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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-03-28
LegnI D0n,fs Ahollf wills.

Don't make viii without two wit
nesses; better three.
Don't neglect to declare it to be your
last will and testament.
Don't let a person interested in it be
q witness.
Don't add d cOdicil unless you execute
it in the same way as the original Will.
Don't make q new will unless you re-
yoke or destroy the old one.
Don't neglect to make your witnesse
write their full names and addresses.
Don't forget that if a woman your
marriage viii inyalidate a viii already
made.
Don't make a new Will without spe-
cifcally revOking the prior one and
physically destroying it.
Don't make a viii that does not pro-
vide for children that may be born.
DON'T try to force a wife to accept
certain property instead Of dover.
Don't try to devise real property to
an alien.
Don't allow a minor to viii away
personal property, unless eighteen il
male, and sixteen if female
Don't leave anything uncertain in 8
viii.
Don't mention people by their nick
names.
Don't fail to specify which one is
meant when two bear the same name
Don't imagine that the contents of q
lost will may not be proved by good
evidence.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-03-28
THE KITCHEN.
Tested Receipes.


ONE EGG CAKE.-One and one-haJf
cups of sugar, one cup of milk, one
half cup of butter, two and Cne-half
cups OF -four, two and One-half tea
spOOnfuls of baking powder and one
egg.
COOKIES. Cream two cups of sugar
with one of butter; and four beaten eggs
and one teaspoenful of soda dissolved
in gill of milk; flavor with cinnamon
and work in four teacupfuls Of sifted
-four. Roll and cut out.
SOFT GINGERBREAD.- One cup of mo-
1asses, one teRspOOnful of saleratus, one
tablespoonful of lard, twO-thirds tea
spoonful each of salt and ginger, and
one cup of sour milk, Mix them in the
order IN which they are given.
OYSTER SOUP.-Allow one quart Of
boiling water and one quart Of sweet
milk; stir in twO-thirds cupful of fine
cracker crumbs; season with salt. When
it bOils add one quart of oysters which
you have carefully looked over; let it
come to boil for one minute, and add
half a cupful Of cream and almost a cup
full of butter.
FROSTED LEMON PIE The grated rind
and juice of one lemon, one cup Of
brown sugar, the yOlks of two eggs, one
half cup OF cold water and two table
spOOnfuls of flour or cOrnstarch. Line
the plate with paste and fill When
baked frost with the whites OF the eggs
beaten to a stiff froth with three table
spOOnfuls Of sugar, and brown lightly
in the oven.
DRIED APPLE DUIPLINGS .-One pint
of dried apples, cut, one-half pint of
sweet milk, two tabIespOonfuls of bak-
ing powder and one tablespoonful Of
butter or lard. Use flour sufficient to
make into small biscuits, and drop into
boiling water and boil quickly till the
apples are done. Cut the apples into
small bits with scissor and soak in
warm water before making. Eat with
cream sauce favored with nutmeg.
CHICKEN PIE.-Singe and PaFbOil a
pair Of chickens, cut them up and cook
till quite tender. Uncover when nearly
: done and let the water boil away till re-
( duced one-half. Line a large, deep pan
J with biscuit dough made very short and
rolled about an inch thick, and put IN
! the chicken cue into finer pieces, with
/ butter, salt, pepper, dredging OF uOuF7
/ and their own gravy. Cover and bake
till the upper crust is brown. Serve with
mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce
/ IRISH STEw.-Cut two pounds of the
I neck of mutton into small pieces, put 1E
J into a kettle with one onion sliced ana
Q bunch Of pot herbs nicely dressed
! Simmer gently for one hour, then add
two tabIespOonfuIs Of rices simmer ten
minutes, add tWo potatoes cut into dice
and while they are cooking ten minutes
/ longer. make your dumpHngs. Put 8
! pint Of -four into a bowl, add teaspoon
( fuI of salt and a heaping teaspoontul or
+ baking powder, moLsten this with ABOUT
a gill of milk; the dough must be SOFT
Form il lightly into balls. drop them on
top Of the stew, cover the kettle boil
ten minutes, season and serve.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-03-28
Girl Born

In January, she will be a prudent
housewife, given to melancholy, but
good-tempered.
If in February, a humane and affec-
tionate wife and tender mother.
If in March, a frivolous chatterbox,
somewhat given to quarreling.
If in April, inconstant, not very in
telligent, but likely to be gOod-lOOk-
ing.
If in May, handsome, amiabIe, and
likely to be happy.
If in June, impetuous, viii marry
early, and be frivolous.
If in July, passably handsome, but
with q sulky temper.
If in August, amiabIe and practical,
and likely to marry rich.
If in September, discreet, affabIe,
and much liked.
Tin October, pretty and coquettish,
and likely to be unhappy.
If in November, liberal, kind, and of
a mild disposition.
If in December, weI-proportioned,
fond Of novelty, and extrayagant.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-03-28

80 be on the safe side. The next day
keep them in the tub or basin longer, the.
third day q little longer still.
Let the water be very cold indeed. and
keep your feet In It until the very bones
ache. Does that seem heroic tre0tment2
II IS not so severe as you may think.
The application being local and limited,
1t gives no shock to the constitution,
such as the cold bath gives. The min
ute your feet come out of the cold bath.
wrap them up warmly. and rub them, If
necessary, and you viii find delicious
thrill Of warmth diffusing itself through
them as the blood rushes back with re-
doubled energy. I have seen the remedy
tried by the most delicate persons, and
with none but excellent results. It
strengthens the circulation; it invigor-
ates the nerves; produces, in a word,
what We call toUghening. Many o wo-
man whose feet were hardly ever warm
from October until June has found q
glowing circulation in them after a few
applications of this simple bath, and
has obtained immunity against the be-
setting colds which had previously been
the misery of life. Duly bearing times
and seasons in mind, this remedy is one
in which the most delicate cGn find no
danger, and one which viii prevent
more colds than any other single meas
ures-I'he COPgreDGti0RGlist.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-03-28
Hints to aousekespevs.

DOoBPIATEs should be cleaned by
rubbing with a cloth wet in ammonia
and water.
RESTAURANT KEEPER says celery
wants to lie in cold water an hour be-
fore 1t is chewed
IF the color has been taken out Of
silks by fruit stains, ammonia viii usu-
ally restore the color.
To BRIGHTEN carpets wipe them with
warm water in which has been poured
few drops of ammonia.
IF brOOms are soaked In strong, hot
salt and water before using the spIlnts
Will not break in sweeping.
GREASE spots may be taken out with
weak ANN Ouia in water; lay soft white
paper over, and iron with hot iron.
IF you dip the wicks of lamps in
d strong, hot vinegar, and then dry them1
it Will do away with most Of the dis
/ agreeable smell.
THE pie crust Of meat or chicken pie
should always be perforated before bak-
| ing, TO allow the escape obnoxious gases
] generated within.
| IT has been asserted that chewing
wooden tOOthpicks sometimes produces
small ulcers in the mouth, and that even
the stomach has been similarly affected
/ by the action of the small PARTICLES of
/ wood detached by chewing.
ALMONDS are blanched by pouring
| water over them after they are SHIELDED
/ when they have remained few moments
/ in the water they can be rubbed in Il soft,
! dry towel, and the skin viii slip off the
/ kernels, leaving them white and entire.
/ An easy method of restoring bits of
/ foreign bodies from the eye is to place
/ a grain Of haxseed under the lower lid,
/ and close the lids. The seed becomes
/ surrounded by a thick, adherent muci-
/ lage, which entraps the foreign body,
and soon carries it out from the angle
Of the eye.
To CURE hiccoughs, sit erect ana in
fate the lungs fully. Then, retaining
the breath, bend forward slowly until
the chest meets the knees. After slowly
rising again to the erect position, slowly
exhale the breath. Repeat this process
n second time, and the nerves Will be
found to have received an excess of
energy that will enable them to perform
their natural functions.
A RETIRED plumber thus gives a point
for the gratuitoUs relief of household
ers: Just before retiring at night pour
into the clOgged pipe enough liquid
soda I've to fill the trap or bent part of
the pipe. Be sure that no water runs in
it until the next morning. During the
night the I've viii convert all into soft
soap, and the first current Of water in
the morning Will wash it away and clear
the pipe clean as new"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-03-28
Poultry Notes.

FINE fowl always has, and Will find
buyers at good prices.
TURKEYS are almost due in markets.
A flock of good ones viii pay we'll; have
you 0ny?
TIE people whom we would advise to
buy incubatOrs are those who raise
chickens and know how.
A FLOCK Of 100 hens should enable n
farmer to secure eggs enough in Jan
uary, February, and March to hatch by
means Of an incubator 1000 chickens.
The chicks will be marketable in May
and June and bring from Is to % cents
per pound. With all allowances made
for losses, it is easy to realize Il hand
some profit from a flock of 100 hens and
have enough eggs for home use be-
sides.
SPEAKING of roosts in a poultry
house, the Farmers Magazine SAYS the
best ones are strips four inches wide
and one inch thick. The fowls can
rOOst on these with comfort to the feet.
They should have a clear space Of one
foot between them, and should all be on
one level and not more than one foot
from the floor. When they are made
like a ladder the fowls fight to crowd to
the top, and when they are high the hens
on the floor when flying down. Young
fowls should not rOOst until they are
fully grown. It is best to leave those
to stay in the coop when the hen leaves
them, and they viii stay there comfort
ably until the weather gets too cold or
are ready for sale. 1t is best to have q
yard for chicks and the hens which are
in the cOOps, so that they can be fec
without trouble from the other fowls.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-03-28
THE ORCHARD.
Grape Vines on Heavy Soils.

Grape Vines on Heavy Soils,
The old idea that grapes thrive best
on light land is mainly due to the fact
that such soils are naturally dry. While
a heavy clay is not best for the grape,
it is no insuperable obstacle to success
in vineyarding, provided it is thoroughly
under drained. In fact, grape growing
is possible under wider range of con-
ditions and soil that is the case with
any other crop. The one thing that
grape roots cannot abide in stagnant
water. No matter if this dries out in
midsummer it is then past the power of
the vine to regain lost time. Land thor
oughly drained to the depth of three
feet warns more quickly in spring, and
makes a difference in temperature of
five to ten degrees or more at the time
when the vine most needs warmth.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-03-28
THE HOUSEHOLD.


A cold is not a cold, but an infamma-
ton. 1t cannot be cured when once
fairly established, but it can be pre-
vented in the majority of cases by ire
Guent use of cold footballs and cold
ir-batbs. I mention these with conf
dence, because I have tried them thor
oughly upon both my patients and my
self. The air bath, with light gymnas
tic exercise at the same time, is a most
excellent, simple and generally avail
able form Of toughening. In my own
case, and in most others that / have Oh
served, an ordinary cold IS caught
through the feet. The feet are the ten
der region as regards resistance to low
temperature; first, because they are the
fUrthest extremity of the body; and
second, because in its ordinary attitudes
they are usually the lowest part, and are
so exposed to the colder strata of air
Most Of us are literally -tenderfeet.
What shall we do to tougher ourseIve
against this particular invasion of the
cold? Plunge yourfeet on rising and re
firing into very cold water. Keep then
there minute or two only at first, so al
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-03-28

should look at me with your sweet true
eyes. L broke the promise that made
you. I have sold myself, body and soul
to mammOmi"
you have been hurried into some
thing?" she asked, gently. Tell me-
Jack. Perhaps 1 can help you. A WOman's
vita loving WOman's vii
"Hurried2 II Will cast the blame on
no one. A man should be master OF him
self. I have been a fool, a dupe; a slave
to passion and to vanity. Edna! am
to be-married to George Hargreave to-
morrow"
dared not look at her while speaking
the last few words, but when had ended,
knowing that she had not moved, 1
raised my eyes and saw that her face grew
very white; presently she sWayed, and
would, I feared, have fallen. IDvOiun-
tarily put out my arm to save her, but
she recOiled.
Don't touch me, please" she muir
INJURED, family. II shall be better
presently"
She caught hold OF the mantel shelf
with one hand as though to steady her
self; the other she passed across her
eyes, and then once more looked up at me.
Oh! the tenderness and pity Of that look.
Il must 60 now, she said sadly.
Stay, exclaimed; you said she is
not worthy. What did you mean?"
She put on her hat andveil. Il ordered
a carriage to take me to LRngdals
Grange, VIII you please inquire if it is
ready"
Her apparent caImness astounded me.
VIII you answer my question frst2"
Il prefer to withdraw my words"
GOOD heavensi And an to marry q
woman whom yOu-y0U-have called IN
worthy! By all you hold most sacred
| by your love for me and mine for YOU, I
! cried in my passionate selfshness, @I adj
| jure you to tell me all you know"
! She had moved toward the door while
! was speaking, and, laying her hand upon
/ the handle, opened it a little way. Then
! looking at me with implOring eyes and a
! face that told too plainly the torture she
/ endured:
Think what you will of me, she said.
/ Deem me most vile for saying what I
! did. But, Jack-Oh, Jack, believe it was
! untrue!"
! She was gone before I could reply.
/ 1 fastened down the stairs after her,
| and across the hall, and was just in time
! to see her into the carriage that was wait
| ing. Then L held out my hand, but she
! either did not or would not notice it.
-GOOd-by, said she simply.
1 turned and re- entered the house. In
/ doing so I ran against DR.. GascOigne
Anything wrong, Dudley?" he asked, as
| 1 stood for a moment staring at him
What the deuce is that to yOu?" ex-
claimed, roughly. Il beg your pardon
Doctor, I've got put out bit-tbat's all
! Goodnight"
Half mad with conflicting emotions,
| rushed up to my room, and walked the hOOl
the whole of the livelOng night.
TO BE CONTINUED
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-03-28
Nc Russet AIDE.

There are two or three varieties of
russell, varying considerable in quality.
The kind most commonly grown is the
English russell, of not very high quality.
but valuable for prOductiveness and as
a late keeper. The golden russell of
Western New York is a better apple,
equally productive, and is of better
quality later in the season than any
other apple. All the russets have rich
flesh, and are not very juicy. Cider
made from them commands higher
price than from other apples, though
OnlythOse too small for market or other
wise unsaleable are used. The russell
tree comes early into bearing, as it never
makes an immoderate growth of wood.
Its spreading habit of growth. checks
the leading shoots and induces fruitful
ness. After it gets to bearing, it needs
very high manuring. 1t would often be
better if the fruit were thinned, as the
fruit sets abundantIy, and in its early
stages its thicker skin and sOurness
make it less likely than some other
varieties to be thinned by the cOdling
moth
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-03-28
Ph0sUhate for Poultry.

The advice to give bones to hens to
make them lay has been improved by a
farmer who accidentally learned that
commercial phosphate answers the same
purpose. He spilled some with seed
wheat last September, and gathering 1t
up mixed with soil gave this to his hens.
Rather to his surprise the pieces of
phosphate were eaten as readily as the
grain, and about the same time his hens
began laying as they had not done be
fore. Not all of the commercial phOs-
phate sold now is made from bones.
This incident, which a Tribune cores
pOndent furnishes, indicates that the
rock phosphate may serve a good pur-
pose for hen feed, as we know it does
Tor crop food
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-03-28
THE FAHIL
PIIlng stones Around -.

It seems sometimes a cOnvenient place
TO put stones out of the way, to pile
them around tree where the pillow can
not come, but there is no surer way to
destroy the tree. The reason seems to
be that the stones act as u mulch, keep
ing the soil moist TO the very surface.
This encourages the root to grow up
ward near the top of the ground, and as
the stone mulch does not prevent frost,
the roots are frozen in and cannot fur
nish sap. Stone heaps should especially
be avoided around apple and other fruit
trees, as they harbOr mice, which eat the
bark, thus girdling and killing the tree.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-03-28
The Farmstead Lawn.

Family games, the outdoor games Of
summer, must be provided for. Every
body, almost, plays croquet, and lawn
tennis is rapidly becoming an equally
as popular game. The boys also want
place to play ball, and at least the small
boys can be allowed chance upon the
small area reserved for the two home
games referred to. These ought, of
course, to have as level a spot as posi-
BILE, with trees around it for shade, but
not too near. Seats may be provided
beneath these trees for weary partici-
pants or elderly On-lOOkers. 1t is we'll
worth while to take considerable pains
with this play ground, so that the games
may be played in a satisfactory manner,
and skilled players satisfied with the
facilities for displaying their accom-
plishments. The leveling ought to be
done with care, and fine, thick June
grass sod secured by good preparation
OF tn ground, liberal seeding, and q
regular but moderate use Of the lawn
mower. These things take time; but
the labor We delight in physics pain, ="
saith the poet, and both the boys and
the girls of the family will willingly
help to prepair the ground devoted to
social recreation and the entertainm ent
of visiting friends and kindsfOlk. All
that have indicated can be carried out
nicely on the space Of single acre.
] TjcES Magazine.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-03-28
CoIcneIistEc Honor.

Colonel, let me have a dollar for a
few minutes.
@Can't do it, Colonel L just bor-
rowed one myself from the hostler"
"WeII, thatll do.
"But I've done gone ond spent it"
"AIl?"
"All but twenty cents"
We'll, let me have that.
"NO, let's go in here and take one
q can not go with you, Colonel, IN
der the circumstances. You set 'em up
the last time AS a man of honor I
must return the favor. Let me have
the money"
"Here, noble brother, take 1t. Ken
tlLck3f State Journal
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ever had. This is not business or bust
ness principles The same may be said
of the gathered cream business where
no test is used.
Another source of profit to some is in
knowing how to feed the bUttermilk
with the greatest profit. Experiments
show it to be worth from 20 to 30 cents
creameries sell It for % to so cents per
barrel, which hold four hundred pounds,
or Mt less one half its value.-COT.
ETPuqQerlg Journal
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-03-28
CHAPTER TX.
BETWEEN NO LovEs.

And we were to be married on friday
What would Edna think when she knew
what would she say? I could not keep
my promise to her; it was impossible
Dame Fortune had turned her wheel in
my favor, and believe that I was being
drawn onward by fnte.
That I was simply q mere puppet in
the hands Of Mrs. HargreaYe-a weak
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-03-28
Wanted Him.

Wife Of Chicago man TO physician
And do you really think he cannot
live?
Physician Madam, he cannot
Chicago Man-Who can't live?
Phyeicia1-YOu can't. You cannot
live until morning. Shall we send for
q minister?
Chicago man-Eo, but you may send
for DObbins.
Physician What do you want with
him?
Chicago Maa-Want to sell him a
Iot.-ATEnqlSG9 IrdUeLeT.
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warming vs.. Cooking Food.

Not nearly so much is said as formerly
about the necessity of cooking food for
stock. It is undoubtedly the fact that
warming food to near the animal heat
is a good thing in cold weather, and in
most cases the cooked food is fed while
warm, which may account for its sup
posed advantages. There is certainly
harm in giving wet food at a tempera-
as it is apt to be, even in moderate
weather. The constant evaporation
from the surface rapidly cOols anything
that is wet, and the introduction of food
with temperature of 40 degrees into a
stomach where the natural warmth is So
degrees, produces a chill that requires a
good deal of the food consumed to over
come. The cooked food that has become
entirely cold is no better than that not
cooked Tor most kinds Of stock.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-03-28
40 sIDEa.
By FLORENCE JOSEPHINE BoxoE.

sat on the lounge by her side. boys,
And talked in a soft, subdued tone;
ana you would have thought to nave hearc
boys,
I'd just entered loves torrid zone.
I told her that never before, boys,
Had Cupid enchanted my heart
Or sent with such cruel delight, boys,
So swiftly successful a dart.
solemnly whispered the sweets, boys,
And begged her to give me kiss;
Then told her how charming she was, boys,
And how that her presence was bliss.
ia ha how fooled her that night, boys,
Twas jolly, now tell you here,
She drank In my words like a dove, boys
SHE.
o, yes, girls, he told me he loved me-
With passion most certainly true,
And whispered all manner of praises,
Some old as tho hils-Others new.
And then returned his caresses
With interest at seven per cent,
To see me you surely would think, dears,
The key to my heart 1 had lent.
But, no, don't mistrust such a thing girls,
Or worry yourselves about me;
I'm not quite 80 foolish hope dears.
But 1 can talk trash well as he.
And tho you may think am wrong, girls,
And all that he said he must mean,
I'm not quite so sure OF its truth, dears-
If you please, viii take some ice-eIean.
WAITsFIELD, Vermont.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-03-28
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
HOUSEHOLD AND AGRICULTURAL
TOPICS DISCUSSED.

A Budget of Useful Information Relating
to the Farm, Orchard, stable, PaElOrs and
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-01-27
Tur N,,emp. ON Blshop Whi,t,ker.e

THE attempt on Bishop Whittaker'e
life In ct. johns Protestant Episcopal
Church yesterday, In Philadelphia, -
he was about 10 commence his relig.
ious services by prohibition mono
iLaniac, is an evidence Of how easily
the human mind can be unbalanced
by men of one idea. There is no harm
in being prohibitionist or anything
else that man thinks II 10 his duty to
be, but when man broods over his
one idea until he has no charity for
people who as honestly entertain other
ideas, he becomes the most dangerous
kind OF crank and Injuries the cause
lie advocates. He becomes Guiteau
that ia TO be Stunned as an enemy to
progress and reform. The young man
who made hobby of prohibition un
til he could not blend his opinions
with any other leading questions OF
the day has had a wrong education
that somebody is responsible for. To
be prohibitionist is not Objectionable,
but 10 be temperate Is golden.