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The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-06-09
Miscellaneous REGIMES.

1omdtoeS.-Slice green tomatoes, and
boil in weak brine until tender. Dissolve
one pound of brown sugar in one quart
of vinegar. Scald with spices to your
taste, and pour over the tomatoes.
Oatmeal Rclish.-Fill saucer nearly
full Of well-cooked oatmeal. Now fiji
the oatmeal full Of Strawberries (press.
ing them in,) ripe peaches, ripe pears, or
some such fruit. Add q little sugar and
cream.
Oatmeal Tea.-This is good drink in
sickness, rs it both nourishes and re.
freshes. Put three tablespoonful of
meal into quart jug, with a small
pinch of salt. Mix with y little cold
water, and then fl i up with boiling water,
stirring briskly the while. Let It stand
to settle, and use either hot or cold,
This also makes capital drink for the
harvest or hay field, and the less salt put
into it the better.
Beet Brains Fried.-Let beef brains be
properly marinaded, then leave them to
drain; make preparation with warm
water, little butter and salt, some flour
and q spoonful Of oil, and the whites of
eggs whipped to snow, mix all together
till like batter; dip beef brains into this
batter, and then fry them nice brown
color; when fried let them drain on a
dry cloth, garnish with dried parsley.
Or Tail Soup.-Divide them at the
joints, blanch, and parboil them; put
them into a stew pan with just water
or meat broth enough to cover them let
them simmer over gentle fire, and re-
move the scum carefully rs it rises then
put in an onion, a blade of mace, and a
little pepper and salt; put them on
again to simmer, and when sufficiently
done add spoonful of essence of an
chovy and some flour rolled in butter.
This is an excellent and nourishing dish.
French Bread.-As q rule, the French
bread is always sweet and good, and two
things contribute in great degree to
this-that is the manner and form Of
baking. They never make thick loaf /;
no matter what the size or shape, it is
always thin, and more than two-thirds
crust. They bake Their bread until it is
thoroughly cooked. The loaves being so
thin, the heat strikes through very soon
after they are placed in the oven, hence
all fermentation is stopped, while in the
case of large loaves fermentation goes on
after the bread has been in the oven for
some time, and of course much of thu
sweetness is lost. Then in baking so
long, and having so much crust, there is
a peculiar sweetness given which can be
obtained in no other way.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-06-09
THE FARMERS WIFE.

When there echoes the roll-call Of honor
Amid the white ranks OF the blest,
And over the heads bowed In answer
The crown OF well-d0ing shall rest,
seem to see the brightest among them,
Where. weary, the worn hands lie still,
And the farmers wife rests from her labor,
Quite Idle, asleep on the hill.
A glory Ike sunlight above her,
a crown for carth's faithful and trnc.
All Jeweled with trials passed over,
Aud sorrows that only He knew.
The farmer Is out In Gods sunshine,
Fellow. work man with him Is his God.
sun and seed, frost and pillow. work together,
And daisies smile up from the sod.
Bil the cellar, the mllk-room. the Kitchen,
III bake, and to sweep, and to sew,
From rising Of sun to It's setting,
Is tho round Of her days. never new.
From the kitten that plays Oh the threshold,
70 the harvest hands, hungry and brown.
Her thought must be ever unceasing
Her care for them never laid down.
Oh strong man, bring In from the meadow
Kind words TO the worker inside
And remember the true faithful helper
Nay sometime depart from your side.
Then yonr eyes will be opened In wonder
That. blinded. you let her toll on
TN the bride you once promised to cherish.
The mother, the housewife, Is gone.
Then the worn face ut rest In the coffin
It's pitifnl story shall tell.
Oh, busy man. stop In tho furrow,
II needs be, to think: 1sit well:
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-06-09
The Barrel.
ORIGIN NOT DEFINITEIY KNOWN.

Few Inventions bave had w;dor ~
more var;sd nsaf,,lnsss ,hau tbe horr,I !.
few GIVE snch nrn,,s;sa ~ ;,e-..s.,,;.,-'
Tnioi1e in nrinc;ula s;mnle vat sInorisy.
" nerfect in nlan and strncture the bar.
70, ia LITTLE less tbon y stroLa ~ aen;,,s
Who set IN the fret onap Wbo 6rst cnn.
ca;ved ,ha bannv thonoht of maI;no =
vessel t;nht AND strnna s ont ~ s.r;ns 81 !;
wood hnnnd tnrat i, ~ n.;t, " hoans 'p NJ
when J I;d ha iva WIN noop' anu
NJ h;storv nf;nvon,,ons nova 90 t,o
enovcIonad;as IN onr arast I;hr,r;as NY ny
b;s;or;op ~ hrnaan o ssss az Co. 20 .o
sn"u. '.:r y. aun nos,Gss, ~ ial 40 Nc
cot iass n s srna.. .Ia pa "" Wv. n,t suo
P Pin mho mistasanIy o.,r;butas , I'' i
rant|an ~ .na Gamls .,ha ;nhoh i .1 . ,
hsnIs af tha D. W. W. . ,.;StaI.. 'i,e
80 s.. - AZ - t':e .s 'i's'.Ns'i.s,
h;e s,e.e o.. 10 '.ie 1ess % goou reason io
et.ss ~. '. H iie oilieI was ~ use iong
I.a,sn IN. ~, '.'s ,,a ss ,ns .. 'n .s
naris n a nEs; r. s 1ons o''oio ''e
'H nus 7a,s.eu as y peopie;
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The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-06-09

1t has been ascertained where Moses
was when the light went out. He was
in the dark.
"This is no choke" as the prisoner
said when the sheriff was adjusting the
moose. But he lied, for it was.
Spring teens with verdure," says the
Whiteside Herald, "but you never see a
mule team with anything" Oh yes,
George, with paint brush tail, very
frequently.
A man on the biggest drunk he ever
had in all his life, doesn't have half the
fun a Newfoundland dog and rat terrier
have tearing up bed sheet that taunts
and tempts them from the clothes line.
We never could UNDERESTIMATE why alight
rain could make race track so heavy.
P. Sand what's more, it doesn't, but a
fellow has to say something smart, even
though his regard for truth compels him
to take it back in the next line.
Byron, my son." said literary father
to his atheletic son, byron never played
base ball" no" said the boy, pulling
on his orange colored shirt, sand George
Washington never wrote poetry" Here
the morning hour expired and the bill
went over.
"When I was boy" said very prosy,
long-winded orator to his friend, Il used
to talk in my Sleep" Sand now" said
his friend, "you sleep in your talk" But
somehow, that didn't seem to be Just
exactly the point the orator was going to
! make.
A subscriber wants to know if we
think it wrong to drink cider. Well,
yes, in these hard times, when beer is
so much cheaper, we should thinkit was,
vc-r wrong. However, e you know
where you can steal the cider, we sup
pose it will be all right.
stick to one thing" says the New
York Herald, until it is done, and well
DONE The man who wrote that must
have been inspired by watching the
tenacity of purpose which inspires a
spoonful of tar on pine board, doing
its level best to overshadow the bright
prosperity of the after guard of an I'M
wary pair of linen pantaloons.
| A West Hill man sat up one night till
two o'clock in the morning, throwing
poker dice with fellow from Nebraska
City, and then when they rose to 90, and
the West Hitler felt that all that he had
was the mans, he smiled sadly, and in
low, sweet tones, more in sorrow than in
anger, remarked that he didn't know
they were loaded"
"What horrible, base bawlw the
frog shouted, from the shade of his lilly
IIoof ~ 1>n 80
was trying to sing "The last rose of sum-
mer," on the banks of the pond. "What
an awful croquet," sighed the COW, con-
templatively turning her quid while she
looked around for some boy to clase
across the meadow.
A man was selling mucilage for twen-
ty-ive cents a bottle. He said it was
the best mucilage ever made. During
the war it had mended lines of battle
after they had been broken.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-06-09
The Afgll0nS.

Most of them have fine features and s.
splendid physique. They are said to call
! themselves "Beni-Israel," and to trace
their descent from King Saul Their
Hebrew physigonomy, the division into
tribes bearing the familiar appellations
of Israel, Jusef and Ibrahim, their GUS
tom Of avenging blood, and Of changing
their possessions every fortieth year Ga
possible corruption Of the jubilee) make
the hypothesis at least interesting. The
hill tribes who inhabit the borders are
people whose hand is against man, and
though some of them are nominally
subject to the ameer, there is no real
suzerain and no common national feel
ing, unless it be the UNIVERSAL hostility
to the "Feringhee," or foreigner. These
"Panthas," as they are usually called,
speak the Pushtoo language, while the
name Of Afghan includes all the inhabi-
tants. Their religion is of the kind
which, after rendering to Allah the
prayers, additions and fasts supposed to
be due, leaves them free to indulge their
natural instincts. The women, who are
usually pretty, are mere household
drudges. They are often, however, the
occasion of relentless blood-feud, the
prosecution Of which through long years
is looked upon as religious duty.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-06-09
Growing Plants in Moist Sponge.

An ingenious device has been tried,
and found to work satisfactorily, in the
growing Of winter hyacinths, as follows:
The bulbs are bedded in deep incisions
made in large sponges, which are closed
snugly over and around the bulbs, and
then placed in appropriately shaped
vases. Water moderately warmed-say
to IS or 7O0-is then poured into the vase
until it reaches about half the height of
the sponge. The bulbs begin to sprout
in two or three days, and III about six
weeks the plants are as many inches
high, and continue to thrive until the
and perfect form. The sponge is hidden
after the first week or two, by sowing
rape seed upon it, the resultant growth
completely covering it with moss-like
vegetation. From its porous, warm ma
ture, the sponge seems we'll adapted 10
the purpose, and dilute fertilizing mate
rial might, it would seem, be added to
, aid the quick development Of the plant.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-06-09
A WEDDING.

A WEDDING.
One day in early winter my husban,
received q summons to Burke'S settle
ment, to unite couple in the bonds OF
wedlock. It was especially mentioned
that his wife would be expected to stay
all night and partake of the festivities
1t was twelve miles to the settlement
pectant about noon. A dozen tow-haired
children were at the door awaiting our
arrival. They telegraphed the news inn
mediately.
Marin marin here's the elder and
his woman! They're nothing but folks
She's got q mans hat on and turkeys
wing in front of it; his nose is rs
crooked rs SQUASH"
Alas for Mr.. Morrison's aquline nose,
OF which he was little vain.
"Sam!" cried shrill voice from the
interior of the cabin, run out and grab
tho rooster, and I'll clap him into the
pot! Sal you quit the churn and sweep
tho floor. Kick that corn-dodger under
the bed. Bill, you wipe that chair for
the minister's wife, and be spry about it."
Farther remarks were cut short by our
entrance.
Mrs. Burke, III calico short gown,
blue petticoat and bare feet, came for
ward, wiping her face upon her apron.
"How do you do, elder2 Howd'ye do,
marm2 Must excuse my head; hadn't
any chance to comb it since last Sunday.
Work must be did, you know. Powerful
sharp mir, amt it? Shoe, there Bill,
drive that turkey out of the dough
trough. Sal, take the lady's things.
Sit up by the fire marin, take this hot
corndodger into yer lap, it's as good as q
warming pan"
A fearful squall announced the exc
cution of the rooster, and shortly after
ward he was bouncing about il four
quart kettle hung over the fire. Sal re-
turned to her churn, but the extraordi-
nary visitors must have made her care
less, for she upset the concern, and but
termilk went swimming over the floor.
"Grab the ladle, Bill" cried Mrs.
Burke and help to dish it up. Take keer
don't put that snarl of hair in it.
Strange how people will be so nasty |!
Dick, do keep your feet out Of the but
termilk; it won't be fit for the pigs when
the butter gathers. Drive that hen out,
quick she's picked up pound of but
ter already. There. Sal, do try and churn
little more keerful. If you are going
to be spliced tomorrow, you needn't run
crazy about it."
"You dry upw remarked the bride
elect, humping away at the churn.
BY the time had got fairly warmed,
dinner was ready, and you may be sure
I did not injure nyselfby over eating.
Niohk royoo IN rlv on6 oftor ca
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-06-09

June roses and youth may decay, but
love letters have certain announcement
immortality.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-06-09

To RID CATTLE OF LICE. = a COLE
pondent of the Farmers Adrocdte esy;;.
Some ten or twelve years ago, a.. "s 70
cultural writer observed HIS pun " liz
Tree from lice, but not so the resi- ., he he
cattle; and thinking over tlhe ma. at,;i Of Of
came to the conclusion that the iiAo', ,6n
paving dirt over himself mis- ila'e tr;ed
effect Of keeping lice off, ara .. .t With
Try earth on the rest of the Ga,.le Nat Vat
he best effect. Ever since reanlng Ind nnd
I have got nothing but dry &alln'h "s
have found it perfectly efficac lous' '0'-'
Is preventative and cure"
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-06-09
Eggs.

The egg traffic Of this country has risen
to an Importance which few compre.
bend. The aggregate transactions IN
New York City alone must amount to
, fully SlS,OOO,OOO per annum, and IN the
United States to $lS,000,000. The per
ishable nature of eggs has naturally de.
tracted from their value as standard
article of diet. The peculiar excellence
of eggs depends on their freshness. But
lately the process of crystallizlng has
been resorted to, and by this process the
natural egg is converted into a vitreous
substance of a delicate amber tint, in
which form it is reduced seven-eighthss
in bulk compared with barrel eggs, and
retains its properties for years, unim-
paired, in any climate. In this form
eggs may be transported without injury,
either to the equator or the poles, and
nj any time can be restored to their
original condition by simply adding the
water which has been artiticially taken
away. The chief egg desiccating COM
panies are in st. Louis and New YORK
No salts or other extraneous matters are
introduced in the process Of crystalllzlns,
the product is simply consolidated
mixture Of the yo!k and albumen. I'm,
mense quh antilles of eggs are preserved
in the spring of the year by lining
Thus treated they are good for every
purpose except boiling. 1t is a common
fraud for some dealers to palm on eggs
so treated as fresh, SO that imposition
easily practiced. In the desiccating pro.
cess, however, the difference becomes
apparent, as from four to five more llmea
eggs are required to make a pound Oh
eggs crystallized than when fresh are \,
used, and eggs IN the least tainted Will
not crystalline al all.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-06-09

The japanese re very kind to animals
Prof. Morse telissus that boy IS never
seen 10 throw s:sspne at a dog or r Difa'
but crows come ii to the city OF loklo
and lodge on the hPuses. They they, pay s:t 'o as
their kind treatment, for they act r.
scavengers, picking mp what rice or l 1sd
may fall to the grollnd. In a CROWDED
thoroughfare he hash seen dog, iyiNs
asleep in the middla of the road. NJ
one disturbed him, buy carefully turned
out for him. He once threw stone ats
dog to see how he woulld act. Inc ani'
nal rose to his feet to 1let the stone pass
and looked surprised ! md took only sne
same notice of the secofnd assault-qule
different from the wax Christian ooS
would be likely to act. {By the sldes VI
the roads, at the foot Of the hills, stono
monuments are placed, dnd nave pesn
there for hundreds of Years pearlhs
verses that teach consideration LOT 'h'
dumb beasts
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-10-28
WEYDRIDEE.

"A meeting was held Oh honda,
evening, looking towards the repairing
OF the Nj. Il. church. A committee fol
raising funds was composed of M. N
Baker, w. g. Sturtovant, G.. e. Child
Committee on repairs, O. X. Drittell
j. III. Sprague, W. b. Hurlburt, s. S.
Wright, N. Il. Parkill, NJ. E. Sprague,
f. e. Stewart. 1t is proposed to repair
thoroughly outside and ill., Adjourned
one week.
"A general depression of spirits
here, over Sabbath, owing to the fact
that the Middlebury papers did not mr..
rive until Monday. This delay o.
Cured through the error of one of thc
clerks in our post office, who put the
WeyDridgc bundle into the Ripton
mailbag on Saturday. AS they are
usually pretty correct iu their work at
the post office, it is not likely our
Woybridge subscribers will su(ler
from depressed spirits again very soon.
*
Mrs. Anson Dana, who has been IN
some time, died on Thursday of last
week. She was buried from her rcsi.
NJ o S"."iuay. sermon by Rev.
Mr. Curtis of the w. M. church. Mrs.
Dana has always discharged the duties
OF wife and mother faithfully, and os-
pecially during the last few Years. her
husband being an invalid. She has
thus been doubly burdened but has
carried it cheerfully until sickness
compelled her to lay it down. Her
iorty-sixth wedding anniversary was
her funeral day also. She was buried
in Cornwall.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-10-28
RIPTON.

-Mrs. Martha, wife of l.. ii. Baker,
is quite low.
Father late, but strawberries were
in bloom on the oath.
-Diphtheria is still in our borders,
though it is gradually dying ont.
between large amount Of heavy
leaning and wet weather our roads are
in bad condition and are continually
growing worse
ID. e. Bent and j. NJ. King, agent
for some one, have formed partner
ship, bought the Padie mill, fixed it up
in good shape for saving shinglc and
SIGH, and are making the old mill just
hum.
The cemetery near the old parson-
age has for several years needed en-
larging and new fence aud few
days ago the sclectmcn in their wis
dom acted on numerously signed
petition and added half an aero of land
on the east side and are enclosing the
whole with fence that will be an i'm
provement. Whether the land owners
will appeal from the appraisal We have
no means of knowing.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-10-28
CORN WALL.
we are glad TO learn that Mrs.
walter Atwood is on the mend

we arc glad TO learn that Mrs
Walter Atwood is on the mend.
rail crops are fast being secured
anu farmers will soon be ready for tho
approaching winter.
Mrs. Joseph Stearns of Minnesota j.
visiting her old friends and ncighbors,
VINO are pleased to receive her.
Mr.. Loren Mead, from Colorado,
with his family are spending a Short
season among lis. Mr.. Mead was for.
merry resident of this town.
II. b. Scovel has closed his sorc.
mum season with satisfactory results.
although he questions whether the en-,
terprise VIII be paying one in this
MI. Henry Lane has had erected
on his premises a fine wind mill nv
which he expects to supply his barns
with pure water drawn from n well
over a hundred feet deep drilled in
the solid rock. -
The bell man is in town and sew.
cral OF our enterprising farmers are
wisely availing themselves of thc
to purchase q farm bell.
greatly to the relief of the ladies who
Dlow their breath away to call The men
rom the field. A tap or two on the
oeIl brings them every time.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-10-28
Un,Y q Fog WHISTLE Works.

The fog whistle. heard afar for ten
miles, consists of two distinct wills ties
operated by two engines in bsilding
separate from the lighthouse. Fifty
pounds of steam is the force carried
while at work. Every blast lowers the
mark four pounds. Shavmgs and
kindling wood are laid all ready to
start mp steam when fog comes on,
and the engineer can heat up for work
in thirty-five minutes.
The whistle gives blast of eight
seconds duration every ranUte-a dole.
full sound, but invaluable to steamers
and passing sailing vessels. We conld
hear it the other night booming dis,
mally through fog five miles OF. Tho
captain starts in when the fog is such
that he can't see Goose Island, one
milo distant. Tho whistle is produced
by wheel with cam affixed; the
wheel, solid piece Of work, regulated
by a governor, reyolves once q minute
the cam fixed at one point on its periph'
cry, opens pipe, which lets of
steam in the prolonged bosming wall
We had heard.
To supply water for steam big tank
under the same roof and supplied by
the rain from it is kept pretty full
Forty feet long by eighteen wide and
six deep; it is not likely to run dry in
any fog; but caloric engine and pump
st the we'll will supply water N case OF
emergency.-Hartfard Times.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-10-28
County News.
TERGENNES.

Judge Picrpoint's health is improv
ing.
Plenty of mud on all our streets
this week.
Mrs. Harry Adams, who has been
spending the summer with her children
in Wisconsin, has returned home after
a pleasant visit.
Great inquiry is made for empty
barrels. sThe apple dealers experience
difficulty in filling their orders in con-
sequence of this scarcity.
Henry Hubert of Middlebury
college occupied he desk of Rev. Geo.
L. Hall last Sunday, morning and eve
ming. He is young and full of promise.
His sermons were excellent.
The driving wheel of the most cx-
tensive manufactory in town--that of the
Shade Roller Co., is still. The COM
pany is putting in additional power,
which nccessitates the charging of the
wheel pit and an improved bulk head
The necessary changes will soon be
effected.
Tho rumor that our street lamps
were to be transferred to the model
town of Waltham, adjoining us on
south, is groundlcss. The lamps are
to be retained, as a reminder that they
once did shine. Three times during
the month of September, and thus far,
seven times during this month, they
glimmered for the public benefit.
Moonlight nights are generally selected
on which to light the lamps, so that the
lamp-man can see his way readily.
Tho venerable Enos Miner of this
place passed away from life on Tuesday
last, in the 9th year of his age. By
his bedside, at the time of his death,
were children, grand children and
great-grand-childr At his funeral,
which took place Sunday from the
Catholic church, not less than 43 direct
descendants of the deceased patriarch
were presant. Messrs. s. ID. IL j. l..
Miner are among the grand. children.
On Tuesday last Michael Ryan
confronted the blind goddess. having
been hauled mp for contravcning the
laws of the state by dealing in forbid
den drinks. A lot of witnesses were
summoned, and States Attorney Sladc
did his best TO persuade them to admit
having enticed the virtuous Ryan to
supply them with thirst quenchers,
but they all to man proved themselves
by their own testimony to be the best
temperance men in the city, notwith-'
standing their looks. OF course no
perjury was committed by these high
minded witnesses, though it is asserted
that reputable citizens can swear to
having at divers times seen most if not
all of them emerge from Ryan's relig-
ious premises with knees decidedly
sprung. 1t is said that the innocent
Mr.. Ryan and his temperance friends,
the witnesses, learned of the intended
wicked persecution from some leaky
source the day before it came of, and
thus had time to prepare to confound
their, enemies. Whether the matter
will rest, or whether some high-handed
and uncalled-for attempt shall be made
to incarcerate these pious devotecs of
temperance (their appearance and
breaths to the contrary notwithstand-
ing) on petty charge of perjury, is
something which remains TO be seen.