Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-11
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HE only kind OF CAKE cnlldren oonI
cry after-A cake OF soap.
The estimated average density of the
earth is five and six-tenths that of
water.
CESAR was fool. He thrice refused
a crown, losing exactly ID shilhngs by
the operation.
WHEN he signs for her and she signs
for him, the sighin's of the times may
be considered suspicious for wedding
A MAN and lion met one another one night,
But they'll neve- meet again,
For the man ran away with all his might,
and the lion with all his name.
DoN'T scold the boy; it's your fault.
You ought to have known better than
to bring that horn and drum into the
house.
A ROCHESTER, horse, frightened by
| first sight of railway train, trembled
violently few minutes, and then fell
| down deao.
THERE was the potential promise of
thorough-going Phariseein the pious
little boy who was heard to say, so
Lord make Brother Bill as good boy
as ami"
FULL many rose is born to blush un-
seen and waste it's fragrance on the
desert air; full many nip is ta'en be-
hind the screen, and cloves, and coffee,
too, are eaten there.
If you were as willing to be as pleas
ant and as anxious to please in your
own house as you are in the company
of your neighbors, you would have the
happiest home In the world.
A CALFoRNIAN's matrimonial adver.
tisement winds up as follows: Fortune
no object, bnt should require the gals
relations to deposit 81 800 with me as
security for her good behavior"
THE national-bank system of the
United States was organized On Feb.
25, 1863, to give uniformity to the pa
per currency and the banking laws of
the country. The old banks, author
lied by the several States, were induced,
by certain privileges, to surrender their
State charters and adopt the national
plan, and accept charters as national
banks from the United States Govern
ment.
The stones used for photographic
purposes are sort of calcareous slate
found on the Danube, in Bavaria. Some
of an Inferior quality are obtained from
England. The surface Of the stone is
polished with pumice stone. Upon the
surface prepared the design is made
with photographic chalk and ink. The
chalk is used in mold, the ink is dis
solved by being rubbed like India ink
in water, and is used in pen or camel's
hair pencil.
IsABRAss VESSEL SAFE FOR CooKINa
MA brass kettle may be used for
cooking with safety, if thoroughly well
secured before being used. The scour-
ing should be done with fine bath brick,
and afterward with hot water. No acids.
such as vinegar, should be used in
cooking in a brass kettle. When the
kettle is done with for the time, il
should be secured and put away in
dry place, where it will always be ready
for use after simple washing.
Fowls of all kinds are very fond of
charcoal, and will tit with relish when
properly prepared. Pounded charcoal is
find their food, and consequently is not
very enticing to them. To please their
palates the charcoal should be in pieces
about the size of grain of corn, and if
these are strewed about their quarters
they will readily eat thereof. Corn
burnt on the cob and the refuse, which
consists almost entirely of the grains
reduced 10 charcoal and retaining their
perfect shape, placed before them make
a marked improvement in their health.
as is shown by the higher color of their
combs and their sooner producing a
greater average of eggs to flock than
before.
To FIX SEAwEEDs IN BooKs.-H not
too fine the weeds must be soaked in
salt and water, then dried in a towel.
laid on a table or suitable board and
pasted over on one side with Gamers
hair brush or pencil dipped in a solu-
ton of gumdragon; the gummed side
, must be applied to the paper; when this
is satisfactorily achieved, for which pa
thence is exceedingly requisite, stretch
piece OF clear muslin ever the speci-
men, and then put eight or ten pieces
OF blotting paper, cut to size, upon it,
afterward placing heavy weight on the
top. Leave it fer twenty-four hours,
then remove the top, gently take the
blottng-paper and muslin and replace
them by fresh pieces, taking great care
not to disturb the specimens in the
least degree. In three or four days, if
the weather be dry, the specimens will
be dry also. They will retain their
color for years, if prepared as above,
, directly after they come from their
! briny home.
EVERY farmer, says the Country
Gentleman, has noticed that about the
time of wheat harvest, if the fowls are
allowed the run of the fields and barn
yards, there is material increase In the
egg supply. l think the second fact is
, the natural result of the first. I have
fed corn, oats, barley, buckwheat, flax,
and sunhower seeds, and have found
nothing equal to whole wheat as food
for fowls. For young chicks it seems
especially adapted. After two or three
days of feeding on soft food the young
chickens will pick up the whole wheat
quite greedily, and will thrive on it as
on nothing else. Growing chickens
have large demand for lime, and es.
pecially bone material, and this is more
nearly supplied In whole wheat than in
any other grain. If wheat were 81 per
bushel it would still be the cheap
est food for young chicks. Farmers
can, however, economic by feeding
wheat screenings and damaged wheat,
which, though unstable, is nearly as
good for chicken feed.
The Pleasure Of Doing Good.