The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-03-08


sure to get new, fresh oatmeal, as if it
becomes damp or old it is hitter.
Put one quart of water into a timed
stewpan, salt sufficient to be palata.
BILE; stir in carefully, so as not to
have IL lumpy, three or four handfuls
of oatmeal. Put it over the fire and
stir it continually until it has swollen
all it will, using care not to have it
burn on the bottom. When it has
swollen ali it will, add more water,
and leave it cooking for several hours
the longer the better-and the Ion.
ger it is cooked the softer and more
jelly-like it becomes. Having the
stewpan in another kettle of hot water
prevents it burning on the bottom,
and you are relieved from constant
stirring. 1t is good with milk, syrup
or sweetened milk, or even with but.
ter alone.
Food for horses. once came near
losing valuable horse from feeding
him dry hay aud with nothing loose.
ming. | have never believed in dos
ing horse with medicine, but some
thing is actually necessary in keeping
in the right condition. Many use
powders, but potatoes are better, and
safer, and cheaper, if fed judiciously.
If those who are not in the habit of
feeding potatoes to horses will try
them, they will be astonished at the
result. have known horse changed
from lazy, dumpish one, to a quick,
active, headstrong animal, in five
days, by simply adding two quarts of
potatoes to his feed daily. If very
much corn meal is fed, they do not
need so many potatoes. Too many
potatoes are weakening, and SO are
to many apples Country Gentleman.
A Lecturer once enumerated the
qualifications Of q good wife in the
following antithesis of ITO be and not
to be-" She should be like three
things, and yet she should not be
like those three things. First, she
should be like a snail, always keep
within her own house, but should not
be like a snail, and carry all she has
upon her back, Secondly, she should
be like an echo, to speak when she
is spoken to; but she should not be
like an echo, always to have the last
word. Thirdly, she should be like a
town clock, always keep time and
regularity but she should not be like
a, town clock, to speak so loud tina.
all the town may hear her.
1t is a great year for the old man.
Grandfathers who have been neglected
and made to feel that they were in
the way, and wished they were dead,
who have long been thrust away, in
the kitchen and left to humble to
themselves in the chimney corner, are
astonished by being brushed up every
evening and brought into the parlor,
where they are shown off to the com
pany as Centennial relics. "Grand.
father, you knew Washington, didn's
you ?" screams grand. daughter in
his ear, for he is very deaf "Yes,
yes" says grandfather, "the Gin'rel
bOrer'd IA chaw terbaccer Of me many
and many a time !" The old man is
going to Philadelphia, sure.
When "Spivins," now of Mounds
willie, w. Va, was city editor of the
Wheeling Register, he wrrte one eve.
ming; To-day is the anniversary of
Louis Phillipp." When the proof
came up the name read "Sam phil
lips" "Spiv." thought a more note
Of the mistake would do, so he wrote
on the margin: "Who the h-ll is Sam
PhillipsH" Next morning the item
came out To-day is the anniversary
Of the death Of Sam Phillips. Who
the h-ll is Sam Phillips ?" "Spiv,"
didn't say word about it to any