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Little Falls transcript., 1886-01-22
Dlackberry and Raspberry, Canes.

Mr.. J. c. Plumb reminds readers of
The Western Farmer that last win
ter's experience warns us to protect
blackberry and raspberry canes: His
own practice is thus referred to:
'"This is about the last thing we
usually do, first taking up all super
f1uous plants, cutting back all we
would OF the truiting canes in spring,
and removing the old wood. This
leaves about one-half as much to
handle. Dig or plough away from the
row and loosen the plant at the roots,
so that the bend will come entirely on
the rope'}ike and pliable roots. Lay
all one way and cover only enough to
hold them down on the ground, and
follow with little mulch to shade the
plant after the ground is frozen. That,
magnificent berry, the Gregg blackcap,
last winter proved only halfhardy on
rich soil, and that also should be got
down under the snow line where prac-
ticable. The Cuthbert red will also do
much better with this treatment"
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MIN STA ATE JEWS. \ s.

IN
Alinnsssta National Guard Assooi stisn.
ID The first Annual convention 81 the Mime
sofa National Guard association was held
in st. Pani . few days ago. The governor
and staff most of the regimsntal officers,
present. Il. Il. s.s v >t=1 ss33s s&
NJ The secretary announced that owing to
the absenco OF the president and vice presi-
dent OF the association, the election Of q
temporary chairman would be in order.
On motion OF Capt. Bean, Capt. w. Blake.
~ was elected al temporary chairman. An
amendment offered by Lieut.. Tawney was
adopted providing Tor tho election OF dele.
gates to the annual convention. The con-
vention endorsed the effort to organize aud
maintain q national guard, as provided in
the bill now before congress. Minnesota's
representatives in congress were requested
Z to support the measure. Gov. Hubbard
made = brief address, in which he compli-
mented the state militia on its efficiency.
He said that he had no recomlnendationJo
make, and, with tho delegates as s,emblstl,
was heartily in favor Of any measure that
tended teimprove the state national guard.
The special committee reported roaolu-
tions favoring annual encampments at the
ment OF = COMMITTEES to secure the State
Fair ground Tor the next encampment. said
committee to report to the commander
in-chief On or before May l, 1885. ~ -
The members decided to hold their next
annual convention in st. Paul. The cleo
ton OF officers resulted as follows:
President, Capt. w. Blakeley OF st. Paul;
vice president, Lieut.. Col. G. w. Mead,
Mankato; secretary, Lieut.. J. A. Tawney,
WinonA; treasurer, w. Dawson, St. Paul.
The chair announced the following stand
ing committees: Committee on topics,
Lieut.. Col. Harrison, Capt. Trowbrilye
Rev. N. N. Gilbert, Lieut.. J. A. johnson
and Capt. O'Brien; committee on lesisla-
ton Lieut.. Col. Mead, Mai. Ives, Capt. T.
D. O'Brien. Capt. Bean and Capt. Markoe;
committee ON printing, Lieut.. Sonner,
Lieut.. Tawney and Lieut.. Skinner.
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The late cold snap was especially
severe at the south. The weather was
the coolest for years. In Virginia ten
degrees above zero was reported in
two or three places. Nothing like this
was experienced before in that region
since 1880. In Knoxville, Tenn, the
mercury touched two below, and in
Chattanooga five below. Montgomery,
Ala, reported five above and New
Orleans fifteen above. This was the.
coolest for the former place since 1873,
and for the latter place it was Ave
degrees colder than any previous
record. Savannah had its first snow
stormin six years, and III many other
places the severity OF the cold is with.
out recorded precedent. There was
good deal Of suffering for lack Of those
precautions. that are always taken in
northern climates where severe
weather is expected in its season. q
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A Sleeping Beauty Wakes.

The news has just req ached there from the
Dishner farm, some distance northeast of
Columbus, Nebraska, that Minnie Dishner,
Nebraskas sleeping beauty recovered con-
scionsness Jan. 3, the sixty seventh day OF
her sleep. The girl fell into the trance Oct.
6 last. Since then she has lain to all
appearance a lifeless being, with the ex-
ception OF respiration and pulsation.
When Miss Dishner awoke her mind was
apparently clear and unimpaired. Her
appetite and general feelings were good,
but her arms and legs were paralyzed. She
says that she was conscious during the
whole time OF her protracted trance; but,
although she exerted her utmost
powers to evince her consciousness,
she could not move single muscle.
She says shehad no physical pain until the
iortieth day Of her sleep, when an electric
battery was applied. Since then she has
suffered a thousand agonies OF body, and
at times it seemed as though her mind
would give way under the strain, and she
now complains OF terrible physical suffer-
ings in consequence Of the shock to her sys-
tenn. The doctor in attendance says, how
ever, that she will recover in a short time,
and will regain full use of her limbs. +,
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Personal Mention,

When Chauncey Depew was counsel for
the Vanderbilt railroads he got S35, 700 a
year.
= The friends OF Senator John F. Miller, OF
California, say he is very much improved
in health, and now feel strong hope for
his recovery.
A dispatch from Jackson, Miss, announ-
ces the death there Of Col. Ed Richardson, of
the firm of Richardson 4 May of that city,
president of the late Worlds exposition,
and one OF the largest cotton planters in
the world. :' g 4 II. {
Col. John Mosby, of guerrilla fame, has
arrived in San Francisco from Hong Kong,
where he has served some years as United
States consul, and has opened a law office
in San Francisco. Senator STANFORD gives
him railroad business. g., .,.sE! 80 sx-
= The marriage OF Miss Edith Foster,
daughter of Hon. John w. Foster of Indi.
ana, formerly minister to Spain. and Rev.
Allen NJ. Dulles, OF Detroit, Mich, secreta-
ry OF the Presbyterian board OF Publication,
took place at the New York Avenue Pres
byterian church, and was 4 brilliant affair.
Senator Sherman il going to Ohio to be
present on the occasion OF his reelection.
He has been receiving numbers oftelesrams
during the last few days, and his friends at
Columbus have done nothing of import
ance without consulting him over the wires.
/ As the situation is so critical he has de,
cided to 60 out and look after matters
himself.
Little Falls transcript., 1886-01-22

The, traffic in countefeit buttcr, not
only at home, but IN foreign lands,
has attained such q magnitude that
Sit seriously interferes with the sale OF
the genuine products Of the dairy.
The exports OF oleomargarine have
Increased rapidly since its introduc-
tion, 20 that where they only reached
sone-hal Of the exports Of the genuine
dairy product in 4 $50 they now
about double them. The annual Az.
.erage decrease III the exports Of but
8ter rbetween I $50 and 1885, was o..
51o. 706 pounds, while thosesof oleo-;
margarine have shown an annual aver
.sage 3 increase of q 6447, 900 pounds.
D sIns1 $50 the aagreat q value 81 the ex-
port ut butter and oleomargarine
q WIS 4 IS, ,O95, 27s. that az buttsr being
gy, q .ni oleo INA ma rxsri1,s $4,,s
,6s2 bit taken the
lpls.ce y IS olsornar arins "a 81 por ta-
ol & ~ Y m onld HAYS
!. @ : 4 q 'ont lt,, 600. 900 q
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Charles Randolph, ex-secretary Of
the Chicago Board of Trade, who has
given the subject of trichin@ careful
consideration, while speaking of the
recent poisoning in the Westerfeld
family, says: 1.-THE hogs in which the
disease is most prevalent are those
that have been kept in pens. Now,
rats are full Of trichin@, and as they
are eaten by hogs when kept in this
manner, great deal of the trouble,
if not all, comes from that source,
which goes to prove that western hogs
that have room to roam are more free
from them. There was but little heard
OF the disease twelve years ago in this
country, although it probati existed
before that, and people suffered while
ignorant OF the cause. !, j, sSS szsss.7
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Washington Gossip.

1t is understood the congressional COM
mittee will recommend the establishment of
q large plant at Pittsburg for the manu-
facture OF large steel guns.
The senate committee on public lands
has reported favorably to restore the un-
earned lands on the grant OF the Sioux City
& st. Paulroad in Iowa and there is a pros
pect OF its passage. =,
The government printing Office is now
running night and day on bill work. OF the
5, 900 bills introduced, 925 copies OF each
have to be printed, and it costs about
5000 day to doit.
The department OF state has received
official information from the United States
consul at Apia, Samoa, OF the seizure of
the Samoan Islands by the German govern
ment, as previously reported in news dis
patches.
Gen. Sheridan does not believe in the
scheme suggested by Congressman Laird OF
Nebraska to enlist I. regiment OF cowboys
to fight the Apaches. Hesays that cowboys
fight pretty well when they are drunk, but
does not think they would be of very
much service on long, tedious campaign,
in which discipline has to be maintained.
The remains, OF the late Delegate Ray
mond were taken to Rock Creek cemetery
and placed in a vault beside those OF his
vile. There were no funeral services, but
the remains were accompanied by large
number Of friends, among whom were War
rem Raymond, his son; A. A. Raymond, his
brother; Senator Sabin, W., K. Chase OF
New York, Mr.. Warner of Mississippi, Mr..
McCook and Mr.. Whitney were also pres
emit. The pail bearers were Senator Edger-
ton, Gov. Mellette. Judge Drake, Dr. War
rem OF Wisconsin, DR.. johnson of Washing
ton, and Mr.. Veltz Of Grand Forks.
g. w. Paisley, general land Inspector of
the district OF Wisconsin, Minnesota, Da-
kota and Montana, has made report on
the condition OF land interests in the Du-
luth land district which is OF Importance.
Commissioner Sparks in his annual repoct
recommended that the timber of Northern
Minnesota be held in q reservation for its
climatic efficacy. Mr.. Paisley urges thatit
be sold at public sale and that the home
stead and presumption laws be repealed in
that district. Congressman Strait has en-.
dorsed on Mr.: .Paisley's report his cordial
approval OF this recommends ton, and the
report and endorsement have been placed
on file. '
The committees on onprivileees and elections
OF the Ohio house OF representatives
recently reported the resolution to un.
seat the nine Democratic members from
Hamilton county. The resolution was
amended pro oviding for hearing to- be &C:
corded the unseated members. The resolu.
tion was adopted under the previous ques.
tion and theseats were then declared va.
can't amid the greatest confusion. and in
the midst OF a bowling mob. Each branch
OF the legislature voted separately on
United States senator. In the senate,
Hon. A. G. Thurman received 20 votes and
Hon. John Sherman II; Democratic major
ity, 8. In the house, Thurman received 41
votes and Sherman 81; Republican major.
ny, 26.
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The popularity Of savings banks in
Massachusetts is shown by recent
report OF the savings bank commits
sioners OF that state, which says that
III Institutions are in operation, as
against 16s last year. The number of
open accounts has increased from
S26,O08 to 848,7S7, the amount OF
deposits from 1862, 72O,147 to $274,-
99s, 412, and the number Of deposits
during the year from $50, ,824to $780,
OTIS. The deposits OF the year asgre-
gated $e0,24s, ,1so, while the with
drawals amounted to only $4s,172,-
172. While 12O,o4o accounts were
opened, only 50, ,371 were closed. ga
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Ninnesota Fireman's Convention,

The fourteenth annual meeting OF the
Minnesota State Fire asso citation assembled
at shakopee, q few days ago. The attend
ance was very large, there being ITS de L.
gates present, representing about fifty cities
and towns. The meeting was called
to order by President Julius A. Collier
OF that city. who made an address. Mayor
George F. Strait welcomed the delegation
and rendered them the freedom OF the city
The slaction OF officers resulted as follows:
President, Mr.. Woodwork oi Fergus
Falls; first vice president. Mr.. Mitchell OF
Albert Lea; second vice president, n. G.
Trenholm OF Alexandria; secretary, r. O.
Strong OF St. Paul.. treasurer, William NJ
Brackstt OF Minneapolis.
The next annual meeting will be held at
Faribault in January, 1887. The banquet
took place in the evening. Good cheer
and iraternal~ feeling Was visible every
where, and everybody seemed happy. The
affair closed with dance at the Reia
opera house, which was crowded with visi.
tors and the elite OF the city.
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The Boston chamber of commerce
has unanimously adopted a resolution
which endorses most emphaticalIy
President Cleveland's suggestion OF
reciprocity OF trade between the United
States and Canada. But, on the 9TH
er hand, the American Fishery Union
is circulating a memorial, protesting
against any action which looks to-
ward the renewal of free admission OF
provincial-caught fish to American
markets, and is getting numerous sig.
natures. s@a. @%
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An EnsflaSo Experiment.

Professor L. Wetherell stated at the
recent dairy conventioni in Morrisburd,
Ontario, that Mr.. Lawrence of Gro
ton, Mass, who makes fancy butter
for the Boston market for which he
gets seventy cents,a pound from per-
sons who buy to sell again, tried Civ
ing feed of what he considered nice
ensilage to his cows once a day, with
out the knowledge of the purchasers
OF his butter in the city: For the
first churning which he sent after the
usesof ensilage began, the purchaser
returned thirty-tive cents a pound,
with the inquiry: "What is the mat
ter with your butter?" Such exper-
fences, taken in connection with the
recent action of the Swiss Milk Con.
densing Company in rejecting wholly
milk from COWS whose rations include
ensilage, it must be confessed, tend to
unsettle the value of ensilagefor milch
cows.-Professor Il. B. Arnold.
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The old city OF Providence will cele-
brate it's two hundred and fiftiethbirth-
day on the 23d and Gath of June
1886. Two hundred and fifty years,
q quarter Of 81 millennium, is not so
long a life for q city that it's beginning
goes back to remote antiquity, as
compared with that ofhistorical cities
of the old world, but in this country
few cities are older. In the new north.
west, there are few cities, where some
OF the original founders and early set
tiers are not remaining to witness
their remarkable growth.
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A state OF the Union has the right
to prevent the armed assemblage OF
its citizens and their parading as mill
tary companies when not organized
as such under the laws of the state or
the United States. So held by the
Supreme Court OF the United States
in the case OF Presser vs.. The State
OF Illinois. TO deny this right, in the
opinion of the court, would be to de-
ny the right to disperse assemblages
organized for sedition and treason,
and the right to suppress armed mobs,
bent on riot and rapine.
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Casualty Record.

Three cars on the Utah 4 Northern were
thrown from the track near Butte. Mon,
and several passengers seriously injured,
among them H. G. Hommer of Garrison.
The flour warehouse OF. frederick G. Veh-
meyer, on Kinzie street, Chicago, tlok
fire recently and was almost entirely con.
sumed, with the contents. The loss will
reach $25O,OOO. l@~E.s=,
Never did fire in Montreal destroy so
much property in soshort time as did that
which burned B. & S.H. Thompson's hard
ware establishment, Fischel q Co.. Cigar
manufactory and the Montreal Vinegar
works. The flames destroyed $500, 600
worth Of property in three hours.
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Farm and Housed hold.
t For the Eye of tho Cook.

IlAPLANDER CAKES. -One pint Of
-four, 2 eggs well beaten, q tablespo oon-
iul of butter, a teaspoonful OF salt, o.
tablespoonful OF sugar. Pour into hot
pans. 5.3 5. f. .5. I. .s q.
JENNY L1NDs Two eggs, half cup.
of butter, q tablespo onful of sugar, 2
.teasp oonfnls OF baking powder, y cup
of milk, 8 l-2 cups OF -four. Bake in
gem pans. s 5... a n. Y. s..
a DELICATE cocoANUr LAYER CAKE.
: Is made by the following recipe:
One-half cup Of butter, two cups Of
sugar, one cup of milk, three and one.
half cups Of -four, three tea-spoonfuls
Of baking powder and the whites Of
eight eggs; bake III jelly-cake pans.
For the filling, one grated cocoanut.
three quarters Of q pound of sugar and
the whites Of three eggs. Beat the
whites of the eggs to stiff froth; then
beat in the sugar; put this between
the cakes, sprinkle a thick layer OF
cocoanut over each, cover the top and
sides with the cocoanut and icing.
PoTATo CH1Ps.-Select large pota-
toes, peel them, slice them ON q plate
or cabbage cutter, which may be pro-
cured at any house-furnishing store,
throw the slices into ice water or very
cold water, and let them soak while
to draw;ou the starch; then remove
to clean towel and absorb ali the
water from them with the towel,
throw them into 81 wire basket in hot
lard. keep the slices separate, and
when q edelicate yellow drain them
from the fat. Spread on brown paper,
to absorb the fat, sprinkle them light
Iy with salt and put in dish. They
may be eaten cold. or hot, and are
good for many days, as a. little while
in the oven will make them as good as
new In New York and Brooklyn
they have been sold by the barrel.
Corn BREAD-"lnt one pint of rich
butternilk stir one level teaspoonful
of soda, until it foams. Add the we'll
beaten yolks OF two eggs, then the
white Southern corn meal, until the
mixture has the proper consistency
TO this add two tablespoonful melted
lard and lastly the whites of eggs we'll
beaten. Use iron muffin molds we'll
creased and heated. This recipe is for
mullins, but batter cakes can be emade
in the same way, only make the bat
ter quite thin and take half as much
lard. The batter for mullins must be
soft enough to drop nicely into the
noulds, else the bread will not be
light"
Note.-We have always found it a
good plan when using soda with sour
milk or buttermilk to put it in the
very last thing, and Its foaming raises
and lightens the whole mass.
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| w. NJ robbins OF McCook, Mob, has writ
ten to Sheriff Richter OF ST.. Paul, offering
! 800 reward for the capture of his wiio On
| Chr istnas eve, 1885, Mrs. Leila Robbins
! eloped from home with Hiram c. Rider.
| Sh~ 10 twsnty-iour years old and pretty.
| Rider is aged about sixty. Mr.. Robbins, in
| describing his wiis's appearance, introduces
this laconic sentence Scar under eye
mule kick. ~ -, IL 4Fts@' - y ! &st!5
sherins Bichtsr Ramsey county and
| Bracket OF Hennepin have arranged to
have a convention 81 the state association
! OF sheriHs in St. Paul Fob 9 and Z.
The business and building record OF Still
water the past year, make q very satisfac-
| tory showing. The former foots up $40,
IT., SAG. The latter $3.50, ,9s5. Public i'm.
provements $25, ,712.
The father Of William Quinlan OF South
Minneapolis asks tho Hennepin county
! probate court to commit his son to the
insbriats asylum, but the Judge decides
that it can't be done under the law. + =
Nelson h Matthews, ,grocers ON First street,
Duluth, assigned to Netsham. Liabilities,
"a, 300; assets 53 200. They have been in
the grocery business for two years. Their
creditors ars principally in st. Paul, Chica-
go & Duluth. Yam. and Howea OF st. Paul
are among the creditors. #
AAHA 4HSUSCGOE I.hlOley JuakeS q report
on the condition OF affairs in the Duluth
land district. ss M
| Paul Strobel, Pole Of st. Cloud il dy
| ing Of trichinosis. =,
Harry Vernon, accused Of forgery, Is ar
rested at MoorheAd and taken to st.
Cloud. .
Peter by a train on the Sioux City division
OF the Omaha road. .55 5< ss 3 &
Mrs. knight OF GAINESVILLE has q 60 from
which one and 8 hall pounds of=butter are
produced daily, even in subzero weather
II. P. Breed, president Of the Dassel
Woolen Mill company, recently visited
Dassel and said that work on the new mill
will commence next summer, and that the
! machinery will be Of the most improved
kind WOODEN fannels and cloths forming
specialties. =5 .7sz Z.
The farmers OF Lawrence, Delaware and
! Elbow Lake townships, Grant county,
have organized and got in working order a
| farmers insurance company, by which they
| propose to protect their buildings and crops
from total losses from fire. hail and insur.
ance sharks. .ss ii
The total postal receipts at Albert Lea
! for the year 1885 amount to S.. 523.85,
against $5,349.42. an decrease Of $173, ,93.;
.For the thres months ending Dec. 81. !.
1885, the Milwaukee a st. Paul railroad for.
wart1ed from Lake City 1.O45. .2O5 pounds,
and received s, 81 500 pounds Of freight
Dr.. 3. IN. Gould has been pronounced
insane, and placed temporarily in the in.3
sane hospital.
& D. s. Cobb was killed by the cars at ST..
Paul. .s5
An association compoeed 81 Eeu Yurkers.
has been formed at st. Paul.
State Auditor 8raden thinks the passass
soi Senator Snooner's swamp land bill viii
greatly benefit N Minnesota
Keceirer Anne, at Fergus Falls, has re.
cctved his commission and entered upon
his duties.
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General News Notes.

g AT Minneapolis Woodside fails, to beat
the fifty-mile bicycle record.
Gov. Hill recommends that the state
lend New York city, money for public i'm
provements.
Gov. Swineiord of Alaska writes regu.
larly for the Detroit Free Press articles
descriptive OF Alasaka.
The failed leather firm Of Biselow & Co.
OF Boston have liabilities of $24O, 900.
Some OF the money was sunk in silver
mine. :s5 "a aF =ssse, -.
The net earnings OF the Northern Pacific
for the first six months of the fiscal year
aggregate So, 799, ,487, an increase of$439,-
92O.s ~. !, :
The lengthy trial of Dan Hole omb, SON
in-iaw Of the murdered old man Crouch, for
perjury at Hilsdale, Mich, terminated in a
verdict of not guilty. .5 ~.
Hon. H. c. Thurber sells SO, 900
acres on the Dead river to T. III. McGraw
4 Co... Of New York; consideration, $780,
600 cash. The land is estimated to have
zoe, ,O0O, 600 feet Of standing pine.
& In Salacoe, Ga., lives Col Hucherson. six
feet seven inches. high, and his thrss sons.
measuring respectively sir ieet seven and q
half inches, six feet six inches and ok feet
six inches, each weighing about 200 pounds.
England has accepted; i proposal from
Russia that the powers insist on disarma-
ment by Greece, Servia and Bulgaria. The
powers have summoned servia, Bulgaria
and Greece to disarn1, promising them that
Turkey viii follow the example. =.6*
6 The grand jury ut New Orleans has in
dicted the presidents Of the trades union,
OF the typographical union and Of tho
pressman ssuniOn Tor criminal libel in hav-s
inc carriffl in the trade mn ra he Of Nov Ok
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Little Falls Transcript.
Il. r .IUlL.IER Pubiish,,.
LITTLE FALLS, MINNESOTA
1 Il is stated that Keene, the actor,
who suffered q stroke Of paralysis at
Omaha, and was obliged TO to cancel
all his engagements, was in the habit
OF smoking from twelve to fifteen
black cigars each day. Il

James + Keene, formerly q great
speculator, in supplementary proceed
lngs the other day, denied that he mad
any property, but was compelled to
admit that his wife was rich from his
gifts ten years ago.
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Frost Proof Cellars.

Mr.. Henry Ives once advised read
ers to render cellars frost proof by the
simple expedient of filling all creyices
about doors and windows, and espe-
cially under the slfls, with mason's
common lime mortar, such as is used
for house walls. Jabez OF Zin acted
on the excellent suggestion, and re-
ports that he was surprised to find
how many small openings there were
through which cold air came i'll with a
chilling rush. These were perfectly
stopped, with the greatest care, and
he never performed half days back
aching labor which gave more salts
faction, his stored fruit and vegetables
remaining absolutely secure during ali
the severity OF the winter, without
any outside banking, or use Of kero-
sene lamps during coolest nights. 81.