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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-09-22
The Household,

SUGAR CAKE.-One cupful sugar and
tablespoonful butter rubbed together,
one well-beaten egg, two cupfuls sifted
flour, a little salt, two teaspoonfuls hak-
ing powder, one cupful sweet milk !;
flavor with nutmeg or lemon bake in a
loaf.
TOMATOES AND EGGs.-Put a table
spoonful of butter in frying pan with
a teaspoonful of chopped salt pork; when
hot add very little chopped onion and
cook until it begins to turn yellow; then
put in dozen ripe tomatoes peeled and
cut fine; let simmer for an hour beat
four eggs very light; put few spoon
fuls of the hot tomato into the egg:
beat well; return all to the frying pan
and stir fast until the eggs are cooked,
then serve Immediately.
TOMATO PREsERvEs.-Choos small
green tomatoes; pierce each one with a
large darning needle; allow four pounds
of sugar and pint of vinegar to every
seven pounds of fruit. Heat all slowly
together and boil until the syrup has
thoroughly penetrated the fruit, and it
looks clear. Season to taste with ground
spices, cloves, cinnamon, ginger and
mace; add pinch of salt. When the
tomatoes are done skim them out boil
down the syrup and pour it hot over the
fruit. Lemon juice can be substituted
for the vinegar if preferred; the juice of
four or five lemons would be sufficient
for the above quantity of tomatoes.
PRESERVED PEACHEs.--Pare the
peaches, cut them in halls, and remove
the stones; allow one pound of granu-
lated sugar to one pound of peaches
crack one-quarter of the stones, extract
the kernels, and remove the brown skin
then boil them in just water enough to
cover them; boil until soft; let them
steep in covered bowl until needed
place the peaches and sugar alternately
in layers in a porcelain kettle; let it
warm slowly, then strain the kernels,
and add the water; (the kernels may also
be added if desired; J let them boil slow
ly until the peaches are clear and ten
der; it takes about half an hour; then
skim them out carefully and lay them
upon large fiat dishes; boil the syrup
until it is clear and thick, about fifteen
minutes; skim thoroughly as fast as the
skim rises; fill jars two-thirds full of cold
preserved peaches; pour on the boiling
syrup; when cold, place branded tissue
paper on top, and cover the jar well with
stout paper.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-09-22
A Great Tragedian's Retirement.

1t must have been terrible renuncia
ton for Mrs. Siddons to have retired
from those dazzling triumphs into the
monotony of private life. As she sat al
home in the long evenings, she would
say: Now | used to be going to dress
now the curtain is about to rise" Her
body was there, but her soul was still be-
fore the footlights. She played several
times after her formal retirement for heI
brother Charles benefit, and gave some
performances at Edinburg for her sons
children. Her last appearance was in
1919, as " Lady Randolph" to Mac
ready's Glenalvon" alt was not a
performance" he writes in his diary
a" but mere repetition of the poets
text-no flash, no sign, of her pristine
all-absorbing genius" She received the
homage of the great to the last, and
when she lodged in town, files of car
riages were nearly all day drawn up be-
fore the door of her lodgings. She sur
vived until the year 1881, still continu
ing to delight select circles, even royal
ones, with her private reading from
Shakespeare and Milton.-T Temple Bar
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-09-22
Sailing Land.

Probably the heaviest wholesale salt
ing of land is that mentioned in the
Michigan Farmer, where a Mr.. Smith,
near Detroit, received a carload of refuse
salt from the salt works, intending to
spread it as an experiment upon one
hundred acres of land, but by a mistake
of the hired man, the whole ten tons
were applied to ten acres, or ton to the
acre.
Now for the result: The land was a
sandy loan, two feet deep, everything a
stiff clay su bsoil, and was thoroughly
drained with tiles. The field on which
the salt was spread and recently been
seeded with winter rye and timothy
seed. The water from the drains was so
salt during the next few months as to be
unfit for drinking, but in spite of the
application, and contrary to the expect
atoms of Mr.. Smith and the hired man,
both rye and timothy survived and made
full crops, although the rye was retarded
somewhat in its growth. Clover seed
was sowed and narrowed in, in the spring
following, and during that season and
the next. very heavy crops of grass were
taken off-over three tons per acre-32
by estimate. The field was also remark
ably free from all descriptions of insects
neither grub, wire worm, earth worm,
or maggot could be found, and even
grasshoppers seemed to have all been
destroyed or repulsed, for none were to
be seen.
That serious results did not follow, is
probably due to the undertaking of
the land, which allowed the saturated
water to pass quickly away. We may
well believe that the application was
death to insect life in the soil
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-09-22
SWEETEST PEACHES.

40 Peaches! brown and gold and rosy red,
Upon celestial dews and sunshine led,
Where shall find y.u iairest9
Piled up with purple plums and white sweet grapes
In frosted silver bowls of antique shapes,
Half hid by flowers the rarest?"
:" Nay, in some garden, old and warm and sweet
Where breath OF flowers ana smell of ripe fruits
meet,
And leaves are colored rarest:
There, through the hot and eager afternoons,
And through the patient nights and dewy moons,
Peaches are freshest, falrest."
go sweet, ripe, scented Peaches Creamy pink,
And filled with juices that the gods might drink,
Where shall find you sweetest?
Where Beauty feasts with Wit, and Love and Song
Speed the gay hours with dancing feet along
To time the gayest, heetest ~
No, for the Peaches rich sweet mystery
Only one other lip should taste with thee;
So in the autumn weather,
Seek with the One Beloved some garden place,
And, happy in her beauty and her grace
Eat Peaches there together
-Harper's Weekly
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-09-22
FARM AND HOME.
Hogs Want Sulphur.

Whether hogs require sulphur as an es-
sential to their health, or whether it is
sought by them as condiment, may not
be known for certainty. But one thing
is sure, they devour it with greed when
ever it is to be found. 1t is for this pur-
pose, probably, that they eat large guam
titles of soft coal, which contains large
amount of sulphur. Perhaps this is the
most economical method of supplying
hogs with sulphur during the winter,
when they require good deal of carbon.
But in the summer it is better to feed it
to them in substances which contain less
carbon on account of their producing
less heat. Mustard is one of the best
things for this purpose, and some of it
should be sown in every pasture into
which hogs are turned. If hogsare kept
in, or in small yards, it is well to supply
them with the wild mustard that grows
in the fields or highways, or to cultivate
some of the better varieties for them.
They will eat it, leaves, flowers, seeds
and stalks.-ChriStidn at Work.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-09-22

or the best portion of the field where the
grain is the heaviest; nor should we be
contented with running it through the
tanning mill once, or twice, but run it
through times enough to take out all the
foul seed and small and shrunken grain.
What is true of grain is also true of po-
tatoes and other vegetables and garden
truck.
Do most people save the first ripe toma-
toes, the first cucumbers, the earliest
peas &C., for their seed ones? No; the
last ones, as a general rule are saved, and
the next season if their seed does not
come up, or their crops are poor, or late,
they will wonder why it is
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-09-22
Wanting to Find the Turk who Shot
Him

Edward King tells the following in a
letter to the Boston Journal: | saw a
wounded man yesterday who was shot
just under the shoulder blade in the
fight before Sistova, and who must die
He is brave, sturdy fellow of an I'M
certain age, bronzed by Caucasian suns
and by long exposure here; and he has
a very hasty temper. The physician in
attendance talked with him and praised
his bravery in the fight, while We were
standing by, thinking that it would af-
ford him pleasure, but he suddenly
broke forth, in reproachful manner,
saying: "Brave, of course. that's moth
ing! I've been in twenty such Skin
mishes in the Caucasus, and no harm
ever came of it. I'd like to find the
Turk that did it." Every soldier III
quires constantly about his regiment and
desires to be with it. The nurses work
with devotion which | have never seen
excelled anywhere.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-09-22
Uniforms in the Russian Army.

A noticeable feature in the uniform of
the Russian army is the manner in
which the several regiments and brigades
of a division are distinguished from one
another by the color OF their facings, &c
The dress of the line consists of single
breasted dark green tunic, in cut some
what similar to a blouse, with trousers
tucked inside long boots. On the shout
der-strap of the tunic is the number of
the division to which the man belongs
while his brigade is shown by the color
of the strap, this latter being red in all
the first brigades of divisions and light
blue in all the second brigates. The
order OF the regiments in division is in
Dictated by the color of the collar, both
of the tunic and of the cloak. In the
first regiment OF division the collars are
red, in the second light blue, in the third
white, and in the fourth dark green
The head-dress of the line is chapka,
with the number of the regiment on It,
In fortress battalions the color of the
shoulder-strap is always red, having
marked on it the initial letter of the for
tress to which the battalion belongs.
Men belonging to the field artillery also
wear dark green tunic with red collar
and shoulder straps, on which is marked
the number of the brigade. The regi-
ments of the guard wear a double-breast-
ed tunic, and are likewise distinguished
from one another by the color of their
facings, &c. The head-dress is a helmet,
excepting in the Paul Regiment. the men
of which wear the grenadier cap.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-09-22
THE OLD GARDEN
ny EDGAR FAwcETT.

Beyond the quiet homesteaa lawn,
In drowsy peace II lies;
WILL from, The passing gaze withdrawn,
Its matted hedges rise
-rhrough solemn frs that veil the light
To reach its gate we press,
Ere softly breaks upon our sight
Its halcyon loveliness
Deep-rimmed with box, the path we take
Through realms OF plenty range,
When Summers meilowing feryers wake
Perpetual charms of change;
And tender sounds, not told in words,
Forever haunt the breeze,
A sense of epicurean birds
And bacchanalian bees
For bloom and fruit in blended way,
Here brightly CLEAN by turns;
Beside the eurTant's crimson spray
The tiger-hly burns;
Or roses raise their balmy lips
Near purple plumbs or vet
The gooseberry's rou ded amber slips
Among the nlignonettei
We see the ancient arbor LOOM
That Dounteous vines enwrap,
And hear within its fragrant gloom,
Pale-glaneing foliage flap;
Or when the wind of autumn grieyes
Round pomps her power shall strew,
We watch the grapes from furnished leaves
Hang dusty and dark-bIue.
Shrewd wasps, in yonder jungle, haunt
The blackberry's beaded gloss;
High stalks of maize in vigor faunt
Green flags and silken floss;
And here broad apple-boughs oEce more
Hesperian wealth unfold,
Whose dragon is the worm at core
That revels on their gold.
Now emerald melons wax immense,
Or now with grandeur CLOVIS
The pumpkins yellow corpulence
In smooth rotund repose;
Here too all hOmelier life occurs
That household aims can please,
From curves OF pimpled eueumbers
To bowers OF tangled pease.
Sc, thronged by growths of many 4 grade
The calm old garden lies,
Hall mantled with monastic shade,
Hak barred to altering skies,
While sleepy spells are round ii cast
That gently brood and muse
Dead songs and sunbeams OF the past,
And immemorial dews.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-09-22

a LETTER from London, dated August
I'd, states that the little boat New Bed
ford, with Captain Grape, and his wife, is
on exhibition in that city at Alexandra
Palace.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-09-22
Purity, Strength, Economy.

These three requisites are combined in
DooLEY's well-known YEAST POWDER. A
few trials will convince you that it is not
only the best, but also the cheapest.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-09-22

THE essentials for wide popularity are
fully met in Colgate & Co.'s Cashmere Bou.
quet Soap. 1t is universally esteemed by the
tasteful and refined as the most delicate and
recherche of perfumes, and the name and
trademark of Colgate & Co. on each package
are a guarantee OF superior and uniform
quality. With such fine adaptation the sue.
cess of this article is not surprising.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-09-22

THOUSANDS are entitled to increase of
pension. They having been pensioned at
rates below what their disabilities warranted
others as their disabilities have increased
since first pensioned. All such can have
their pensions increased, ana those who are
not pensioned, but entitled to pension, can
secure the same by addressing, with stamp,
Mcneil & Birch, Washington, d. C. No
fee till claim is allowed.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-09-22

GRAssHoPPERs, potato bugs, tramps
and travelling agents are the farmers curse.
The last can be avoided by buying direct
Five Ton Wagon Scales are sold at $50 each.
On trial. freight prepaid, by Jones, OF
Blnghamton, Binghamton n Y
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-09-22
From Harper's Bazaar.
MAYS HOME.

- Learn, if in tropic lands you feel
Some poisoned sting, not far to fare
Beside you, plants hose juices heal
The antidote grows near the i'll
In all Gods ordering, and still
Home cures are sweetest Tor hnme care >
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-07-10
Pinsev's Quartz RS la jali.

George NJ. Pinnsy. ut tresent ths
under DOG in the Carr fight, il occur v.
Ing comfortable quarters in tho Broad.
way Jail. lie has u suit Of two roofns.
cIipeisd AMI well lighted, the rear win.
dow opening ON "a magnificent vista Of
back wall and hue sky. whilo the front
window allows bin to see all that passes
on broadway. Though busily engaged
in preparing for the contest q. which
the Police Court fight was the prelmi-
nary. finney does not appear 20 lie los
ING flesh. being stou.er than on his re-
turn. and wearing an expression rs pleas
ant Us could be expected Of n man be-
hind bars. however bright his prospect.
He has little TO say OF his private affairs,
but only wants a full aud explicit pre-
sentation Of his afiairsto tho grand Jury.
This he il laboring for now. being busily
engaged with his attorneys every day in
the conpany Of adeputy sheriff. Though
confident Of coming ont richt eventually.
he Is nevertheless. as would naturally 10
expected. somewhat anxious rs to the
graud jury's action. Hs has been max.
ing arrangements Tor hail during the last
few days. and expects to bs released Ina
day or two. IS. =. Poa.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-07-10

LONDON is very proud Of its fire brig
sas. The methods there are no differ
sntu from ours that IL is difficult to make
direct comparisons. The number OF
men In the brigade 10 now 400 /; II will
probably Be raised to 600. There are
~ engine houses on land and four afloa.
in the Thames. Instead Of having lis
engines Of n uniform character. Ion
don has nvs large and 81 small steam
Ore engines. and also ~ hand engines
Of various grades. Tho English theory
about hand engines 10 that they can be
set to work quicker than the steam Gu
ginss. In m particular the London
system has AN unquestionabls superior
lily : there are l07 frs-sscaps stations
and i3G ~dre.escspss. and hence while
i23 persons were in danger OF being
burned to death last year. ~ OF them
we're rescued. The facts about the water
supply are curious. the Thames furnish
ing directly or through canrls or docks,
,hres-htths Of the 81, zoo. 900 gallons
used by the IRE engines in 1876. The
supply from street pipes is certainly
neither 70 abundant nor so accessible as
the croton. for at sir hr's in London
last year the water ran abort ; ut "a fires
the ''~turneocks'' were late ; in ten in
stances those fuuetionaries failed to put
In an appearance.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-07-10
CALIFORNIA ITEMS.

On Sunday u runaway accident hap
ptued in Oakland that IL likely to prove
fatal. While the driver Of n water cart
vas filling at the corner 81 Market and
Eighth streets the horses suddenly took
. start, throwing the driver in front OF
tile wagon. His right ear was cut oil 10y
soine means. aud other severe injuries
were inflicted on his head. The man
vns taken to his home in an i~nsensibl-
c ,ndition. Tbs wagon was Wrecked by
a collision with the Seventh anl Market
street STATEN.
Charles Hackney. aged thirty-eieht
years, "a raneher. and mn old resident Of
Cacheyille, Yolo county. committed sui
cile on the night OF the ith Of July. nj
that place. Icy shooting himself through
ths hsart. in the saloon Of John O'lIrien.
For the past Few months the deceased
hal often threatened Ia take his lie. on
account Of feeling Us II in n degraded
social position. caused by habilual in.
temperance.
Abon. , o'clock on Saturday morning
q rrrnchman, name unknown, was at
csstcd by two Cinnamon I'm Commercial
street. between Dupont anl RearrS
SIN Francisco. aud invited to visit so. n,
Acknowledged hour with them. Ho 10
fused. when the Cinnamon attacked am
robbed him Of $40. lilo was soms villa
intoxicated at the time. aud uus .bl, [,
defend himself.
Coroner Swan IA. filed his an nuAl re
port with the Hoard OF Ssper visors o
SAN Francisco, showing thx for d,
year ending June 20. 1879, 100 death
were reported to tho Coronsr. an increas
over the previous year sh 40. Juris
were %hupanslsd in lee "a sss, and IL
others burial was mals, so certificates
Several hotel prcpne'.ors Of Sal
Francisco bave nolihel tn oarny officer
%pa,ronisins them that they will give then
credit until an appropriation is made 70
the onny by the next Congrns.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-07-10
NEVADA ITEMS.

The funeral Of tho late Harry thinner
man took place on Sunday. ut > T.. NJ.
from the Presbyterian Church. Carson,
The services wer- conducted by Rev.
Atr. McClhin. The remains were at
tended to their last resting place by the
carsou Guards. the Fire Department.
the Carson Bras, Band. and q large
number Of citizens. We are informed
there were thirty.ihree carriages In the
procession to the grave. The large at'
tendance Mt the funeral was an indica.
ton Of the estimation in which tho de.
cs.sei was held while he lived nmonf
rs. Harry was buried by the side OF
his old friend lIergy, who was killed by
the Indians.
The Carson Appc1l OF this morning
srys: Mr.. Davies returned 10 Carson
Ann the Bodie Mining District y~estsr-
dsy morning. after an absence OF about
two weeks. II was law business that
"a lied him to that section. we believe;
b,,t he observed that the Standard mine
is developing splendijly, and bids fair
to he the richest gold mine in the State
It's yield is principally %Rold-vsry little
silver. Their now mill Ia about starting
mp. These recent Developments are
Helping the country all through that
Ssction.
The Eureka Soiiinei says /: An impor'
TINT development has lately been made
III the Bald Eagle mine ut the head OF
deodwin canyon. The ledge was cut
ON the "a instant. since which time some
Iaagnificsnt ore has been brought TO the
surface. Shipping to the Richmond
Nvill be continued during the season. II.
\. Mcdaniel IL feeling very line over
lis good fortune.
Tur four riute Indians who went to
SIN Francisco with Matches. q few days
since, for u pow-wow with General Nc.
D,well. have returned Ia their homes IN
tn sage-brush region. Matches. how.
ever. still fingers at the bay.
Bob Ingcrsoll is engaged to lecture
In Carson some time this week. He will
also speak in Virginia.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-07-10

or Tweed and Judge stoughton the
New York correspondent Of the Cincin-
natl Commercial tells this wicked story.
which 10 old on the lips Of mankind. hut
net In the newspapers Z. W. Slough
ton. who is scarcely ever mentioned In
any list Of Tweed's eoanssl. is said by
Tweed himself To have had $4,000
from him. and about that he tells Il good
story. He says that Stoushton hal OBJ
tainsd the sun named frsm him bsior,
his trial came on, and just a day or two
before the case was to DO called. Siongh.
ton wrote him a note asking Tor $1,000
more. to which no reply was sent. The
day Of ths trial Tweed foundhim sitting
in the courtroom. some distance behind
his own lawyers. Said lie. ".hrs You
going to take part in the cass to-day,
Mr.. Stoughtosr" Stoughioa replied. in
his most magnificent manner. mir.
Tweed. ! wrote yen q nate yesterday
to which ] have hal no answer. am
going to step-into the library here
and I shall wait there for an answer"
And then Tweed adds. with u wicked
twinkle Of those v~illainous old eyes.
"And II he isn't the biggest liar in tho
universe. he is there yet"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-07-10
"Lord,,lt, Dad"

A iaughable incident occurred at Perry
recently. which caused much sport, and
the circumstances OF which are as fol.
lows /: An old gentleman who had two
handsome daughters was so cautious OF
his charge that he would not permit
them to keep the company OF young
men. However. they adopted the fol-
lowing ~enpedient to onjoy the company
Of their lovers /: After the old man had
retired to rest, the girls would hang n
sheet out Of the second story window.
and Jim and Charley would seize hold
Of II, and with the assistance Of tho girls
would thus gain entrance. II SO hap
pened last Sunday evening the girls hung
ont the sheet ladder too early. for the
old man by some i'll wind was accident.
ally out Of doors. and happening to
come around the corner Of the house,
and spying the sheet dangling from the
window, could not conjecture the mean.
ing of its being there. SO he caught
hold and sndeavorsd to bring II down.
The girls above. supposing II TO DO Me
boys, began to hoist. aud did not dis
cover the mistake until tho old mans
bald head was level with the sill, when
one Of them exclaimed. "Lord. It's
dad r. aud let 60 her hold, which fright.
ened her sister. aud she let 60 the sheet.
and down came the old mn on the stone
walk. breaking his wrist aud tearing his
unmentionables. His cries brought ont
the household and several neighbors.
and they removed him into the house.
He IL now busy cogitating whether To
let the girls have their beaux In the
parlor or to sue tho young men for
damages. The boys have not been
around 10 offer any sympathy, ani
probably won't until the old gent feols
O%Asier.