South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-08-04
Farmer and House Keeper.


Fruit Jumbles. Fruit iumbles
which are truly delicious arc made OF
one cup of butter, two cupa OF sugar.
three cups aud half of ilour, half a
cnp of milk, three eggs, half nut.
meg, grated, three teaspo,nsful of
baking powder. ono cup of English
currants Wash the fruits i'm at
least three waters before adding thcm
to tho dough. Bake the jumSlcs in
broad, shallow tia, cut them in squares.
while warm, using II thin, sharp knife.
Ii the dough is stiff. yon can mark tho
squares with a fork before baking.
Orange Cake. Two cups Of sugar.
two eggs, tablespoonful of butter, cup
of milk. Mix the sugar with the yolks
OF eggs, I'D whites beaten to fro,h,
then butter. milk, and flour 10 mako
1t as stiff rs cup cake; bake in Jelly
cake tins. For filling. CRATE the rinds
of one lemon and two oranges, add
the Juice To one cup Of sugar, table.
spoonful or corn starch, one cup of
water; boil this till smooth. cool it
before putting between the cakes.
Cleaning Stained Woodwork. TO
clean stained woodwork which is also
vanished, an old housewife recon-.
mends saving tea leaves from the tea
pot for n few days Drain them. and
when you have sufficient quantity
put them in clean. soft water: let
them simmer for half an hour when
almost cold strain Thorn out, aud Dip
ping flannel cloth in the water, vine
off the paint. drying it with another
flannel cloth. One cup of ica-leavcs
to one quart OF water is the due al
lowance.
Protection o. Sheep from Dogs
For flock of from 20 to 100 and
100 head, put on from fourteen To
sixteen bells OF variou ss;zes and tone.
The bells should vary IN sixe and
tone from the common little sheen
boil up TO the large COW bell. 1t is
the variety Of tone and eound that
terrilies the sheep killing dog. No
dog, | care not how much practice he
may have had in killing sheep, can
be induced, even under the most try.
ing conditions, to attack q flock Law
ing from fourteen TO sixteen bolls of
dIlferen; sizes aid tone. A dog sew.
erely pressed by hunger, may be in.
fluenccd to attack flock while lying
down to rest, or silently grazing;
but The moment that dolctuI sound of
sixteen bells of different sire and tone
reaches his ear, his tail will be seen
to tuck between his legs and he is oft
Tor other quarters in moment.
For over twenty years have kent
Hook OF from l25 to 200 head, and
although there are many worthless
sheep killing dogs all around me in
the he'gh5orhood, have not had one
killed by dogs. Have often, very
often, witnessed them attack my flock
when 1T distance, and whilo living
down, but IN an instant they caught
The terrifying sound OF sixteen bells
OF different size and tone they quick
y turned in the opposite direction as
fast as their feet could carry them.
AM have often seen tho same dogs
repeat the attack with invariably tho
same result the scene being too fright.
iuI and exciting to continue the chase.
Mary of my neighbors, who have
lost, by dogs, from one third to one
half of their flock IN single night.
have been influenced TO this cxpori,
ment, aud all, without exception re.
port ii effcctual. Many have offered
thanks, saying. Il would have given
uf sheep breeding long ago if It had
not been for recommendation Of
bells" Have employed other means
as preventive, such as shotgun. etc.
but have found boIIs the most effect.
ual and cheapest in tic end South
elm Live Stock Journal.
A successful chicken raiser savs
that he always feeds his hens amony
his currants, aud the leaves are con-
scquently always free from worms
and other bushes not thus treated near
by were entirely stripped Of the fJli.
age.
TIM Touuost Far of r,r,, a. IL