Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-01-22

the other terminus being in Valentia Bay,
Ireland
| How TO Cook PoTAToEs.-Peel and
| either boil or steam two pounds OF pota-
toes till they fall to pieces; If boiled drain
| the water from them, and let them stand
| by the side of the fire, with the lid on,
| for five minutes, TO let the steam evaporate
add lump of butter about the size OF
small egg, or more if wished, and when
this has melted, break up the potatoes as
small as possible with fork; and then
mash with wooden spoon, adding milk
| by degrees till they are the proper con-
| sistency. Turn into the dish, and smooth
them with spoon. If liked, they may
| be put in the oven for a few minutes TO
| brown. Salt will, of course, have been
| put in while they were boiling. Pepper
| is sometimes added, but this is matter
| of taste.
| CURE FOR Observation-Disclosures are
sometimes afflicted with earache to an
| alarming extent, and there is sometimes a
| difficulty in obtaining an efectual remedy
| for the disorder. a writer in the House
| told says that she takes a piece OF salt
| pork, say an inch or more long and hall
| an inch square; cut down one end to nit
| the ear and insert it, taking care to have
| the piece too large to slip IN. lie
| handkerchief to keep it in place, If the
| child will allow it. She also uses pork
for sore throat, Group and lung colds.
Cut slices half an inch thick, dip in wtrm
water, sprinkle on a little pepper, and
sew on flannel. She has used pork for
earache especially, and always found it to
| give instant relief
The MORALS OF CLOTHES. are
| certain mOralists in the world who labor
| under the impression that it is no matter
what people wear, or how they put on
| their apparel. Such people cover them
selves up they do not dress. No one
doubts that the mind is more important
| than the body, the jewel than the setting;
and yet the virtue of the one and the bril-
liancy of the other are enhanced by the
mode in which they are presented to the
! senses. Let woman have every virtue
under the sun, if she is slatterny, or even
inappropriate in her dress, her merits
| will be more than half obscured. If,
being young, she is untidy, or, being old,
| fantastic or slovenly, her mental Qualitica-
lions stand chance of being passed over
with Indifference.
BEEcHER ON COMPOSING Stuff
man lies | think he ought to confess it,
but it is not expedient to tell all our sins
| openly. Nothing is more disagreeable to
me than to hear of a mans ailments. If
person has sore, | don't want to hear
about it. [ don't care to be RECALLED with
| the state of mans stomach or liver. [
have ills enough Of my own. Yet some
| people will get together and Groom and
| Groom, and talk about others sick
| nesses, and about cOrpses, and how many
! they have laid out, and have a regular
| graveyard banquet. 1t is the same with
| spiritual ailments. There are times when
men should make confession of specific
| sins. If a man has been carrying on the
| liquor business, and is converted, it is
| quite proper that he should confess that
he had been doing the devils work. If
| he has been engaged in any wickedness
| that has been open to the whole commu-
| nifty, his repentance should be open. 1t
is not necessary to give an inventory of
all ones faults, but if we say anything 1t
is better to be specific than generic.
A KANSAS paper gives the following re
port of a Judges sentence, lately passed
on a criminal: "Brumley, you infamous
scoundrel! You're an unredeemed vii
| lain! You hain't a single redeeming
| trait in your character. Your wife and
family wish we had sent you to the
Penitentiary. This is the fifth time I've
had you before me, and you have put me
to more trouble than your neck is worth.
I've exhorted and prayed over you long
enough, you scoundrel. Just go home
and take one glimpse at your family, and
be off in short orderl Don't let's ever
hear of you again! The grand jury have
found two other indictments against you,
| but I'll discharge you on your own recog-
nizances, and if ketch you in this neck
of woods tomorrow morning at daylight,
I'll sock you right in Jail and hump you
off to Jacksonville in less than no time,
you infamous scoundrell If ever I
catch you crossing your finger at man,
woman, or child-White man or niger
I'll sock you right square into the jug.
Stand up, you scoundrel, while 1 Tass
sentence on Won %