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The Osceola times., 1876-09-16
How tO Can Fruit.

Though canned fruit can be bought at
any grocery at reasonable figures, there is
really nothing in the market like the
fruit canned at home every one knows
that. Most Of the canned fruit in
market is in tin, and some of it is very
good, though not so good as one can pre-
pare herself, for whatever is done by the
wholesale is usually poorly done. II a
can is perfectly air.tight, it cannot by
any possible means impart metallic
flavor to the fruit. Some people will
open tin can, pour out part of the
fruit, and leave the rest in of course,
that remaining exposed, as it is, to the
action of the atmosphere, will soon &C.
is opened pour all the fruit out and keep
it in the earthen or glass dish until
eaten, no, in tin. Always can tomatoes,
gooseberriess and Strawberries in tin.
If tomatoes are canned in glass the &C
tion of the light upon them will form
crystals of citric acid, which makes them
30 sour that nothing can sweeten them;
they will keep nicely and without the
least trouble if canned in tin so will
strawberries and gooseberries. Cherries
are better if put in glass cans raspber-
ries, peaches, plums, huckleberries,
blackberries and currants may be put in
either, and no one would know what
they were canned in unless told.
Now for the process. Cleanse the cans
thoroughly, and test them to ascertain
if they leak or are cracked. If any of
the tin cans leak, repair or send them to
the timer for repairs. If glass cans are
defective do not use them for canning,
but keep them for storing things in the
pantry. When the cans have been
eleansed, put warm water in them in a
dish pan; just before canning have ready
another pan Of water quite hot, and put
in two or three cans that have already
been warmed in water; take out as you
are ready to fill with fruit and stand
them upon hot platter while filling
them; the platter keeps the jars from
coming in contact with a cold surface
like the table. and catches what fruit
may drop in filling. fI8
Look over the kuit carefully, and if it
has pits remove them, leaving only
a few to highten the flavor; for a
can of cherries leave In about a
dozen pits; for peaches one or two.
Use porcelain kettle for cooking
the fruit and only sugar enough to render
it palatable. Iffruit Is made very sweet it
is unhealthy, indigestible and expensive;
1t Is the pleasant, natural acid of the fruit
which our systems require, and sugar
spoils II all.
Psechen1kould b sannaA = -.
The Osceola times., 1876-09-16
Methods Of Cooking.

Boiling.-In boiling a piece of meat
the vessel should be large enough to al
low the meat to be entirely surrounded
and covered with water and sufficient tC
last the whole time of cooking. IL the
lid be Kept on the meat will be cooked in
less time and with less fuel. Clean, soft
water, when 1t can be obtained, should
always, be used, and filtered if necessary
Ii you wish to secure all the juices and
flavor of the meat it should be put into
boiling water, and then stood aside To
simmer at temperature not exceeding
one hundred and ninety degrees. Quick
boiling will harden the tenderest piece Of
meat. The scum, which is chiefly coag
ulated blood and the dirt of the saucepan,
should be carefully removed. The addition
ofa little cold water four or five times,
in quantities of not more than gill,
will assist the raising of the scum. The
time necessary is about quarter of an
hour TO twenty minutes for a pound.
Fresh killed meat requires rather longer
time than meat which has been hung a
few days. A piece of string or tape tied
around the meat with loop, will en- iblc
you to remove it from the saucepan with
out sticking the fork into it,which is al
ways to be avoided, because ejuices and
flavor then go into liquor
Stewing is gradual simmering. 1t
may be done in saucepan over the fire,
or in stone jar which will stand the
tire, with lid fitting steam-tight. The
common red jar is not to be recommended I;
II does not stand the heat, and the glaze,
which is a composition of lead, often
gives way in the presence of salt. Stone
Jars are preferable TO metal sauce pans !:
they can be easily cleaned and they re-
tain the heat better. For stewing, Sc.
lect clean meat, free from blood The
quantity Of water should be about a
quart to pound of meat but this
liquor will be very rich, and it can easily
be reduced, il necessary, with warm wa
ter. Add about teaspoonful Of salt to
quart of water; | think the salt is best
added toward the end of the cooking, as
the tendency is to harden the meat. Peas
boiled with salt pork will remain hard
throughout the cooking. Bring the
water gradually to the boil, remove all
the scum, and let the contents simmer
till the flavor Of the meat is absorbed in
the liquor. Remove all the fat, which
e6n be eaten with bread, or used for pud-
Rgs OF Tying.
The Osceola times., 1876-09-16
Wall street Gamblers.
New York Herald.

The idiots who are deceived by bogus
drafts, OF the notorious "saw.dust" game
or by "three card monte men," or by
the illusive bottom Of roulette (which
the gambler controls with his toot) or
the game of rouge ei noir, or that of keno
or faro, or any of the plainly gambling
sports, in which the professional player
has ninety-nine per cent OF the advant-
age-these idiotic players, who readily
accept these terrible odds, are nothing
compared with the madmen of Wall
street vino risk on bonds they never
knew and stock they do not own the
happines, Of themselves and all who de-
pend upon their success. What do such
people mean as they crawl between
heaven aud earth? II il the old story of
fraud on the one side and Of faith ON the
1<kex 4
The Osceola times., 1876-09-16
Bald Up = Blesn esaeaa.

The feeling that you are settled and
fixed will induce you TO work TO improve
your farms, to plant orchards, to set out
shade trees, to enclose pastures, to build
comfortable outhouses, and each succes-
sive improvement Is bond to bind YOU
still closer to your homes. This will
bring contentment in the family. Your
wives and daughters will fall in love with
the country; your sons will love home
better than grog-shops, and prefer farm.
ing. to measuring tape or professional
lcafing, and you will be happy in seeing
the contented and cheerful faces of your
families. Make your home beautiful.
convenient and pleasant, and your chill.
dren will love it above all places; they
will leave 1t with regret, think of it with
fondness. come back to it joylully, and
seek their chief happiness around their
home fireside. Women and children
need more than meat. bread and raiment:
more than acres of corn and cotton spread
around them. Their love for the beau
tiful must be satisfied; their taste must
be cultivated; their sensibilities I'm.
mored. not shocked. To accomplish tbis
good end, home must be made lovely,
convenience multiplied, comforts proyi.
ded, and cheerfulness fostered. There
must be both sunshine and shade Ina.
cious fruit and fragrant flowers, as well
as corn and cotton. The mind and heart,
az well as the fields, must be cultivated
and then intelligence and contentment
VIII be the rule instead of the exception.
stick to, improve and beautify your
homesteads, for with this good work
comes contentment.
The Osceola times., 1876-09-16
Coverings nsr wounds Of Trce..

1t often happens that, either by inteu.
tion, as in pruning, or by accident. trees
are wounded in various ways. A COM
mon practice is TO cover large wounds
with coal tar but this is objected to by
some as injurious to the tree. Experi-
menls made in the orchards and gardens
OF the Pomological institute. at Ruth.
iengen, in Germany, 20 to show, how
ever. that its use in covering large
wounds is not injurious but that on
the contrary, callus readily forms un.
der the tar, on the edges of the wound
ana that the wounded part is thus pro-
tected from decay. There is, nevertho.
less another objection if the tar is an.
Piied a little too thick the sun melts Il
and 1t runs down on the bark of The
tree. This can be obviated by mixinc
ana stirring, and thus incorporating with
the tar, about three or four times ne
weight of powdered slate-known as
slate fio9r-thc mixture being known as
plastic slate, and used for roofing pur.
poses. II is easily applied with nm old
kniie or HAT stick, and though il hardens
on the surface, it remains soft under.
meath. The heat of the sun does moi
melt 1t, nor does the coldest winter
1t peel Of. ''' 'oe'
The same mixture is also useful for
o.ner purposes in the garden. Leaky
WAFER wa.er pots, barrels, pals, shutters
.naaes' ETC., can be easily repaired with
~. anu much annoyance and loss of time
oe avoided. twill stick to any surface
provided it be not oily; and as il does
ready for use. - al
The Osceola times., 1876-09-16
Management OF Horsrs.

Feed literally, work steadily. and
clean thoroughly is my motto in the
management of horses. My great trouble
is to have him rubbed dry and clean he.
,ore leaving him for the night. Where
horses are worked six days in the week
thorough grooming is absolutely essen,
tai to their health. The more highly
they are fed the more important it Is to
Clean them. Most men use the curry
comb too much, and the whisk and brusb
100 little. | do not myself insist upon n
but ! believe it would pay ALWAYS To-
tske the whole harness from Inc horse
when put In the stable at noon. and rub
them dry, washing the shoulders with
cold water, afterward thoroughly driving
with cloth. Iquestion il one farmeT
In q hundred duly appreciates how
much !, ne loses from having poor horses,
and in not keeping them in vigorous
health, spd In condition to de- maxi.
nun days work ks-As'e,ican AgncuIfu-
The Osceola times., 1876-09-16
suces.seai n~e.Keeping.

1t requires but small capital To start
with Bookkeeping on small scale, and as
skill and knowledge increases numbers
increase. The fear of being stung deters
many from keeping bees who would other
wise gladly engage in it. To have ones
eyes closed up for day or two, and per-
haps suffer with severe headache the
while, is by no means pleasant. This,
however, can be easily avoided by provi-
ding ones self with veil and gloves. A
cheap and easy way temake bee veil is
"a follows: Procure piece of plain,
coarse black cotton bobinet, sew 1t up as
sack, run drawstring in the end, which
tie around the crownof hat put string
in the lower end also, which tie around the
neck, or simply tuck it in around the
neck which will answer quite as well.
Shoulda bee strike the veil with the inten-
tion of stinging, the brim Of the hat will
hold it sufficient distance from the face
to render it impossible for it to reach one.
Gloves can be rubber, or coarse thick,
home-knit woolen gloves, wet in cold
water previous to using. The best thing
| ever tried for bee sting to neutralize
the poison and relieve the pain was lyt
soap or common soda; either will do
Gentleness and the judicious Use of falittle
smoke are the most effectual bee charms
No one should attemp to keep bees in any
but a movable frame hive. The time IL
make Bookkeeping successful and profta
BILE in the old log and box gums is gone
They afford too many hiding places for the
moth and its progeny of worms and make
it too difficult, indeed next to an impossi
bility, TO extricate them. A good plain,
movable frame hive, well painted, will
last lifetime. There is no such thing as
moth-proof hive. Common sense will
teach anyone that where bee can enter
moth can enter. The secret of success
in keeping out moths is to keep your col.
onies full and strong, in close, well.
made hive, and they will attend to that
part of the business themselves. II one
wishes bees to do well, by all means look
to the strength of your colonies and not
the number Of your hives" Granger
Kate" in Southern Farmer.
The Osceola times., 1876-09-16
Wuuorr's ToNIcl-A SAFE, SURE

WILHoFr's Tonic! "A SAFE, SURE
AND SCIENTIFIC CURE!-The unprecedented
sale of this word.renowned medicine proves
incontestably that no remedy has superseded
the use of this reliable Tonic. No spleen
has been found so hard as not to yield to its
softening influence, and no liver:so hyper.
trophied as not to give up its long.retained
bilious secretions, and no Chill or Fever has
vet refused to fall into line. G. K. FINLAY
& Co, Proprietors, New Orleans.
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
The Osceola times., 1876-09-16

CBAPPED hands, face, plmpIes, ring
worm, atrheum, and othe cutaneous affec
tions cured and rough skin made soft and
smooth, by using Juniper Tar Soap. BE care.
full t. get only that made by Caswell, Hazard
4 Co., New York, as there are many imita.
tions made with common tar, all Of which are
worthless.
The Osceola times., 1876-09-16
A FAIR PROPOsITION.

DIR TUT authorizes his agents TO refund the
money in every case where his Hair Dye fails.
Perfect satisfaction guaranteed II acts like magic,
eaily applied and is perfectly natural. Sold by all
respectable Druggists Is Mu ray Street, N. Y.
The Osceola times., 1876-09-16

THE engineer whs said that his loco, loco
motive ran over and killed two hundred
and seventy-nine rabbits in.Nevada was
at once elected president of a liar $ cluo'
The Osceola times., 1876-09-16

CONTAGIOUS diseases, such as horse
all, glander, ETC., may be prevented by the
use of Sberdan's Cavalry Condition Pow
ders. Persons travelling with horses should
take nove of this.
The Osceola times., 1876-09-16

MISSIONARIES and Others sojourning in
foreign lands should not fail to take with
them good supply of Johnson's Anodyne
Liniment. II is the most reliable medicine
for all purposes there is in the world.
The Osceola times., 1876-09-16

To BE cured of Ague quickly, safely
and permanently, use Shallenberger's Pills.
The Osceola times., 1876-09-16

rvr..r.a Calves chs;ts. WHIT sd 1s1SspieTa Sisa Sqg:,
pSa'Ty%snS ar PissS'Si sss b Francis Norris M'r'0"'
9fea on Pa pa send for circular -
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-05

AS q matter of course there are nc
regular markets in the city during
such weather as we have been having
for the last several weeks. The roads
as is well known, are almost impassi.
bic, which has caused famine in the
feed market.
Wheat, rye, barley, ETC., is almost
unknown in market, while corn and
oats is scarcely more plenty.
A few wagon loads of corn were
sold to-day at prices ranging from
5O@55 cts.
Oats-There were none i'm market
to-day, and the last quotations were
33c.
A few small loads of hay sold to-
day at SIS per ton.
Ofcourse as soon as the roads inn
prove prices will decline to the regu-
lar prices. In the absence of mar
ket we give the quotations previous
ly given, which are as reliable as can
be made at present. In butchers
stock there is but little change in quo
tations:
Hogs-$7 O0@7 %.
Fat Cows-$3 OO@35O.
Steers-$3 75@425.
Sheep-$4 90.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-05
OBITUARY.

One by one the way-worn and
weary Pioneers on lifc's highway
reach the great river, casting off their
burthen, sail silently away DER the
still waters to join the circle of the
loved and lost that have gone on be-
fore. On Wednesday, the 22nd of
March, 1876, one OF our mosst cs-
teemed and worthy citizens of this
county closed life's fitful dream and
passed over to the Summer land,
MIR. WILLIAM REEVE; aged IS years,
10 months. He died suddenly, from
heart disease, and left a widow IS
years of age. Loved by all who
knew him, it can truly be said, that
she fought the good fight, he has fin
ished his work" and like the weary
wanderer at the end of long and
dangerous journey, he has reached
home and laid down to rest.--Agen-
en- Independent.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-05
Badly Mixed.

Yesterday morning two women in
the west part of town gave birth to
children in the same room and at the
same time. The circumstances trans
PRED sooner than they had been ex-
pected, and as consequence prepare
lions for the new arrivals had not
been made. Intelligence ofthe event
was conveyed to neighboring house
and woman living there fastened
to them in order to render necessary
aid. She cared for the little strangers,
bathed and clothed them, and in due
season started to present them to
their waiting mammas. Then she
made the startling discovery that she
had succeeded i'm inextricably mixing
the infants so that she was unable to
decide which was the mother of either.
The case was anxiously considered
by all parties, but no decision could
be reached and finally the two mothers
cast lots for choice, agreeing that If
the children should, when grown, de-
velope family traits sufficiently to
identify them they should be exchang-
ed if the present selection should
prove to be incorrect.-Register
April LIST.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-05
Fer Better or worse.

No matter what the weather is, or
is likely to become, marrying goes
on Just the same. Cool weather gem
orally, is supposed to be conducive to
mating, but the records do not bear
out the theory of the legend. One
year ago, during the month of March,
thirty-one couples were married,
while during the same month this
year there were only twenty-five
couples. Why there is this differ
crence, we are unable to say. During
the month Of February twenty-sevcn
couples committed matrimony. This
is the list for March:
Sven Anderson to Mary Anderson
Albert Long to Margaret f. Lane.
A. Harsh to Mary NJ. Jackson.
w. S. Burdett to Margaret A. Houck
John ii. Johnson to Ella d. Catlin
VIM. MCGUIRE to Mahala j. DALEY
John Daggett to Catharine Breese.
Chas. w. Bachman to s. j. Kent.
Upton Altman to Elnora Campbell
G. w. Alderman to Eliza f. Brown
Wesley L.Devol to Blanch Buncntter
Geo. NJ. Pearsol TO r. L. French.
John Knight to Cornelia Reed.
Franklin Gilman to Mary Tiffany.
w. III. Custer to Viola Tiffany.
Thos. j. Reveal to Minerva j. Rooms
Geo. +. Prebble to Addie Gibson.
VIM. Lodecker to S. M. Spangler.
S. Tissue to Hannah Mason.
Jas. Nj. Arnold to Mollie Gee.
q. w. Bowen to Sarah Downs.
ThOs. Milburn to l.. M. Flick.
+. w. Mason to Hattie A. Brown.
Luther Thompson to Matilda Spicer
Joseph Burnaugh to Margaret Ewing
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-05

All persons indebted toJ. r. Young
Il Bro, are herein requested to come
forward and settle their accounts eli.
Their by cash or note. "a word to the
wise is sufficient" We are we'll aware
the cry is "hard times" yet il every
one would pay even a small proper
ton of their Indebtedness, all would
cease to hear that cry; everybody
would feel easy, and business would
again be lively. We do not wish to
put anyone to cost, yet you must not
blame us in the future if we make an
effort to collect our claims, after Civ
ing you timely notice. Our accounts
must be settled at once. Act upon
the above hint. delays are danger
Gus y. Very Respectfully,
m29 lwdw6t J. r. YOU'VE Il Bro.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-05

From the Daily of April 18th
A man by the name of John Lush,
was run over by train of cars and
instantly killed at Ackley yesterday.
The Rider Bros shipped car load
of fine horses to Philadelphia to-day.
They are handsome lot and no
doubt will bring fancy prices.
Henry Wilson commenced improv-
ing the old Harrow house this morn
ing, which he proposes shall be one
of the finest in the city when com
pleted.
Judge Townsend, Henry Miller
and j. III. Drake, of Abba, were in
the city to-day on their way to Gen.
teryille, to meet the Board of Direc'
tors of that cross railroad which is to
run from Centervillc to Abba. They
expect the railroad to be built some
time.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-05
m,.smn Re.dcred Pewer,e...

The most certain way to render powei-
less the miasmatie vapors which produce
chills and fever and other malaiious dis
orders, is to fortify the system against
them with that matchless preventative Of
periodic levers, Hostetter's Stomach B t
tiers. The remedial operations of the Bit
tiers is no less certain than their preventa-
tive effects, and they may be relied upon to
overcome cases of fever and agne which re-
sist quinine and the mineral remedies OF
the pharmacop9is. Dyspepsia, ccnstipa-
ton, bilious complaints, rheumatic all
ments, and general debility, likewise, rap
idly yield to their regulatiye and tonic in
huence. They are an incalculable blessing
to the weak and nervous of both sexes, an
excellent family medicine, and the best
safeguard which the traveller or emisran,
can take to any unhealthy climate
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-05
May ., 1876, to April 80, ls77.

The Revised Statutes of the United States, Fec
tous $685. 1891 1898 and 8239. require every person
engaged In auy business avocatIOn, or employ
msnt which renders him liable to a special TAX,
TO PROCURE AND PLACE CONSCIOUSLY
IN HIS ESTABLISHMENT OR PLACE or
BUSINESS o Stamp denOting the payment Of
said Special TAX for the Special Tax Year begin
ming May |, 1876, before commencing or continu.
ing business after April 30, 1876.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-05

CoURTING AGAINST TIME.-A watch
maker in Chicago has invented a
clock that will doubtless become
very popular. Ithas the very mixed
name Of the "eompenso retarding ac-
celebrating clock and it is chiefly de-
signed for the use of families where
they have unmarried daughters. If
q young man who calls frequently, is
of the eligible sort, the retarding at
taehment is turned on and the clock
compounds with the old time at the
rate of so minutes an honr. On the
other hand if he happens to be
of the other sort they just shove up
the indicator to hailing point, and by
half past nine it is nearly two O'Clock
There is no need of calling attention
to the merits of this invention, its
worth and importance will be readily
admitted wherever it is introduced.
Henceforth, no solicitude in regard
to fame and fortune for the patentee
His future is certain. Republics may
be ungrateful, but pater familias with
three or four marriagable daughters
never. Long may the compenso-re-
tardo-accelero live and move and
have being.
Charley Bachman has ordered s
dozen of these clocks, and when they
arrive, there will be big run fol
then.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-05

We learn that the Episcopal Church
of this city, have extended call to
the Rev. A. j. Stilson, of the Theolog-
ical Seminary at Davenport Iowa, to
become their Rector. Salary $1,000
per annum. Mr.. S. accepts, and will
remove here April 18th, to enter upon
his duties. He comes highly recon-
mended, and will be heartily well
coined by the members and attend
ants Of the above named parish.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-05
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NHEAlEE,S SALE.

BY virtue of an execution to me directed from
the Clerk of the District Court of Wapeli0 County
Iowa, on judgment obtained in said Court, on
the 2sth day OF January, 1876, in favor of Thomas
X Shepherd, as plaintiff, and against NJ Q: 1ruitt
as defendant for the sum of Fifteen and 6O-10t
Dollars and costs taxed at 1855 and accrung costs
have levied upon the following Real Estate taken
property OF said Defendant TO satisfy said exc
cntion, to-wit:
Lot so. Twenty six 1867 in Hinsey & Hedrck 8
Addition to the city of Ottumwa. Iowa
And will offer the same for sale to the highest
bidder for cash in hand, on the sth day of April,
wa, at the hour of 2 O'Clock, r. NJ. of said day.
when and where due attendance will be given by
the undersigned.
Dated at Ottumwa, Iowa. March, 10Th, 1876.
TIP. SPILMAN, Sheriff of said County.
ma 30 WIT By JIG. SLAUGHTER, Deputy.