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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-28
Married His Own Daughter.

New York Special: G. W. Lake; of
Staten Island, who was sentenced to
States Prison for 10 years for marrying
his own child has been released by the
court sentencing him, for the reason
that there is doubt as TO whether the
Judgment should. stand, and he is now
out on bail until the case can be re-
viewed. 1t appears from the statements
which have been made that Lake, when
quite young, became intimate with @
young girl in the New England. town in
which he resided; and in order to es-
cape the responsibility which seemed
inevitable, he disappeared. After sew
eral years he returned,
but what became. Of the young lady in
the meantime is not known He found,
however, little girl running about the
streets neglected. He cared for her
for some time. Another desire to
roam took possession of Lake, and he
travelled abroad. After many years be
returned to his native place again.. and
was introduced to, a young woman in
whom he becameinterested. He thought
she was necessary to his happiness, and
after awhile he proposed that she should
become his wife. They were married,
and were living together, when it was
intimated, and then asserted, by some
of the older inhabitants that the girl
whom Lake had taken for his wife was
the same girl for whom he provided FOX
a. tune, and was.his, daughter.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-28
DR.. Holmes and the Harvard. Bows

The most popular man in the medi.
cal school is DR.: Oliver Wendell
Holmes, though he is no longer an &C
tive member Of the faculty. Thegenial
"autocrat", cannot stand entirely alooi
from his first love, and almost every
month he pays visit to the doctor mill
on the Back Bay. Some of the younger
professors think that DR.. Holmes is
pretty far behind the times-F'an old
fogy, you know. "but the boys have nc
thought for them when the old Doctor
coraes in sight, trying to steal unseen
through some open space. Applause and
shouting bring the doctor to stop, The
bright, strong face Lights up with hap
Ply smile, the white head bows to the
youthful top-nots, and the slight.
straight figure, bearing very easily the
weight Of Is long years, tries to. steal
away again. But it won't do. Thebeys
must have a speech, and the Doctor SUBJ
mits. How he brightens and sparkles'
No dry remarks On anatomical subjects,
no learned dissertation on medical prin.
ciples. Only talk with the boys, re-
minescences Of the college earlier days.
happy hits and filings, and then good
by until another month has passed.
Boston Letter to Chicago Tribune. 1
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Not the Road.

Some people seem to go about tile
world in that dazed condition described
by the prophet when he told the Jews
that though they had eyes and ears, they
neither heard nor saw. The New York
Tribune tells the following story Of one
Of this class: r. q. sd. 81:
g The elevator III tall downtown.
building had reached the ninth floor,
and the boy held the door open to The
venerable passengerto get out, #
Top floor sir, !" he said d
s.*Eh z" calculated the old man, as i
not :comprehending clearly. .5s
This is the top floor, sir; as high as
we 90. Where did You wish to stop p
why 7 get out at One hundred and
TWenty-ffth Street. You amt there
already, are you p jill IS ~
Waiting passengers wondered why tile
elevator did not stop for them on Its
way down, but that boy hardly got his
breath till the old man said to The jan
itor, who showed him the door, 5s3k
4 thought it was the elevated road
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-28
Setting Out strawberry Plants.

Setting Out strawberry Plants.
Frank Murphy of Donnellson, o., in
q letter to the New York World says:
I viii set out 5000 strawberry plants
in the spring, and I will give my plan
for setting them out. In the first place
I will have, the ground nice and clean,
and we'll ploughed and narrowed. Now,
I Will plough out straight burrows, three
feet apart. After I get the land laid off
in this way I Will tpke astraddle buck,
such as farmers use to cover corn, and
go in these same burrows and make a
small ridge Then, when 4 set the
plants I will divide the roots, having
half on each side Of the ridge, and then
cover themwiith fine earthwith yhands,
pressing it down firmly. The
reason why I think this viii be a good
plan if there is no danger Of getting the
roots tangled up, and as new roots form
about the old crown earth must be
be thrown up TO them, and as these
plants, by setting them out as above de-
scribed, will be below the level Of the
ground, and by throwing earth up to
them if will not be long until the
ground will be level instead Of ridges.
L am certain that the plants will stand
more freezing and thawing weather in
this way than any other. However, {
may be mistaken; if SO, want some
one to say SO. I will have burrows.
three feet wide, and set the plants one
foot apart IN q row. 93#.
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Home Made Baking Powder:

Permit me to state that my wife has
used all the baking powders advertised
q believe); also the stpertartrate Of
potash Cream tartar and biearbonate
mot carbonate" or sol-soda, washing
soda Of soda, and she has found that q
16zounce package Of corn-starch, eight
ounces Of bicarbonate Of soda mot carr
bonate) and five ounces Of tartaric acid
intimately mixed, and well incorporated,
and passed through a sitter, form not
only the most efficient, but the cheapest
baking powder she has ever used. She
uses from one-quarter to one-third less
than she used to Of the Horsford or
Royal. You say, usually cream-of-tar-
tar is used to supply the acid, this salt
being q bitartrate of potash and soda, d
healthful, cooling, slightly laxative salt,
known as Rochelle Salts. Rochelle
Salts is a tartrate of potash and soda;
upon tasting each yon will find that the
super artrate is acid while the tartrate
of potash and soda has q cooling taste,
more Of neutral salt.Rl1ral New
Yorker. ss
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Tatteniug Young Cattle.

The editor of the London Agricultur-
al Gazette takes the ground that to
prolong the fattening process. in the
case of beef cattle is not only waste to
the stock-feeder, but impose needless
pain upon the animals themselves. In
reference to the first point he says:
Figures perfectly trustworthy, have
been accumulated within the last five or
six years at Islington Hall, and in
America, too, which demonstrate that
cheap beef is young beef. g., the
flesh Of young animals which have new
er known disturbance or suffering. A
young animal home reared, will before
it reaches two years Of age put on
cheaper beef than any older one will
gather, though it be wen-bred and
reared under the very best conditions
for growth. The rapidity of growth
during the fattening process diminishes
with age. During six successive years
it was 1853, 2.O5, 1876, 1.57, 1877, and
.S8 lbs, successfully per dem-a fact
entirely. correberative of our argument"
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Puss In the Elevator,

Dogs not only learn what the cars
are for, but which train Will take them
where they want to go, The instance
here given from the New York Tribune
proves that cats may have equally in
telligent ideas of passive. travelling, and
equal appreciation Of their own comfort
in adopting the improved methods. A
recent number Of the paper tells what q
visitor found out about the Tribune cat
The: Tribune elevator car had started
on its upward trip last ayening, and the
elevator boy was gazing upward. into
his furthest corner. evidently lost in
reverie.. Presently there was, distinct
call in the shape of a plaintive
'miaonw!".a ~.st 5.,..7 Er,>s ? 80.
The elevator boy checked his car
forthwith on level with the floor
whence the sound came. There wasno
one to be, seen,. and the smallest boy
would have. been visible.
''Going up?" asked the Gle vator
boy: .s..>
"Miaouw miaouw!' was repeated.
The elevator boy slid open the door
and gray cat walked dcmurelT in,
sprang upon the seat and began licking
her paws until two floors had been
passed when she: uttered another cry
and sprang, down before the doorway.
The car stopped, the door opened,
and tabby passed out. :.
''Is she a regular passenger?" was
asked. .#s
''Is she?" said the elevator boy.
''Of course she is. She lives in the
building, she does. She never walks
up or down stairs 'cept ON Sunday,
when the elevator amt a-running in
'front.' # it's evening, she uses the
back elevator. =, =. u.
''Where is she going now?'' i. tr
SShe's jest dropping in to see a friend
of hers. He's,a lawyer, and he often
stays late to WRITE, and she goes
in and sits on the table and watches
him, and he gives! hera bit of some
ting to eat. In bout an hour, before
my times up, she'll come back to go to
the top floor. Mebbe she'll stop little
in the editorial rooms; then she goes
up to the restaurant. She always gets
there about twelve o'clock, when the
printers get: their lunch. They all
know her. ,
ASometimes,' he added, "she sits
down in the car and keeps me company
for while. She amt any bother. She
knows how to behave herself a
great deal better then some Of
them lawyers and sharp chaps
who are always asking Teller
whether he's going to get married,
She goes all around town by herself,
she does. The other morning, one Of
the fellows saw her down in Fulton
Market. She knew him, and came up
and rubbed against his. legs. Top floor
here, sir, if you want to get cut. y :
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A Child Charmed by a Rattlesnake.
From the San Francisco Evening Post. .. :;

From the San Francisco Evening Post. t.
A lady writing from Graniteville,
Nevada county, relates an incident of a
little child having been charmed by q
rattlesnake, as follows IT was working
in my Kitchen when T was startled by a
loud scream from my little boy, four
years old. On asking the cause he said !:
'Oh, mamma, a big snakep Irushed to
the door and, imagine my feelings when,
almost paralyzed with horror. I could
only gaze on the awful sight that met
my eyes, Ten feet from me, and on
the doorstep Of the woodshed, stood my
baby boy, twenty-five months old,
gazing, as if fascinated, upon q large
rattlesnake, which was coiled in front
of him about two feet away, and was
gently moving it's head back and forth
looking at the child with eyes like flame.
Ny screams frightened it, and my
daughter, twelve years of age, ran past
me and caught her little brother ont Of
the way, when the reptile glided swiftly
away. The child appeared for long
time dazed and unatural." al =
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now to c1oas,s 8. q a / Pipes !

4 One Of the most frequent and trying
annoyances Of house eping is the OBJ
struction to the, free; quick outlet Of the
waste water of the wash -stand, the bath
and the htchen-sink. This Isl caused
by gradual accumulation of small bits
Of refuse material, paper rags, meat,
bones or other offal, which check and
finally entirely stop the outflow OF. the
waste--water, and then the plumber is
not always near at hand or free to come
at ones call, and the matter demands
immediate attention. A. simple mex
pensive method of clearing the pipe is
as follows: Justbefore retiring atnight
pour into the pipe enough. liquid soda
I've to fill the strap" as it: is called, Or
bent portion Of the pipe just below the
outlet--about pint will sufficesfor
wash-stand or a quart for bath or
kitchen sink. Be sure that: no water.
runs into it till next morning: During
the night the I've will convert all Of the
offal in the pipe into soft soap, and the
first current of water in the morning:
will remove it entirely, and leave the
pipe as clean as, new.-Germantown
Telegraph.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-28
= Hovsl Il TWO chaptsrs.

Char 1t armer Brown IS worth.
$40, O0O, and he has money IN the bank
always to draw upon as he likes. His
dress IS plain but neat, whether he is
at work or rest. His wife wears cali
90 hock generally, and his little chill
dren copp r-toed shoes. Young Mis-
tletoe IS { dressy, complacent young
man 81 clerk III the village appthecary
store, aud his salary is six dolIare q
week. The elder Miss Brown likes
him ST e IS so finished, you know
sheremarked 10 her sister Dora. She
enjoyed his comp any eyer 80 much
more than That 81 young Demarest, 4
plain STEADY going youth the son of
Squire Demarest, q we'll to-do farmer,
much ike farmer Brown. 81, re-
marked Dor Is though tfuI
and manly, & MT 10 ttinished IS liis-|
tleto az B! eplied the elder
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-28
Choice Cookery.

Two coffee cups of graham -four, one
coffee cup of sour or butternilk, a little
salt and molasses, and one and one-half
even teaspoonfuls of soda This makes
one loaf. If more is,needed, it is better
to stir twice, as the dough is so stiff it
cannot be so we'll mixed in large guam
titles.
CHARLOTTE RUssE.-A simple but de-
licious charlotte russo is; made as fol-
lows: One pint Of sweet cream, sweet
en- and favor to taste;- one and one-haH
ounces Of Cox's gelatine, whites Of three
eggs; dissolve the gelatine ina little
milk and add it TO- the cream, let it
stand until quite cold, then add the
whites of the eggs beaten very stiff.
Line your moulds with long strips of
sponge cake or lady fingers and fill with
the above mixture.
To make succotash that will taste
nearly, if not quite, as fresh. as that
made in summer, soak one pint Of dried
corn in sweet milk all night. Soak an
equal quantity, or less if you prefer it.
of dried Lima beans for three hours in
luke-warm water. Then let them SIM
mer for nearly an hour, add salt, butter,
pepper and a very little sugar.
BREAKFAST VEAL. Butter small oval
dish very thoroughly, and fill with bits
Of cold stewed veal seasoned with pep
per, salt and little nutmeg; put in al
ternately with layers Of cracker crumbs,
moisten with gravy, put bits Of butter
over the top, and bake. When it is
brown turn out of the dish on hot
platter, and garnish with parsley. Il
it is not too moist it will keep it's form
when it is turned out.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-28

he lently drew her towards him yasssl
ttenderly Kissed her torch ead ~
Let rs both forgive, 4 he said, Ifes-7
emily and then he put both his arms
around her neck and rested herhead On.
his breast. 38 q "a.
For long time they renamed 80, and
then he said, softly putting his hand:
under his pillow: .ssss8s &,
Here, Isabel, is 8 letter { have kept
because it tells Of my love for you. You
have read il before, Will you post it
for me 2" Il. 4
E was only little half frightened
whisper that answered |: 5 q
9 Yes, dear ~ Y s.ss u ~
But it was enough to cheer the heart
OF Leonard Ashley Home Circle
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-28
Strawberries.

Some people recommend planting
Strawberries il May and june, and
others in September and October; each
practice has It's adherents, and while
they are settling which Is best we will
prepare onr ground BY deep trenching
and . liberal dressing from the compost
heap, and then We will tell them that
the best time for planting the straw
berry is rs soon rs you can get the frost
out Of the ground inspiring. e plant
ed ID Sept ember and October, more
than on,ehalf q the yonng plants are
thrown out and destroyed 81 frost, and
ii planted Ii az md sJnne,, the hot
dry Weather coming On before they
have got 4 erlnaaent hold of the soil
shriyels more than II 81 them tlp; but
when planted before the sun has much
\ power md while there i plenty of
! moisture = TIE round and ally
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-28

etheffer for Stock.

Professor =. M Shell on, Of the Kan
SOS Agricultural College, reports some
exper imensss of the winter, affording
added proof Of the trllisn that yon cam
not burn food as fuel for the body Of
an, animal and at the same time have
your cake IN the ffornpof muscle, fat
or milk This ten Experimental steers
made an average gain for the ten days
ending December az Of 81 LILO pounds
per head. This period was Of prevail.
ing warm, sunny weather. During the
following ten days Of unremitting cold
these same steers gained only s I-I0 per
head, although they ate food almost
Identical in amount with that consumed
during the preceding warm weather.
They were fed in an unBattened board
shed which did little more than protect
them from the violence Of the wind.
A COW that we have MIXED during the
winter, which is kept in q. bleak Kan
sas barn invariably, after twenty four
hours of severe weather, dinlinishes
her yield Of milk one-fourth. to one
half" ~
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-28
For theCook,,

A steamer for cooking food VILE pay
for its cost in two seasons. If it: does
not add to the bulk of food.it renders it
more easily digested and more nourish-
ing. -. ~
CHEESE BISCUITS. Have a'little puff
or shortened crust paste made;. and
sprinkle over it a little cayenne and as
much grated cheese as the dough will
take; double up the paste, roll. it, out
rather thin, and cut it with a round
paste cutter, glaze with egg, arrange on
a buttered tin, and bake in a sharp oven
till of q light color.
GRANDMOTHER MINUTE PUDDlNG,--
Let some sweet milk come to a boil, then
stir in -four which you have salted@;: this
must be done very briskly Or it will. be
lnmpy... Stir every moment until the
pudding is about like mush. Serve
while hot, with sugar and cream; favor
the cream with nutmeg or vanilla.
DoUGHNUTs.--Thr eggs, one cup of
sugar, one pint Of new milk, salt, nut
meg and -four enough to permit the
spoon to stand uprightsin the mixture !:
add two teaspoonfuls baking powder
and beat until very light. Drop by the
dessertspoonful into boiling lard:
These will not absorb bit of fat and
are the least pernicious of the dough-
nut family.
RECIPE FOR SAUsAGE:~-Take all the
spare meat and tenderloins from your
pork, and grind it in q. sausage grinder
or chop it. Season it highly with salt,
pepper and powderedtsage. Boil one
or two pounds of red pepper and pour
the tea over it; and if not seasoned
enough add what it wants. Pack away
in stone jars, or stiff skins that have
narrow muslin sacks, and hang up: in
the air in cool place.
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DR1Ep PEACH PIE. N excellent pie
can be made Of dried peaches. Let the.
peaches soak ia cold water al night,
stew them il the same water until SO
soft that .you.ca mash them fine; add
for one pie two tabl espoonf u1s OF sweet
cream and q little more than half 4 cup
Of OF SD two much sugar destroys the
flavor OF the ffruit. Butter may be used
in. the place Of cream, but sc possible
use cream, il gives snch snaoothness to-
the filling.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-28
How to- get Early. Celery.

From the catalogue Of Jos. Harris we
take the following: He is telling
''Secrets for the boys and girls" "Last
Spring, about the middle of: March, I
put some sifted moss and sand in box
and watered it with warm water. Then
We put some celery seed on top, thick
enough to cover the surface, and busted
on little dry moss and sand; about as
thick as the cover Of this catalogue.
We kept the box in warm room, and
occasionally watered it. In about three
weeks the seed was nicely started, and
then, as soon as the frost was out of the
ground, we made row in the garden
and sowed the seed-moss and all, and
covered it about quarter Of an inch
deep. From this sprouted seed, we got
our earliest and best plants. You can
do the same thing, but you need not
tell everyone. I told one man about it,
and he said, Oh. yes, it is good plan
I have done the same thing Isupposed
it was something new At any rate it
was new to me. No one ever told me.
and I do not think it is generally known.
J. propose to try how the plan will work
this Spring on onion, asparagus, pars-
ley, and beet seed. I know it will work
in the case of asparagus. and beets,
for have tried it,"
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Ness Brown, it YOU want be- q far
drudge aI your days marry him IS
~

tifldgs eli yoHI days marry llliil,
take AIietIa IS. !,
..s Ter years after we find
ldss. MistIetoe and three chill dren I 1iiy-
with her father, Mr.. Brown, u. 10
treats them eonap tnate Mistlett %
VISITS Them every month He is still 81
clerk - the apothecary store, with 4,
salary Of six do liars week Denarest
and his. wife and chill live Ia q sub,
stantiaD dwelling Of their; own They
have money IN the bank, but Mrs. Dem
arrest still wears calico. frocks flean
choice. Thank goodness. = she Las
been known to exclaim to- her husband,
that you are not an apo hecary's clerk
You may not be so, finished as Mistletoe,
but we are not objects Of chart = =
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-28

GlNaER GooKrEs One cup mol asses.
- egg one halt cup of brown sugar,
ono hull cup butt one teaspc
|sodh tAblespo onfnl eing flour u roll
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FARM AND HSISE.
..Aaric,,ltura1|r te1ns..

Many advise not 70 plant sweet corn
until the sol is warm, etc. The advice
may be good, because It is safe; but one
year with another we find that those Of
OUT neighbors who plant the earliest get
the earliest ears to market \ III b
While it is true that young hens lay
more eggs per year chan old ones, they
do not make So good sitters nor so care
full mothers. There is great difference
in the character of fowls in this respect,
and little watehfuIness will soon teach
the careful attendent which ones will be
best to. set 5 55s%
Colts, pigs and calves, not being re-
quired for use, either for work or the
butcher, should be fed but little corn,
as fat in excess. is not necessary with
them. *3s5s 5e.
The treatment prescribed by French
doctors for horses. and donkeys afflicted
with typhoid fever is, brandy in small
doses, tonics, quinine, and gentian and
hay tea baths. a. f., ~ III
A writer in the, Prairie. Farm or re
lates that q drain put down in 1858, of
common fence-boards, is still in good
condition, and that if he had to make
short, deep drains, with plenty of fall
and thorough compact or yellow clay,
he. should certainly use six-inch fence
board, believing it would answer every
purpose of a three or four-inch drain
tile. y
The foul odor of filthy stable must
necessarily permeate. not only: the ami
mails hide, but it has been proven that
the meat of stall fed steers fattened TN
der those circumstances is unwhole-
some; moreover, the milk, even during
the period of milking, is liable to alb
,sorb the filthy emanat1ons from such
stables, and to become absolutely poi
sonous. It would seem, therefore, rea-
sonable that owners and dealers in cattle
and milk should appreciate the impor-
lance of cleanliness and it's relation to
health, even as a source of profit.