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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-07-14
Sick Childran

When little ones are suffering pain
we find the application of hot fiatirons
wrapped in old pits of canton flannel
Tor even the stove plates) to their feet.
and the spots they complain of, will of.
ten relieve them as quickly as they are
found to be sweating.
We often make policies for pain in
the side or dysentary pains. ITO
teacupfnl of corn meal or bran add a
Tablespoonful of mustard and as
much lard as small hens egg. make
it with hot water into a smooth mush.
spread as thick as book back. We
prepare bag the size needed, one
side thick muslin. the other very thin.
or even double fly netting, put the mush
in, sew. shut the end and then spread
with broad bladed knife; have strip
of flannel Ito pin around baby or
young chilly to which we haste the
corners of our poultice to insure its
keeping smooth and close to the skim
Sometimes we add small handfu OF
hops if We have them.
If child suffers from cold feet get
two basins of water, one cold, the 9TH
er very warm, and put its feet first in
to the cold and then the hot every
minute changing them, and soon it can
keep them in the hot water with COM
fort; then rub them briskly with soft
towel; little liniment or alcohol will
be good.
Children should be taught to tell OF
aches and pains or slight sore threats,
that one can apply simple remedies in
time, and advise them as to diet We
often say to our boys Perhaps you
had better not eat any supper, or only
a very little bread and milk" and they
find it good prescription. Salt water
gargles in the first stage of sore throat,
with little turpentine or liniment on
the outside. may save serious sick
ness.
have told before of fat pork for ear
ache, but it will bear repeating. Cut a
good piece to stop up the opening, with
a pointed bit to go inside. and it will
relieve ordinary ear ache very soon.
Always keep a child warm and keep
out any breaking out; give remedies to
bring out whatever eruption is suspect
| ed.
We have had trouble with coughs
that lemon juice and sugar seemed te
relieve better than anything else.
For slight burns on baby's fingers s
bit of court plaster will give speedy re
lief; we always use it. Cuts should be
simply tied up tightly to hold the edges
together. and covered with court plas
tiers when done bleeding. Young moth
ers want to put on something to cure
but they err and retard the healing, as
any physician can tell them.
A sick child is more comfortable on {
large rocking chair or its bed than il
any persons lap, and can be attende'
to much more easily. Quiet tones o
encouragement and steady hands 60 ia
with any sick person, and child i
especially sensitive to outside infiu
ences. The mother who cannot contro
herself is seldom fit to attend upon he
sick folks, and if she governs them il
health she will reap her reward whel
they obey her in s ckness. Household
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-07-14
Burdette on Womankind.

Why am I woman suffragist? Be-
cause I am. Because woman has
more good. hard. common sense than
a man. Becaue she won't give dol
lar and a half for an article that she
knows very well she can get for seven
ty-fve cents. Because she does not
stalk loftily away from the counter
without her change if the robber be-
hind it is little reluctant about count
ing it out. Because she is too inde-
pendent to pay the landlard two dollars
and a quarter for her dinner. and
then pay the head-waiter one dollar
to send her waiter who will bring it
to her for fifty cents. Because she will
hold her money tightly in her own
good little right hand for two hours
until she first gets a receipt for it from
the fellow who made her husband pay
the same bill three times last year.
Not any Just give you credit for it"
for her. Because one day Pullman
porter compla ned to me mo money
on this trip: too manv women aboard.
Don't ever get nothin' out of a woman
'ceptin' just her regular fare" | had
just paid him twenty-five cents for
backing one of my boots and losing
the other; and when he said that when
saw for myself the heroic firmness OF
those women. travelling alone. paying
the r fare aud rcfns ny to pay he sal
ar es of the rmpin of 4 wealthy cor
poration. | said: These women have
Il right to vote TO vote? BY all
that is brave aud self-roliant and sens :
BILE. they have ght to run the gov
ernmentr' -Neu York Star.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-07-14
Farm Notes.

See that the poultry have fresh
water.
Asparagus may be easily grown from
seed.
Kill weeds now by preventing their
growing
Flowing wet land should be carefully
avoided.
American potatoes only should be
used for seed.
See that the children have q garden
of their own.
Only the best butter should be mar
keted by farmers.
Help who abuse farm animals should
not be tolerated.
Wood ashes judiciously used is an
excellent fertilizer.
Teach your animals to be docile by
treating humanely.
One of the most important tools on a
farm is good harrow.
A garden to be profitable must be
MADE as carry as pOSSlDle.
The number of the kinds of sheep in
the world is given as fifty-two.
Use care in changing stock from hay
and other dry food to grass.
Thorough work pays better than
haste, even if the season is late.
The clover seed in order to be m ost
successful should be sown early.
If fine setting of eggs fails, do
not be too quick to blame the seller.
The farmer who works with his
head saves half the work of his hands.
Frequent regular feeding and n
variety of food is profitable with
fowls.
Those who did their blowing and
fertilizing last fall find the advantage
now.
The question is not how large g
farm do you own, but how good one
it is.
In the Matching season special care
should be taken to clear the crops oil
lice.
w God ashes are excellent to scatter
around blackberry and raspbcrr,
canes.
Determine to make good butter ant
milk or else 60 out of the business al
together.
Weedy fields should be plowed will
narrow burrows in order to cut al
roots.
The farmer should superintend his
own farm, not as tyrant, but as ;
| director.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-07-14
An trnsuppiied Demand

A well-known society lady bewaila
the fact that men are no longer to be
found in society. and that their places
are supplied by that hnsexed monde.
script-the dude.
An eminent New York clergyman IL
out in an article complaining that men
do not attend church, three-fourths OF
every congregation being feminine.
Soon the annual wall will 90 up
from seaside and mountain resort that
no men frequent those places.
Everywhere the complaint is the
same, no men in society. no men in
the church. no men in the resorts oil
fashion and pleasure. 1t looks somes
times as if the race were becoming ex.
tinct like the mastodon or the
icthyosaurus Man at the seaside and
mountain hotels, if the experience oil
the last few years continues. Will be-
come as fabulous as the unicorn or the
centaur, a mere Pigment of poetry and
| tradition.
But vet we doubt not men are just as
numerous as ever, but, to use a little
paraphrase of Shakespeare. are some
what scanter of their masculine pres
ence. Men do not 60 into society be
cause they do not find what they want
there. Men with purpose in life have
no time for the empty nothings will
which the attention of society is en-
gagged! After man has founC
his wife what rational object cal
he have in balls and parties
receptions, and the likep How
hollow is the emptiness of tho whole
matter compared with the sunny cheer
fulness of his own home. There is nj
food for his brain, no health for hi
soul; no inspiration for his heart in thu
whole round of endless formality. o
course a man must be social in thu
presence of his own intellectual com
panions, his own social comrades. ant
these are more frequently found out
side the domain of what is denoIlinat
ed society.
The nom attendance of men at churcl
has been so frequently attributed b.
the feminine judgment to natural de
pravity and wickedness that it woul
be presumptuous to offer any other rea
son.
But taking it altogether. the search
ty of men is one OF the crying problem
of modern society. The supply doe
not equal the demand. - Yankee Blade
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-07-14
Household Hin Is.

kich cake will not crumble if cut
with knife dipped in hot water.
If sassafras bark is sprinkled among
dried fruit it will keep out the worms.
The juice of two oranges added to
pitcher of lemonade greatly improves
it.
Starch is much cheaper BY the box.
Vegetables are best stored in room
by themselves.
Clothespins boiled few minutes and
quickly dried once or twice a month
become more durable.
teaspeonful Of amouia to tea:
cup of water applied with rag will
clean silver or gold jewelry.
Unslacked lime is excellent for clean
ing small articles in steel. such as
jewelry, buckles and the like.
Milk in boiling always forms pc
culiar acid, so pinch of soda should
be added when beginning to cook.
Mixed milk is injurious to the
Weld of butter, says the Poughman.
This is we'll known TO wilkmen and
buttermakers.
Alum and plaster of paris mixed
with water and used in liquid state
form hard composition and a useful
cement.
Broiled ham-Cut the ham quite
thin; have clear fire and broil as il
it were beefsteak. 1t is much better
than fried ham.
TO clean black silk, sponge on boil
sides with weak amonia water, then
roll up on a roller and leave until
thoroughly dry. Will come out very
nicely and repay the trouble.
Dry buck wheat flour. if repeatedly
applied, will entirely remove the wors
greese spots on carpets or any othel
wool cloth. and will answer as well a.
French chalk for greese spots on silk
Broiled codfish-Freshen square
pieces of salt Goldfish in cold water ovel
night. In the morning broil on a wir'
broiler exactly as if it were beefsteak
When done butter it and serve on no
dish.
Tripe in batter-Beat one egg witt
one tablespoonful Of flour and a it'll
salt. Fry one slice of good salt porl
and then dip pieces of honey com
tripe in the batter and fry. taking car
to have the fat very hot
Mufins-One egg, one-third cup o
sugar, one teaspoonful of butter. tw'
teaspoonfuls of cream tartar and on
of soda. one cup of milk. one AM
three.fourths cups of flour. Bake il
small tins or an iron gem pan.
Baked eggs-butter a pie plate thor
oughly and break the eggs carefully
Sprinkle a little salt and pepper OF
each and add a few bits of butter
Bake quickly and remove from TIL
oven as soon as the white is cooked
Serve in the baking dish.
A plain omelet-Two eggs. fou
tablespoonfuls of butter. Beat til
yolks till creamy add the milk an
salt, and then the whites beaten to
stiff froth. Melt the butter in sma
smooth frying pan and pour in til
mixture which should begin TO bubbl
at once. Cook three or four minutes
and keep it from burning by slipping
knife under it now and then. Whe
the top begins 10 SET, fold it over an
serve at once in q small hot platter.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-07-14

fuel In 1t; o rickety old chair with one
broken rocker; were the principal furniture.
In this chair little girl, whose psaehed
white face showed painfully the effects o.
close air and semi-starvatiou, sat in 1t rosk.
ing as far as the broken rocker would
allow, and grooming dismat little ditty m
time 10 her fast-falling tears. !
A baby lay back in her arms, o golden
haired little creature with great blue eyes,
which under happier circumstances rssA
cir, warmth and proper food-woald have
been beautiful; but now, its pinched fsoS
staring eyes, and wan, deathly look, were
enough to melt q heart Of stone to pity.
The child moaned on in its pitiful wall for
"mamma, mamma" and the little girl SANG
on amid her tears, while the otherwise
deathly quiet Of the room was broken oy az
occasional footstep stumbling up or down.
the long dark staircase without, varied By
sounds Of quarreling children in the other
rooms, sounds of blows and screams OF
pain, for the nl-smening tenement house
was swarming with occupants u all ages
and all degrees Of misery.
Once q drunken man stumbled along tne
narrow passage, swearing and cursing,
and weeping little Jane clasped the wsaiins
baby closer to her beating heart, but she
had taken the precaution to turn the key
in the rusty lock, and after trying the doom
and giving it a kick, the man stunned on 70
his own wretched room.
Meantime the mother rubbed away on 9
washing she was doing in wealthy home
on Beacon street, with heart as heavy as
lead, while tho tears stole down her cheeks
and mingled with the toam Of the suds.
She had stayed at home for two whole
days already, days that meant little short
of starvation for the little family; but the
babe was SO sick she could not resist its
pitiful pleadings for her care.
Today, however, her work was IN place
| where she well knew q failure to appear
would cause the certain loss Of future work,
and she tore herself away from the baby,
though it strained her very heart-strings To
| do 90.
Mrs. Chauncey had no intention Of being
| q hard woman, and would have been sur
[ prised had any one venturcd to tell her she
| was SO, but she was certainly unsympa'
Shetic. The sorrows Of the poor were moth
| ing to her, and in her employment OF them
If sone failed in any particular, she dis
| charged them and filled the vacant place
with another as unconcernedly as she
would supply missing cog in any OF hel
| kitchen machinery.
There was sad history preceding this
chapter in the washerwoman's experience
She had once been o happy bride, giving
her heart and hand with the blind devotior
| with which woman bestows herself upoz
the man Of her choice; long vista OF happy
years stretched out before her in anticipa
ton, in which husband, home, and little
children were the central figures
True she knew that her husband coca
sionally accepted treat from his friends
Just ono glass once in while, but sht
Thought nothing of it. Compared with man,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-07-14
The Sheriffs without their
Teams.

10amS.
The first was little Aroostook man
and one day he went with warrant to
arrest a certain farmer in Maine. He
found him in the field and made known
his errand. "All right" said the farm
er, big hurley fellow. Pm ready. !"
and with that he lay down at full length
on the ground. But you don't expect
me to carry youP" asked the sheriff.
Certainly; you must take my body,
you know" "Will you wait till l get
a teamp' Can't says" and the upsho
was that the sheriff went back without
his prisoner. The other sheriff was a
Franklin county man, likewise small.
but plucky. He was sent to arrest a
notorious offender, two hundred
FOUNDER. and found him on the hill
side. Grinning at tho officer. he lay
back on the grass. saying: If you
get me. you'll have to take me. !"
Quick as wink the sheriff grabbed the
fellow by his feet and started down the
hill with him as fast as he could go;
and the humping the big man got soon
shook all the fun out of him, and he
begged to be allowed 10 walk quietly
by the side of the sheriff
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-07-14
uungarian Grass.

AS an illustration of what can be
done with Hungarian grass, cores
pondent of the New England Farmer
gives the details of the sowing, har-
vesting, etc.. of field of Hungarian
grown the last season on the farm of
Way & Thompson. Rockingham. Vt.
The fall previous to sowing piece of
four acres of normal fertility was bro
ken up. with the intention of putting
IN hoed crop the following spring.
But owing to delay in the springs
work, it remained untouched till the
last of June, at which time the grass
had grown TO considerable height be-
tween the burrows. and the burrows
themselves were beginning to cover
with grass and weeds.--A disc harrow
which, by the way, is valuable &C.
auisit for any farmer-was put on
and the piece gone over twice, half
tapping each time, thus effecting a
deep and thorough pulverization. The
seed was then sown at the rate of
about a bushel per acre, and narrowed
in with smoothing harrow. lmmedi-
atcly after this about l. 100 pounds of
phosphate was applied to the whole
piece. The growth was vigorous and
uniform. The heritage was fine and
stocky. Harvesting was commenced
the 18th of August For several weeks
prev Gus to this there had been several
showers, accompanied by wind; after
each. the grass lay almost as fiat as
though roller had passed over it. but
each time it Strengthened up fully, and
when cut stood as we'll as any grass,
Notwithstanding that the piece was
situated on a side hill. and the heads
were large and well-seeded. Although
some claim it is hard to cure. no great
dfficulty was experienced in getting it
ready for the now The yield was
heavy and would average two and a
half tons per acre. On feeding this
winter, it is found that most cattle
prefer it to herdsgrass or clover. For
milch COWS it is excellent. and is also
good for working teams. whether
oxen or horses. Some teamsters at
tribute its superiority over other hay to
the large number of seeds contained in
the head, which, when the grass is cut
in the blow, contain much nutriment.
The farther north 1t is raised. the
earlier it must be sown. Farmers
would do we'll to cut off the grass early
from some of their lightest fields and
plow them up and SOW with Hungarian,
using phosphate or light coat of fine
manure for fertilizer. OF course on
stout, we'll rooted field of English
grass, as the latter does not require to
be sown each year to insure crop as
is the case with Hungarian. On farms
whele the grass is light and hay has to
he bought to winter the stock it wonld
be better to devote the money paid out
for such hay and time drawing it home
to raising Hungarian. although the
time must be taken out of the summer {
work. Hay raised on the farm and
carted into the barn in summer is bet
Ter than hay bought and drawn home
through the snow of winter.
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Boy and Girl, Man and Woman

kiss me, Will !' sang NJ arguerite
TO pretty little tune,
Holding up her dainty lips,
Sweet as roses born in June.
VIII was ten years old that day,
And he pulled her golden curls
Teasngly and answer made:
"pm too old dou't kiss girls"
Ten years pass, and Margu critic
Smiles as VIII kneels at her feet,
Gazing fondly in her eyes,
Praying: "Won you kiss me, sweet"
Rite is seventeen to-day;
With her birthday ring she toys
For moment, then replies:
"Pm too old don't kiss boysln
-BoSton Traveller.
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FARM AND HOME.
SCANNING Va. boiling.

Whatever can be boiled can be
steamed, and when the process is COM
pleted and the food dished. instead of
having pot or saucepan to wash out
ALWAYS a distasteful task, or pudding
cloth to rinse or cleanse, there is only
the clean. damp strainer 10 pc wiped
dry. and the eastern Dish to be washed
in which the food was cooked; an enor-
nous saving of trouble. rs any one will
testify who has tried both methods.
Steamers may be purchased of all
styles and prices, from elaborate ones
in tiers, forming seperate apartments
IN which different viands can be steam
cd at the same time, down to tiny ones
10 fit on the top of the teakettle. A
useful size is plain, round one about
twelve inches high. to fit over an or
binary iron pot. The cover must be
very tight to retain the steam. Things
that are steamed cannot burn, and
once safely over pot of boiling water,
the hurried housekeeper may dismiss
them from her mind. There is only
one point 10 be remembered, the water
must never cease boiling for single
instant and therefore the fire
must not be permitted to get low.
A longer time should be allowed for
steamtng than for boiling.
A pair of tough fowls can be rend-
cred as tender as chickens by being
judiciously steamed. 1t will take two
hours and half to three hours
TO accomplish 1t if they are veter-
ans. They can be tested by plunging
u fork in the heart and thighs. They
should be filled with stuffing of bread,
crumbs, butter. pepper, salt and nut
meg, or lemon juice. if desired, dressed
as if for roasting, with wings and legs
bound tightly TO the body and
then laid in an earthen dish in the
steamer. The drippings are very val
liable for chicken soup, which should
be made the next day from the bones
and scraps remaining. With the addi-
ton of tomatoes, artichokes, or what
ever vegetables can be procured, and a
slight thickening of cornstarch, it
makes welcome addition to the fam
lily dinner. If the supply of-vegetables
is insufficient, pint Of milk is a great
improvement and a well-beaten egg
stirred in gives it body.
Fish is much more easily steamed
than boiled; it is not as liable to be
broken. Oysters are delicious cook
cd this way. They are drained. laid
on plate and steamed for about ten
minutes. according to the size, until
they look plump and white. The liquor
can be heated, an equal quantity OF
cream added to half pint thickened
with teaspoonful of cornstarch and
poured around them, or they can be
served dry on squares of buttered
| toast.
Stale bread or biscuit can by steaming
he rendered as nice as when fresh. Cut
the bread in slices. and stand them in
the steamer leaning against bowl in
the middle, so the steam will reach
every part of the slices. Let them re-
main for five or six minutes, remove
cover, turning it up quickly SO the con
dcnsed steam on it will not drop or
the bread, butter each slice as it is re
moved, pile lightly on a hot dish.
Split the biscuit, observe the same pre-.
cautions in steaming. and serve in the
same Christian Union
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-07-14
systematic Farming.

Much of the success in farming as
elsewhere IS attained by systematic
work. Every moment must count in
our short seasons in order TO have
them successful. Each days work
thought out in two ways, what to do
the day should BIO pleasant and if il
,iculd prove stormy aud then make
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Drawing on Glass,

To write or draw on glass, it is necessary
to impart to the surface q certain degree Of
roughness. This may be done by grinding;
or etching, but much more easily by apply,
ing some appropriate varnish. A good matt
Sarnish 10 made BY dissolving in two ounces
Of ether 90 grms. Of sandarac and 20 grms..
rnastic, and adding benzol, u OF to Ia or
according to the fneness of the matt rel
CURED. The varnish is applied TO the cold
plate after it has set. The glass may bs
heated to insure firm and even grain. To
render the glass again transparent, after,
writing upon it, apply with brush solu';
ton of sugar or gum acacia. 1
Still, better IS surface for writing on
drawing Is varnish of sugar. Dissolve
equal parts Of white and brown sugar I'M
kvater to thin strip, add alcohol, and APP
ply to hot glass plates. The film dries very
rapidly, and furnishes surface on which
It is perfectly easy to write with pen or
tenoii. Tne best ink to use Is India ink,
with sugar edded. The drawing can be
made permanent by vanishing with Lao
Az m "a tic varuish --t
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rroeress OF Forty z ears.

Forty years ago there was not north Of
the Arkansas river 900 American citi'
xens in all the vast area between the Mis-.
,ouri and the Pacific ocean. Now there are
not less than u, 900 600, or nearly one -afth
~ our entire population. There are forty
large cities within this area, Is, 00o miles
of railroad, and at loast one-third OF the
aph lines of the United States.
When Spontini, the composer. was AZ
Berlin, Prussia, he appeared in thu ihsa-
ter with his lapel csvc1ee with ds2oss.
tioas. Oae of the musicians whspereN to
his neigLboe: "Nezart nsye:l ha so
many.n -Spontini, having ove b a this
rema, k, turned to tbs s. saScf = !. sa.di
sNcxart was not in need o. sal."