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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-06-23
FARM AND FIREEIDE,


The question as to what age a COW
shouM be turned ont OF the herd is
one that has suggested itself to every
breeder OF cattle, and it must be de
eidud differently according to the con-
ditions under which the stock IS kept,
and the purpose for which they are
bred. In a herd Of thoroughbred
Hereford cattle it is safe to say that
IL pays to keep II COW as hong as sEt
will breed calf, rs soon as it is born,
it is worth AS much or more than the
COW herself.
There is Il general principle that i,
pays better to buy Young stock than
old COWS. Allowing this to be true
As general rule, there atc exceptions
which man must take into cousil-
Grafton and not 90 bIindIy along, and
say because that is the rule, money
cannot be made outside OF il. We
know case where ten-vcar-od Here
ford COW was offered at $500, She
was not seld but remained in the
breeder, hand. Within a period of
thirteen rss,eths She has produced for
her owner two heifcr calves. the wear
Hng being worth $500 and tn" Young
calf $500. Here was return o. il
$1,000 and the breeding COW still OLA
hand Supposiu~ the party intending
aurchnsin@ hal bouyhl a Young hcilcr
He conid no by an system OF man
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-06-23
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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-06-23

Careful experiments recently made
in Germany, show that cows MIXED
three times a day, yield milk richer in
fat than if MIXED but twice each day.
1t is also reported that COWS MIXED
three times day gayefiTe pounds of
milk over COWS MIXED but twice.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-06-23

Careful experiments were made last
year in New York State in the cnAHrc
of potatoes. The best results followed
the Dutch method Of planting, which
consists Of keeping the surface of the
ground level, planting "a single eye in
a place, covering it six inches deep,
and allowing but SINGLE stalk to
grow in the hills, which are a foot
apart each way.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-06-23

Cows are exceedingly fond of nlillet
and it is an excellent milk producing
fodder. II should be grown in light,
sandy soil, at least it is more thrifty
on such soil by manuring it will
produce five tons 10 the acre after be-
ing cured.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-06-23

1ColeFel DIN Clongh has little faith
in Jerseys Tor practical agriculture
"They are net fit for oxen, he says
t'and when taken 10 DO slaughtered ii
puzzles TIE natives to knew how 10
make them lie On theiE hacks to hc
skiBHesl
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-06-23

Let us respect the oat, especially
the black one. The Pericarp Of this
grain, according 10 a member of the
French Academy Of Science, 'con-
tains substance which has the prop
erty Of stimulating the motor cells Of
the nervous system.r
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-05-10
The BLOWER Garden.

The shading up of the beds and the
cleaning of the walks and borders of the
garden should be attended to as early in
the season as is practicable and all her
baceous perennials, such as lychnis, ac-
hillea, larkspurs, foxgloves, phloxes,
peonies, dielytras, etc, should be well
fertilized and the soil lOoSened around
them. and if the clumps are quite large
their beauty win be much increased by
dividing them into several pieces and
giving fresh soil TO the roots. These per
enniais produce the earliest flowers IN
the garden. After the crocuses, tulips
and hyaeinths have passed away they
will begin 10 flower and success ION OF
them can be obtained from April to
November, while they are all OF the
easiest culture.
Hardy herbaceous plants, as Lark
spurs. Phloxes and Harebells, if left I'M
disturbed for years become poor and
IMPOVERISHED; therefore lift them, dl-
vide them, keep the vigorous outside
parts, but throw away the dry, half-de-
caved, barely-living inside part of the
old stools and replant in freshly-dug and
enriched ground. Some kinds, as Irises,
Speedwells and StOaeerop, spread so
much upon the surface of the ground
that they should be dug in within
bounds; indeed, if lifted. reduced and
renlante,f in freshlv-dug soil they Will
GROW far better than if left u0touche /.
Ioosestrife, Oriental Poppies and others
spread by underground shoots and
should be dug In accordingly. The frost
IS apt 10 "heaye' such plants as Funkias
and in that case lift them and set them
back TO their proper level.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-05-10
How Steward Crump DisObeycd
the Doctors.
Washington Dispatch TO the Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette.

Washington Dispatch to the Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette.
Mr.. Crump, the steward at the White
House during General Garfield's Ad-
ministration, and one of his most faith
full nurses, is now keepinga dining
inthe old Club House building, on New
York-ave., in this city. He tells many
interesting "reminiscences of President
Garfield's last illness, one of which is of
the day when the president first asked
him for a glass of cold water.
Crnmp relates that the physicians had
forbidden him water, but the poor man
begged so bard and so pitifu like that /
had frequently toleave the room 10 keep
from violating the doctors orders.
When he found that pleading would not
serve his ends, then he assumed IN
authoritative tone, and | instantly be
came deaf Then he tried persuasion
and caioling; but l wouldn't weaken.
until he suddenly called me to him IN a
low voice and with tears in his eyes,
said .Crump, would you refuse a dying
man drink of water?"
mo. Mr.. President" | answered,
'sbut you are not dying"
"But. Crump,D he added feebly, ii
YOU do not give it to me, I will die. .
and he closed his eyes. ] couldn't
stand that, and / couldn't disobey the
doctors. But somehow or another |
Just set glass of spring water on the
table by his head, and went to the win
dow; and, hang me, when returned i
that glass wasn't empty, and the presi-
dent wanted to know, with asmile, what
I meant by tantalizing him by putting a
glass with no water in it within bis
reach, and he so thirsty. However, ne
never asked for any more that day, and
/ am certain that il he did drink that
water it did him no harm.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-05-10

The lady of forty, who uses Gienn's Sui
phur Soap, the great skin beautifier drops at
least ten years of her age. Unlike the danger
GUS cosmetics which obstruct the pores, it is
entirely harmless. See that &C. n. Critten-
ton. Proprietor, " Is printed on each packet,
without which none is genuine. Sold by
druggists and fancy goods dealers.
Hills Hair ana Whiskei Dye, black or
brown, fifty cents.
Firein dry time is not more dangerous than
a consumptive cough. Arrest it with Hales
Honey of HoIehound and Tar. Sold by
druggists.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one minute
From DIR. G. G. Clark, Oswego, N. Y. II
have made sufficient experiments of Colden's
Liquid Beef Tonic TO enable me to say it is by
far the best ofall the preparations of the kind
food and tonic) that have ever used. To the
sufferer from chronic diseases, or the conval-
escent, it is invaluable, being both norrishing
and strengthening" Remember The name,
Colden's-take no other.) Oidruggists.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-05-10
HOW He DeaIt with the cho,r.

Rev. DR.. w. w. Newell, in his book
IN revivals, recently published, tells US
how he once dealt with troublesome
choir. He says: Many years ago | was
pastor of a church where there was
large, efficient choir. But they were
sadly frivolous. They were frequent
whispers. merriment and note writing.
They gave me much thought and anx-
iety. / wss sometimes tempted of the
devil to reprove them openly. They de-
served it. But I said: ''Thls will repel
them. My desire is to win them first to
myself and then to Christi" and so
studied the case and looked to God fol-
Wisdom. And here came in my rule to
treat with special attention those per-
sons by whom / was annoyed. / called
upon each re of them. Without al
fusion to their trihing / spoke to them
of my love of music, and of my con-
nection with an academic and collegiate
choir. ! spoke to them of my high APP
probation of their singing, and of our
Obligation to them on this account.
soon after arranged series of evening
PRAYER meetings in the chapel. l then
called upon the choir again, invited
them to our meetings, and requested
them to sit together in a forward seat
and to conduct the singing, A large
number of persons soon after united witt
orr church. Among them was every
member of that troublesome choir. And
| without ever suspecting my annoyance
| they we're for many, many years my
helm and my ioy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-05-10
Labeling a BOSTON Dude.
From the Boston Journal.

From the Boston Journal.
A prominent member of the band of
gilded youths of which this city issojust-
" proud is in high state of excitement,
and with difficulty held back by friends
from making a personal assault upon his
ieweler, who. he coneeives has been
'putting up job" on him. The facts,
as gained during his lucid intervals, are
these: He is much addicted to attend
ing the dramatic performances which
occur in the city, his speciality being in
steadily observing the female chorus in
comic opera, and the sylphes of the
corps de ballet in their ingenious gyra-
tions. 1t struck him that it would be
good notion TO wear scarf pin sugges-
tive of love for the lyric stage, and ac-
cordinglv interviewed his leweler upon
this mo mentous subject. The artiticer
in precious metals was prompt to meet
the demands of the occasion, and in
due time presented his customer with a
neat design, consisting of a bar of music
delicatelv fashioned in gold, with the
treble clef in black enamel, and two
notes in diamonds, reposing between the
third and fourth lines from the bottom.
The customer, whose only knowledge OF
Of music was as 1t suggested the accom-
panying incident of female singers, high
iyanproved this work ofart, purchased it,
stuck it in his scarf and went down to
the matinee. After the performance he
displayed his new possession to the
ladies who admired it much. At last he
showed it TO the prettiest and brightest
one of all, who Immediately exclaimed,
''How very neat and appropriated :" Do
YOU think so2" inquired the delighted
youth. Certainly, l do. and those
beautiful diamond notes; they fit you so
we'll. Do, do-that makes dodo, you
see. How ingenious and how very
true!"-and she tripped away amid the
loud laughter of all the assembly. And,
although the jeweler swears by the
golden calf that he is quite innocent in
tile matter, he has thus far failed to
make his customer believe it.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-05-10
into small cak !. and place in the stew

into small cak s. and place in the stew
to cook ten minutes.
SPY cooking the vegetables In tn way
described, z continued Miss Parloa, Won
get d richer and mellower flavor. You
nave no idea Of the ADVANTAGE ofcookIng
the vegetables in the fat. In the first
place they soften much more readily
and next they have, as | said before,
mu.h richer flavor.
MUFFINs. GINGERBREAD AND OMELEf.-
Before closing her lesson Miss Parloa
gave recipes for making Quaker omelets,
ffed rye mullins and very delicious gin.
cerbread. She said that coarse flour
Ike rye me u, IS not injurious when eas
Ell warm, Nilile bread made from fine
flour is. Miss Parloa called the attention
of her pupils to the fact that when bread
is cooked in slow oven the cells are
much more delicate than in the bread
cooked in hot oven, explaining that
the intense heat caused more rapid gem
Grafton of the gases of the chemicals used
in the bread, and hence the cells in
bread thus made were large and coarse.
Cakes baked in small muffin pans are
more delicate than those baked on a
sheet.
The following recipes were given by
MISS IaTIUI.
QUAKER OMELEr-Three eggs, half
cupful of milk, one and a-half table,
spoonfuls of corn starch, one teaspoon
full Of salt, one tablespoonful of butter.
Put The omelet pan, with cover that
will fit closely, ON to heat Beat wellto-
gether the yelks of the eggs, the corn
starch and the salt. Beat the whites to
a stiff froth, add to the well beaten yelks
and corn starch Stir we'll together thor
oughly and add the milk. Put the but
ter iii a hot pan; when melted, pour in
the mixture. Cover and place on the
stove where it will brown but not burn.
Cook about seven minutes. Fold, turn
on hot dish and serve with cream sauce
poured around it. 1.-THE yelks and corn
starch are thoroughly beaten, and if,
when the stiff whites are added, they
are well mixed and the pan and cover
are very hot, there can hardly be fail
ure.
DELICIOUS instrumentation cupful of
molasses. one teaspoonful of soda, one
teaspoonful Of ginger, one tablespoonful
of butter, Gard or drippings if you
choosel stir this together and then pour
on half a cupfnl of boiling water. Stir
into this one pint of flour. The butter
wants to be very thoroughly beaten.
Bake on tin plates for twenty minutes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-05-10
The Ingredients ofDynamite.

As is commonly known the ingredi-
ents of nitTo-glycerine-or dynamite, as
the explosive in the form Of which it is
most frequently used is called-are ordi-
nary glycerine and nitric and Bulphuric
acid. The production of these acids is
more difficult than the distillation of all
cohol, and as it is almost impossible to
operate q distiliery csandestinely for any
length Of time, it has been thought that
it viii be an easy task 10 prevent the Sc
cret manufacture oi explosives for use in
internal machines. England may be
able to rigidly enforce the new law
against the unlicensed production orsale
Of dynamite, but there is not likely to be
cooperation Of the states of our Union
to accomplish a like result in this conn
try. THE complete suppression OF traffic
in dangerous explosives viii be impossi-
bic. and il is not evident how the ship
ment of dynamite to Europe in con
ceaIed packages can be prevented.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-05-10
Miss I.anqhingEon laughed.

MISS IduzllHZtOn 1dugfl6Q.
"Blunder. chidr' said she. Where's
the blunder? If Horton wants to do a
thing, he'll do it. If not, the whole
world couldn't compel him"
And after the glistenlug carriage had
rolled away, Kitty Ford sat down and
cried.
Judge Laughington's daughter drove
on to the ruined smithy, where Mr..
Leigh was composedly putting I'M the
lights and shadows of the Old chimney
and the muileiu-stalks.
But she went back to the stately
Court with bent brow and an ILL
pleased expression of face.
Horton is so awfully eccentric" said
she. There's no knowing what ridicu-
lous within he will take up next
For Mr.. Leigh had declined to accept
the Inequalities of the Court
You always have such loads of cGm-
pany there, Antonio, said he 'sand pre-
fer quiet. No-I'll come up and see YOU
when the spirit moves me; but I'll pitch
my tents in this secluded dale 1t viii
be better for real, steady work"
For Kitty Ford's deep, liquid eyes still
haunted his brain.
The prettiest girl / ever sawP' he
kept repeating to himself. "a pure
spirit, dwelling in liiylike temple. /
must see more Of her; / must sketch her
as Una"
So ne went back, that night, just as
the dew was falling and the whip-poor-
wills beginning to sing, and asked Aunt
Jean if he could occupy the little room
over the kitchen, where the brick chin
ney perked itself out, and the one little
window looked directly into the boughs
ofthe old pear-tree.
ooh, don't care" said good Aunt
Jean. cts Kitty that does the house
work. She must decide"
I'VE are plain people" said Kitty, in
voluntarily blushing; but"
Leigh.
People were very much surprised
when Horton Leigh broughta blue eyed
country maiden TO preside over his city
mansion the next fall.
But Kitty Ford, secure in her inno-
cent happiness, never knew how many
tears Antonio Laughington had shed
over her cousins wedding-card. And
Aunt Jean makes her boasts that Kitty
has store carpets" in Iery one of her
rooms and a carriage of her own.
He's painter" said Aunt Jean to
her friends. Not a house-painter, but
a picture painter. And he knows how
to whitewash a ceiling equal to Perkins
Polk. guess there amt no fear, but
that he'll make his way in the world.
Anyhow, Kitty likes him, and that's
enough"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-05-10
Some of Miss Parloa's Dishes in Her
Brooklyn Cooking School.

A NICE BEEF Stew. "Stews," said Par
Ioa, s'are very wholesome dishes, and
while they are generally liked are very
economical. Although it is not down in
the bill of fare for to-day, | will make
you beef stew, as promised some time
ago. / findlthe gentlemen are very fond
of this stew" continued Miss Parloa, as
she proceeded to cut the fat from
chunk of meat.
A sharp little matron, who seemed to
regard the reporter, the only male pres
ent, as an intruder, glanced at him and
snapped out viciouslv: They're fond of
ANYTHING to eat"
The rule for this beeFstew is as follows:
Two pounds of beef Che round, flank, or
any cheap part; if there is a bone in it
two and half pounds will be required),
one onion, two slices of carrot, two of
turnips, two potatoes, three tablespoon
fuls of flour, salt, pepper and a generous
quart of water. Cut all the fat from the
meat and put in stew pan; fry gently
for ten or fifteen minutes. In the mean
time cut the meat in small pieces, and
season well with salt and pepper, and
then sprinkle over it two tabespoonfuls
of -four. Cut the vegetables in very
small pieces and put ia the pot with the
fat. Fry them five minutes, stirring
well to prevent burning. Now put in
the meat, and move it about in the pot
until it begins TO brown, then add the
Quart of boiling water. Cover, let ii boil
up once, skim and set back where it
will Just bubble for two and half hours.
Add the potatoes, cut in thin slices, and
one tablespoonful Of -four, which mix
smooth with half cuDfuI of cold water,
pouring one-third of the water on the
-four at first, and adding the rest when
perfectly smooth. Taste and see if the
stew is seasoned enough. and fit is not,
add more salt and pepper. Letthe stew
c5me to boil again, and cook ten min
uits; then add the aumpiings. Cover
tightly and boil rapidly ten minutes lon
ger.
Mutton, lamb or veal can be cooked
in this manner When veal is used, fry
but two slices of pork, and there will
not be much fat on the meat. Lamb and
mutton must have some OF the fat put
aside, as there is so much on these meats
that they are otherwise very gross.
The dumplings are made in this way;
One pint Of -four. measured before sift-
ing; halfa teasp0onful of soda. a tea
spoonful of cream az tartar, one ofsugar,
half teaspoonfui of salt. Mix all thor
oughly, and run through seiye. Wet
with small cupfuI Of milk. Sprinkle q
little -four on the board. Turn the
dough (which should have been stirred
into a smooth bail with spoonl on it,
roll to the thickness of half an inch, cut
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-05-10
FARMERS COLUMN.


Cream is now largely sold by farmer
to factories; 113 cubic inches are taken
for pound of butter, and the manufac-
turer is allowed five cents Tor working il
up.
A correspondent of the Toronto Glohs'
says he.cured egg eating hens by iayins
in the nests and about the floor Of tie
poultry-house eggs emptied Of their
contents through haIf-inch hole at the
end and filed with paste of strong mus
tard. kept in with bit OF paper stuck
over the opening zone application" Ell
fected an entire reform.
Iron and steel may be marked in the
following manner: Cover the part with
wax. first dipping it in sulphuric acid TO
cleanse it, then mark in the wax with
steel point the design that is to be bitten
in: raise q wall OF wax around It and
pour pure hydrochloric acid into it.
Leave the acid until it has corroded the
marks deeply for the purpose de-
sired.
There is an import duty upon all
woods from foreign countries. The pres
ent rates and until July | are: For
merino wool, such as that from France,
of value of 80 cents and less a pound,
10 cents a pound and II per cent. on the
value additional; over 80 cents pound,
II cents pound and 10 per cent. ad va
loren: on.the other woods the rates are
about the same.
To prevent gapes III young chickens,
keep them out of the wet; but when the
disease appears, put little camphor in
their drinking water, and also give a
minute piece of the camphor gum as a
pill. If these do not cure them, you
must remove the worm from the wind
pipe with feather or loop of hair. Lice
on chickens may be destroyed by dust
ing their feathers with flowers of sui
phur; but the best preventative is to
dust the nest of the hen, when sitting,
with sulphur. We always put tables
spoonful of sulphur in the nest when the
eggs are given to the hen, and have
never had young chickens troubled with
lice.
When horse eats its bedding it is
suffering from depraved appetite due
generally to indigestion, and the indiges-
ton produces cough This may be con-
silered as the state of the case when a
cough is associated with deprayed APP
petite and at the same time the horse
appears rough and out Of condition. The
treatment should be to give pint of
linseed-oil and repeat it the second day
afterward. To feed moist feed for
time. with bran mash, and to avoid
overlooking. To use sawdust for bed
ding and no litter at all, and to give a
teaspoonful of ginger, two teaspoontuls
of salt, and one OF powdered gentian
root once day in the feed for month.
Salt should be given in a moderate
quantity-half an ounce daily-and may
prevent this trouble,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-05-10
A NOVEL OPERATION.
The Heroic Attempt 10 Save the Life
ofGeneral j. L.. Chamberlain.

The Heroic Attempt 10 Save the Life
ofGeneral j. L.. Chamberlain.
The recent operation which is expect
ed to save the life of General Joshua j..
Chamberlain, president of Bowdoin Col
lege. was one of the most novel and dar-
ing in the history of surgery. For some
months General Chamberlain has been
suffering from serious complications re-
sulting from wound received during
the war, when ball passed through his
BODY from hip to hip. A difficult oper-
alton at the hands Of DIR. Joseph I'll.
Warren. President Lincoln's physician,
saved his life at that time, but recent
abscess in the abdominal cavity was fol-
lowed by a sloughing away OF about two
inches of the urethal canal. Natural
healing WIS impossible, and 1t
was decided to attempt the I'M
precedented feat of building up
the missing section with trans
planted flesh DIR. Warren, with two as
sistants performed the operation III Bso-
ton on Thursday afternoon. The pro-
cess lasted two hours, during which
time the patient remained under the IN
fnence of anesthetics. The abdomen
was laid open ard slowly, bit by bit the
living flesh was cut from the vital parts
and sewed into place in the shape OF the
missing organ. Inflammation was guar
ded against by constant stream of anti
septic spray upon the internal organs,
and finally after many careful stitches
had been taken in the internal construc-
ton, the outward opening was closed,
and the operation was successfully COM
pieted The patient rallied better than
was expected, and on Friday he slept
considerably, and the fever has not been
as severe as was feared would result. 1t
is expected that the mechanical union
of transplanted tissue viii become vital
lied, and if no mishap occurs all danger
will be passed in week or ten days.