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The national leader., 1889-04-06
HUMOROUS.

STUCK ON NERO.-Tne special OFF,
Ger was called upon the other day to
separate q couple Of men who were
threatening to come to blows. One OF
them twas an old man. and, after he
had been made to resume his coat, vest,
comfofter, cap and mittens, all of
which3he had doffed for the encounter,
he explained:
''Darndest set of people around here
| everlBawI 1 got to thinking about
Nero as 1 waited for the train. and it
struck me that had forgotten his age.
l asked about twenty people, but no
one could tell. When asked that old
stub-nose over there he said he'd knock
nay head off If didn't canter."
"Well, why didn't you 60 away2"
81 was going 10, but he acted so
mighty cranky made up my mind to
drub him. A man who can't answer q
civil question ought to be drubbed."
well, don't raise any further fuss. :"
81 won't If 1 can help it, but Pm
going to find out how Old Nero was
when he died. and If anybody sasses me
shall be right on deck. Pm IS years
old, but I'll swan to goshen If take
sassl''
The national leader., 1889-04-06

COLD POTATOES. - Never throw
away cold potatoes. There are many
nice ways of preparing them. Here Is
enc which bears the somewhat high
sounding title of potatoes au maitre
d'hotel. Cut cold boiled potatoes into
quarter inch slices, and put into a
saucepan with four or five tablespoon
fuls OF milk, two of butter, some pep
per and salt and chopped parsley. Heat
quickly, stirring all the time until
ready to boil, when you may stir In the
Juice of half a lemon. Serve very hot.
1t is the lemon which gives 1t the
name, without that 1t would be simply
''stewed potato" It is not to be
treated with disdain under its less
pretentious title.
The national leader., 1889-04-06

AN EXPLANATION. - There was
company at dinner and Bobby's mother
was somewhat surprised when Bobby
refused pie.
"Why, Bobby" remarked one OF the
guests, "aren't you fond of pie?"
Eyes, ma'am, Pm as fond Of 1t a
any little boy, but my sister made that
pie"
The national leader., 1889-04-06

GREAT CAPACITY.-Mrs. Hobscn-
Your husband is very fond OF fox hunt
ing, is he not, Mrs. Vancouver?
Mrs. Vancouver-Yes, indeed; very.
"How many bars can he take9"
81 don't know exactly, but have
heard it said that his capacity at bars
is very great"
The national leader., 1889-04-06

DENTIST-What can do for you,
MADAME
Mrs. O'Rahilly, suddenly rlch-I
want yez to be afther pryln' the ANAL
gum film out o. me back tooth an
putin in gould. Since Dinnis got the
coontract on their new aquedook tits
not the expense we be mindin' in any
ways.
The national leader., 1889-04-06

AT SUNRIsE.-Fast student-There
is nothing ncoTe lovely in nature than a
sunrise.
Young lady-Go away! You never
see the sun rise. At that hour You are
fast asleep.
''Fast asleep at sunriseI Why. my
dear Miss, when do you suppose go
home2"
The national leader., 1889-04-06

IT is very annoying to raise flock
of puliets Until they are nearly year
old, and then, Just at time when eggs
should be coming in, to have the pull
lets defer their duty as If they would
never begin. Such pullets are usually
as handsome as can be. in full health,
and should have been laying long ago.
The cause is due to surplus of grain
Tood-overteeding- they will usu-
ally be found fat. A pullet may be
we'll fed from the time 1t was chick,
but the food may be of kind to pro
mote fat and may be lacking in those
elements that hasten growth and ma
turity. The proper way to raise pull
lots Is to feed food not abounding in
starch, and to keep them in exercise as
much as possible.
The national leader., 1889-04-06

RELIEVING HIM. M.-"Lulu," he said
(he was a young man who had great
confidence in himself). and he bent to-
ward her tenderly, "I have loved you
long and tenderly. Will you name the
dayP"
"Oh, the day is already named. Mr..
Harris" answered the girl, blHshing.
George was so pertinaclous finally
told him the Sd of next month. The
cards will be out in a day or two."
The national leader., 1889-04-06

A BAD -Phlladelphlau-
You are very fond of society, 1 see.
Do you belong to the exclusive 4001
New Yorker - No, unfortunately
there is dark stain on my social rec
ord.
Indeed 10
Eyes, it's too true. / once walked
two squares on Fifth avenue with q
very dear friend of mine, an eminent
scientist, who had on suit of ready
made clothing"
The national leader., 1889-04-06

To MAKE APPLE JELLY, take red
skinned apples. wipe clean and cut into
quarters. but do not peel them. To
each pound of fruit put three pints OF
cold water, then boil rapidly for thirtI
minutes. Strain, and to every pint tf
juice allow one pound Of loaf sugar;
return to the pan, and again boil rapid
ly for thirty minutes.
The national leader., 1889-04-06

BROWN BREAD.-Which may also
be served as a pudding, is made by TAX
ing one cup Of molasses. one teaspoon
full of soda dissolved in half cupful of
boiling water; stir this In the molasses
until it is thoroughly mixed with It,,
then add three parts Of graham -four to
one OF corn meal in sufficient quantity
to make batter, to this add table,
spoonful of melted lard. Steam this
four hours. If you wish to eat 1t while
hot In place of bread, dry it in the oven
for fifteen minutes; if tor pudding,
serve it fresh from the steamer with a
sour sauce.
The national leader., 1889-04-06

POULTRY need a good, dry dusting
place. They like 1t better on a level
with the floor Of the poultTy-house
:han to climb into box. Over-feeding
%, keeping on corn and other fattenlng
tood is quite as frequent cause for
hens failing to lay as lack Of food.
The national leader., 1889-04-06

How To IMPROVE A FARM-The
best and the shortest way to improve
q farm is to reduce the stock, plOw
your faIlOws in winter so that the soil
will be warm and dry and the subsoil
decomposed early in the spring. Har-
row well and then SOW ten or twelve
quarts Of grass seed to the acre when
you put Id your oats. If all take,
your chance is good for obtaining from
five to ten acres of oats and a field
seeded down to grass. Then prepare
as many acres for rye-sowing, pro-
vlded your land is not good enough
for wheat, and the two crops will give
you all the straw you need, and the
corn field. with usual good luck, will
produce enough to fattel stock. AT the
end OF the season you will have the
produce from fifteen or twenty acres
y OF land, represented in oats, corn and
potatoes, and as many acres sown with
rye and wheat. Keep just stock enough
TO eat up the produce In graiD and
hay, and after gathering your next
years crop Of hay and grain, covering
say fifty acres of your farm of one
hundred acres, you may think of add
ing as many head Of cattle as your
farm will sustain without purchasing
heavily of foreign supplies. By the
end Of the fourth year you are ready
to put in crop of wheat and save
blowing up your bottom meadow, you
have re-seeded your whole farm and
are now ready to enlarge your dairy
and at the end of ten years your land
ought to be in condition to double
your crops and the number of your
cattle. This is rotation.
The national leader., 1889-04-06

No GooD.-Impecunious Southerner
Say, Mister, your sign says that you
advance money on titles.
New York land agent-Certainly sir;
where is your land situated3
"Land be blowed My title Is Gen.
eral Euford st. Clair. How much do
you loan on that sort of titlep"
The national leader., 1889-04-06

A Low VOICE.-"Why do you speak
in such low voice?'' said a member
of a certain church to the pastor.
"Well," he replied, 'when FIRST be-
gan to preach they called me shouter,
because spoke so loud. One Sunday
morning, just after finished the pray
er, and while the solemn hush was still
upon the congregation, little fellow
broke the silence with the question:
Ma, is God deaf p l have never
shouted since"
The national leader., 1889-04-06

How TO AVOID 1T.-Jones-It beats
the world how everything is adnlter-
ated. bought some sugar last night,
and I find that it is one third sand.
Smlth--Well. that may be. but every
thing isn't adulterated. I bought a
barrel of sand this morning, and I'll be
hanged II it had particle of sugar In
it. II you wish to avoid adulterations,
buy sand, Mr.. Jones; buy sand.
The national leader., 1889-04-06

CRUsHED.-r reshlelgh-Don't you
feel rather chilly, Miss Beaconhillp
Miss BeaconhIll-Ye / am rather
cold, Mr.. Freshleigh.
Freshleigh, meaningly - Feel as
though you'd like to have little some.
thing around you?
Miss Beaconhill, crushingly-Not a
little something, Mr.. Freshleigh.
The national leader., 1889-04-06

Miss CLARA--Is that a new ring you
have on, Ethelr 1t strikes me l have
seen it before.
Miss Ethel, blushing-Yes. Clara;
young MI. Paperwate presented it to
me last hight. have accepted him.
''Oh, indeed ! I'm so glad. Accept
my best wishes. 1 thought that ring
looked strangely familiar"
The national leader., 1889-04-06
STEAMED APPLE PUDDING

STEAMED APPLE PUDDING,
and slice enough tart apples
pudding dish II the apples are
they will cook as soon as the cru.
they must be put on in time to-
when the crust Is ready so it
right to cooking. For the cr,)
one pint of flour, and q half even
spoons of butter or fresh 81 eet
not melted but pressed into "a
one and half heaping tea
baking powder and little
the baking powder and salt Il
through the flour and sift, then ru
butter into it, and use sweet mil
wet it with, stirring with spoon.
1t into soft mass with the spoon,
turn 1t on to the mOldlng board,
roll it out with rolling pin till 1t WI
just cover the pudding dish, making a
hole in the middle to let out the steam
from the apple. 1t will require not
less than half hour to cook, but the
time will depend on the thickness Of
crust. If 1t Is an inch thick it will re-,
quire three quarters OF an hour. III
soda and cream of tartar are more con-
venient than baking powder, use a gen
erous half of an even teaspoonful
soda and one and half of cream O.
tartar. The soda must be pulverlzed
as fine as hOur with the cream tartar.
Butter and sugar are to be eaten with
it, and some like milk also. If one has
no steamer the pudding can be baked,
but the apples must be cooked in a
kettle and poured boiling hot into the
pudding dish when the crust is ready.
unless they are unusually tender. The
pudding will not require longer than a
half hour to bake.
MUSTARD PLAsTERs.-Ano old and
quite eminent physician says: "How
many people are there who really know
how to make mustard plasterp Not
one in hundred, at the most, perhaps,
and yet mustard plasters are used in
every family. The ordinary way Is to
mix the mustard with water, temper
ing it with little four, but such a
plaster as that is simply abominable.
Before 1t has half done It's work 1t be-
gins to blister the patient, and leaves
him finally with painful, fayed spot,
after having produced far less effect In
beneficial way than was intended.
Now. a mustard plaster should never
make blister, at all. If blister is
wanted there are other plasters far
better than mustard for the purpose.
When you make a mustard plaster,
then. use no water whatever, but mix
the mustard with the white of an egg,
and it will draw perfectly, but will not
produce bills ter, even upon the skin
or an infant, no matter how long 1t
remains on the Fart"
The national leader., 1889-04-06

To DESTROY THE CANADA THISTLE.
Henry Ward Beecher, the famous
preacher and fancy farmer, claimed to
have solved the problem OF getting rid
of the Canada thistle. He said: The
only way to exterminate the weed is to
plant it for crop and propose to make
money out of it. The worms will gnaw
it, bugs will bite it, beetles will bore it,
spiders will web it. birds will peck it,
heat will scorch it, cold will freeze it.
rains will drown it, and mildew and
blight will cover 1t.
The national leader., 1889-04-06

NEIGHBoR-What made your little
brother squeel so loud this morniDgP
Boy-Pa made him squeal that way
30 the neighbors would believe we had
killed pig.
The national leader., 1889-04-06

WE HAVE heard ladies-educated
and Intelligent ladies - declare with
actual pride their ignorance Of the art
as cooking. They "cOuld not make a
cup of coffee to save their lives" and.
as to their making loaf of bread, or
cooking simple dinner, that was out
of their power. Poor, miserable un-
fOrtunates.
The national leader., 1889-04-06

IN building barns, stables or out
houses of any kind that are not
plastered. the use Of stiff building
paper under the boards or siding will
add greatly to the warmth of the build
ing in winter. The cost will be but a
trine compared with the advantages So
cured.
The national leader., 1889-04-06

THE Russian method for stopping a
Runaway horse is said to be very
effective, and is not particularly cruel.
They place cord with running knot
around the horses neck near the neck
strap. To this slip moose attach pair
of reins, which may be thrown over
the dashboard ready to be seized at
once. When the horse starts take up
the extra relns and tighten the cord
around the horses throat. The
most furious horse thus choked stops
Instantly and will not kick or fall.
The national leader., 1889-04-06

AN excellent mixture of hay for all
classes of stock Is one-third clover-hay
with timothy and redtop, which is
much better than either one alone, as
the mixture is more complete in food
elements. 1t should be fed with an al
lowance OF ground grain also.
The national leader., 1889-04-06

FARMERS have a much greater
sphere Of influence on the flavor of
milk produced than they suppose, or
they are willing to admit. The reason
why certain number of consumers
I'D all large cities are willing to pay
what, to a farmer Or an average con-
sumer. may seem extraordinary prices
Is because they get buffers Of high
flavor which are always uniform. The
makers OF these buffers nearly all use
clover or meadow hay aud corn meal.
in varying proportions with other coarse
fodder and meals
The national leader., 1889-04-06

THE asparagus bed should be pre-.
pared of the trench system. Use plenty
of manure, and over the manure place
rich dirt to a few inches depth. Give
the roots plenty of room. AS rule
asparagus roots are placed too closely
together, as they thicken and multiply
in the bed every year. Once OBJ
tanned, an asparagus bed will last many
years
The national leader., 1889-04-06

THERE is no lack this season Of
pretty Innings for thin black materials.
Silk, is of course, the most desirable,
and one sufficiently good can be pur.
chased at fifty cents yard. There ara
silk finished muslins, sateens and other
cotton fabrics, that look quite well
under grenadine, or other dtaphanous
fabric. But silk had better be always
used for waist lining, as any other
material Is apt to stain the skin ana
underclothinE In warm weather.
The national leader., 1889-04-06

PICKLED APPLEs.-Parea peck o
sweet apples, but leave them whole
take three pounds OF brown sugar, tvso
quarts of vinegar, one half ounce each
of cinnamon and cloves; MIX together,
boil part of the apples till they are ten
der, but not broken. Then take them
out, beat the remainder OF the vinegar
and sugar well together and pour over
them. Seal up the bottles till wanted.
The national leader., 1889-04-06

IN selecting young peach trees for
spring transplant1ng examine them
carefully, as the borer is often found in
them. A healthy young tree should
have very smooth bark, plenty of roots.
and show no signs of puncture. Dis
eases of trees are easily brought on the
farm ny not giving proper attention to
the source whence the nursery stock is
obtained.
The national leader., 1889-04-06

The best soil for rhubarb is rich,
deep. sandy loan, and the best fertil-
izer well-rotted manure. The ground
should be deeply plowed, subsoiled and
thoroughly cultivated. The plants
should stand about four feet apart each
way. Good garden cultivation is neces-
sary but no plants should be taken the
first season. An early crop and good
market make rhubarb a very profitable
crop.
The national leader., 1889-04-06

FRESH SALADS.-Fresh salads ought
not to lie long In water; the withered
only long enough to crisp them. The
outside leaves are thrown away, the
inner ones parted. we'll rinsed and
examined, and, if necessary, plunged
into salt and water for few minutes,
which will quickly free the leaves of
any insects that may cling to them.
They may be thrown into colander or
salad basket to drain, and thence into
napkin held by its four corners and
shaken lightly until it absorbs the
water hanging about the leaves. Han
die the salad as little as possible in
cutting. Do not mix 1t with dressing
until the moment of serving. and then
It is usual to put the liquids at the bot
tom Of the bowl and stir it up just
before serving. Salads of fish, meat or
potatoes are better made half an hour
before they are used, except such as
are mixed with leaf salad. Let chives
or onions be handed apart when used !,
not mixed in, as 80 many object to the
flavor.
The national leader., 1889-04-06
HOUSEHOLD.

THE NURSERY TOILET.-Some one
should make protest against the sop
ping Of children's hair with water, or
using wet brush in dressing their
hair, to save the nurse or mother some
trouble in arranging 1t. Water con-
stantly evaporating from the surface
affects the natural circulation, the
color and oil of the hair; it should be
used on the scalp only, to cleanse 1t. or
at fixed times to wash the hair, and
this preferably at night. when the head
can be well covered up to avoid taking
cold. 1t will be found quite dry in the
morning. The use OF hot water instead
of cold, for cleansing the scalp and hair
may be recommended. Hot water is
stimulant and should give the hair q
good color. 1t is known that sulphur
Is component part of the natural COL
or Of the hair, and some of the hot
water hair dressers avOw that they can
distinctly smell the sulphur developed
by this process In the hair with the
hand rubbing that accompanies its use.
Hair dries more quickly also, after the
hot water application than the cold.
But be sure to pin the head up-after
rubbing-in a towel, which can be
removed and replaced, il it becomes
wet. If salt be applied, it should be in
this way. Occasionally this application
will give a sound sleep to restless or
fatigued heads
The national leader., 1889-04-06

UNE or the WORST and most hopeless
features Of the present Improbable
dairying is the fact that so few of our
dairymen know just what they are
doing and whether all of their cows or
any of them pay cost. So many farmers
fail to keep accurate accounts Of their
operations that 1t often takes them
years to ascertain positively whether
they are gaining or losing by their oper-
ations and by what ones they gain and
what they lose.
The national leader., 1889-04-06

THE hen house should have tight
roof and walls. If the shingles are old
and admit the wet, then surely trouble
will ensue. Damp floors will be sure to
bring colds, and tn ese neglected soon
develop into roup. the most difficult
disease to control known to the poultry
yard. Stop the leaks. patch the roof,
seal up the cracks, and so keep the
hens healthy. for surely they will not
produce eggs If diseased.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-01-17
An Improved Fire Escape.

A portable fire escape, constructed
with three systems OF lazy tongs con
nected together and arranged to be
elevated and lowered by a screw
mounted in the platform OF a truck,
has been patented by Mr.. Louis p.
SANITY, OF Clements, Kan. The plat
form on which the tongs are mounted
has screws at its corners, whereby the
escape may be held upright or tipped
against the walls OF a building. The
tongs are united by a series Of TRAN
giles, q set OF lazy tongs being arranged
at each corner Of the triangle, each set
bracing tho others. A screw for ele-
waiting the system Ia mounted in the
center Of the platform, q triangular
plate being attached at its corners 20
the lowermost set Of lazy tongs, and
having at it, center an internally
screw threaded boss in which the screw
works, being operated by beveled gears
and crank shafts extending 10 the
ends OF the truck. BY turning the
cranks the three sets Of lazy tongs will
be rapidly elevated and by reversing
the motion a. rapidly lowered. At
the top Of the lazy tongs is q platform
or cage ON which persons may step
from the window Of q building, and
be lowered TO the ground by turning
the cranks, or they may descend by Q
rope ladder suspended from an aPer-
ture IN the center u the cage Scien-
ti6c American.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-01-17
To Use the Rbeea Plant.

A Belfast machinist has discovered
a process by which the flbers of the
plant rheea can be readily separated
from their woody and gummy cover
ing, thus producing a fiber at a low
price which will admit Of being used
for the manufacture of rope, cordage
and woven goods. Rheea is plant
grown very widely in southern and
eastern Asia, and one capable Of Guilt
walton in the temperate parts OF Eu-
rope and America. II is the strongest
vegetable fiber that has yet been dis
covered, and is, besides, the smoothest
and most lustrous. Cincinnati Com
mercial.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-01-17
striking n Ll0ht

49,.
In the days before the invention Of
friction matches the difficulty of pro-
curing fire was so great that all pains
were taken 10 prevent the fire on the
hearth from going out ALI winter
long it was kept by covering the coal
and brands with ashes at night This
was m of the domestic cares of our
forefathers, and Homer alludes TO the
practice as common in his day, 5000
years ago.
But fire could not be kept with com
fort in the summer, and there would
be times in the winter when the hearth
would become cold. Then some Goals
must be brought from a neighbours, or
a new Gre must be kindled in the
house.
This latter process was usually &C
complished by means of flint and steel.
Most readers have no doubt seen a
spark Of fire struck out from a horses
shoe hitting a stone in the road, or
from the shoes Of a sleigh runner
grinding over rocks.
To obtain fire by this method a piece
OF steel, such as a file or rasp, was
struck with a flint or a bit Of white
quartz from a granite ledge, and the
spark was caught in tinder-charred
cotton rags. The old flint lock mus
he, with a few grains of powder and
some finder in the pan, was looked
upon by our grandmothers as a do
nestle utensil. Sometimes, on q clear
day, q burning glass-a lens for col
lecting at one point the rays Of the
un-was used.
The method Of producing fire BY
rubbing together two dry sticks 4
known TO most boys, but il has not
been often adopted by civilized people.
IL belongs 10 the ruder conditions Of
life.
In Thibet Capt William Gill found
practiced. Q more scientific method
than any Of these. The natives strike
q light by compressed air. The ap-
paratus used consists of q wooden
cylinder. two and a half inches long
by three-quarters Of an inch diameter.
This is closed at one end, the base be-
ing about the size Of a quill pen; an
air tight piston fits into this with a
large, fiat knob at the top. The other
end of the piston is slightly followed
out and a very small piece Of finder is
placed in the cup thus formed.
To use this the cylinder is held in
one hand, the piston inserted and
pushed about half way down. A very
sharp blow is then given with the palm
Of the hand on the top of the knob.
The hand must at the same time close
on the knob and instantly withdraw
the piston, when the finder will be
found alight II requires skill to use
the apparatus as well as science 10 in
vent It. -Youth's Companion.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-01-17

OF Startling ana unique pattern. This
garment was sent TO Baron Minaldi
from Sicily some fifteen years ago. 1t
was worn by one OF his ancestors, the
fourth Baron Giuseppe Minaldi, of
Palermo, and was constructed more
than eighty years ago. The fabric
came originally from Kashgar, in
Central Asia, and il is in rs good state
today as it was the day it was stitched
together by a bronzed tailor under the
shadow Of Mount Etna. At his family
dinner, over which Baron d. presided
in the evening, the waistcoat was
braced with one pound Of chicken
fricasseed, two pounds OF turkey and
roast pig and three pounds Of maca-
roni. Not button gave way. They
could sew in Sicily in the early part Of
this century. New York World.