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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-18
A BIiSSfuI Pair.

On Main street, yesterday afternoon,
says The Evansville Qnd.) Journal,
spectators enjoyed scene worth wit
Messing. A gawky fellow and his
lass, probably from the verdant re-
gions, strutted up the street arm in
arm, apparently as contented as a
June bug is when he smiles serenely
upon the coquettish erasshopper of the
feminine persuasion. A ripple OF
happiness played On their countenan-
ces that was pleasing to the eyes of a
criticising public. She showered art
full glances upon him, while he recip-
rocated the compliment by tickling
her under the jaw ever and anon.
Their attire was of a style which is
almost stranger to this section of
civilization. His hat in it's younger
days was of the plug stripe, maybe,
but as age settled upon it holes
appeared and rips were noticeable.
1t looked as though someone had used
it for a mattress; aside from this his
hair was visible through a crevice in
the side. His coat resembled a flag
that had seen four years service ia the
late war and had since been used as a
feather renovator: Lis pantaloon legs
were probably the same length when
made, but one had shrunk consider
ably and the other looked like it had
been telescoped in railway accident
and landed several inches above dis
ankle sunset patches adorned the pan
falcons, and otherwise they presented
a queer spectacle. One large toe was
squeezed through a hole in the left
shoe; his feet spread out on the floor
like ham sandwiches.
The young lady wore a small straw
hat on the top Of her cranium, on
which bloomed patch of artificial
flowers. She wore bangs. But the
kind! Gracious! gracious! they were
the queerest specimen ever seen. Vel
low in color, straight as shingie and
of different lengths, they fell over her
forehead like driftwood in a slow tide.
A red collar, with a green ribbon, was
wrapped around her neck. The dress
was Mother Hubbard, with Xxx
flour patch on the hustle: it struck her
brogan shoe-tops and Topped careless
ly in the wind. He was eating crack
ers from one hand; In the other was
a long link of healthy looking bo-
Iona sausage, which ne and his girl
would ravenously gnaw. She was
engaged nibbling hunk of squashy-
looking cheese. Every now and then
she would take bite, then he, and
thus they went along in perfect con-
tentment, so far as the world was con-
cerned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-18
Boarding Laborers.
Cultivator.

I have had twelve years experience
with hired men boarding themselves
During that time we have boarded one
or two In the house, until last summer,
when only boarded a boy about three
months. I kept two men who board
ed themselves; the others I hired by
the job or day. If you have one Or two
good trusty men living in tenant-hous-
es close by, it is certainly great inn
provement over the old method of
boarding, and it does not cost much
either. ussd to think that we could
not get along without at least one man
in the house but [ tell you it is quite
relief to be independent of boarders
part of the time, SO that you can go
when and where you have a mind to
wife, family and all.
There is great difference IN hired
men. Some are so agr eeable and &C
combating that one does not mind
having them in the family; they are
very handy, too, sometimes about
getting up and putting out the team,
running errands, etc. It is to be re-
GREETED, however that there are SO few
of this kind. Most of them in this
vicinity want to be away from three
to six nights during the week, and are
apt to be dissatisfied about Sunday
''chores." I am pleased to say that I
had one man who boarded IN the
failed dong "chores" on Sunday but
once, when he was sick.
The man who is married is more
apt to be steady and contented than q
single man. If you get a good man,
keep him as long as possible. He gets
used to your ways, and you to his.
Of course the man who boards him
self must have garden, wood, etc. 1t
is better to furnish him with house
and garden than have him live away
from the farm. [ hired a German
last spring (have had Yankees before)
gave him 1856 per year. He has a
house, half an acre of land, and team
to pillow and tend the same; wood, and
a team and time to draw 1t; also keep
for his COW, [ am well pleased with
him so far; have hired him another
year on same terms. He is always
on hand whether or any hands that
[ may have am Or not. II [ happen
tie be away from home at night, the
"chores" are done just as well as
though I were here. II / am out
nights and get up late in the morning,
I know the ''chores" are done all
right. I have had considerable ex-
perience with tenants who did not
help do s'chores"-have concluded to
abolish that kind of help. All the
hands should help about these jobs,
unless you have hand especially for
that purpose, who can leave or go to
the field independent of the others.
There is one trouble about men
with fam1lies-you are almost obliged
to keep them through the winter,
whether you want them or not; with
single men it does not make so much
difference. I think one or more tene-
ment houses would be preferable and
cheaper than to have one tenant-house
and hire your hands boarded.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-18
The manning twelve acres should

The remaining twelve acres l should
use as follows: Four acres fer clover,
four acres for soiling crops and the
remaining four acres for corn and
potatoes. Ga so small place wheat
and oats do not pay, as Mr.. Leonard
has already shown. The twelve acres
should be rotated with clover, roots,
corn, and anything that will do for
feed.
On the place four cows (and they
must be good ones, not necessarily of
long pedigrees, but of individual me,-
it) csn be kept for the first two or
three years; after that more can DE
added. The manure from the four
COWS, one horse and 100 hens will 60
far toward enriching the land. Apply
the hen manure, well saved, to the
hill, as the best results are obtained
in this way; utilize every corner with
something that will either sell, make
fodder for the cows Or food for the
hens, and my word for it the young
man with the sixteen acres will have
profitable business enough at home,
with ''his little farm well titled and
his little wife well willed," he will be
as contented as those who roam their
hundred acres over.
One other thing I will mention and
that is this: Put in patch of early
potatoes. I found that nearly every
season half an acre Or more of extra
early potatoes are as profitable as any
patch of ground on the place. Study
the wants Of your nearest village and
town, and supply the people with the
choicest and earliest fruits and vege-
tables
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-18
FARM AND HOME.
AN OLD X EY
CHAMBERS JOURNAL,

Last night found an old forgotten key
Deep In an unused drawer; and quick tears fell
AS in nv hand took 1t tenderly-
For ali! knew the story it would tell
OF a familiar door, a vanished hand,''
A cherry click by eager children heard
ssPapa is homer'-Ah, little loyal bandl
How oft your hearts grew sick with hope de-
ferred.
In the time after for Papa went forth
And came not back. Then dawned some dark.
some days;
The cottage home was sold; and we came north
To gray city street, to dowerless ways.
On the bright steel great spots of rust had grown
cit would not turn easily as Them
I thought) land 'Rosebank' is no more my own
have no claim to enter it again.
Maybe its door has now different lock-
And oh, if even could venture there,
What should find? my misery to mock
Ghosts of the dead--strangers' careless stare.
took the key and laid it out of sight;
''Since thou canst no more ope the door for me
OF that dear home, thou needst not see the llg NJ
For only doors of tears are oped for thee"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-18
GLEANINGS.

There are now only 473 Indians OF
the Penobscot tribe.
There are 250,O00 creoIes in Louis
lana, principally residents of New
Orleans.
A seal weighing one hundred
pounds was caught last week off the
New Jersey coast.
There are 553 Chinese books on Be-
havior, 661 of which relate especially
to dinner etiquette.
Riverside, Cal, will send the Chi
cago citrus fair several full sized trees
covered with growing oranges.
The University of Southern CaIifor-
MIA has received requests of land and
money to the value of 100000.
Last year 95, 600 arrests were made
by New York city police, %, 900 of
the offenders being Americans.
A Pennsylvania geologist declares
that the oil fields of that state have
passed their meridian, and that the
supply of natural gas is limited.
One of the Maine lyceums recently
wrestled with the question whether a
sardlne factory Or two hundred board
ers would be of most benefit to the
town.
It isn't such an easy matter, it
seems, to get up cartoons for comic
papers. One journal is offering a
prize of 800 for new and entertain
ing Idea ia that line.
Another effort is being made to
have the street cars off Toronto run on
Sundays. It will probably end in
failure. as the public sentiment
against it is very strong.
One of the cute things in the wage
system is that when a corporation cuts
down wages 10 per cent, and then
raises wages 10 per cent, it has really
maae cut down of per cent.
The late freshet in the Delaware
river completely washed away TWEEN
ty-ive acres of D uck island which
has been famous for many years for
the excellent quality of tobacco grown
on it.
There are in Philadelphia eight fe-
male physicians who have an annual
practice of about 5000 each. There
are twelve whose incomes average
above $4,000 each, and there are
twenty-five who earn over S., 900 a
wear each
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-18

a teaspooLful Of yeast powder, tea
spoonful of favoring extract, and q
Gull of milk. Sift the yeast powder
with the -four, and see that they are
perfectly incorporated. Cream the
butter, ard then beat the sugar into
1t until very smooth and light.
Beat the eggs separately, and add the
butter, sugar and -four to them gradu-
ally until the batter is perfectly
smooth and free from Jumps Lastly,
thin with the milk, and add the kind
of havorlng extract you prefer. Put
IN a pudding mold Or small basin,
and tie cloth tightly over it. Steam
over pot Of hot water fer two hours,
and keep closely covered all the while
the process lasts. Serve with wine or
snowflake sauce.
PARKER HOUSE ROLLS
One cup each of warm new milk
and yeast; two tablespoonfuls each of
sugar and melted lard, one quart Of
flour, Or enough to mold frm; let it
rise till light, then mold, roll about
one-half inch thick, cut with biscuit
cutter, butter the tops, fold up, let If
rise till light, and bake in quick
oven.
POTATO CROQUETTES.
Season mashed potatoes with pep
per and salt, beat to cream with a
tablespoonful of melted butter to
every cup OF potatoes, add a couple of
beaten eggs, roll into small balls, dip
IN beaten egg, then in bread crumbs,
and try in hot fat.
CALF s-FoOT JELLY.
Put four clean Calls feet into a gal
lon of cold water; boil till reduced
one-half. then strain and allow to
stand over night. Take off all the
fat IN the morning and remove the
sediment. Put the clear part over the
fire, with three sliced lemons, two
cups of sugar, blade of mace, stick
OF cinnamon, and the beaten whites
of three eggs. Boil fifteen minutes,
and strain through a jelly bag. II
not clear, throw out the lemons and
spice, return the jelly bag, and strain
again into molds. This jelly is very
poUrishing, and is readily assimilated
by the most delicate stomachs.
A NOVEL WORK-BASKET.
One description of work basket
here I finish. Take an old hat, or a
cheap new one if you prefer it, put
two bands Of fancy ribbon round the
crown, tied in bows. Of course your
hat sits on the crown, and inside the
rim you place bag which is made of
some bright stuff, and which is drawn
in at the top. This is a useful kind
of work basket because it keeps things
tidy. If your hat is old you can re,
new it by melting sealing wax in al
cohol and brushing it over. An old
black hat done this way with black
wax is great success, bat any color
will do, or you may bronze.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-18
HOW to Run a Small Farm.
Ohio Farmer.

IF the farm is at all tillable, I should
divide the sixteen acres into four sec
tions of four acres each; but it is not
necessary to fence it, except the four
acres where the house and barn stand.
This plat I should divide up IN the
following way. Two acres for house,
small lawn, kitchen, garden, barn
yard, etc. This is rather large,
think, and less would do if the house
and barn are in the right position
but call 1t two acres. Then one acre
for fruit black berries, raspberries.
currants and strawberries. One acre
for poultry; this acre should be set
to pear, ounce and peach trees. and
plum can be added if thought best !:
this affords good shade for the fowls :
[ find that the trees do much better
where the poultry run than those
where they do not. On this acre I
would have four poultry houses, with
yards for runs of one-fourth acre each
and should keep twenty-five in each
yard-one yard of each buff, white >r
partridge Cochins for sitters; one
yard of Plymouth Rocks Or Wyans
dots and two of Leghorns-the Co
ch1ns for sitters, the Plymouth Rock
for early broilers and the Leghorns
for eggs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-18
FARM NOTES .

Drains should have a fall of two in
ches per rod.
Horses and colts feed better from
low managers.
Plant potatoes late and avoid the old
bugs that winter over.
In Canada, seeds, plants and sam
Piles cost cents per pound postage
and in this country, 16 cents per
pound.
In sowing timothy with wheat and
other grains the best results are obtain
ed by having the ground dragged and
rolled first,
It is foolish to begin truck farming
remote from q market, where there
are bad roads, where it is very diff
cult to get manure, or command extra
help.
Good farming for term of years is
more apt to depend on the amount of
land seeded to clover, ard the guam
tity of seed sown, than on any other
factor.
It is good time now to begin max
ing the hot-beds for early plants.
Plenty of fresh horse manure should
be collected and kept in dry place,
1t should contain as little coarse litter
as possible.
Cobs are good for smoking meat, as
| they give it a good flavor. Keeping a
small fire a longer time is better than
quick smoking, as too much heat gives
the meat strong flavor and Injuries
its sweetness.
A hill of raspberry plants after be-
ing trimmed in the spring should
have only three or four canes, three
and a half feet high and nearly one
inch in diameter AT base, each cane
having a few side spurs about 10 in
ches long.
The best food for young pigs is some
thing which will not ferment, such
as dry, unground oats. The thorough
mastication needed wonderfully i'm
proves digestion. Little pigs will eat
a great deal of grass, and this is ma
lures own best medicine.
For the squash grub borer dissolve
two ounces of saltpeter in one and a
half gallons of water and use it fire.
quentLy around the stems and roots,
commencing soon after the plants are
up. Use at intervals of not longer than
or days.
It is claimed that the old-fashioned
pear trees raised from seedlings were
not only hardy, but they grew to a
large size and lived for many years.
They were also free from blight a dis
ease which developed when the system
of grating became common.
Strawberry plants should be set out
in early spring, Or in August, in each
case the obje being to derive the adj
vantages OF the early and late rains.
The plants should be set one foot apart
in rows three feet apart. They should
not be allowed to fruit or run the first
year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-18
An Artists Terms too High.
Lewiston (Me.) Journal.

The art class I'm Portland sketch
with charcoal from casts and living
models. They are not sufficiently ad-
vanced to do anything with the nude
yet. They pick up men and boys
with strong or peculiar faces and
women and girls of striking types.
They drape them in such costumes as
fancy may dictate or they may sketch
the heads, only.
DO your models like to stand all
the afternoon and be stared at?" I ask
ed the young lady drawing the legs
of the Dlscopolus.
so yes!-for so cents" she dryly
replied, looking up for moment.
She added: II made a proposition
to funny looking Irishman to come
In and be drawn on those terms the
other day. It's too dear, num- said
he. I kin get me tintype TUX for less
money"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-18
MISSING LINKS.

The University Press, of Oxford,
has facilities for printing in $50 Ian
guages and dialects.
Mrs. Relief Burt Bodman, Of Jeffer-
son county, New York, celebrated her
104th birthday recently. Althoue b
blind, she retains her mental faculties
to remarkable degree.
DR.. S NJ. Lands, formerly of Phil
adelphla, and at one time rival of
the Count Johannes for histrionic
honors and bad eggs, has settled
down IN Detroit as practicing physi-
clan.
Judging from the number of hunt
ing permits issued in Prussia last year
1t would seem that the Prussians are
great hunters. There were issued no
less than IS, 2O5, or 2S3 more tpan in
1884.
Witch-hazel has become an extern
slve article of export from the south
ern part of Vermont for medical ex-
tracts. A man can easily cut ton of
brush In a day. and ne gets So ton
for it.
Ii usually is 8 goose but this time 1t
is turkey gobbler that has been dug
out Of snow bank, where he had
been buried for thirtv-eight days.
This was in Bryant, Kan, and the
turkey is doing well.
An Indiana juror got tired the other
night while the jury was trying to
reach verdict In a Grant county
case, so he crawled out of window,
quietly went home, and was com
fortably In bed when the sheriff fouad
him.
When fair maid was wed by Col.
Cough, of the Hussars, in London,
the other day, his deep-voiced, hearty
81 will" made the bride jump SO
noticeably that every body smiled. He
was man of Mars who talked In tones
of thunder.
The gale lifted the top of a freight
car in New York Central 6 Hudson
River Railroad freight train, near
Tarrytown, the other day, and depos-
tied it on the telegraph wires by the
side Of the track. There it remained
suspended all the forenoon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-18
The Household.
ORANGE CAKE,

Two cups of sugar, one-half cup
butter, two eggs, one cup of milk, two
and half -four, two teaspoonfulls of
yeast powder. Cream and butter,
add sugar and beat WE'LL. add the
yolks of the eggs after they have been
well beaten stirring all we'll together
then add milk, then the flour, with
the yeast powder sifted in three times
and, lastly, the whites of the eggs
beaten to stiff froth. Bake in layers
an inch thick; flavor with grated
orange or lemon peal.
A JELLY FILLING FOR ORANGE CAKE
Grated rind and juice of one or two
oranges and one lemon; one cup of
water; one cup OF sugar; one table
spoonful of corn starch; boil and cool
before putting between the layers of
cake.
sTEwED MUTTON WITH RICE,
Trim most of the fat from the short
bones left after taking the best part of
| the neck of the mutton for outlets or
roasting. Place, without cutting
them up, in the stewpan with tea
cupfull of rice, or more rice should
there be more than two pounds of
meal. Season with pepper and salt,
and well -four them on both sides.
Fry plateful of sliced onions, slice a
carrot, turnip and a little celery
add them to the contents of the stew
pan, pour in enough brown stock,
cold, to just cover the whole, and let
it gently simmer by the side of the
fire until very tender; it will take
about an hour and half after coming
to boil. The rice will be found to
Lave absorbed all the gravy; this
should be placed first in she dish when
serving, then the meat, and the ap-
pearance is improved by adding a
little cut up carrot and turnip, separ-
ately stewed in little brown gravy,
by way of garnish, on the top.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-18
Queer Thieves.
cerned.
Detroit Free Press

Two or three funny cases of thew
ing have lately come to light" said a
detective yesterday, as he exhibited a
pendulum clock without any pendu-
lum to it. "For instance, this clock
was stolen out OF house on Hastings
street by woman living on Antoine
street for no other purpose than to get
the pendulum. The thief had a clock
minus the motive power, and she car
ried this home, put the pendulum on
her own clock, and then placed the
rest of the time piece On the sidewalk.
The rightful owner of the pendulum
now has it in his pocket and is at the
police court for a warrant.
"For instance, again, peddler's
wagon was left On Hide street a few
nights ago. During the night the
hind wheels were taken off and an
other and poorer pair were substituted
and it was not until they broke down
that the peddler discovered the cheat.
"But the funniest case of all hap
pened about two weeks ago. A color
ed woman living on Beaubien street
had very nice canary bird in hand
some cage. One day while she was
out someone came and exchanged
cages and birds. Feeling a bit con-
science stricken, the thief left a dol
lor in the bottom of the rlckety old
cage as bootmoney."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-18
Crazy Over Her Hair.
Yonkers Statesman,

"What lovely head Of hair your
wife hast" said visitor at the Grim,
sonbeak mansion while in converse
ton with Mr.. Q. the other evening. 81
suppose it was her hair that you first
fell in love with?"
son, yes; it even abstracts nae now,
sometimes"
ST shouldn't wonder"
"Why it was only yesterday that
I raved over it: It nearly set me
crazy"
How 500"
"Wny, I found some of it in the
mince pie,'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-18

The young women belonging to a
society connected with st. Peters
Church. in Oshkosh, Wis, have prom
ised not to dance round dances any
more.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-18
STEAM BATTER PUDDING

Half cup of butter, large cup of
sugar, four eggs, three cups of flour,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-10-18

Fsw Yosx, Oct ls-Flour market dun, but
steady; Zine, sI aoSl2 co suporfne, q i5df2 -
Common TO Good Extra Western, ~ t0f1S ~ ;
Good TO Choice Extra w,s stern. " s0Bl IS ;
CITY MIL Extras, o. eosss ~ Tor West Indies {;
Good TO Fancy Extra state ~ 9OisJ ~; Common
20 Fair Extra ohio, " to<55 10 - d,
wheat--No, ! Red state on Spot, slhe no. &
Red, state, sy2c No Red. Winter, NOV"
SIC Dec. s5ssc; jan, size. 80,
Corn-No. 2 Mixed, cash, iSsac NoNr '9Sc''
0ais2so. I white state. spot, Ssc; No. =
do, SiiSc /; No. Mixed Western. oct, HAAc -
Rye dull and nominal; western. SIS'
state sSfl5ac
Pork duh New Mess, sl0 ltssio ~
Lard-NOv.. - Os Dec. - u : IAN, " -
Moisssee steady with a fair iobbtng trade.
TurpentiuC quiet Al SIC.
Rosfn quiet strained TO good tl Gstl ~.
Petroleum quiet renned in barrels, t94c co
in cases, Skc.
Freights quiet grain to Liverpool, 81 80.
Butter - Market steady New western
Creamery, 226lsSkc Peun'a do, sSSssac.
Cheese dull Western Flat lon0llc.
State. 9ks4llAc.
Eggs fair; State, snB2lcI western. sU
20lSc.
sugar-marset dull; Refined Cutoaf. &C
granulated, 5 l3 Ice.
Tallow steady prime city, Gac.
Coffee quiet fair cargocs Al llssc.
Rice nominal; Carolina and Louisiana, com
mon TO fair, SSe4c Rangou n, tA1iSc.