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The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-06-25

which il seemed she had taken her de- pAEture. ne-thcn brough, the hen back closed the dccr. pu; her down kladl, and fang some more cum III the dirtc ton ei the nest, tot naomen, the hen seemed reasonable. She pickcd up the corn about the nest. then she so, ap ua one ssdc ot t and t>hed cut the last gram ifom among the cgg>. then she stoNsd up erect. shock her feathers inlght,t. stretched out her neck tlli Il was As lon. AS a goose s. And Iw--ttic parss,sss great delight. seemed ahoa, lu take posSe>siun oi the nest. But to his stc.G di>Inay she gave d great scream that ~os.ld h.cs awakened the dead a rile ..~.,. and then 'iea out ei d small wlndaM len iec, irom the ground and dld nat lou, h the >idc ,> she passed eni. The p4rson Ie>,ralned irss anger. He stepped c>ers hele Ill the >nea winch d il, could SCI through lie bHsusbt her back and placed hsi 9p the ae>i. ptea d N hale afnual ni boald> ,,Nei aes and eishcd them ,iown Nith S;nnc .,> al., as he 5ould Lit. Then he locked ;he deoF and pa, the kes n h.s ,s,. A.s. And walked afi ~i,h that ,so. aliAl ,ce.,ns 0nc h.ls atef sainius 4 senQuc>i In tb,a. i've hours hC lad ,attt>,un t.,= 1t, te the carriage >hcd. .N> he passed the wood shed ke tnduiSed m | censfatula- teN ehuekle. and ~as la>. thinksns haa much better Il ".t> te tee man than i, hen = he eutetea the ,4ffiakt ~hed. when he w9s greeted wlth .ieistry sh.llrit.ss t11m The hen. mhn MAS an the ue>t Ae4in and tcada ,a m.unl-uu hct rsh,> lie to>t hl> temper, p.eked up aa oid hr,-.ln whish !,, Al hand. ..ad pounded hei - the nest. She iitn L, thc horse trough. tnd he followed h. his haste and mtaih he nadF The herse break I.so>e. And he "a> >"on ga.!nplns "Net the satd and garden. he deg began L. baik .a tho hef~e. .snti general melee. i,,it,N t,l ~hish ~a> taken iAai, II N p,s> e.tl,cs ehlckens. lesfSe and iamtls. in seNcfai ninatc> there a.ts nai ;, ahale tlawcr-I.H n the ward. er good plan, ar vine m ,hc satden. nnt ta msntiun the damsg, done II cndcd bN tho hatse breaking down tho fisint s.,ie and >taft4ah un :, run tal his eid home. tNc mlles audN he utt, 'h"n nrs resisd Ia make >.4inc rcnlAtks Nhleh the parsan a.ts not ven interested te hear. and .n hc teok h,s hal and Wcnt tn huna hack hls horse N hen he f,-- tuned he ;uaad ne~ 'sawei-pais in the tlie safd. sa'aiiie ui teAS wrfe ai work n the garden. carpenter sa> hanging a nc" gate. and tn thu carnage shed >ai ihc hen m iargc nc~t -ut rgF~. fir p.rrri the hiiis and remained .luiei
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-06-25
< Mistake Was Made
S... Ii.l. .-t..,,.. !.


 \ young iAd, gave g hes young man a beautifully worked palt oi Nltpsts. and hc ;, kne~iedged the present bs Sena,ng her his pteture. cnt ased n hands"me frame He wrote a note ta send ~.th t. and al the same tns tspiied angrtly [" an oii-ropcaird dun fet an unpaid- iof suh oi elothcs He gave a boy irn ,rnis |" de live, the package and notes. giving es- pl,,n dltc, tons 4 tn the dcst,nat,un ot each.
 |, ~As a bow Nsth 4 ire, klcd tt.e. ..nd hc dIschats.d has ett4nd ID manner that should gNe hm niehe u the temple "i fame
 the young lad, se'e,sed a note n her -tdofcd one hanr!erI'ing. and f!eS |" hei room ta dcsauf i,s contents She epcned inc uns>lse Ai,h eager tngers. and read :.
 I'm gcit,ug tired et }eut fcfiaN,ing lt-eutIors ikr sut is about ~',tn uu. already ltnes er anonhted ,o mueh any s.as Please go to thunder
 Nnd the r.siiur was s,fa. uitsTlt dumb whci |. @pened parcel -sr''s .!aAsa.eIesi the picture o, his delinquent customer. and not. that sasd
 ' W hen you gaze upon the iea'dfcs, think how much owe ybD
 When the unfortunate young man alled around that .ssHgag It. f,esise tbc happy <, knoA icdgment uf has Suesihrsrt. hs ~a> scry os,cnia,luusiy shesed off 'hs steps -l..4A s..l.1.g lad ,1&
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-06-25
Journalisile Cheek

ftff | H 'ifsf'ftt
 journalists are NefN taant L. hoaf ttte expression. a Nessp,pcr men have hts oi check But ~e hamhl, hex leave i.4- plead ! mudihed pie. o, not guilty l. thclf natural stale. new spapef men afc the most modest. innocent. Hnpfcteadlng guilelcss ore1iutes oi the gcnus home But alas ho~ changed theS be- on1e .,ttrt a lew years cNistenee ,n this wit kcti sorld and contact ~ith a> inhabitants But ~, adini, that iagInaliSis have t tiiic bold. ness commonly called heck hu, contend in defense that il K because Q, the cl.s> oi individuals with which the, mus, oi neee essiiN assooiaic
 There i> the local. beer -bloa,ed tolitl- clan ~ho dncsn', take Il papei and moft. does not detgn to no,ice the cdliot. Bui th.S same poliiietan is nominated iof of hsc ihen he Comcs Iu>hinF IF and ~ant> to dictate a tulsnmc culotN oi hun self and hes .tuss the editor rcfuses io tisc II. ~iih all the a>sufsnc. ot A rooster an his o~n dung hiil. he pro, ceds ie threaten utter annlhsia,ten ior ,ho p.or csi5iut and goes out brc,'tlng dir, vengeance
 \ ~ould-he artist brlngs ,, d,uh in,u 'hc "tflee. and then bet aesc the edttnt stfli not print a eutiel>m >o eNceIlcn, thsi the avcrage piese from Ne>sonleF. l.,ndseet or Raphael would bc inconpaSabIy iiai- tered. thts aspiring aftisi threaten to Bs, his influence agasssi the paper
 l preacher ur lawyer ,aHts> IA and sants d puff of some late ncd.scre ciiaf, 4 -ladl glycs A part, and Aanisa fuii de tailed account with all the friHyr w,i4i including ees,urnes. dls'ingui>hed suests menu. eiC. 4 icllo~ gets mad at his neIghbof and wants paper to blow hi, hostile friend sky high ! man calls ln. boots muddy, smoking gar. ,ha, should be put in quarantine or ynukctl if 4 ten are lot. sifs down m the e.iitar s char. which he has lief, ,o consult an en- -e.GlapedlA- and the -S,Ian.et aenulIy .1f.. ceeds to haul over the exchange and examine ,he editorial note book. and D VT Gods. people persiS' n sating Haven newspaper men cheek
 Then sHrnc of these ssfne people whn talk sn much of cheek. f thcy piel up ;. paper and ind. 'ha, ln gislng m account of some family difficulty the reporter hA, not pred into domestic fnattcrs and house hold secrets century old. the paper has failed nf IS duty. S-p. ~e mus, ,oacl Jude that 4 h,tle thee, r. nefcssar, for our sslf deiense. and the average newspaper man as modes, and gen,lemanly A the l,s,s,f. around hifgl permit
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-06-25
How ,he Parson Sc, a Hen.
Ameue@n Poultry Yard.

< middle-Aged yellow hen who resides ~I;h the parsons family. and ~ho has for some weeks past been dealing ln eggs. had hosen as her base of operations one COZ nef of the parson's carnage shed. One day las; ~eck .he hen arriyed Al that stage Of her business when f ~as necessar, to sI,- winch she s.gnthed by the usual s,gns. Ihis vas mentioned ,. bEeakfzs, hy the parSnn's wife. ~ho advised that the hen have chance foFthA lih But ,he parSpn wanted ,ha; part of the carnage shed. and advised ,ha, she be se, in the wcodshed.
 There vas no use to espos,ulate wlth him,
 He ~as boss around here and not the hen. .ifier breakfast he lad off hIs coat. took an old ax. and after four hours chop ping and pounding, he succeeded m con- yerting an old sheelbarrDN into whAt he supposed 10 be d nest far superior to the one m the carriage shed. Then he pu, n twenty nice white eggs. There no~ i" said he. could sii on tha, nest rn,self f were hen He then 1eni to ge, the hen. She peeked al hIm sayagei.. lie got the horse blanket and thre~ Il o.er her head to save hIs hands while carr,ins her ro the ne~ nest He dropped her into the woodshed- bt; she dId no< see the i.eS, She only stood m the middle of the shed i: and turned her feathers all the wrong way and clucked and sqaa ked and screamed like hyena In graveyard. He showed her toward the nest. but she did noi un- derss~pd. Then he got fishing pole. and ~'7s proceeding to direc, her with H.
 when she darted pas, hIs legs and out and n three seconds N4s Al the old nest He ~as patient and soon had her back But still she did not see the nest; He shut the dsor and vent for some shelled corn. When he came back the hen was gone So he scEfiered sofne corn around and In the nes' among the egg. and then stopped up hole under one side of the shed by
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-06-25
Not Quite Drunk
I.trr. Itrr De.

\ Nr~ York correspondent, ieils what he oAIls" a queer >,nry about Anna Diek- ,nson We should >ay II was fof :, de
 olafes Ina, ,n order ,o study In,emPefsn'e
 ..ie dDnnsd male sitte, and siattsd ail the loves, dens and dtses ln New fofk and Philadelphia. Then. ~ith parcel of frlend. and a do. tor shr shu, hsryst up in 4 room and began pouring do"n the liqaof she drank bottle after bottle. from iarci to uhisky. ~lihosl iesi,ng rhs sligh,- t-sl effect Seddeniy she jumped nearly four feet ,ntn the iIr riasped her hands wildly. and gave A shrek The doctor ordered her not io drink another drop. ~ith the Momach pump rcliesed her "f ~ha, ,he already had. and ai,e ~as pu' 'e bed. uhere she siatd ~iii Sss~ral seeka' illness. Ho~esef, she dsd moi sst drunk
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-06-25
The Bes, the Cheapest.
\@ York paue

Tn a T; of despcrat.on. says 4 cores pondent. wen; down to Chinatown. which IS another narne for the la3eI end of Mott street. in search of servant. went into one of the groceries. and d grave and reverend Chlnaman. who look ed as f he had the wisdom of the eeniur- ies and the concentrated cunning of a thousand foxes twisted up Tn hIs pigtaIl. eyed me from behind hIs round goggles. and asked me my errand- '-l want d ser want. You ~;lnt China bo, ' Yes. - You wan; China boy for to do cookee = .. Yes, and anything else he's asked to do. ~ How much you give: What ever IS right. That phrase seemed to please hiIn. His eyes ,~inkled and he continued: = get you China boy-you pay hum s5o menih.- Too much.r '' You pay hIm s5o month: Why not Yoa pay Mclean girl SIS month One China boy worth two Mclean g,rl. Meli- can sirl put haIr IT pc. China boy no pu, hair n pc. Mclean glT she n2kee man come into the house. You pay Mel ican giri SIS month she ca, s2o month you pay China bos s3o month. he eat sl month. You pay Mclean giri sI5 month, and Mclean gIri boss. You pay China boy : 3o month. and you, boss You all glad pay China boy s3o month by and by. China boy ask 50 month then. Old man. ] sad sadly sadi,. you are right it's worth sis ,o ne boss c; your o~n house but can; afford the luxury." and
 turned s~ay. As lifted the latch of the door the animated old Idol sad oracuIar- iy: You come AgAIn sometime, sure. When all dishes broke yoa come hack for China boy. China boy cheap for S3o month.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-06-25
COMPENSATION.

The siug> of lime are black and \ nite. Ped ~ith morning and ~s;t nssht. Masatain tall and ocean deep Trembling balance Ggls keep In changing moon. IF liGai ~4se. G!oAs the feld of N an; and Have. Guase of n.re and les ihroGsa space. Electro star ard pencil pIass The lonely earth. amIa the hAH> Thai hurrs through ,hr rft-asl halls, \ nakc~ e.ghi a.4as ia Nala- Supplemental asierase. Or ccmpen>a;orN>yaf Shoots across the nca;Ts aark-
 -I a5sf= ss
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-06-25
High Toned Vii

Nc are in re.eIp; of No. , pf ih. Az gAS-An IpAsLIEE. published 4, li,'ie Racb by Read ! Ienh.nn Dpse r Read ssilfDr. and r. D. BcnhAm. business mana ger Al Sac, year. |. N sin-e olunn. eigh,-pa.c paper. made up and printed ,n the bes' style ot the Ar'. devoted ,o higi- toned Nt. iigmor and literature. rendered sparkling by the versatile genus of t,pie Read l tae Arkansa~JeT \ ho fAsis to sub vefsh. for thiA paper. and preserve hs files lS of
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-06-25
He Could Plnd Out.

Fschang. Itsnsl~isd ii,.'sil, fon ihs
 German.
 Pretty -,fe-ksn. sad Herr X. io his young neighbor-esA give me ye, kiss- le; l ask you out of csrIosi,y beosus l gladly knsy~ ~oult whether Il from your mou'h s~ertcr tastes than that of Tny frau. -.eighbor.' replied she. snap plshly, ask you only my husband. he has your frau many A kiss gi*en he must know
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-06-25
THE sLANDERER.

Liceniiors ribaid. yiies, ihlng on earth
 Corceiv'd d ln envy ahe n ualice born. Rude nature in convalsioas gave fner birth
 4 ~riihsng s.eich 1T anger sEc n ssorn sS Like the volcano veassi.ag hss fame
 Of iiving lava n burning vage. So the m6nigh; storm in ts farN came
 Anc GAS; i,s ViFer on thc p2hlfc stage. To play pcFSdle9sit the villains role Wkich shocks inc senses and horriaes he a.a..r.4Fs ks. i4.s-.--s1s.r
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-06-25

Pa asked Whitehall Miss. Of her parent. can anything al,S- any letter n the alphabet:
 -Oh certainly replied the wretchec man. -didn', you ever hear thai circ1m- stances can alter K Sis and the poor girl fainied. - HEIk<HsH 7sa.e5.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-06-25

If you van, to gam the ,rple-plated, never-.ading enmity q: solden-haIred woman of genius. dedicate 10 her q verse something like this:
 Teacher-- Who made you.
 Schoiar-. God
 Teacher-- Who made those hills,- Scholar-- 1 don .f kno@. ST ~c Jas, moved here --BoEemia1
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-06-25
 FROM GREAT THINKERS

Naughi venture, naught have. - 1 i rhemas tusSst.
 \ iellos-iccling nAkes one ~onsin,u> sind. oairick
 Mha; makes life dreaN ,S the want al i motive. renns>en.
 fc sec ~ha, is ush, and not do :, IS ~aa; nt courage Gantu,ia>,
 No man Mas rsct written oal "i rvpu;s- uon hat hN himself Monk
 Rceolle, B, ,> the onl, paradise from ~ls. | ~e e.r.lo; he ;aned ous kishtct.
 thsutN and personal h,r,e are the onl, investments Haf1A aasthias. N ait Whit man.
 1; tx .n general more profitable Ia tctk- en up ortf icfrrt> than ,,, t,,.s>, .soai ..i- tatnment> tAtlslc
 There arc noav >a l,,~ tut thc, have the.t ulunph> small >usVc>>c> >nthec tot staAll >s,als l'esee. \sNt t, >..s.pd la,is snten,, aiAmons> and peafls sis 'hs' ftfe~' thiaks L. he 'ncs "isk.
 lAe "a btusefe.
 ilii fscf>on ka.'@ ,hs ,sIac II III enc nA He Woald put. has h,m wtth putc gold
 Nf,ho ac Eauuet
 The silence that accepts meti a> the fagSf natural ;h'ns sn the metia, ths hiehes'. Applaa>e Emerson.
 The k,>i ,hat Nc an ela tal onc another tS 'o eNehange eur thoughts tieelN and th,t stte' .dl. Is bat Atte fu'ude
 Ne da le.e beauty .a hr~i siehi and se ao.e.sef fa i.As |. # i i> nnt accompanied !, .antable 4aallt4es.z .,!ia Mana htid
 NanN a >sgus ha, been slow ef stesth oak> that 'ieetish iai sssa sest> de no, >ralus npin'e h,au,, hks steed t,.eotfv llena Ieme>.
 lhete trc ,, s..,d eaus te..l ni>et5ee n hi, tlsa, ~c .pnet help ,mlhuk Il, hut the, are .,he ,m1l,s thal make ~tsnkls~ angi mt y'lr1pi,s II N llutme>
 Nc 1l ,t,ad i. .ts,.trh paIal1>,s and would make Use ot eAeiA eon,tN sn.e io asetd II. bui none oi 0s iS tIoulllcd ,t,,a, . J p.u- sts oi the saal ipistetu>
 house tot >aa, i,cnd hnn tha, ,> ~,sc and ,.,,ad md secret aud iu>t. ngemoux, and honest and n thast thiuEs eh,,h hasr ! iatf'urie y,ftt ewn ihefy ietea,, iavIot
 iit ,ha, pIoud. cat> up inmseit prtsie . hls ,'~n slAs>. h's nwn uumpet. his "sn -.Alaa44le- --.ad Mlltesri ilt-sa-as- itself Ass, ii ,ht deed, d,taafs the dees iu ih, pfatse -I-iialiuA- z--z=-==---
 knos the true due ot tune snatch, ssIfe and enl,N esetN moment i II. NJ ,iieiit -s i,tiitt,s s,tt t,t,ts tAstina't,tti never put If til to-m"ifa~ what Naa an do to-day i.iIl ef hes,eIheld
 ! would do wha, pleased. and d"inr ahat l plrased >hauld have my ~ill and ha,ane ln, "la shani. be euniented. anu when uisc $ fuaten.ed thcte ,s II" more to he desa.d. thelc as ln end of Il. q
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-06-25

Shadow and sunshine: 4 pienie oi coons oa bright summer day. Judge.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-06-25

The .Sas2rd.ly Re7g.-a' does not rcrne1n- ber a single mention of Cats if Holy Wrrr
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-06-25

Burglars friend The faithful Jimmy Th< Judge.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-06-25

Miss laliA jao.son. the dagsh,.f oi osonesall Jackson has zili of her o4 n Remember. she once szid q, her mott. q. hsagh'ils ,ha, ! All 4 Je,ksgfi- Yes. sad Mrs. Jackson. ard shs your mother. iez I0rk Irsb4n> < Chicago girl has 4 ~ill pf her oNu Ike member. she once sad 70 her mother haugh'iiy. that have the only hustle IT thIs h0use thaf ss :st to veal Yes sad her mother. and can yank t of' and send you to bed so quick ,h4; II all make your head szim.- When II comes to getting ID emotional ise> on sceIety topics Chicago ~ill no, be Jeff. ( hieag0 T,fb1He
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-06-25
Exceeds the Anticipation. ot ii. r,ien4.

v FFt Ff Ift-
 We have rcceiscd rhc ffs, number oi Dpie Reads ne~ paper the sEKa~asw TsAyFIEE- To say that much ~ss ex- peescd "i Il, ls true to say that II far es- eeeded the antietpaitons of the many friends here4bou,s pf the gifted editor d"es no' begin tn espcss T. r is A model of typographical n.stnsss and eieganc, and its columns arc hlled Niih thAl e.ts4s,- Hs combination sf hafnof. sentiment and paihe,s Ahich has made ops.'s aan.s 4 hoe,ehold ~oFd ihrs,ughDu' ,hc land We can only aisia the ne~ venture the >ue . ces. t deserve. More would bc super AQaf;s
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-06-25
SMILES.
Dare to do right
 Dare te be true hsi dare t0 aas 4p, N halVseI Vssl sies.

Il Is dltiisa, ,o ,A,nk a ,hunk ,ha ne one else has e,si thank fH.iEsaa .>sf- a,st4s AiSAk
 The iisefite ShaIaslet ID nio okens utth a>>u girl> x Mi> tusamJgc. Asa'
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-06-25

Man ~.tois h.r taile hcf, ,,si,,w. r,. marked icema ss h, poulcd out hr> gla ai r>e. h0i I h. tIkc nc. hc wants tha, 'luls Ssfang s.e1s9 SfI,
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-06-25

lie ,ha !, proud oat> up l,tnselt pr,de = hie osn gias> h., own trumpet. his osn .Alaaa.l .le.--and Mh4iearI ii-s.-as> stess!i hat in the dee,i. j,,aars the deed iu ih, flrats,
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-02-09
Wages In Russia,

A correspondent of the London Times.
writing from the BLACK lands of Russia
about the scarcity Of labor in that region,
says that the laborer's ordinary wages are
from forty to fifty copecks twenty-five to
thirty cents) daily; but at harvest time, or
when the field is to be dug for beet root.
the landlord finds it extremely difficult to
procure laborers even at two or three rubles
a day, and he declares he would rather pay
that high wages to one efficient laborer than
to four such lazy hounds az he can muster
In the neighborhood. OF the northern
peasants, reported to be yearly tlockine
from their comparatively barren lands to
these fertile southern fields, hardly any
make their appearance, except carpenters
and other mechanics, who, however useful
In their several capacities, are of 20 avail
whatever as field hands. The distress for
reapers and plowmen have waxed so great
that the government has had to come to the
the landowners rescue by allowing the SOL
dlers quartered in the garrisons to lend
their hands at the rate of one ruble daily for
each man, their employer having to feast
and entertain the officers in the bargain.
But, although as many as SO, 600 men from
the ranks have been told off in the province
OF Padolia alone to make themselves useful
on better ground than the battlefield, tho
supply of labsr is still wholly inadequate to
the demand.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-02-09
General J ackson's SWORD.

When jackson made his last viii on
item Of 1t bequeathed his adopted eon the
sword which had been presented to him By
the state Of Tennessee for his services in
the army. The adopted son (who took the
old hero's name after his adoption) was Q
nephew Of General Jackson's wife, and
first cousin to Andrew J. Donelson, tho
generals private secretary and Jactotssn.
The sword bore an inscription to the effect
that it should never be drawn save in de-
Tense of and for the perpetuity Of the Fed
eral Union" The gentleman to whom th<
sword was bequeathed died before the
war, and it is the tradition In Tennessee
that the son to whom he left the sword in
question was killed at ChiekamauRa. fight
ing against the Union, with the sword OF
his thigh. No doubt if Old Hickory could
have been present on the bloody field hs
would have exclaimed: "Served him right
bY the EteruallS
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-02-09
Making Beef Tea.
From the Christian Union.

Very savory beef tea, suitable for con-
valescent, may be made I'm the following
manner: Take two ounces Of butter; put
it in frying pan OF spider over clear fire;
when it is melted throw in two small onions
shredded finely: stir them until they are
nice brown. Have ready one pound of lean
beef cut into pieces the size of a dice; put
it in the pan, and let it brown also. Turn
the contents Of tho spider into saucepan;
add one quart Of cold water, and let it sim
mer until reduced to pint. Strain 1t be-
fore using. The pure juice may be extract.
cd from the beef in two ways: First, by
cutting the meat into small pieces, putting
them in tightly corked bottle, immersing
it in hot water, and boiling for several hours.
Second, by taking thick piece Of juicy
steak, broilinR it on gridiron over clear
fire fora few minutes, then cutting it in
strips ana pressing it in lemon squeezer.
The juice thus obtained may be given
either cold or hot. It may be frozen. broken
into Jumps, and given like cracked ice. A
little salt should be added before using.
An invalid who is tired of beef ten viii
sometimes drink it cold or iced with great
relish: Enough isinglass or gelatine may
be added to make jelly.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-02-09
Going to Pay the Debt.

A Missouri paper tells of farmer who
owed ono Walt Perkins $25, and had owed
him for years. One day he met Walt and
said:
Don't be uneasy, Walt, have the thing
all fixed by which can pay you." Walt
asked him how he had got It fixed, and the
old granger said: well, Walt, If nothing
happens, next year hope to raise good
crop Of corn, and I intend to t1ade some of
the corn for yoke Of oxen, and know an
yoke of oxen. Now, Walt, whsn raise the
corn and get the oxen, I will make tho trade
for the old mare, and then I will bring her
home and raise mule colts-and. Walt, the
very first mule colt sell, you shall hav~
the money!
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-02-09
Sugar Cured Hams.

The hams should be allowed to become
perfectly cold. Then rub we'll with COM
mon salt and leave in wooden cask for
three or four day, turning each days. For
hams weighing from Is to Is pounds, allow
for each half q pound of salt, half pound
ofmoist brown sugar, an ounce Of powdered
saltpeter and teaspoonful Of cayenne pep.
per. Take the hams out Of the cask and
throw away the brine. Rub first with the
saitpeter, then the salt, sugar and pepper
do this thoroughly, Return to the oask
lit should have been washed); keep always
covered with salt and turn every day. A.
ter few days pour over pint Of good o.
der vinegar for each ham. Leave in this
brine month, turning often. Then take
out, drain, hang in dry place and smoke
or not at pleasure.