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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-12
FARM, HOME AND GARDEN
'POSSUM COOKED Wild YAM.

[ low the turkey bird am fine,
De lobster and de clam;
But gimme wat l gTowed upon
Some poSsum cooked wild yam
Some possum cooked wild yam.
l dubbed my Lucy long ago
And Lucy dubbed her sam.
won her TO me when guy
Her poSSum cooked wild yam
'PoSSum cooked wid yam.
My heart goes back to dem old days
1 lived in Yallabam,
When Sunday come on Saturday nights
Wild 'poSsum and de yam
Wild 'poSSum and de yam.
I low de white folks in dem days
De proudeSt In de land.
Would sometimes to our cabins come
Fo' 'posSum and de yam.
Fo' 'poSSum and de yam.
l tink heah my miSSuS now
A calm TO her Sam.
Dat voice what died out in de wah,
Some 'poSSum cooked wild yam,
Some postum cooked wild yam.
Dey say dat now de Dim 'krats' in,
Dey ranged wild Uncle Sam
To cellybrate de turkey day
Wild 'poSSum and de yam.
Gaas, 'possum cooked wild yam.
Lawd, let dis brake man go in peace,
Lemme embrace de lamb:
De sun do move when white folks take
To 'poSsum and de yam,
Some 'possum cooked wild yam.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-12
: d AN 81 !
M.LS.AW RY
SSXsIg

The Milwaukee, Lake Shore il Western
Railway has been well named the Fishing
and Hunting Line of Wisconsin, passing,
as 1t does, through thousands of acres of
but partially explorel woods and within
easy reaching distance of lakes and
streams that have never been fshed by
white men, all well stocked with the game
fish for which Northern Wisconsin waters
are noted. The woods aeound with game;
deer, bear, wolf, mink, beaver, pheasant
and other game are quite plentiful.
THE ONLY LINE
From Milwaukee to the new Iron Mining
District in Wisconsin and Michigan that
reaches ALL of the developed Mining
SEMER, IRONWOOD AND HURLEY.
Direct line to ASHLAND and DULUTH
Sleeping cars between kJHLAND and
CHICAGO.
The GUIDE Book, and other DESCRIPTIVE,
matter, containing full information, maps
and engravings of the country traversed
by the line, will be sent to any address on
application to the General Passenger
Agent.
CHAs. L. RYDER, Gen. Agent, los Wash
ington St., Chicago.
City ticket office, 62 Clark St., Chicago.
Chicago Depot, Cor. Wells and Kinzif
Sts., 60. 4 N. w. R'y.)
City ticket Office, 1O2 Wisconsin St.,
Milwaukee.
H. F. wHITCOMB, CHAs. v. McKINLAY,
Gent Manager. Gen1 Pass. Agent.
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-12
ODDS AND ENDS OF NEWS,

There are $4,000 paupers in London,
exclusive Of lunatics in asylums, and vag-
rants.
A vein of coal has been discovered near
Potomac, Ill.
Word has gone out from telegraphers'
headquarters in New York that the craft
must organize and demand more pay and
eight hours work.
In 1880 there were only 5000 Jews in
Jerusalem; now there are said to be
10000. The recent prosecutions in
Russia are said to have caused the greater
part of this increase, and many are said
to have come from GERMANY
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-12
CUP CAKE.

One cup of sugar, half cup of butter.
two eggs, the yolks and whites beaten
separately, half cup of milk, one and
half cups of -four, one and a half tea
spoons of baking powder. This is nice
with caramel frosting. One cupof sugar,
half cup of milk, piece of butter the
size of an egg; boil hard for ten minutes,
then stir till nearly cold; or, if chocolate
Is preferred, add one square of melted !;
stir we'll.
STRAWBERRY JELLY.
Get fresh, ripe fruit and place it on
the fire at sufficient distance for the
juice to flow slowly; do not allow it to
run after it is perfectly clear, then run it
through jelly bag without pressing. If
the juice is at all surbid strain it through
muslin into a pan and let it simmer for
ffteen minutes, then add one pint of
sugar to each pint of juice and boil ten
minutes longer.
HAM RAREBIT
One cup of minced ham, one cup of
dry grated cheese, two eggs, three table
spoons of cream or milk, cayenne pepper
to taste, slices of toasted bread, buttered.
Beat the eggs light, mix the meat and
cheese, stir the eggs into the milk, and
put together In bowl; work to batter,
spread thickly on crusted slices of but
tered toast, brown quickly, and serve at
once.
TOMATO SALAD.
Line dish with lettuce leaves, and put
in some sliced tomatoes; cover with a
dressing made of oil and vinegar mixed
in the proportion of one tablespoon of
vinegar to two of solid oil; add little
pepper and salt. Sliced cuc1mbers may
be added, if liked.
GRAHAM BISCUITS.
Three cups of graham flour, one cup
of wheat -four, two large teaspoons of
baking powder, rub in two large table
spoons of butter, little salt, half cup
of sugar, one beaten egg and enough cold
milk to make soft dough; roll out, cut
with biscuit cutter and bake at once.
JUMBLEs.
Half pound of butter, half pound
of pounded sugar, threefourths of
pound of flour, two well beaten eggs, five
drops of essence of almons, five drops of
essence of nutmeg, well mixed. Break a
piece the size of walnut, roll in sugar
and make into rings; lay them on tins to
bake an inch apart. ANN BISCUITS.
Vicksburg, Miss.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-12
II VUNUI NIUUos
Kansas Farmer.

As 9 rule in growing the necessary sup
ply of corn to winter the stock as we'll as
fatten those intended for market a sup
ply of fodder for use during the winter
can be readily secured, so that it is only
in exceptional cases that it will be found
necessary to grow crops of any kind
especially for this purpose. In some To-
calities where a specially is made of
new crops, it may be necessary to plant
crops to make into fodder. 1 prefer to
use hay with what fodder and straw can
be secured in raising the grain crops.
1t is not so especially for winter feeding
that the western farmer will find it often
advisable to grow what we may term fod-
der crops, but rather to feed during the
latter part of the summer or early fall
after the supply of feed begins to fall
short in the summer and before it is
really necessary or desirable to commence
feeding dry food.
OF the different plants grown for this
purpose good corn or early amber cane is
probably the best. The planting can be
made the first few days in June, and with
good soil well prepared, sufficient
growth can be secured by the latter part
of July or the first of August to COM
mence using If necessary.
Il grown especially to feed out green,
prefer to use sorghum; but if grown with
the expectation of cutting and curing for
winter feeding, prefer corn. It is not a
good plan to SOW too thick. have tried
both the plan of using drill and sowing
the seed thick and not cultivating, asd
then of planting in rows sufficiently far
apart to give atIeast two civilizations, and
prefer planting thinner and cultivating,
and especially if to be cut off and fed
green. If the soil is rich and we'll pre-
pared, as it should be in order to secure a
good growth and yield, very large
amount of feed can be secured in this
way on comparatively a small piece of
ground. I have adopted thit plan of
raising a supply Of food several times and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-12
HOW PATRICK HENRY DIED.
Passing Away in the Comforts of Christii
Religion, and Without Pain.

Passing Away in the Comforts of Christian
Religion, and Without Pain.
The disease of which he was dying was
intussusce ption. On the 9th of June, all
other remedies having failed, DR.. CabeI
proceeded to administer him dose of
liquid murcury. Taking the vial in his
hand, and looking at it for moment, the
dying man said: II suppose, Doctor, this
is your last resort" The doctor replied
81 am sorry to say, Governor, that it is.
Acute Inflammation of the intestines has
already taken place; and unless 1t is re-
moved, modification will ensue, if it has
not aire dy commenced, which L fear"
what will be the effecu of this me 1icine?"
said the old man. at will give you i'm
mediate relief, or" the kind hearted
doctor could not finish his sentence. His
patient took up the word: lyon mean,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-12
CABLE FLASHES.

It is estimated that the floods in Mex
leo involve a loss Of S,000,0 600.
Emperor William will probably start
for Russia the 11th inst. He will remain
at St. Petersburg four days.
Tt is said in Paris that Germany
is about to adopt more stringent meas
ures in regard to French citizens in AL
sace-Lorralne-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-12

can strongly recommend it. There are
so many times when it is quite an item to
have supply of green food to bridge
over the time when the summer pasture
usually fails and before the fall rains in
duce sufficient growth to insure a sup
ply of grass in the fall, and by sowing a
small acreage find it quite a help to
keep the stock in a good, thrifty condf-
ton without being obliged to feed either
dry feed or cut off corn that we are grow
ing for grain.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-12
Has Reached its Lowest.

New YORK, July 81 There was no
change in the northwestern freight
traffic to day, the rates remaining the
same as yesterday. It is believed that
the stronger trunk lines have practically
won the battle against abe weaker lines
by destroying all their differentials. No
further reduction, it is said, is likely to
be made from this tariff
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-12
BREAD FRITTERS,

Soak slices of stale bread in water over
night; in the morning press out the water,
and in one pint of bread add one-half
cup of milk, two tablespoons sugar, one
egg, one-half teaspoon of baking powder,
one-half cup of -four, flavor with nutmeg,
FRY in hot lard
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-12

cut with biscuit cutter and put half of
them on your tins and butter the other
half and lay them over, battered side
down, Let them rise slowly all day and
bake.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-12
LEGAL BLANKS
FORSALE
AT THE.
WOOD CO, REPORTER OFFICE,

FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
Appeal-Notice, Affidavit and Undertaking.
Attachment-W Warrant and Affidavit.
Bill of costs.
Garinshee Aiidavits.
Summons.
Replevin-Warrant and Affidavit.
Subpenas.
Summons-with filing and Return.
Venire.
And a full line of blanks used By any Justice
of the Peace.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Land Contracts, (Bond for deed0
Lease-No. 2 for Farm land.
'' term of years for cit
property.
Mechanics Lein-Petition for material an
labor.
Mortga ges-For real estate-Prepared sDeci
ally for Wood County Records.
Warranty Deeds-Prepared for Wood County
Records.
Ch&atel Morris age-No l.
8. Several Note,.
Satisfaction of Mortgage.
Assignment Z" 4"
Notice to Tenant to grit Premises.
Generalfiadave for Pnsion,
Physicians af1daVits for Pension.
Saloon License bonds.
General Power of Attorney.
Quit-Claim Deed-No. l. form 1886.
Search Warrant, and Affidavit.
STATIONERY
No. 1. Legal Cap-Linen.
Abstract or Department Legal-Numbered
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-12
COOKING RECEIPTS.
BREAKFAST ROLLS.

One teaspoon of sugar, one quart o.
flour, two tablespoons of butter, one and
one-half cup of milk, mix and let stand
over night; in the morning knead fifteen
minutes and let rise; when light roll out
thin and cut in shape; butter one-half of
the top and double it over; bake twenty
in quick oven.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-12
CREAM PUDDING,

Beat six eggs and add to them one
quart of sour cream, two cups of brown
sugar, one pint of stoned raislns, one cup
each of currents and chopped citron, one
nutmeg, one teaspoon of salt, two tea
spoons of soda, flour to make stiff bat
ter; boil one and half hours: serve with
sauce.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-12

We have in this department q complete line
of job Material and Type for doing 6rst-class
job work on short notice and at the lowest
living prices. We do all kinds of Pamphlst
and Law Brief work known to the trade.
Call in and get prices.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-12
THE THIRST FOR GOLD.
Humanity'S Peculiar Passion Which Values
Wealth Above Happiness.

Humanity's Peculiar Passion Which Values
Wealth Above Happiness.
can see lovely valley where nature
had gathered into her lap all her wealth
of scenery and soil, writes Dion
Boucicault. All her rivers of jewels and
purple clad mountains, where the castles
of the mobiles above and the homesteads
of the peasants below and abroad presid-
ed over peace and plenty and eternal
spring.
One day while digging ditch lump
of gold was turnded up; pursuing the
search, mine was reveBled. The news
of the discovery oyerran the valley like
an epidemic. Rich and poor were soon
employed digging up the soil. The noble
allowed his castle to fall into ruin and
his park to run into wilderness. The
peasant left mis- fallow to dig in the
mountain side. Rivers ran dry, for the
waters were diverted into fumes to wash
the golden dirt. Woods were cut down
to furnish sheds to support the under
mined earth. The fields were notified
with great molehills and holes, and the
speckled face of nature revealed where
the gold-pox had left its filthy trace The
rich became poor and the poor reveled in
their halls. Vulgarity and pretense ruled
in the castle, while the noble begged at
his own gate. The idiot sat in the mag
isterial chair and the vile women, es-
pousing the buffoon, mounted the throne
and they received the homage due to
genius.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-12
Stacking Hay.


Bear in mind that dew and rain wash
out much of the best portion of grass
after it has been cured, or partially cured.
Professor Beal, in his valuable work on
grasses, says very truly that is almost I'M
possible to give defnate rules in writing
about stacking hay that will be of prac-
teal use, and advises that amateurs in
this work take lessons of a good stacker
by watching the sam Q one season. The
professor, however, makes the following
suggestions: The foundation of the
stack should be made on boards or some
timbers to keep the hay from absorbing
moisture from the ground. The middle
should always be kept highest; it should
be evenly trod down on all sides; the hay
should be pitched into the stack from
different sides or near the center of the
stack, to prevent packing the hay on
one side more than the other. The top
should be finished with long streight,
course grass or sedges. In the old coun
try stacks are matched. Hay caps are
sometimes used, and farmers who have
once tried them, as rule like them too
well to discard them ever after. They
are about six feet square, and made of
any stout cloth or muslin. At each cor
ner is an eyelet for pegs to be run through
into the the sides of the haycock, or
stout cords may be fastened to the cor
ners long enough to reach the pegs which
stick in the ground.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-12
TLoRENTINE PUDDING.

Boil one quart of milk in custard pail
set in boiling water: add three table
spoonfuls of corn starch rubbed smooth
in cold milk, one-half cup of sugar and
yolks of three eggs. Stir until of the
consistency of starch; pour into deep
dish. Beat the whites of the eggs to a
froth, add one cup of powdered sugar;
spread over top of pudding and brown
in the oven.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-12
PINEAPPLE PUDDING.

Line the bottom and sides of pudding
dish with thin slices of pineapple; stew
with powdered sugar, place over a layer
of pineapple and so on until the dish is
full; pour over one cup of water and
cover with slices of sponge or cup cake
wet IN cold water; cover and bake slowly
two hours.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-12

One tablespoonful of butter and one
cup of sugar, rubbed to a cream; two
thirds of cup of milk, two eggs, two cups
of -four, two teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der. Ice the top with the whites of two
eggs beaten with powdered sugar and
grated cocoanut.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-12

One and one-half pints of milk boiled;
while boiling add three eggs; three table
spoonfuls of ground rice, grated spice
and rind of one lemon, sugar to
taste, one tablespoonful of butter; bake
slowly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-12
WALNUT CAKE.

One cup of sugar, one-haIf cup of but
ter, one cup of sweet milk, three eggs.
two teaspoons of baking powder. Bake
in layers and spread with cream made as
follows: Two cups of walnut meats,
pounded fine; one cup of sour cream, one
cup of powdered sugar.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-12
CORNSTAROH CAKE.

One cup of white sugar, one-half cup
of butter, one-half cup of milk, two
thirds of cup of cornstarch, one cup
of -four, whites of four eggs, one tea
spoonful of baking powder. Bake in but
tered tin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-12
JOB DEPARTMENT.

We propose to keep all blanks used IN Circuii
Court, Justices Court and those Of mlscela-
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-28
FARM AND e,Rgs,pE.

When stung by bee or q wasp.
make paste OF common earth and
water, put on the place at once and
cover with cloth.
Rich Currant Pie: One tea-cup
each OF green currants, sugar and sweet
cream, mixed. Line q piepan with
crust, beat an egg, stir into the mix
ture, pour in the pan. lay over bits OF
butter, cover with an upper crust and
bake. Let cool and sprinkle the top
with powdered sugar.
German Pudding: Butter q pie.
dish and put in layer Of bread crumbs,
then layer Of apples, pared and quar-.
tered, then u layer OF brown sugar,
layer Of very finely chopped suet, or
butter. Repeat the layers till the dish
is full, having bread crumbs at the top.
Bake three-quarters of an hour In
moderate oven. Serve, with sauce, or
with sugar sifted over the top.-Good
Housekeeping.
"A refreshing and nourishing drink
for an invalid with weak, irritable
stomach is barley water. Wash two
ounces of pearl barley in cold water.
Put it in half pint Of boiling water;
boil five minutes. Pour off this water
and add to it two quarts of boiling wa
ter; boil 1t to one quart and strain.
Flavor with fresh lemon juice and
sweeten slightly.
An avenue of well grown trees by
the roadside makes farm vastly more
attractive, and costs little except the
labor of setting. On high ground the
sugar maple thus set will make sugar
grove after few years. On low-lands
the elm is handsome tree, but its
roots extend far into the fields, and
are very likely to get into underdrains
when the roadside is drained, as it al
ways should be.
Hay may be cured of bright
green color by putting it in cocks after
it has laid one day in the sun. 1t will
ferment and heat somewhat in the
cock, and the heating will expel the
remaining moisture and complete the
curing. The cocks are opened and
! spread to the sun and wind for an hour
or two the day the hay is drawn to the
barn. After having been in the barn
two or three weeks the hay may be
pressed into bales without injury, but
it should be pressed only in dry, clear
weather.
Where one has no refrigerator and
can get ice regularly, it will pay to
make rough substitute. Take two
secondhand dry goods boxes, one from
three to four inches smaller than the
other. Put sawdust in the bottom of
the larger one and place the smaller
one on it, and pack around with the
same. Put a tin spout through the bot
toms for drain pipe. Put shelves
at the ends of the inner box, leaving a
space for ice in the middle. Fit tops
with hinges to each box, and set the
whole upon a block ut each end SO that
a pan can be set under to catch the
| drip.-N Y World.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-28
Genuine Mocha Coffee.

The genuine Mocha coffee comes
only from the province Of Yemen, a
province of Arabia, north Of the Gulf
of Alden, OF which Mocha is the prin-
cipal place on the sea coast. No coffee
is grown in Mocha. We believe that
something over 10000 tons of coffee are
annually exported from Mocha, but no
small part of 1t is not the product OF
Yemen, but is grown in the East Indies
and sent to Mocha, whence 1t is re-
shipped either as received or mixed
with the Arabian product. or the cof-
fee sold under the name of Mocha, both
in England and the United States, very
little is grown in Yemen. Some comes
from the East Indies, and other por-
tions come from Africa. and even from
Brazil. A British writer declares that
not kernel OF the best Mocha coffee
ever gets farther west than Constanti-
nople. All the best grains are picked
out for use nearer home, and only the
pale, shriveled and broken seeds are
left to reach a foreign shore.-M Y.
Journal of Commerce.