Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-02-19
PARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

may be saved by the use Of artificial
brooders. Incubators are used by ex-
perts with success, but farmers and or
binary poultry keepers are rarely sue
cessful with these machines. Brooders,
however. may be used by any person,
even a boy or girl, who will simply see
that the heat is not excessive, and when
the chicks open their mouths, give them
fresh air. Eighty degrees is quite
enough warmth for newly Matched
chicks, which are taken out Of the nest
as they come out, and are placed in the
brooder until all the brood Is out, when
they may be removed to warm, glazed
coop, with the hen. We have had young
chicks thus nursed until they were
strong, which ran about IN the snow in
February with great pleasure and COM
fort, and not one was lost out of lot Of
ninety, which were all Matched in JAN
nary. All that is required is to have
warm part of the buildings or an attic
room for the setting hens, and glazed
coops set IN sunny place out of doors
for the chicks when they come from
the brooder.- American Agricut,oist.
SPREADING MANURE IN THE WINTER
"Well-rotted manure" is supposed to
have some special superiority over fresh.
Upon investigation it is found that,
what is gained one way, is lost in an
other, and that actually some loss is in
Cured i'm the process Of fermentation,
and in exposure TO the weather. Further
il is found, that nothing is lost by
spreading the fresh manure upon the
land as it is made. The only difference
between fresh and well-rOtted manure
is, that the latter contains more soluble
and available plant-food which is desir-
able when immediate results are wished
for. But for top-dressing wheat or rye,
or as preparation for spring crops, and
to be plowed under, the manure may be
spread on the land now, more conven-
ieDtly than at any other time. The land
is not cut up by the wheels, and in
many cases sled can be used, with "a
great saving of labor in lifting the ma
nure.-American AgricuAwist.
GOLDEN ?UDDING.-One cup of gram
ulated sugar, one egg, one cup of sweet
milk, three tablespoonfuls of melted
butter. two and half cups of flour, two
teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Pour
in low square tin and bake twenty five
minutes. 1t should be served warm,
with sauce poured over it made as fol-
lows: Stir to a cream one tablespoonful
of butter and half cup of sugar; mois-
ten with little cold water, two table
spoonfuls of flour, and pour pint Of
boiling water over it to scald it, and
then stir in the butter and sugar; beat
the white Of one egg to stiff froth and
stir in the sauce just before sending it
TO the table; flavor with lemon.
ORANGE CAKE.-Two cups of pow
dered sugar, two cups -four, half cup
water, one teaspoonful cream of tartar,
half cup of saleratus, whites of four
eggs and yolks of five, the grated rind
and juice of one orange. Bake in three
tins as for jelly cake. Jeily.-The whites
of two eggs, juice and rind of one Or
ange, sugar enough to make stiff
frosting. Rub over the top layer
lightly with the white of an egg and
cover quite thickly with powdered
sugar.
OLD FASHIONED COOKIES. old fash
Toned caraway-seed cookies are made of
half pound of butter and half pound
of sugar, stirred together til. they are
light as cream, three eggs beaten very
light. one ouace of caraway seed mixed
with cup of flour; knead this in, and
then add as much flour as is needed to
make a rather stiff dougl; roll thin, cut
in fancy shapes, and bake in moderate
oven. While hot they may be dipped
i'm sugar.
TAPIoCA CREAM.-Let two tablespoon
fuls of tapioca soak all night in little
more than enough sweet milk to cover
it. In the morning heat one quart of
milk to the boiling point, beat the yell
lows of three eggs with half teacupful
of sugar and the tapioca. When well
mixed stir these into the boiling milk,
let it boil for minute or two, then re-
move from the fire. Flavor with lemon
or vanilla; put the beaten whites on
top.
RICE CRoQUErrEs.-One cup cold
boiled rice, teaspoOnful sugar, half AS
much salt, teaspoohful melted butter,
one egg beaten light, light crackers
rolled very fine, and little sweet milk,
mix all well together, then make into
oval cakes, and fry in butter until rich
yellow browL, serve hot.
doctor, can neither lay nor set.
What shall dor" IL think you had bet
ter roost," was the reply. Now if the
doctor had prescribed bottle of Saliva
ton Oil, for the poor fellows rheuma-
tism, it would have relieved his patient
at once. % cents.
Straw hats and linen busters will be
so very popular as heretofore; DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup, however, will be as pop
.nlar as ever at 20 cents.
At party one evening, Sully, the
painter, was speaking of belle who
was great favorite. "Ah," said Sully,
"sbe has a mouth like an elephant. :"
"Oh, Mr.. Sully, how can you be so
rudei" Rude, ladies, rude! What do