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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-10
THE PEOPLES FORUM.

ARTICLES appearing in this column are written
over individual responsibility and are published
as matters that may be of general interest, and
simply to point discussion THE STATESMAN viii
not to be regarded as ndorsing anything herein be-
low contained, unless favorably commented on edi-
torially.I
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-10

For disordered liver try Beechams'
Pills.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

Although men are accused for not
knowing their Own weakness, yet per-
haps AS few know their WI strength.
1t is in men as IN soils, where sometimes
there is a vein Of gold, which the owner
knows not of.
Nothing seems much clearer than
the natural direction of charity. Would
we all but relieve according to the
measure of our means, those objects
Immediately within the range of our
personal knowledge, how much Of the
worst evil of poverty might be alievia-
ted.
Help others when you can, but never
give Whit you cannot to, simply be-
cause it IS fashionable.
Modesty is a kind of shame or shy
ness proceeding from the sense a man
has of his own defects compared with
the PROJECTIONS of him whom he comes
before.
Nature and revelation are alike Gods
books. Each may have mysteries, but
in each there are plain, practical lessons
for everyday duty.
Literature Is one of the most power
full instruments for forming character,
for giving us men and women armed
with reason, braced by knowledge,
clothed with steadfastness and courage,
and inspired by that public spirit and
virtue Of which it has been well said
that they are the brightest ornaments
of the mind Of man.
Nothing can be done right and eff.
cisntly without order and system, from
the boiling of an egg to the management
of the heaviest business or enterprise.
There is a routine ever In U daily
personal habits. He is considered a
safe man whom you always know where
to find.
This life Is like a bale Of silk on q
loom, that winds itself up as fast as II
Is woven. You do not know what the
figure is until It has been taken off and
unrdbied; then you begin to see what II
is. This life weaves; the other life re
&.aafs.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

BELL FRITTERs.-Put one quart of
water into a kettle, with a large table
spoonful Of butter. set it oyer a slow
fire and stir into it by degrees one quart
of -four, adding teaspoonful of salt,
When perfectly smooth turn 1t out into
q dish to cool. Beat six eggs quite light,
whites and yolks separately; knead and
stir Into them the paste, Make it up
into small balls. Have one pound of
lard heated in a deep narrow kettle,
Drop the dough ball into the lard, two
or three at a time. Take out when a
pale brown. Half this quantity will
serve four persons. Eat as a vegetable
or with sweet sauce.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

SPICEp GRAPEs.-T0 every pound of
fruit allow one-half pound Of sugar, one
pint Of vinegar, two tablespoonfuis of
cinnamon and cloves, and one table
spoonful of allspice. Cook pulp and
skin separately, skins until tender and
pulp until soft, and seed by running
through the colanders. Put pulp and
skins together, and vinegar, sugar and
spices 1.-THE latter in a bag). and cook
until of right consistency.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24
A DIVINE

He says. II can restore that picture.
He has all power in heaven and on earth
He is the equal of the One who drew
the image Of God in our soul. He
touches this sin, and it is gone; that
transgression, and it disappears; and all
the DETACHMENT vanishes; and ''where
sin abounded, grace doth much more
abound" VIII you have the deface-
ment or will you have the restoration?
/ am well persuaded that if l could by
a touch OF heavenly pathos in two
minutes put before you what has been
done to save your soul, there would be
an emotional tide overwhelming.
Mamma" said a little child to her
mother. when she was being put to
to bed at night-''mamma, what makes
your hand 50 SCARED and twisted, and
unlike other peoples hands?" We'll"
said the mother, my child, when you
we're younger than yon are now, years
ago, one night after / had put y0n to
bead / heard a cry, q shrek upstairs. ]
came up. and found the bed was on fire,
and YOU we're on fire, and I took hold
of yon. and / tore off the burning gar
ments, and while l was tearing them of
and trying to get you away l burned
my hand, and It has been burned and
Scared ever since, and hardly looks
any more like a hand; but 1 got that,
nv child, in trying to v you" .
man! o womani I wish to-day | could
show YOU the burned hand of Christ
burned in plucking yOu out OF the fire,
burned in snatching you away from the
flame. Aye, also the burned foot. and
the burned brow, and the burned heart
burned for you. By His stripes ye
are healed!
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24
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CLAM SoUP.-Take half Q peck o.
CLANS in the shell, one pint Of milk pre-.
ferred, one tablespoonful Of butter and
two Of -four, one Of minced onion, quar-
ter Of a teaspoonful of pepper, and a
pinch Of cayenne, with a little chopped
parsley. Wash the clans and boil in
the shells, saving the liquor. Cut on
the soft part of the clam and leave IL
whole, chopping the rest quite hne.
Take one quart OF the clam liquor; when
settled add a pint of boiling water ana
the seasoning, and put 1t in the chopped
clans. These may be left in or STRAINED
OF, as desired. Melt the butter,
the -four and then the milk, pouring all
into the soup. Let 1t simmer ten MIN,
utes, add the soft part of the clam, and
serve at once with toasted crackers.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

A DELICATE WAY.-"What makes
you so thoughtful tonight, George?"
asked Nellie.
"Well," said George, rs he threw his
eyes up to the ceiling and took y fresh
bold upon her slender waist, 81 was
thinking that IL your mother was will
ing to become my mother-in law would
like it very much"
"You wouldP"
81 would, indeed"
"1hen, If it' would afford you any
satisfaction, I can inform you that l am
quite willing that she should, and that
she is also quite willing to act in that
capacity in a quiet and transformations
manner"
And thus, under the silent stars, the
arrangements were concluded by which
two lives hitherto running apart are to
be blended into one, and a youth hith-
erto his own master is to stoop under
the yoke of a mother-in-law.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

GREENGAaE PLUMs make delicious
tarts. Stew the fruit with a cupful of
water (no sugar at first) for half an
hour, then add three quarters pound of
sugar for every pound you put in of
fruit, and cook until they are a thick
jam. Let the stones cook with the
fruit, but remove as many ~ possible
before the sugar is added. For an or.
namented preserve stick each plum sew
eral times With . coarse needle before
cooking them,
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

SwEETBREADs.-O generally sees
these fried, but the following is the very
incest way to serve them: Put them oil
in water enough to cover them well,
seasoning them with salt and black and
red pepper to taste. Let the Water
nearly all boil away, then set the stew
pan a little back on the stove, and let
the remaining water stew out entirely
and the s~weetbreads brown nicely in
the pan, stirring them up often, This
Is a very rich dish.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

Do NOT CROWD YOUR PLANTS
There is nothing gained by growing
three plants where there is only room
for two. The two plants that the place
would comfortably accommodate will
be much finer than the three that you
could manage to 'sjust squeeze in"
And remember that one plant, we'll
grown. is worth a score of poorly
grown mes. One good plant is some
thing to be proud of, while a number
Of poor specimens ought to make the
grower ashamed, not Of the plants, but
of himself. Treat plants precisely as
you would people, and give them all the
chance they want to develop. Let them
show what they a do, and they can
not do this when they are cramped.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

OLD pastures that are overrun with
weeds can be best utilized for sheep, as
they will eat off the young weeds and
keep them down. Many weeds are
valuable, so far as their use for food is
concerned, but are undesirable in place
of regular saleable crops. They can be
utilized when young by ~pasturing sheep
upon them, and II weeds are not al
lowed 10 seed the grass will again take
possession of the field.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

AFTER you remove the melon vines
this fall set out a red raspberry plant
on each hill. The manure left over
from the supply given the melons will
induce vigorous growth of cam next
season, and the plants will be sufficient
ly close, as they will o o thicken In
the row. Keep the canes clean until
they are nearly ready to bear, and cut
them out II too thick.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

PURGE OF PEAs.-Wash a quart of
peas which have been already hulled,
put them in a saucepan with three pints
OF water, very little salt and pepper,
half an ounce of ham and an onion cut
in slices. Boil until soft, then drain
of the water and rub the peas through
a colander. Heat again on the fire,
adding two heaping tablespoonfuls OF
butter and a pinch Of sugar. Serve very
hot.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

CARROTS AND MUTTON CHOPs.-
Boil some new carrots in sailed water
till they are almost tender, drain and
put them into a saucepan with plenty
Of butter and salt to taste. Keep them
in it at a moderate heat till wanted,
tossing them frequently to prevent burn
ing. At the time Of serving add a
sprinklng of very finely minced parsley
and some lemon Juice.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

To SECURE young black-cap rasp.
berry plants the cane are bent over
aud tipped into the ground, with q clod
resting thereon to hold each can in POI
sition. These tips take roots and the
old vine is then cut of. The red rasp-
berry r~sproduces itself by sending'ou t
shoots around the parent vine. They
can be taken up In the fall and Trans
planted, or 1t may be done very early in
the spring.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

THE happy owner of a pear tree may,
after canning and picking, dry the
pears; inferior ones will answer for this,
and a most excellent way to use dried
pears in winter is to soak them in luke
warm water until they are soft, then
simmer gently, and while yet warm put
them through a colander, or better still,
through q SITTER which has a handle; the
pulp thus made makes perfectly deli
cious pies. The pies may have n or
two crusts. A lower crust with little
strips across the top is preferable.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

CLoTTED CREAM.-Put a small
quantity Of cold water into a rather
shallow tin pan, then add about four
quarts OF new milk, let it stand twelve
hours, then place it w a slow fire.
The milk should never be allowed 10
boil, but should remain on the fire until
the cream forms into little bubbles, then
put the pan into a cool place and leave
it till quite cold, say six hours. Now
take Il Q cream off the top with a skim
mer, and the milk which Is left in the
pan will be quite good for any purpose,
though not 50 rich as before it was
scalded.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

WHEN the branches Of the tomatoe
vines look as If the leayes had besh
stripped off make a close search for the
green worm, which is about two inches
long and half an inch in diameter. I'm
less the ORR is caught it will eat
up all the foliage, and as 1t is nearly Of
the color of the vines 1t is easily de-
tected.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

CURRANT SHRUB.-To every pint of
currant juice coddled as for jelly, add
one pound Of sugar and bottle. II You
wish to use it this summer as a drink
mix 1t on each occasion with three times
the vuantity Of water and some crushed
ice. II yot intend to keep it for months
add half a gill Of brandy OF whisky 10
each quart bottle Of the ''shrub.n
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

SHEEP are not profitable II kept as a
''side business" A flock that Is given
the same attention that is bestowed on
other stock, and kept as a business ven-
ture. will pay = larger profit for capital
invested than any other class Of stock,
but sheep nay best when bred for NUT
ton rather than for wool.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

RUSSIAN CREAM.-One quart oil
milk, three eggs, n cup of sugar. hail
package Cox's gelatine, vanilla or lemon
fiavoring. Dissolve the gelatine in hall
a pint Of tepid water, bring it to a warm
temperature, but not scalding. Beat
the yolks of the eggs and sugar togeth,
er. Bring the milk to a boil, then add
the dissolved gelatine, two eggs n
sugar, and let it just come to a boiling
point, but no more, as it is too stiff.
Beat the whites and remove the mix
ture from the stove, and add the whites
to it, also, fiavoring, and pour into
molds. This requires to stand longer
than wine jelly. II wanted for dinner
make the day before. Eat with cream
if you like.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

SQUASH BISCUIT. One cup of sifted
boiled squash, three cups of sifted flour,
one tablespoon, Of sugar, two teaspoons
of tartar, one teaspoon Of soda, n tea
spoon of butter; mix the -four and
squash well together, dissolve the soda
in a little hot water, and fill the cup
with milk, stirring the soda well into
it; pour the milk over the flour and stir
stir it in well, adding more milk If
needed, to form a stiff batter. Have
the gem pans hot, put in the batter,
nearly filling the pans. and bake In a
quick oven. Eat warm with butter and
maple syrup.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

SAY "YEs ."-Niss Kisan-"ob.
Calverti This is 5000 unexpected
Her Ma!d-"Excuse me, Miss Mary.
yure mother stint me down T. tell ye3
that about that matter she wor talking
over wild yez this mornin' fer youse To-
say Yea She said youse would know
phat she panea"
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24
HnlERate RxeyFstsps

% Chicago d North Sstsg4 RAuwsynt
- snOepsionAl o~pporsuataass ~ - tn.ueo-
ach Of the cheap lands and elppana nn5fnsss
esntss Of lows, MiAnesotA, NsbraskA Wyom-
Ing. North and South Dakota. Colorado and
the Far West and Northwest. bye sessss Oh
Harvest Excursions. for which toksts VIII o
so d At halt rates. or one fare for the round
trip, Excursions leave Chicago. August Oh
aHd -oth. September 10Th and seth, and ooto-
oes ssh- For full PARTICULARS 4daress k.P.
sWILsos, General Passenger Agent CAteaso q
North-W estera Railway. Chicago. Illinois.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

SYMPATHETIC. - "Mistah Jones, l
hyah yoh's been habin' trouble"
"In what wayp"
"Why, dat yoh wife done run erway
wuf Pete Jenkins"
ooh, yes"
"You has my sympathy"
"Much obliged"
"I'm glad ter note dat you doan' take
1t to h'aht."
mo, 1 amt had time to think about
it much"
"What yoh been doin'?"
"Beeu sympathizin with Pete Jenk-
ms"
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

A HARD HEART SoFTENED.-
Young lady-'Father, this is scandal
GUS! The idea of a nan of your stand
ing coming home in this condition."
Old gentleman-"Couldn't (hic) help
1t, M dear. Met g young Teller l
wouldn't let you marry, an lhic) had
some drinks wiz him, and he's such a
good Teller I said he (hic) could marry
you right off, M dear"
"Mercyl Where is he?"
Dunno, M dear. Policeman took
i'm of (hic) In whee barrow"
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

SALLY LUNN.-This delicious tea
cake is easily made. Take a pint OF
milk, a gill of yeast and sufficient flour
to make a batter; cover it up and let it
stand in front of fire for one hour; beat
two ounce Of sugar with . quarter
pound Of butter and four eggs; add
these to the milk and yeast, gently stir
ring in more -four to make quite q stiff
batter. Let it rise for another hour,
put it onto an oiled Turks head; let it
stand on a warm shelf for half an hour,
lightly covered with a cloth; then bake
in a quick oven a quarter of an hour
for every egg.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

AN APPROPRIATE NAME.-"What
is the name of your s~tylographic penn"
1.-The Anarchist It's a very appro-
pirate name, too"
"Whyp"
because it won't work mere than
one day in a month";"
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

Rupture cureguaranteadb ~
Dr. d: b. Mayer, S31 Arch st., mira,
IA. Ease at once, no operation or de-
lay from business, attested BY thou
SANDS OF cures after others fall, advice
Tree, send for circular.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24
THE FLOWER GARDEN

We have recently seen articles Nv
writer's who are well up in forai nat
ters-or, rather, who should be-whicb
ssy that one should never allow water
10 come in contact with the leaves ~
towering, or Rex Begonias; this Is nj
good enough so far as it goes, bnt Il
only tells part Of the story. I have
never found that o light sprinklino Of
water would hurt wen the Rer yar;e.
ties unless the sun was allowed 70 strike
on the leaf when it was wet: then =
when the mischief is done and mot, j.
nv experience. by the water alone. In.
less perhaps water is allowed to remain
standing in the curl Of the leaf.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

IT would lie a good idea to have some
Of these big Atlantic steamers act as
detectives on the Cronin case. They
do run down something every once in q
whila
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

"I'ye got a Martha Washington, two
Hancocks and a General Grant" is the
way a local sport announces his possess
sion of $40 in small bills bills by the
yignettes of their faces
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

Inc confidence OF people who have tried
Hoods Sarsaparilla, lit his preparation. Is re.
markable, 1t has cured many who have failed
to derive any good whatever from other articles.
For diseases caused by impure blood or low
STATE Of the system 1t is unsurpassed.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

HARD TO rLEAsE.-New arrival, at
White Mountains-"Well. l escaped
the heat of the city. Terrible weather
they have been having there, l see,"
Friend-''Yes, they have, and how
do you like the White M~ountainsW
weller, l don't like a summer re-
sort where you Have 10 sit by the fire. :"
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

81 OFTEN feel an aching void" re-
marked young Fitzpercy to Miss Susie.
Il am sorry you are troubled with
chronic headache" replied the girl,
alphabetically.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

He LOOKED 1 LEAsANT.-Mr. LEM,
photographer-"l have not, for a long
time, had so good a sitter as you are.
The expression is exactly right. How
do you gain such control over the facial
musclesP Are you an actor?"
MI. Rhodster-"No, SIR"
swell, well ! perhaps you are a bicy-
clist?"
eyes, I am"
"Ah, that explains it 1t comes
from riding the machine on stone pave
ments and trying to look as If you en-
joyed it."
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

HE KNEW nER.-Little boy-'Say,
ma says you are going to take sister
off,"
Engaged youth, soon to be married
Eyes, in a few weeks she's going to my
home and my ma and pa will be her ma
and pa. Seep"
II see. Then she'll be your sister,
same as she was mine, Say, don't you
do anything she doesn't like, for if you
do she'll bang you around awful when
your ma and pa Amt looking"
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

LEMON SNAPs.-One cup OF sugar,
one-half cup of butter, two eggs, one
~teaspoonful extract Of lemon, q quarter
Of a teaspoonful of soda dissolved In a
%teaspoonful of milk, and -four enough
to make very stiff; roll very thin, and
bake quickly.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

There never was an ugly man who
did not excuss his looks by thinking
that he was smart,
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

MISTAKEN ANYHow.-"WIl you
pass me the butter, p~lease?" asked a
see~dy-looking stranger Of a snob at a
restaurant table.
"That's the waiter over there, SIR"
was the supercilious reply.
81 leg your PARDON" returned the
stranger, 81 did make a mistake"
"You're only adding insult, strip
broke in the snob; ''nothing could in
duce me to believe that you mistook me
for a waiterl"
Certainly not" returned the stran-
ger. II mistook you for a gentlhmanl"
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

Poor humanity; the Lord made u
weak, and provided 2 punishment iof
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

IfDobbins' Electric Soap q what so many in
sist that 1t ID, you can not qford to go without
1t. Your grocer has 1t, or can get 1t, and you
another Monday pass Without trying It.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

This is the season of the year when
the woman and her bird cage take D
trip.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

Platter a girl by calling her woman;
flatter a woman by calling her a girl.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

WHATS your name, sis?" asked
Cholly. of the pretty waiter girl.
"Pearl, SIR"
"Ah, you're the pearl of great price,
no doubt"
mo, sir Pm the pearl before swine.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

The Frazer Axle Grease lasts four times
as long as any other. Use IT, and save
your Lorses and wagons trial viii
prove that we are right.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24
All Hum DON.

Fromthe weakening effects Of warm wsszhrby
hard work, or from . long illness, y0a need .
good tonic and blood purifier. Hoed's oAfsape-
rilia gives a good appetite, strengtheps the
whole system, purIhes w blood. regulates the
digestion.
ut affords me much pleasure 10 recommend
Hoods Sarsaparilla. My health two years ago
vas very poor. My friends thought I was gsing
with consumption. I commenced using Hoods
Sarsaparllla, took FIVE bottles Of it, and to day
/ can do as hard a days work asI ever could. It
saved me from the grave and put me on my feeta
sound, healthy man." Will r. D. TRIBBxY,
IN East Main Street, wlggonsviile, Ohio.
Hoods
soldb by all druggists. q six for 8. Prepared only
by C.I.H0oD g. CO, Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

A DUTIFUL SoN.-"John, this is a
very bad report you bring me from
school,"
II know, father, but you know you
said If ! would bring you a first-class
report, you would give me a dollar, and
l wanted to ave you that expense"
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

Meat and vegetables are much better
IL served when they are done than if
left to get cold before they are eaten.
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24
There Is a man IN our town
And he Is very wise, sir.
When e'er he doesn't feel Just rig

When e'er he doesn't feel Just right
One remedy he tries, sir.
It's Just the thing to taxi In spring
The blood to purify.
He tells his friends, and nothing else
Is he induced to try
because, having taken DR.. Plerce's Golden
Il up, and enrich the blood, and finding that il
always produces the desired result, he consid'
ers that It would be foolish to experiment with
and hold fast to that which Is good" Thafs
why he pins his faith to the Golden Medical
Discovery"
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

Cann's Kidney Cure for
Dropsy, Gravel, Diabetes, Bright's,
Heart, Urinary OF Liver Diseases, Nerv-
ousnesa, &c. euro guaranteed. 1871
Arch Street, Philad'a. 81 . bottle, G
for IS, or druggist. 1910 certificates Of
cures. Try II,
The Penn's Grove record., 1889-08-24

A BIT OF PnLosoPHY.-Here is a
bit of Concord philosophy from a young
ster of 5. We keep hens and the young
fellow is quite interested In them, The
other night as they were going to roost
he said:
Papa, I wouldn't like to I've u hen."
why not, my sonp' asked his faith
er. le-