The Grange advance., 1876-12-13
Half Sweet and Half Sour Apples.

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quartered it and abstracted two quar-
ters, supplying the vacant places with
CRAFTS from another tree Of different
species. For instance, taking green
ing graft he cut away half of it, sup.
plying the deficiency with gratis from
the Tallman sweet, and awaited the
result in ripe fruit. Ordinarily one
or the other graft comes out first in
the process Of development but in this
instance, the result has been the pro-
duction of an apple showing the dis
tinct qualities of both species and in
distinct parts of the ripe fruit. We
were shown by Mr.. Perry, of thP firm
of Perry and Robinson, a couple of
these apples. The exteriorappearance
was peculiar, in that the two quarters
presented "a rosy checked appear
ance, indicating the Tallman sweet
graft, while the other two quarters
were green, the result Of the 'green-
ing half of the graft. The interior
appearance did not indicate the differ
ent characteristics in such a marked
degree. But the taste of the two
kinds of apples was preserved. The
experiment was a novel one and the
result ditto. -
Test of Brine.-A common test of
the quantity of salt necessary to add
to water IN making brine for picking
meat, is to contiue to add salt till an
egg will swim in it. This. however, is
an imperfect test of the strength of
the brine, since an egg will float in a
saturated solution of salt and water,
and will also float, if to the same sat-
urated solution bulk of pure water
equal to twice it's own bulk be added.
According to Gay-Lussac, seven
ounces and half of salt are necessary
to saturate an imperial pint of waite; {.
This is important, since the efficacy
brine in preserving meat depends yer J
much upon getting a solution of salt
at the exact point of saturation.
Oatmeal Griddle GLADSTONE pint
oatmeal mush, one pint of flour, two
eggs, piece Of butter size of an egg,
one and a half pints of sour milk or
buttermilk, one teaspoonful of soda.
Beat we'll and add the soda dissolved
in little boiling water just before
frying.
What Befell Il Wife-Beate in the Dusk of
Eventide.
From the Detroit Free Press
James Robbins, of National avenue
has been missing for three days, but
there is no anxiety around his house to
learn his fate. His wife knows what
caused him to disappear ,and she is will
ing to let him get good ready to come
back. Robbins married lone widow
about four months ago, and they had
not been welded two weeks when he
gave her beating. She overlooked
it then, thinking he would tone down,
but in week more he blackened her
eyes. In brief, Robinson turned out a
brute of husband, and the ex.widow
had the sympathy of all the neighbors.
She is said to be meek and humble in
spirit, and Robbins had no excuse for
his brutality. Four or five days ago
he knocked her down and started off
up town, and the wife crawled over to
a butchers to see about having Robbins
The butcher, who weighs
100 pounds and has fist like a maui.
knew a better way than going for the
police, and he unfolded plan.
When Robbins reached home that
evening the house was dark, aud the
butcher, dressed in woman's clothes,
and with his jaws tied up, sat in the
rocking chair.
"Why i'll blazes amt supper-ready :"
howled Robbins as he stood in the
door.
The butcher groaned.
"Grunting around again, are you %
shouted Robbins. ''What's the matter
now!''
The butcher grOaned again,
'You feel too high.tOned to answer
me. do you!' growled the wife.beater.
"Well, We'll see about that. just take
this, will you -
He struck out, but the disguised
butcher caught his wrist, sprang up,
and there was fun in the cottage, He
choked Robbins almost to death, tied
him up in hard knots and united him,
drew him around by the heels and
hair. and finally picked him up and
tossed him over the fence into the
mud. The wife-beatter had kept up a
steady yelling from the first attack,
and as he rose from the mud and sped
down the street he seemed to think
that Sitting Bulls whole fighting force
were after him. At IL o'clock that
night he entered Michigan avenue
saloon and told story about six men
robbing him, and half an hour later,