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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-24
THE HousEkEEPER.
Preserving and Canning.


Fruits for preserves should be care.
fully selected, using none that are inn
perfect, says the Farm, Field, and
Stockman. It is best to use fruit not
too ripe, and as soon after picking as
possible. 1t is not a wise plan to make
too large quantity at one time, as great
care should be taken to keep them from
burning or boiling over. If not sealed,
o pound of sugar should be used for
every pound of fruit; if sealed, much
less sugar may be used. In preparing
fruit for preserves, the more hastily it
is done, the better, as the natural flavor
is thus more readily saved. While de.
lay should be avoided in preparing and
cooking, preserves should boil slowly.
Always use porcelain kettle; however
this may be done by dissolving little
salt in lukewarm vinegar. The canning
of fruit has done away with the old
method of making preserves to some
extent, but There is certainly delicious
ness about preserves that is not found
in canned fruit.
CANNING IN GLAss.-There are sew
eral ways of preparing glass cans for
fruit. Among them these are some Of
the best: Wash the cans in warm water,
fill about half full with boiling water,
and let stand until wanted; pour out the
water and fill at once with boiling fruit,
or, wiring towel out of cold water,
double and wrap closely around and I'M
der the can, and put cold silver spoon
in the can and fill. When the can is
filled, if common sealing-wax cans are
used, wipe out the groove, carefully fit
the lid on, and seal Immediately. In
| using the self-sealing cans, great care
should be taken to have the rubber ring
allow an even edge all around, for if it
slips back at any point, air will be adj
mitted.
One-half of a pound of sugar to
pound of fruit, is good rule for canned
fruit. although many housekeepers use
but quarter of pound of sugar to
pound of fruit. When the fruit is
canned especially for pies, it is not
necessary to use sugar at the time of
canning, although some think it prefer
able; it is merely a matter of taste. The
fruit can be sweetened when the pies
are made. An excellent rule for can
ming the larger fruits, such as pears,
peaches, etc., is to place them in a
steamer over boiling water, and cover
tightly. Let them boil fifteen or twenty
minutes, or until you can pierce them
with a fork. Make syrup Of sugar of
the right consistency. AS the fruit is
steamed drop each piece into the syrup
for moment, then place in cans; when
the cans are about half full of fruit, fill
up with the syrup and seal.
The following table gives the time
required for cooking fruit, and the
quantity of sugar necessary; i
-. Quantity of
sugar for one
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-24
THE COOK.
Tested Recipes.

CAKE. - Nine eggs, their
ynt IN sugar, the weight Of five in
i'ou. and the juice and peel of lemon.
WATER CRACKERS One pound of
-four, one teaspoonful salt, one-half
ounce of soda, one tablespoonful of
lard made up with sweet milk; beat we'll,
roll thin and bake quickly.
LEMON SAUCE The juice of one
lemon, half cup of sugar; mix with
tablespoonful of -four, add pint of
boiling water, and boil five minutes.
Serve with nutmeg if desired.
BUTTER ScoNEs.-Dissolve one pound
of sugar in half pint cold water, mix
with one pound butter rubbed into three
pounds -four, one teaspoon dissolved
soda aud two eggs. Roll out into little
cakes and bake.
CHERRY TARrs. Line patty pans
with sugar; add teaspoonful of -four to
pint of cherries; fill the shells and
bake in quick oven; remove from the
oven, dust with powdered sugar.
BROWN BREAD.-Two cups of molas-
ses, two cups of buttermilk, two cups of
corn meal, one and one half cups of
white -four, three cups of brown -four,
two heaping teaspoonfuls of soda.
Cover up as alright as possible in
mold, and boil pretty hard for three
minutes.
GINGER SNAPs.-Three tablespoon
fuls of melted lard, three of boiling wa
ter, one teaspoonful each of salt, soda,
and ginger; put in pint cup, and fill
up with molasses, stir in -four to make
dough, roll and bake quickly. These
cakes will keep weeks, and improve
with age.
FISH sA1AD.-Boil any medium
sized, fresh fish. Take off the skin,
pick out the bones and mince. Add
pepper, salt, sugar, mustard, half a tea
cup of vinegar, and tablespoon of
melted butter; mix all in small baking
pan, and set in the stove fifteen min
utes; let cool, and serve with Worcester
shire sauce.
VANILLA BISCUIT. Mix one-q quarter
pound of butter with one-half pound
of sugar; add one half pound of -four
and two well-beaten eggs, one teaspoon
full of baking powder, one-quarter
pound of currants and several drops Of
vanilla essence; roll it out, then cut in
shapes and bake in Toured tin.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-24
Tile Draining.

1t is now SO generally admitted that it
pays to tile drain low and wet places, it
is needless to give reasons for this i'm
portant adjunct to farming. There are
some places where few rods of tile may
be used to greater advantage than others
and where the return for the outlay will
be more than the value of the land re-
claimed.
Supposing there is sink hole few
rods'in diameter or circumference even,
in large cultivated field. At seed time
it is too wet to SOW, ct harvest there is o
rank growth of grass or weeds. No in
come from it and the expense of driving
through or around it with the harvester
to cut nothing, or nothing of value.
If corn is the crop in the field, the
loss in time and horsefesh in going
round or through this hole, cultivating
nothing, is greater that the crop Of
small grain.
If this low place is near q ditch or
pond, or low land that you feel unable
to drain, how great q saving in time
could be made by using few rods of
tile.
Often there is an open ditch, natural
watercourse perhaps, winding its way
through cultivated fields. There are
many seasons in which water runs here
only in the spring. The whole sum-
mer's cultivating has to be broken into
short rows, taking as much time very
often to make the turns as to go the
whole length Of the rows. This is not
economical farming. The amount of
land wasted by winding ditch, except
in bayfield, or pasture, is the very
smallest loss occasioned.
In the summer while the ditch is dry,
or nearly so, would be good time to
put in tile. The expense will be much
less than in ordinary tile laying, forthe
digging is already done. Put down the
tile, pillow and scrape in the banks and
this fall pillow the whole field. 1t will
be pleasure, and next season the profit
will begin to come.-Farm, Field, and
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-24
HOME AND FARM.
Ts,ks With the Farmer, orchardist,
Stock Breeder, Poultersr, and
Housekeeper.
Hints on House Decorations, Kitchen
Economy, and the Preserya.
tfon OF Health.
THE FARM.
Ensilare Endorsed.

AInell8S0 EnUOrS00s
Some time ago the Kansas State Board
OF Agriculture appointed q committee to
investigate ensilage, and report the re-
suits OF the investigation. The conclu-
slons reached by the committee were as
follows:
l. That the time has arrived when the
more progressive and economic methods
OF conducting the dairy and beef pro-
duclng interests should command the
thoughtful consideration of Western
farmers.
2. That the method of preserving
green crops by means of silos, now COM
mon in the older States, is generally
commended as practical and profitable
by those having the largest experience
in the business.
3. That the ensilage, if intelligently
prepared, is q good, wholesome article
of food for cattle, and when fed as it
should be. in connection with dry feed,
will materially increase the product and
profit of the dairy, make the production
OF beef more remunerative, improve the
condition of the hogs, and enable the
farmer and stock growerto realize profits
not promised by the methods now COM
mon in the West.
4. That corn is the most profitable
crop Tor ensllage, and for this purpose
the seed should be drilled at from eight
to ten inches, in rows three and half
feet apart. Good cultivation is required,
and the crop should be cut just before
or about the time the ears begin to glaze.
5. That corn planted, cultivated, and
cut as above indicated will average not
less than twenty tons of ensilage pc,
acre; that in feeding value, three tons
of CORN opci1o no will onuol opo ton nj
made into ensilage, will equal about
seven of hay, that the feeding capacity
of given amount of land can be al
least doubled by the method proposed
and that without adding materially, if a,
all, to the cost per head of the animals
fod
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-24
THE AP1ARY.
::sss, swarmins and Feeding.
1t Is we'll known, the old adage:

1t Is we'll known, the old adage:
A swarm in May is worth load Of hay.
swarm in June is worth silver spoon.
swarm in July is not worth fly,
and this brings us to the question of
swarming. When there are plenty of
flowers, bees are active. In latitude
forty degrees and below there are plenty
of flowers, and it is q bees working
time. Farther north June is the month
of towering, and bees are active. Hence
the lines given above must be modified
to suit the latitude.
Robbing in early spring should be
especially guarded against. Starvation
knows no law. The wise apiarist has
provided plenty of artificial food early
in the spring, and hence his swarms are
strong, and strong swarms have little
to fear from robbers, if the keeper is on
the lookout. A colony with defective
queen is especially liable to assault, and
hence this should be guarded against.
If necessary unite them with colony
containing fertile queen.
In swarming time the queen is occa-
sionally lost. Watch closely for this
mishap if it occurs. Also see that there
is plenty of bloom during the whole
season. 1t will pay to sow plants pro-
fuse in honey, SO that the bees may
have an ample supply to fill their
pouches, and especially of those plants
that bloom during the months desig
mated in the West as ghty.-Farm,
Field and Stockman.
Care of Bees.
Mr.. j. NJ. Hicks, an expert bee-keeper
of Indiana, contributes the following to
the American Bee Journal, upon the
care of bees:
"The bee master should know the ex-
act condition of all his colonies, and
especially know that each has plenty of
honey and bee-bread to last them until
the early spring flowers supply new
crop. Should the bees be destitute of
bee-bread, it can be supplied by placing
in tin pans or shallow boxes newly
ground rye meal, short distance from
the hive, from which the bees win soon
carry to their hives supply for present
use.
Il have often made pool of mud, by
throwing on sand with salt and sweet
ened water. for the purpose of giving
the bees watering place, as it is we'll
known fact that bees must
have plenty Of water in the
spring in order to feed and rear
their young; hence they use water, bee
bread and honey as food in rearing early
sWarms.
"Itwould be we'll for all who contem-
plate keeping bees for their own use,
or in making business of it for profit,
to purchase a few colonies now, and
also get first class movable frame hives;
and about swarming, time, the bees,
combs, and brood should be transferred
into the new hives, which should be of
such style that you can easily handle
and manage your bees protitably. At
the same time you can make proper
increase of colonies, not too many, but
judicious increase, say All increase of
three from two good, strong colonies,
and then work the bees for honey the
first year, whileyou are gaining knowl-
edge in their proper management. This,
of course, depends very much upon the
style of frame hive selected"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-02
The Biting Tongue.

SANDER attacks from behind TIE bite Is rarov fclt
uncss # f. malignant and persistent Disease too ofion
steals upon a. through vita channel The air we
breathe affects the luns-- It be uaarous It enters the
blood Il change too Quickly IN the temperature It
produces disease Of the throat &c Whether Hosetter
Stomach Bitiers is taken 70 prevent or to remedy the
yariou. form, Of di'ease prrdcced BY miasma.
Intermittent, fever, dumb aqua. cake bilious
mlttent Il and fas proved to he effective and
thorough remeiyone which does only amclorate the
symptoms Of the naade- Of this but eradcaes their
cause Dyspepsia. liver complaint rheumatism bladder
snd kidney troubles among the humanity anlictns
troubles which 1t promptly relieves aad ultimately removes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-02
PITTS 10 SrNMTR TrSLrORr.

Allo Bates In The Providence sunday journal.
From Bar IIarbor. bv way Of a well-known nrm of
iron and steel In Boston. comes this brief and In
-fructise tale A good looking and welldressci Young
frc AMI alert IN his carriage wished be- conveyed
som-where. and asked the price from livery stable
keeper
-Four dollars was the reply
-Four dollars ~ echoed fhe nan. Oh. pshaw
You evidently think + "a summer boariar I'm drum
mei down here sell Iron 90 the Quariies round
parts
oh. ul." replied tho stable Keeper with new re-
srcct loo hl. manner Well | guess We can send you
over Tor dollar aud half"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-02
CURIOUS COLLECTION or PENS

From The Safety Valve
a in Denver. Col, named Lyon. ifea some
that 70 would be lne thing collect all The
odd shaped pens h. could And Ga IL started and day
he has ut comDrs ne 700 dii vent varieties About
twelve Different metals rcDfescnie1 IN he collection.
Then there number u wooden pens ana ois o. ofi
ous The collection embraces sDscinens from England
Ireland Scotland Germany ana other European countries
besides America and Canada There pens pointed fine
enough lines ~ microscopic decacy, and others
Intended for men who per pfonoun great
deal IN their core spondcnce. Some IN shape Ike
shove Others resemble section VI steyeppe and others
are Dc Ifcets And diminuuyA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-02

ing the registry. who demanded 70 know u he vas
twenty ono years OF age. The old man sad hs gray
hair5 were suficien. proof: but he wao pronhp',,,
told that gray haif, didn't count IT. was nnaD' ~
produce an, birth certificate or any documcblAy
eV ldcnce OF BIS arr, and bis own 0aih was fciuss
The white men who knew OF bis long residence ID ti,
town vcTp all Democrats. and none Of them Wo,Ht
give their evidence. The result va, tho DE- iosi ~
vote II is BY such methods A. these that the sOu'h
l. keut solid
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-02

The Presidents remarkable contribution 70 the
Democratic campaign fund wa- being discussed among
group Of politicians the other day when re-
marked:
rs positively indecent. Ten thousand dollars
Why all the Republican Presidents from Lincoln down
TO Arthur taken together didn't contribute that
sum
Wcn7 growled an old Republican, don't 500
why you want 10 ind fault with Mr. Cleveland Tor
contributing 10000 its his funeral
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-02

Drifting from the judiciary 70 Governors. my Con-
rrsssional friend tol how Governor Dick Ogleshy
busted monopoly. u Dis sight barber monopoly
IS as oi.ous as big railroad corporations pool
when he in the senate, Oc.esly was one Of the
best story tollers tho.c and tie story OF bis expert
cuce won't lose anything u given n his anguare.
though az second hand. l. was n the bonanza days
81 Loadylle when the stranger within its gsn, pail
for what Ar got. d" had ltfle hole ln the ground
out there Governor Ogle-h. Ills h's friends and
went % SEQ when going TO get dividends I
wanted shave and they sent mo 10 the only barber
IN the place II the toughest shave eyer got
and I'm blessed n the robicr didn't ask for four hts
when offered him quarter Now. when you 70
on the borders Of civilization mebbe two bits ISN'T
too much for a shave. but half dollar when you've
Just stood another .ssmcut your mining stock
IS too much swore and said the next time I'd
20 somewhere else But The r0bber only laughed
end told me ~ Try n or. -ure enough th'fN
wasi'f Another barber ln the town Thor had been
one bot he had struck lead and able 10 buy
all the foueorial establishments IN the country. How
ever pretty soon one along. lie didn't havo
much to begin with. but told him to start up and
IA get HIM some customers. Then stood out 10
front Of the other fellows shop aud told everg man
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-02

In company with General De silva met John T.
Lynch. who IS connected with electric ehr enter
prise. Mr. lynch hal been reading the war-ii,e speech
OF senator Morgan In the United states senate, and
he laughingly said concerning the fiery utteranceS Of
the gentleman from Alabama: Whom was recently
I'm Washington, the subject Of the civil Nar came up
in conversation with Nh Morgan. when h. said hat he
had been the Confederae Army UNTIL he fought him
Fclf INTO a condition ~ peace. judge from his
speech that he has now fought himself bach into a
condition Of WIZ
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-02-25

Itfs RAnOsa Turn,

It has been the custom Of the Demo.
cratic party to pass It's State Conventions
around among the more eligibly situated
towns Of the State. Had the policy
been insugurated it would have been
quite as well to hold all conventions al
the State Capitol. But the other theory
has been adopted and is now q custom oil
the party. Proceeding upon this theory,
it is now Reno's turn for the Democratic
State Convention. Reno has not been
the scene Of the convention since 1872.
Since that tims Virgins. Carson. Winnie
mucca, Eureka, Austin aud Elko have
ell had the convention in the order II
which they are named. By the alter
nate rule Reno must have the next one
Her hotel, hall, and other a~ccomodations
are as good as those Of any other town
in the State. Besides Washoe has an
additional claim in the fact that she wen,
Democratic last fall. But put every
thing aside, it is simply fair to locate thu
coming convention at Reno. L
we were 9 member Of the State Cen
trail Committee, under the circumstances
we should be compelled to vote for REM
first, last, and all the time.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-02-25
FAyoRITE SONS.


Since the d~eolination Of Mr.. Blaine the
crop of favorite sons has suddenly become
very large. Pretty much all Of the North
ern States having one or more. The
Presidential nomination will not go beg.
ging in the Republican convention for
the want OF a candidate. Their name is
legion. Commencing East we have Ed
munds Of Vermont and Hawley Of Con-
necticut. New York has two in the per-
IONS Of Chancey NJ. Depew and Senator
Hiscock. General Phil Sheridan seems
TO be running At Large, and his boom is
a good deal above the boomlet stage.
Pennsylvania is talking Of presenting the
name Of Don Cameron. II it were his
old father Simeon there would be some
sense in il. Ohio has Sherman and For.
aker, and Indiana, Gresham and Harri.
son. Michighan has just resolved to push
the claims Of Governor Alger. Governor
Alger will be remembered as the GENTLE
man who accompanied the late General
Logan to this coast a few years ago. By
the way, il General Logan were alive, be
would most likely be the leading candi.
date at this time. But Illinois is not
going TO get left If she can help it. She
has in active training for the Presidential
lightning. Bob Lincoln and United States
Senator Farwell. Iowa hopes to win with
Allison, and Wisconsin has an ex.Gover.
nor or two who are not sverse to offering
themselves for the sacrifice. Bleeding
Kansas has Plumb and Ingalls,. The lat
ter would not make q bad candidate. His
intellect is one Of the brightest in Amer.
lea. There In an occasional lisp Of the
name Of Teller Of Colorado. Coming
down to the Pacific Coast, Senator Stan.
ford may become quite formidable for the
nomination if he cares to make q contest
for il. As to Nevada, we regret to say
we are not posted. We are not deep
enough into the secrets Of our local states.
men to be able to foreshadow their de-
signs on the convention. There may be
a number Of black horses among them
who will trot themselves out into full
view before June 10th. There is ample
time for every county to be heard from.
But the list Of Barkisses presented by
the other States is quite long. even
though Nevada should fail to come to
the front with some one of her numerous
eligible favorite sons.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-02-25
BLAINE,s

The New York Herald publishes a long
alleged interview with Mr.. Blaine, had
by o representative Of that journal with
the distinguished statesman on the ar.
rival of the latter in London last season,
Mr.. Blaine is represented az having gone
over the entire field Of politics in this
country, and more particularly with ref.
renee to his own candidacy for the Pres.
idency. He says he would like to be
President, but cannot stand the strain
and worry of another canvass to obtain
it. He is also made to say that Mrs.
Blaine is seriously opposed to his enter
ing for another race. But he does admit
that he would accept the nomination il
it came ~unsought, and with his party as
a unit in his support. He thinks, how.
ever, that there are others who may
want 1t. and against any friend he will
not stand. In this connection he men.
tions the names of Depew of New York,
Sherman Of Ohio and Allison Of Iowa, in
the order in which we have given them.
The order may be accidental, and it may
DO indicative of Mr.. Blaine's first, second
and third choice. If he really meant to
convey that Mr.. Depew was his prefer.
ence, it will give that gentleman q pow.
erful boom for the nomination, because
Mr.. Blaine's choice. if known, will have
great weight with the National Conven.
ton. The interview further states that
Mr.. Blaine had a friendly word for the
Pacific Coast candidate, Senator Stan.
ford. But the significance Of the whole
article is that he declares himself out Of
the fight for good, and heads the list Of
his friends to some one Of whom he would
be glad to see the nomination fall, with
the name of Chancey NJ. Depew Of New
VnrE
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1888-02-25
sherdtan Not . Candidate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-In an inter.
view yesterday with an agent Of the As.
sociated Press General Sheridan ia
quoted as saying:
At have never had the Presidential bee
in my bonnet and / don't intend to have
it, for there is nothing that would induce
me to leave my profession In which
nearly 40 years Of my life has been spent
to enter upon . civil career, so talk
about my being candidate may as well
end"
but suppose the Republican Conven.
tion should nominate youf"
Nominate me-" said General Sheri.
dan, at would not accept. but there is
not the slightest probability Of my being
nominated, and / would not accept under
any event. 1 do not want thai or any
other civil Office"