Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-29
HOUSE AND FARM.
Uaeful IIaforrnationa.

ana OCner materl8l Wlero EXTRAORDINARY
strength is required.
Scientific nobodies are constantly talk
ing of the manner in which lightning will
strike and be conducted. A little COM
mon sense would save deal of type and
paper.
A wise man in Elmira has found out
what the pear blight is-a "black bug"
Everybody has suspected for long time
that the discoverer would hail from the
West.
To take ont ScOrch.-If a shirt-bosom,
or any other article, has been scorched in
ironing, lay it where bright sunshine will
fall directly on it, 1t will take it entire
~ out.
Tue corners in grain which have been
so conningly arranged in the larger Wes-
tern cities have nearly all come to grief.
How sorry our agricultural community
must feel!
Every one that owns an orchard, or
even single tree, should now be looking
after the borers, to see that their trees are
not destroyed. If taken early, it is not a
very hard task to destroy the pests by
the use of pocket-knives and wire.
The residents of "Boston" have at last
discovered that live stock can be export
ed to Great Britain, and are quite jubi-
liant over their discovery. That is the
result of reading none but provincial pa
pers. ts
Old friend Harder is still pushing his
threshing machine to the front. 1t Is to
be hoped that on the coming State fair he
will establish his headquarters as far as
possible from the oyster booth.
The peppermint crop, from reports,
! promises to be an unusually large one.
The plant is large and thriving, and the
| indications now are the distilling will
begin at least two weaks earlier this year
] than USUAL,
Our British cousins deplore the lack of
good books on the Dairy, ana now con-
template the publication of a work to be
editolially supervised by Prof. Sheldon
and Mr.. 81. F. Moore, Secretary of the
British Dairymens Association.
A Dictionary of Agriculture is now be-
ing written by one of our most eminent
practical agriculturists. 1t will be the
famous 0Gde mecum, and its usefulness
must be appreciated in every rural family.
It cannot be published too soon.
The exhibitors at the New York State
Fair at Elmira, this year, can pay freight
to the exhibition, and upon presentation
of their society receipt have their money
refunded, so that practically they pay
nothing for freight on their exhibits.
Steam blowing has been successfully in
troduced upon wet and treacherous lands
in California. Watery wastes Of few
years since have been turned into acres
of promising grain. What are the owners
of the Jersey meadows doing?
The forty seventh annual exhibition of
the American Institute is to be opened on
the 18th of September, and there is al
ready an active demand for space. Those
who wish to exhibit should make early
application, personally or by mail, at the
rooms of the Institute, No. % Cooper
Union.
SDeet Potato Pies.-Scrape clean two
good sized sweet potatoes; boil. When
tender, rub through the colander; beat
yolks of three eggs light; stir with pint
OF sweet milk into the potato: add q
small teacup of sugar, pinch of salt, and
favor with little fresh lemon or extract
Bake as pumpkin pies. When done
make meringue top Of two eggs and
powdered sugar. Brown few minutes
in the oven.
For washing silver put teaspoonful
of hartshorn into the suds in which the
silver is washed; have the water hot
wash quickly, using small brush; rinse
in hot water and dry with a clean liner
towel; then rub dry with a chamois skin
Washed in this manner silver becomes
very brilliant, and requires no polishing
with any of the powders or whiting usu
ally employed, and the silver does no
wear out.
How to cure swelled feet and ankles, il
to take plantain leaves (Which can b,
found in almost any grass spot, and il
our public parks); wilt them by putting
separately between the hands; cover thu
swollen parts with them, and keep il
, place by wrapping the limb with rags O
' towel on going to bed at night, or keel
!, : them on during the day if not obliged t
I be upon the feet. A cure will be speed
lily effected.
1 Flannel CGkes.-Warm quart of mill
: with two ounces of butter until thorough
: ly mixed; dissolve teaspoonful of sod
: in little rich cream, and add a littl
warm milk. Sift two pounds of fou
r with two tablespoonful of cream tartar
a and stir into the milk to make a THO
smooth batter. Beat seven eggs unit
very thick and light, and add gradual
to the batter, beating it hard while pour
ing the eggs in. Bake on hot griddlt
well creased.
Duchesse P0tGtoes.-Mash one quart {
a hot boiled potatoes through fine colande
It with tatO-masher; mix with them on
r. ounce of butter, one scant teaspoonful {
ia salt, half saltspoonfui of white peppe
a pinch of grated nutmeg, and the yolk
: of two raw eggs; pour the potato out on
: plate, and then form it with knife int
small cakes two inches long and one wide
. lay them on buttered tin, brush ther
E over the top with an egg beaten up wit
70 teaspoonful of cold water, and colo
ID them golden brown in a moderate ovel
/ Miss CorsOn's Cooking Manual.
q A writer In the Practical Farmer saws
n 81 have practiced stacking fodder f
.e twenty years-never had any spoil, an
= after trying various ways think it decic
= eddy preferable to all other modes, 81
: cause first, none but the butts, the wortl
y less portion, are exposed to the bleact
q ing rains of winter, and second, becaus
a larger quantity can be placed close b
1. the feeding place than by any other wa,
,r | put usually fifty shocks of 100 hill
he each in stack. A few sticks are place
q. ON the ground to raise the center of th
TO stack The centar mnst he kent =