Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-11-30
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.


bition to gain reputation for wear
ing dirty shirt.
He will alarm the neighborhood by
getting up two hours before day and
then sit around and not 60 to work
until after sun up.
He will ride around week looking
for a two dollar hog.
He will complain Of hard times, and
then tear his pants climbing over
fence where gate ought to be.
He will pay three dollars for a new
bride, and let the calf chew it to
pieces before Sunday.
He will get all his nighbors to
help in getting cow out OF bog
then let her die from want of atten-
ton.
Stock will get in and destroy his
crops at place in his fence that he
has been putting off fixing for six
months.
He will sprain his back lifting some
thing to show how strong he is.
He will talk all day Sunday on what
he knows of farming, then ride around
the neighborhood Monday hunting
seed potatoes
He will go in his shirt sleeves on
cold day to show how much he can
stand, and then return home at night
and occupy two-thirds Of the fireplace
till bedtime.
He will rid4cule the mechanism OF
a corn planter, then go out and smash
his thumb mailing a board on the
fence.
He is economical. Economy is his
forte. He will save ten cents worth OF
axle grease and ruin the spindle of
so wagon.
He won't subscribe for a newspa-
per, but will borrow from his neigh
Dor and friend and forget to return
it.
GOOD STABLE RULEs.-The follow
ing sound advice, given by the Sports
man to horse owners, should be print
ed OH placard and tackled up in ev-
cry stable.
Never allow any one to tickle or
tease your horse in the stable. The
animal only feels the torment and
does not understand the joke. Never
beat the horse when in the stable, as
nothing so soon makes him perInan-
emily vicious.
Keep a horses bedding dry and
clean underneath as well as on top.
Standing in hot fermenting manure
causes thrush.
Use the currycomb lightly. When
used roughly, it is a source of great
pain, brushing and rubbing are the
proper means to secure a glossy coat.
Let the heels be brushed out every
night. Dirt, il allowed to cake in,
causes sore heels.
When horse comes in from a jour
ney, the first thing is to walk him
around. until he is cool. This pre-
vents his taking cold. The next thing
is to rub him dry. This removes dust,
dirt and sweat, and allows him TO re
cover, and the appetite to return.
Also have his legs well rubbed by the
hand, nothing so soon removes
strain.
Let your horse stand loose, if posi-
BILE, without being tied up TO the
manager Pain and WEAKNESS from
confined position induce bad habits.
HICKORY-NUT Candy.-Two cups
of sugar, one-half cup of water; boil
sugar and water without stirring I'M
til thick enough to spin n thread,
flavor and set off into cold water; stir
quickly until white; then stir in a cup
Of hickory-nut meats; turn into flat
tin and when cold cut into squares.
RIBBON CAKE.-Two and a half cups
of sugar, one cup of butter, one cup
of sweet milk, four cups of flour, (pre-
pared four eggs. Reserve a third OF
this mixture and bake the rest in two
loaves of the same size. Add to the
third reserved, one cup of raisins, one
fourth pound of citron, one cup of
currants, two tablespoonful of mo-
lasses, one teaspoonful each Of all
kinds of spice. Bake in tins the same
size as the other two. Put in three
loaves together placing the fruit loaf
in the center. Spread jelly or icing
between the layers. Frost the top
and sides.
MOUNTAIN CAKE.-Three cups of
sugar, one heaping cup of butter, six
eggs, whites and yolks beaten sepa
rately, five cups of flour, one cup of
milk, three teaspoonfuls of baking
powder. | use this for layer cake Of
any kind, for fruit cake, and with a
little favoring it makes a nice plain
cake.
If you intend TO travel either for pleasure
or profit protect yourself against the changes
OF diet aud water. by having with you LaXa-
dor, the great regulator, and using il in time
to prevent the disorders usually resulting
from such changes.
Kindness, II nothing stronger, should in
duce any one to use DR.. Bulls Badly syrup for
the relief of the diseases babies are subject 10.
Price q cents.
Old Lady.-You seem to have
cold, sir. Stranger-Yes, madam.