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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-23
HOUSE, FARM AND GARDEN
The Way We Do 1t.

I don't like it very well folks calling
my husband the cold Smiler,'' says q
correspondent, and l told him so the
other day. He just up and smiled out
loud in ha ha! that you could have
heard clear down to the creek. He
said,. IF every man has as good
wife as I have, and as happy home,
there would be more husbands called
'Smilers.'' just then he helped him
self to another spoonful of baked
beans and that reminds me that all
women do not bake beans my way.
I soak the beans over night, aud
about the right time in the forenoon
wash and put them on to boil in cold
water. pour off that water after the
beans have cooked a while and add
more. This prevents them from hav.
ing that strong flavor peculiar to dry
beans. When they are cooked done
put them in pan, and lay on the top
of them a slice Of fresh pork, anil put
them in the oven to bake. The meat
should roast delicate brown color !;
its juice will impart a fine flavor to the
beans. This is a better plan than the
old way Of boiling meat and beans to.
gether.
My old Smiler is poor man, and we
are obliged to live very economically.
For Sunday dinner, will tell you one
thing that fix the day before. My
husband must have his 'smeat vitals, -
as he calls 'em ; he says if he don't get
'em he feels like tow string with all
the twist let out Of it. We cannot
afford steak and sirloin every day. by
any means. so buy little piece for a
stew that costs seven or eight cents a
pound, and cook it 80 as to make it
just as good as aroast. I put it in a
kettle of hot water, enough to cover it,
and then season it. We don't like any
strong flavor, so take little sage, a
little summer savory, a little thyme, a
little red peper. little onion. anu a
little salt. Put all in and boil awhile,
then skim them out and the flavor will
be delicious and dainty and one cannot
tell with what the meat is seasoned.
Then boil slowly several hours, setting
iton the top of the stove as the water
boils ont, for every drop must boil
away. I let it simmer and fry little
but am very careful that it does moi
scorch.
Then l set it away for Sunday dinner
in cool place. With sharp knife i
can be sliced very nicely, and it makes
the principa. dish on the table. Eve,
a piece of neck, snoh as my mother.in
law would use only for mince pies, be
comes in this way tender and good.
! Sometimes buy a piece Of flank
salt it we'll, and let it lie twelve hours
; Then cut up some bits of salt por]
and spread on the strip Of flank, ro]
) up, beginning at one end or side
wrap in 4 piece of muslin, tie with
thread, and boil slowly till done.
leave it wrapped mp compactly until
> am ready to slice it when cold. Some
times 1 put in couple of slices O
bread and butter instead Of the mince
!. pork. This is very handy for a hui
0 ried dinner. My husband is heart
eater. He is good provider as far a
E his means go, too, but l have to col
+ trive good many little economies
E keep our household expenses reasc,
. able. But as long as he bears tn
sobriquet Of the old Smiler,' sha
. think my path is full of .pleasantnes
/ and peace
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-23

If man says in the prayer.meeting
that he has not sinned for 10 years,
don't trade with him, lest you lead him
into temptation.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-23
NORTHFIElD ROBBERS.

Their Raid Ends In the penitentlary for
The three Younger brothers, Cole,
Bob and Jim, have had their trial at
Faribault for the Northfeld murder
and robbery. The proceedings were
quite brief. On the 10th the grand
jury after examining seventeen wit.
nesses, returned four indictments
against them.
First, for participating in the mur.
der of Haywood, the cashier. Second,
for the murder of GUstavson, the in
offensive Swede, who was killed on
the street. Third, for the shooting Of
Bunker, the teller. Fourth, for rob-
bling the bank.
Sheriff Barton produced the prison
ers in Court, Judge Lord presiding, on
the afternoon of the 10th, to plead to
the Indictment. They were handcuff-
ed together, Bob on one side of Cole
and Jim on the other. They were
neatly dressed, and cleanly shaved.
They manifested little nervousness,
more probably from their embarrass.
ing position than from any fear Of the
pOpulace. The State was represented
by County Attorney Baxter, and the
prisoners by Mr.. Rutledge. of Madelia,
and Mr.. Batchelder, of Faribault. They
were granted until the 18th to plead,
and this was extended until the Goth,
owing to the absence of Mr.. Rutlege.
At ten o'clock on the morning of the
Goth. the three brothers were again
! brought into court. Their aunt and
sister were present and seated neal
them. After comforting with their
counsel Judge Lord called upon them
to plead to the first indictment, ,forbeine
accessory to the murder of Haywood
Cole Younger first responded and en-
tered a plea of guilty. Bob and jim
followed with similar pleas. The Coun
ty Attorney then asked that a jury bt
impanneled to fix the penalty. Thi!
motion was opposed by counsel for thu
defense and the question was taker
under advisement by the court.
Upon the re.assembling of the court
at 2 p. M, Judge Lord overruled the
motion for a jury to fix the penalty
and Immediately sentenced them tt
imprisonment for life at hard labor ir
the Saltwater prison.
The robbers expressed their gratifi
cation at the termination of the tria
and thought it was the lighest penalt!
they could expect. Cole said he ha<
seen pretty nearly all the world ant
was ready to retire to private life.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-23
Boiled Potatoes.


But few cooks put upon table a
plain boiled potato that Is fit to be TAX
en- into the stomach. This rule, it
followed, makes a potato not only
palatable, but digestible: Peal and
put into cold water say one dozen
peachblowlpotatoes, and let thems stand
an hour (longer will not hurt them ,
wash them out of the water and put
them into boiling water enough to
cover them in q saucepan with q close.
fitting cover throw in . tablespoon
full of salt, and let them boil half an
hour turn off the water. and stand the
saucepan ON the back Of the range Or
stove for Eve or ten minutes, keeping
the cover tightly closed. as herein
lies the secret Of having potato look
like a SNOWFALL. Serve in covered
dish, and keep them covered until
wanted for the plate. Most cooks lift
the cover off the saucepan to let
the steam escape. This makes the
potato heavy and indigestible.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-23
in il tho center, as they m,s appear

light.
Potatoes, I.--Gut them in thin
slices, and fry like Irish potatoes be
careful not to cook them too much, a.
they will be too hard.
Sweet. Potatoes, II.z-Rsel and cut in
quarters, and. fry until the edges are
brown. If the roots are very large,
cut into eighths. =
Sweet Potatoes, III: Peel and cut
into halves, quarters or eighths, and
bake with beef or veal, putting them
in the bake-pan at the baae of the
meat s'7 :. i..s~ .cezss:.;1:s -
Sweet Potato Pudding Best to a
cream pound of sugar aud one pound
of butter; boil and, mash fine two
pounds of potatoes :. beat the potatoes
by degrees into the butter and sugar;
add five well-beaten eggs. = wine glass
full each of wine and brandy, and one
Of rose water, two teaspoonfuls Of
mized spices, and half a pint Of cream,
and bake in a crust. ..-r-cs fsz
Sweet Potato Pie. TO 1one;pound OF
potatoes, baked and sieved, and one.
half a pound of butter, three. quarters
of pound of sugar, one: pint ots milk
and six eggs; flavor withsnatmeg and
wine glass full Of brandy line the
dish with crust and bake carefully.
Treat Your Boys Well, ,x,s
Some mothers try to reach the soft
side of :heir boys nature with kind
word some with rash word; and
some with an old slipper. Some moth
ers try it in this manner: snow you
great, big lubber, get right out Of here
and stop that outlandish noise, will
you! Don't you know better than to
whistle in the house! You are always
in the road. Go way. and don't let mo
see You again to-day" Now Jim, John
or Pete-whatever his name may be-
will withdraw. and boy-like will say
nothing but boy-like again, will keep
up a big thinking. If we could reach
his thoughts it is more than likely
they would run in this channel: ssNow
why can't mother give fellow q kind
word once in while! know I amt
thc worst boy in the world, but she ap-
pears to think so. If l am always in
her way why does she always call for
me when she wants a pail of water or
an armful of wood! 1t must be dis
grace to be boy. wish was away
from home. then could have few
minutes peace If he goes down
town with view of finding place
where he is not in the road, it is very
likely that he will not find the purest
company in the world. The boys whom
he will have for associates have been
through the same mill that he has, and
being deprived of the home influence
which they should have, they are not
exactly model boys. They will swear,
smoke, chew and play cards and If j..
the subject of our sketch, falls into
the same ways, who is to blame
Mothers and sisters, for Heavens sake
make your home attractive for youl
boys. Don't find fault with then
every time they stir, because boys are
by nature noisy set. Who would have
them otherwise Treat your boys well
and give them good advice--in small
pieces don't feed them too much a
once, or it will act in the wrong di
rection. Give them kind words, an.
you will never pass any sleepless night
, on their account. A boy who has tn
right kind of home will never t,,r,
, out bad.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-23
Graham Bread.

Graham Bread.
Several months ago some one asked
for receipt for making graham bread
without yeast. We have since noticed
several receipts, but none !hat We con-
slider quite as good as this: Mix the
bread with cold water--ice-cold if pos
sible--and knead it thoroughly fifteen
or twenty minutes, or at any rate until
it will not stick to the board. When
this is done, form into a roll about
four or five inches in diameter, then
cut this crosswise in pieces about IL
inches thick -four them H. little so
th;y will not stick to the CRATE, and
place directly on it without any pan.
Good fresh flour is an essential, and
very hot oven an absolute necessity in
making good bread III this way, or any
other way, without the use of leaven.
If you fail the first time. heat your
oven better, and try again. Almost all
who have tried this bread like it,. if
they are not hopelessly prejudiced
against graham in any form. Cold
mush, oatmeal, Graham, or corn.
meal, kneaded stiff and baked in this
way, is relished by some more than
the first, but it is not 50 universally
popular as the hard ''rolls."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-23


These very nice, toothsome dish,
and quite economical, too g; they are
good for breakfast or tea. Take your
crumbs and dry crusts of white bread
and soak them in milk, sweet or sour,
as you please; when soft, beat them
up fine with a spoon. For a quart of
the bread and milk add beaten egg,
half teaspoonful of salf, and tea
spoonful Of saleratus; a little cream
improves it, but is not a necessity
stir in -four enough to make a thick
batter have your griddle hot enough
to hiss; if it is soapstone it will not need
buttering if iron, piece Of salt pork
rubbed over it is nice and handy, as
too much lard or butter is apt to make
the cakes soggy bake till one side is a
yellowish brown, then flap it over to
bake the other side; keep hot in the
oven till they are all fried They can
be served with syrup,or each cake but
tered and sugared as they are cooked
and piled up. They are a very conven.
lent dish, and every one likes them
occasionally. ~1.-.>,..' 49,, ......
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-23
%Bp,ver o. Tram5fript

Cards Of fve.|ines or less. five dollars per
year. Editorial notices, intended ~ edver'
tisements, twelve and one-half cents per nne'
Legal notices ut the rates prescr'oeo py
law.
An trancient adverements to be paid for In
advance.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-03-09
Mortgage Sale.

WHEREAS, Cornelius Stout did. on the eig,,-
t, 'eHIth Gay o OF n;;e,cemher A. 4 exc
t!re OF mortgage bearing date on tic eighteenth
day OF Drcefse- A: j. 1874, aforcsai !, to secure
the s,!,il Of sixty dollars (soo) and the Interest
~ twelve per cent. per :innn, according to the
conditions OF Il certain promissory note therein
described, whereby said mortgagor did grant,
bargain, sell and convey to said mortgage, his
helrs and assigns, the following described real
estate together with the hereditaments and ap-
pMr,enanGes thereunto belonging or IL any wise
State OF Minnesota. to-wit: The northwest quar-
ter OF the northwest quarter Of section number
sMSn .,!; YAK ~ township lumber one hundred
l.o) acres more or less, according to United
States government survey, which indenture Ut
n nm e dniy ackn1wleSed was, on the 18th
duly recorded in the office of the Register OF
Deeds of said Mobiles County in Book A Of Mort.
cages, OH pages 314 and s15
And whereas said mortgagor did covenant and
agree III SAID mortgage i'll case OF 4 foreclosure
thereof to pay said mortgagee, his heirs, admin
| lstratofs or assigns the sum Of twenty dollars
And whereas default has been made In the
conditions OF said mortgage, and there Is now
and ' s ek% 's S aoIlars
principal and interest, and the further sum OF
twenty dollars attorneys fees aforesaid, In tho
and lwenty-four one =hundrc.lths dollars Iss4M),
and 10 action or proceeding l:.s been Instituted
at law to recover the debt secured by said mort
gage or any part thereof.
Now therefore, notice is hereby given that.
pursuant toa power OF sale i'll said mortgage
contained and I'll: statute in suc!! case made and
provided. the said mortgage will be fOreclosed
ny sale OF tie said morteaEed premises, aud tie
at pu3lic auction to the highest bidder at the
front door OF the Office OF the Register Of Deeds
Ct said Mobiles County, in the Village Of Worth
Of March, 1876 ut 100 cloc'; 4: H., by the Sheriff.
of said Mobiles County to satisfy the amount due
upon said mortgage and all costs allowed by
law
Dated February 2, 1876. p, p. !:
l!LlIfU SMITH, MortRaree.
NJ; T. SoUlE, Attorney for Mortgagee.
(22-1W $2C,2D
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-03-09
Mortgage Sale.

| WHEREAS Cornelius Stout did, on the eighth
,,vI dAN or AMsuSt, A. u. lS!4 execute and de-
gage bearing date on the eighth day Of Aug llSt,
A. D. 1874 aforesaid, to secure the sum of two
hundred dollars Coy? and interest thereon from
date thereon until fully paid at the rate Of twelve
per cent. per ann,!n, according to the conditions
of certain promissory note therein described
and convey to said mortsgee. lis heirs and as.
signs, the following described real estate tOgeth-
er with all the hercdtalMcntsa and appearances
Situate in the County OF Mobiles and State Of MIL
! nesotl. to-wit; The northwest quarter Of the
northwest quarter Of section Twenty-Five, in
| which said indenture of mortgage duly acknOwi.
edged was, OH the Sth day Of August 4. D., 1874,
at Q clock p. m, duly recorded in the office Ut
the Register IT Deeds Of said county of Mobiles,
| i'll Book A Of Mortgages on pages 236 and ~:
And whereas said indentlre OF mortgage and
note thereby secured was afterwards duly sold
co sderation t" him paid by Edwin H. Clark,
ana NE assignment thereof t. said Clark was,
2o G2y yc Of EssGd' t a. a
Of DEEDS sSa aforesaid in Book A Of Mortgages on
4, And whereas said mortgagor did covenant
and agree in said mortgage in case of afOrecl0%-
ministrators or assigns tie SUM ii twenty fiye
And whereas default has been made in the
conditions OF said mortgage and there IS now
claimed to be due thereon the SUM Of two hun
"cu ssIit tH -olA uOlIilIS l9)O) pfllCln2I ana
interest, anu the further sum of twenty-five dol
lars (:,5) attorneys fees as aforesaid-in the az
gregate amounting to the sum Of two hundred
proceeding has been instituted ut law to recover
tue debt secured by said mortgage, or any part
thereof.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given that
pursuant to a power Of sale in said mortgage,
contained and the statute in such case made aid
| sale of the said mortgaged premises. and the
a bove described Mortgayed premises will he sold
1T public auction to the highest bidder ut tho
Of said Mobiles County, in the Village OF WORTH
lngton in said county, OH Saturday. the 18th day
Of March. 1876, 1T 10 O'clock H.. by the Sheriff
OF said Mobiles County to satisfy the amount due
upon said mort gage ard I'LL costs allowed by law
Dated February Sth, 1876.
! EDWIN II. CLARK
! NJ, F. SoULE,. Assignee OF Mortgage.
Attorney for Assignee. [23-7wA2O.W
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-03-09
WORTIIINGTON AND SLDLEY


Mr.. Ireland appeared recently in the
Sib'ey Gazette in a communication,
stating that he brought a load of White
Michigan wheat to Worthington and
that he could not sell it. Also that on
the same day our buyers were paying
S0cents for No. hard, while Sibley buy
ers were paying IS for the same grade.
He then took his wheat to Sibley Where
it was graded No. 2.
We have not been in haste to notice
this, preferring to wait for Il good offset.
And here it is: On Thursday last, Mr..
E. Hitchcock, of Spencer, Iowa, called
at our Office, and stated to us that he
had hauled a load of wheat to the Sib-
ley elevator, where it was graded No.
hard before it was unloaded, price s.
cents. After being unloadcd, it was
graded No. 2 soft, price 50 cents. He
refused to sell, and brought the load to
the Okabena Mills at this place. The
load yielded t,co bushels aud t,ce,,ty
pounds more than it did by Sibley
weight, and was graded No. l, price %
cents.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-03-09
THE CONTEST ar SIBLEY.

We wish to extend to the Sibley Ga
zette our most cordial sympathy in its
battle against the liquor interest of
that place. The temperance element
at the coming election will make an ef-
fort to elect a temperance ticket, and
thus secure the exclusion of the liquor
traffic from the village. The Gazette
puts it pretty strongly when it says that
1.-THE saloon keeper is just as much a
murderer in the eyes of the moral law
as the man who fights duel or kills
his competitor, and deserves to be
hanged just as much" But the cir
cumstances and the cause justify pretty
strong language. We bid the Gazette
God-spced in its warfare.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-03-09
LITERARY N0TyrE,s


SCR1BNER'S for March, opens with an i,}ust,o.
ted article Oh Trinity College, Hartford. Edwau,
Eggleston writes about the Child garden. A.
mong the sketches are Honorc Balzac. vii.
son the Ornithologist, and Concerning Charles
Lamp. Edward Il. Ia]cs story reaches its
hlh'h CHAPTER, and Bret Harris Gabriel Conroy
goes deeper and deeper into the mysteries of
Love and California; life. Several other articles
OF interest, some Poems, and the usual dc.
partments complete. most interesting and
valuable number
Godey's 1ady's Book for March opens Will,
a fine engraving of Marie Antionctte Leaving
her Prison for the Scat7old. A number of Fashin
Plates and a Picture Of Fairmount Bridge follow.
The work Department and the Editors Table
abound In informatit n .or the household l. A
Cooley, Philadelphia.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-03-09

We have received some resolutions
signed by a number of citizens, conde,n-
ming our course in denouncing rowdy-
ism. But so many of those who signed
them under misapprehenslon have
come and withdrawn their names, that
the resolutions are the expression of
only a very small portion of the commu-
nifty, and most of them favoring a move
ment for new paper The resolutions
are one-sided, were adopted without
giving us a hearing, and with the ex-
pressed wish that we should publish
them without comment.
Another set Of resolutions were drawn
censuring the conduct of some Of our
young people in strong terms, and say.
ing that we have ''had abundant reason
to complain Of their conduct This
was favored by many friends of the AID.
VANCE, but our enemies managed to
prevent the resolutions being circulat.
ed for signatures. - =
In view of these facts, especially in
view of the withdrawal Of the names,
we decline. to publish the resolutions.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-03-09

We wish to pat the st.. Paul Pioneer
Press and the Sibley:: Gazette on the
back while they are making tier fight
on the WHISKY men. Some Of the rum.
sellers of St. Paul withdrew their sub
scriptions from the Pioneer-Press
because it opposed the repeal Of the In
ebriate Asylum law. The temperance
men have responded and now subscrip.
lions are pouring in 70 to every one lost.
! The Pioneer: Press says: .'For every
red-nosed whisky-mixer who has
stopped his paper because it was not his
organ, twenty good men have taken lis
place upon our lists.'' -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-03-09

The Jackson Republic is after tile
County Commissioners Of that county
for not complying with the law requir-
ing them to publish in the official paper
of,the county the amount received by
each county officer in the way of fees,
etc.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-03-09

Gen. " orthington, 81 Ghillicothe,
Ohio, writes tllat hefDill send O roots
ifsthere are parties who want tolsttr4 .fig
raising in this climate. Gen. Forth
ington has grown figs successfully for
some years III Ohio. ss.=s.$s
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-03-09

ID. j. Shriver's Norman horse gained
seventy pounds iii one week. Getting
back what he lost in travelling up from
Illinois.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-03-09

Willie Cheshire. Mankato youth,
has been, appointed telegraph operator
at Worthington, III this State, for which
place he left on Wednesday,. He has
been succeeded in the First National
Bank by Master Geo. Owen. -Mankatc
Review. '',' y :. '1>.! :
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-03-09

Hon. I. Z. Durfee has our thanks for
\ copy of the report of the Commits
siOner of Statistics.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-03-09

On Monday last we took in $3.50 OF,
subscription, from one man. Room
for a few more such.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-03-09

The petition for u daily mail service
between Sioux Falls and Worthinpton
IS failure. Though the Departm
only pays for a semi-weekly service. Mr..
Shell will put on Il tri-weekly in q short
tlme.-Si0ux Falls PantaorSDh.