
little Diseases, Canker, Faintness at the
Stomach, and all diseases that arise from impure
blood. Sciataca, Tnffa mmatory and Chronic
Rheumatism, Neuralgia, GOut and Spinal
Complaints can only be etectually cured through
the blood.
For Ulcers and Eruptive Diseases of tina
Skin, Pustuies, Pimpies, BlOtches, BoiIs,
Ietter, Scaldhead and RingwOrm, VEGETINR
has never failed to effect permanent cure.
For Pains in the Back, Kidney Conn
plants, DrOpsy, Female Weakness, Leu
corrhoea, arising from internal liberation uter-
Inc diseases, and General Debility. VEGETINK
acts directly upon the of these complaints It
invgorates and strengthens the whole system, acts
upon the secretlve organs, allays Inflammation,
liberation and regulates the bowels
For Catarrh, Dyspepsia, HabituaI Co.'S
tiveness, Palpitation of the Heart, Head
ache, Piles, Nervousn and General Pros
tration of the Nervous System, no medicine
has ever given such perfect satisfaction the VEGE-
TINE. purifes the blood cleanses all of organs
and possesses controlling power over the nervous
system.
The remarkable cures effected by VEeETINE have
induced many physicians and apothecaries whom we
know to prescribe and use it in their families.
In fact, VEGETINE is the best remedy yet discovered
forthe above diseases and the only reliable BLOOD
PURIFIER yet placed before the public.
PREPARED by
II. r. STEVENS, Boston, Mass.
PRICE, $1-25-
SOLD BY
All Druggists and Dealers
EVER wHERE
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-03-06
How to Keep a Situation.

An observing correspondent 10 the TIES
tern Rural gives the following hints on the
above subject:
BE ready to throw in On odd half b our 9
time when it will be an accommodation, aud
don't seem TO make q merit of il. DO il
heartily. Though not word be said, your
employer will make a note Of it. Make
yourself indispensable to him, and he will
lose many OF the opposite kind before he
will part with you.
Those young men who watch the clock
to see the very second their working hour
is up--who leave, no matter what state the
work may be 10, at precisely the Instant
who calculate the extra amount they can
slight their work, and yet not get teproved
who orc lavish Of their empl5Set's goods
will always be the first to receive notice.
when times are dull, that theft services are
no longer required.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-03-06

SINGULAR FERTILIZER.-A cores.
pondont of the Scientific 441neyicea, who
had great many flowers in pots, which.
presented q languid aud dying appearance,
removed the earth from tho roots of "a
vOrite plant, and poured molassss around
them, after which, on covering up the roots
and mo!asses, the flowers soon began. to
present q surprising improvement. Sever-
al others were thus treated and with the
same result. He states THAI hydrochloric
acid, diluted with three or four times it's
bulk Of water, answers equally as we'll
We cannot, however, discover very init
mate relation between that acid aud, r1olas-
ses, as we think the latter IL not readily
converted into the former.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-03-06

EE There are two Indian tribes 10 Me-,
the PaSsamaquoddies and the Penobscota,
and each are represented in the Legislature
by one Of their own number. These two
representatives. Of the red man take no part
in legislation, but are allowed to draw their
pay just the same as the representatives of
the white man. They spend most of their
time during the session in the rotunda en-
gagged in pipe smoking and in chatting with
each other 10 tho dialect of their fathers.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-03-06

How CANCERS CAN BE CURED.-Tako
the inside Of red oak bark something nes-
a bushel aud half; burn il in a large ket-.
lie, and have it free from anything like
grease. When the bark has burned to
ashes, add sufficient water 10 them and boil
the strength entirely out. Now let il set
tie until clear, then strain il through fioe
cloth into a vessel that is clear Of anv
grease, and boil il down again until IL be-
comes about the consistency Of tar. When
thus prepared, spread the sslVe on a piece
OF cloth the size Of the lump or cancer, and
apply IL to the affected part II may burn
and be painful at frst, but you must let is
remain as long as you can bear il :. If pos
sible until il ceases being painful. When
the cancer is killed il will turn black and
begin to Tester around the edge and keep
fostering into tho centre until IL loosens ia
self aud comes out. II, in applying il, IL
IS too severe, rub il With sBQes Oil which
will sllay the smart7ng.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-03-06

kEEpINo APPLES IN SAwDusT.-Im made
an experiment last Winter aud Spring Of
keeping apples in dry sawdus,, with good
results 1 packed several barrels, putting
in few at time and then filing with dust
by shaking down. These kept freshcr and
better than the others. l kept Vicar pears
by this means until late in the Spring. In
March or April l put some Roxbury rus.
sets into barrel with sswdust, and baviog
more thar We wished to use, some we're left
IN tho bottom. On the 4th Of October 1
emptied the contents aud found one apple
almost soand--the rest in perfect form,
though decayed. Later, about the 18th, I
emptied bog of English sifeaks left in
the same way, and found one entirely
sound.-Cor. Country Gentleman.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-03-06

The VALUE OF NEWSPAPER. The
following is the experience of a mechanic
concerning the benefit of newspaper:
Ten years ago lived in q town in Iudi-
ana. On returning home one night, for
am carpenter by trade, saw little girl
leave my door, and asked 10Y wife who
she was. She said Mr. Harris had sent
her after their newspaper, which my wife
bad borrowed. AZ we sat down to tea my
wife said to me, by name:
Il wish you would subscribe for the news
paper; it is so much comfort TO me when you
are away from home
Il would like TO do So said I, 'but you
know | owe payment on the house and
lot. 1t will be all | can DO to meet it,
She replied IF you will take this pa
per | will sew for the tailor to pay for it,
l subscribed for the paper it came in
due time to the shop. While resting one
noon aud looking over it, / saw an adver
tisement of the County Commissioners to
let bridge that was TO be built. put in
a bid for the bridge, and the job was awar.
ded to me, on which cleared $500, which
enabled me to pay for my house and lot
easily. If l had not subscribed for tie
newspaper should not have known any
thing about the contract, and could not
have met my payment on my house and lot.
A mechanic never looses anything by TAX
ing newspaper.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-03-06

How TO CURE CHILLs.-A lady writer
gives what she believes TO be n sure euro
for chills. She takes about pint of new
milk and stirs into j, o tablespoonful of
ground ginger, and then heats the milk as
hot as il will do to drink wi,hou. burning
the patient. This is given to the paiiens
as soon as no feels the symptoms of the
chill coming on, and he goes to bed and
covers up warmly, and the milk aud. tho
ginger throw the patient toto n perspira-
tion, which breaks the chin. After this d
pill OF blue mass, or some medicine that
will operate 90 the liver, is given, and the
patient is cured.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-03-06

theme. And now as they eat the meal,
ARTHUR told OF his trip to the distant city.
After dinner ARTHUR wen. out to carry
budget TO neighbor and when left a :
lone, FANNY sat down and cried again for
JOY. Aud so Mr. FAspERLAIN found
her. He had stopped in passing to do an
Grand.
Mrs. GRAvELY, what has happened 2
What is wroug2'
'WropgP she repeated, looking up
20, sir, it is for JOY 1 am crying
And then she told the source of the new
happiness that bad been opened to her.
Mr.. VANDERLAIN listened, and after q
deal of thought be slowly said, with his
hand upon FANN9's fair head.
Dear child, you may rejoice without
fear. If ARTHUR has pledged his honor to
.his new life, be sure he will keep the
faith =
'Most of the afternoon ARTHUR spent at
the bank and as be ss, at the table in the
private office waiing for the banker, feel
ing of sadness and regret came upon him.
ltwould be hard to leave the old place, and
it might be long, long time before be
could ind another so pleasant.
liz was toward evening when Mr.. VAN
DERLAIN came in, looking flushed and self
satisfied.
Il have kept you waiting, ARTHUR, but
have been busy. l have made q most
important change in my programme
'Ah And then you are not going away 2
'Yes-I shall go to Europe, but I shall
not give up my banking business. 1 have
found new man-one safe, reliable and
comprehensive, think, will take my
business while / am absent
'Mr. VANDERLAIN, said the young man,
frankly Il am glad of this, l am glad of
this, for know shall be able to persu ad @
you to let me keep my place in your en-
ploy.'
The banker shook his head.
ARTHUR trembled, and started to speak.
Tut, tui-not your present place Ar
THUR. Know that you are my new man
Ii you will take charge of my business,
shall not let it go from me aud I shal,
leave 1t in your hands, knowing that both
1t and you will prosper. What say you 2
M. VANDERLAfN 2
'Ab, my boy, l have seen your wife.
found her crying for joy. And when she
told me whence her JOY came, knew there
was Joy also. 10 the new man | give my
entire confidence, and in bis hands fear
not to trust my name aud my honor.
1t was ARTHUR GRAyELY's turn now TO
weepj and he could no more have helped
1t than he could have prevented the great
flood of peace and blessedness that flowed
in upon bis heart.
My dear boy said the banker, after
wards, Il did not speak to you in other
times as perhaps I ought. I knew how
you treated others who did speak, and l
forebore. l had Intended to speak, how
ever, before l went away, and, if possible,
to get you good place But it is all done
now God bless and keep you
And now, looking back, ARTHUR GRAVE.
LY sees how near upon tue fearful brink he
stood. From the position of wenlth and
honor vnd love, he eau see tho dark pit
from which he escaped, and he sees hun.
dreds upon Misunderstanding into it yearly.
lie helps the falling ones when he can, and
finds unfailing satisfaction in the work.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-03-06

HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. --Jo Knspp, an
employee At RaveoscTaf's steam saasmin
several miles west Of town, was caught By
a large belt, thrown over the wheel and 90
badly injured be survived bat few hours.
He vas in the act Of stepping over the belt
for bis gloves when one Of bis feet clipped,
throwing him upon the belt, with The re-
suit az above stated. Dr.. T. J. crahame
vas 81 once sent Zoe, bui on arr ving found
the injured man past human sid. Mr.. X.
was young, unmarried, add a resident Of
POcahontas. This sad accident occurred
Tuesday last. - Fro96uCg Journal.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-03-06
Farmer and House-Keeper.

To TAN SKINS AND LEAVE THE Fua
ON.-Remove the legs and other useless
parts; soak the skin sof, !; remove tho fesh
aud soak the skin 10 warm water for an
hour; take for each akin, Of bersx, salt
peter and glsuber salts, each one half ounce !;
dissolve with soft water sufficient to allow
1t to be spread on the flesh side Of .hc skin !;
apply With brush, double the skin togeth-
er and put in cool place for twenty-fOur
hours.