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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-31

the men whom lie commanded, to steal
or forage" as they called it. OH pri-
vate property.
private named Hicks, on the march
to Gettysburg, remarked, chuckling,
to companion:
sThere is nothing stuck up about
old Stannard. He is not ashamed to
converse socially with private"
Has he been talking to you? What
did he say?"
"Told me if didn't get out of them
cherry trees he'd kill mel"
Another instance of Stannard's keen
watchfulness is given by one of his sol
diers. On the march to Frederick, the
General knew that an attack was to
be made on the regiment in few min
utes. The men were furnishing with
thirst, and coming to we'll, wished to
stop and fill their cantees. Stannard
set o guard over it and forbade them
to break ranks.
A certain Lieutenant Brown, who
had wounded comrade, disobeyed the
order, and going to the we'll, at the
risk of his life, brought his friend
some water. General Stannard put
him under arrest and took his sword
from him.
When the regiment reached Gettys-
burg, Brown, foreseeing fierce con
fict, asked the General to suffer him
to carry his sword for the day, to be
returned at night. It had, however,
been sent with the baggage to the
rear. Brown procured a tomahawk
and carried it into the battle, and did
| such good service that General Stan
nard at night, though badly wounded,
sent for him, gave him his own sword,
and told him he richly deserved to
carry it.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-31
THE DAIRY.
,Ioney i'm Dairyine.

A speaker at Western Farmers IN
stitute took the following way Of inn
pressing some with the reason they do
not succeed in dairying.
Don't use land-plaster on the stable
floors, as it keeps them dry and clean
and adds to the comfort and health of
the COW. Don't be annoyed if your wife
tells you it is time to milk the COWS, as
neglect will cause them to dry up. Let
them 60 dry; that is what you want. It
don't pay to milk in winter when butter
is only thirty cents pound; besides,
women do not understand BUSINESS any
way. If YOU follow your wife's advice
you may get ahead in the world, and
that is not what you desire. Feed the
calves cold skinned milk; it is less
trouble than to warm it, and ii they
grow they may have to add to the num-
Der of poor dumb brutes to curse you
next winter for your lnhuman treatment,
and if they die you can attribute it to
bad luck. Don't waste time taking extra
care of the milk, carding the cows or
brushing dirt Off their udders. Let the
dirt fall into the milk; it Will strain out;
and if it don't it will only add flavor to
the butter, which is highly essential.
Set the milk i'll pans on an open shelf
in the kitchen, where the fumes from
add to the flavor already obtained from
the stable. Don't skim the milk until
mold appears on the cream, then put
the cream III q stone jar which has been
used for pickles or sauer kraut; let it
stand several days until it emits q
strong odo1 and the milk settles to the
bottom in variegated colors. then churn
it. Test the temperature Of the cream
with your fingers; it is correct enough
and costs less than thermometer.
Churn until the butter is in solid
mass, then remove it to wooden bowl
that has been used to chop hash in.
Wash the butter but slightly; too much
washing might remove the buttermilk
and some Of the stable and onion doors.
Salt with barrel salt, it is cheaper than
dairy salt, and the cheapest is always
the best. Work the butter until it has
beautiful salvy appearance then make
it into rolls and drop them in pieces Of
cloth. Be sure each cloth has button
hole in a corner, as the buyer will then
know It has been washed. This butter
can only be sold at the corner grocery,
where it will bring from eight to ten
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-31

cents o pound, while your neighbours
butter brings from twenty five to thirty
cents. But he uses the modern appli-
ances, feeds his COWS we'll, and goes to
lots OF trouble. which costs lots of
money. If your wife wants cans and
tank for settling the milk, don't get
them, as they will cause her less work
and improve the flavor of the butter.
She may think the old dash chnrn too
much of back breaker, but don't mind
that; women are unrenso enable creatures
at best; your grandmother and mother
used dash-churn, and what was good
enough for them is good enough for
your wife; there will be plenty of
women after she is dead, and some of
them may be foolish enough to marry
Just such man as you are. Don't be
annoyed it your neighbor gets twice as
much for his butter as you get for
yours: it is not because it is any better
than yours: it is only II matter of preju-
dice Oh the part of the consumer, and
You should let the world know that you
will not cater to anybody's taste for if
teen cents pound extra on butter. As
You don't believe in winter dairying you
won't need to use butter color. Let the
COWS go mile or SO to some creek or
slough to drink in winter, it gives them
exercise and makes them hardy, and
what you want is q regular rnstler. :"
Avoid the use of all modern methods in
the dairy, for such things increase the
fortunes Of all who use them. Keep
right on i'll the old rut and don't thank
any man for Offering to help you into
better methods. Don't improve or beau
fifty your home. Let the boys and girls
go from home for that comfort and
pleasure which you have always denied
them. AS the years go by and the farm
is sold to pay the mortgage, you may sit
by desolate hearth with your gray
haired wife and say, We'll, ma, this is
hard luck"
But there is better way for the
dairyman. 1t is the broad road of
progress. The first step is, read the
best dairy papers. You will soon be-
come acquainted with the best dairy
breeds. and the methods of men who
have been successful. You will see
that his cows have warm barns, that
they are kept warm, clean and comfort
able; that the corn is cut and carefully
saved i'll shock or silo, ana judiciously
fed. we'll mixed with oats, bran and oil
meal. And that good pasture, pure
water and good hay are regarded by
such men rs necessity, that the best
dairy utensils are used, and that no old
fogy notions are followed. You will
observe that the methods of their an
cestors cuts no figure with them.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-31
plank road. What was my consterna-

plank road. What was my consterna-
tion? I found I was riding just in
front of our army line. The troops
were lying in the hollow by the road
side, the skirmishing line was a few
rods in advance in the woods. was
riding between them both. The firing
had not opened on this part Of the line;
it might any moment. But it was fun
for "the boys" that ride for life, which
it was. Had the firing opened here,
nothing could have saved me, and I
knew it, and spurred my horse on to
greater speed.
$50 it, cid boy!" greeted my ears as
1 flew by the cleaning bayonets.
eco it, paymaster!" others shouted.
go it, Mephistopheles!" called out
still others.
cts Herald correspondent, I'll
bet!" fell on my ears at frequent inter
walls.
I paid no heed to the shouts, but the
strange spectacle of q solitary rider,
with figure bent forward and coat-tails
flying, rushing like mad along that
plank road that day in front of the
main army line, will be still remem-
bered by thousands who witnessed that
singular apparition. And now, for the
first time, the perplexing enigma is
explained. York Herald.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-31

"self-indulgence." Sometimes, like
the coral bed, it is formed of many min
ute PARTICLES. that combine to founder
the adventurous bark; and again it H.
the single rock against which the yoy-
ager is dashed with sudden tempest.
young couple who had rented coy
flat and we've making their first essay at
housekeeping, found it impossible,
they said, to make both ends meet A
wise friend babe them put down for two
or three weeks every cent of their dis
bursements. even where the money
went for postage stamp or ferry
ticket, and to bring him the list Mt the
end of that time. He heard nothing
from them for a month, and went to SEE,
them. The man and his wife both
laughed as he brought up the subject,
and said frankly that the expense book
was an unexpected revelation. They
found that more than half the amount
of their earnings had been spent for
omitted, and a little sober seR-tlenial
had made them self-supporting, for
the wife brought out q little wooden
bank, the contents of which already
iingled with the two OF three weeks
savings.
The great bane of The poor, by which
We mean those who live from hand to
mouth, is their want OF q resolute self
denial in the use of their .taily Or
weekly earnings. And this runs all the
way up to the man of business. who
wastes his thousands year through
self indulgence on the part of himself
Or his household, and finally goes
down in credit and pocket for want of
the capital which might have been
gathered in the exercise of proper
! self-restraint. Young clerks. whose
salaries have been deemed BY them to
/, be insufficient for their decent support.
would find surplus left, if they would
practice o little self denial, and would
soon be able to lay by something, how
ever small, of a stipend that seemed SO
inadequate. Ii every person who has
! failed to accumulate any savings fro1n
his annual income would put down on
paper an accurate account of HIS dis
bursements, he would soon find where
little judicious self denial would en-
able him to begin the long neglected
fund for o wet and wintry day-Neap
| York Journal of Commerce.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-31
carry 1t.

raphy, or are too long and discursive
to set down here. One little flash Of
humor is, perhaps, worth preserving
from all the war talk which we en-
joyed.
"Gen. Thomas" said he, "junior to
me in rank, but senior in service, was
stern disciplinarian. He had received
many complaints about the pilfering
and plundering committed by one of
his brigades, and, being resolved to
put this offense down, he issued some
very strict orders, menacing with death
any who should transgress. The brig
ade in question wore for its badge an
acorn, in silver OR gold, and the men
were Unfortunately fond of this distinct
i've sign. Several cases of disobedience
had been reported to the General, but
the evidence was never strong enough
ing with an orderly down by-lane
outside the post, Thomas came full
upon an Irishman who, having laid
aside his rifle, with which he had killed
a hog, was busily engaged in skinning
the animal with his sword bayonet, SO
SO as to make easy work with the bris-
ties, ETC., before cooking some pork
chops.
."sAh.' cried the General, you ras-
cal at last I have caught one of you
in the act. There is no mistake about
it this time, and 1 will make an exam
pie of you, SIR
'Bedad! General, honey!' said the
man, Strengthening himself up and
coming to the salute. it's not shootin'
me that you ought to be at, but re-
wardin' me-
"'What do you mean, sir exclaimed
Gen. Thomas.
why, your honorv the soldier re-
piled, this bad haste here had just been
disicratin' the rigimental badge, aud
SO I was forced to dispatch him. It's
ATTN the acorns I found him att! Even
Gen. Thomas was obliged to laugh at
this, and the soldier saved his life by
his wit. Sir Ed,Ui9s Arnold's letter
to London Telegraph
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-31

,..,d with DloOdSwaS his beautiful hair.
,,,. no, long in the spot where he fell,
he '"s For bore him away
From the battles fierce fray
s;,t, of shot and bursting of shell.
,,,oid him down. his heart still beating,
Anu When we escaped tho ire
of the Murderous fire
n, tho rebels who. l thought, were SLOWLY re-
VI wv treating.
bent DER my love, all lnangled and
Tue" bleeding,
Who, to my surprise,
Opc'd his beautiful eyes,
.,, ,. ,rpseuce-his own father s--unheeding.
s,x;rne 10 speak. with the greatest emotion,
''t7 Tho one word mother
He spoke, and no other.
.,1tbis made my Dyes swim i'll q miniature
ocean.
4, that moment rebel, as fierce a 8 a Sepoy,
~ ''' Through the smoke and dust
Made Il bnyonet thrust
a. ,he heart OF my boy, my beautiful boy.
r,er INV darling died--he was dying before.
NA>' And after l killed
The assassin who filed
Az soul with the horror I care not to live DER
.,e nv dear hoy to return to my men;
And in the thick of the fight
fought till night
Closed darkly down Ger the terrible scene.
rcame out safe, but my darling sleeps,
All shroudlcss
And coffinless
In tile grave they made him, while his mother
weeps.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-31
THE KITCHEN.
Tor fowls
Cake Bnking.


1t has become the custom of late to
bake almost all cake in layer, and the
delicious loaf cake Of our childhood has
almost entirely disappeared. It takes
less time and thought to make layer
cake, and there is danger that genuine
loaf cake making will become a lost art.
Young cooks;are found how
it is possibleto giye4to oak 3. the ten der.
ness and lightnesB 1T used TO have be-
fore the days of baking powders. Some
experiments was recently made, and it
was shown conclusive]y that stirring
and beating IRE more to be depended ON
for producing fine grained and delicate
cake than any quantity of butter, or
eggs, or powder. A cake was made ia
this way: One cup of sugar and 81 half
cup of butter were stirred together until
light and creamy; one fresh egg wac.
then broken and put in without boating.
The three Ingredients were then rapidly
beaten for four minutes, q teacupfnl OF
sweet milk was added, with flavoring to
the taste; nearly two cups of sifted -four
were then put in, and one heaping tea
spoonful of baking powder These
were all beaten together for five min
utes. The dough was baked in but
tered tin, in one small loaf; the oven
was hot, and in q little over half an
hour, With steady heat, the cake was
done. When it was cold it was cut in
square pieces; it was lemon yellow in
color, with golden-brown crust, and it
was then submitted to committee who
did not know of what it was made, nor
the process Of making, and it was pro-
nounced delicious and of exquisite
quality. There is one thing about cake
making that is not generally known. A
quantity of flour is given in q receipt,
and you follow the receipt closely, and
the result is not what you expected. for
the reason that there is u vast difference
in -four. Some kinds of -four seem to
possess almosta fourth more thickening
power than other kinds, and it is a wisa
pre- caution to bake spoonful of dough
before you bake the cake, as you can
then add more flour if it is necessary, or
can thin the dough with q little milk il
that is needed,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-31
RURAL TOPICS.
IMPORTATION FOR THE HusnArp,
NAN AND HOUSEWIFE.
Stock-lsrees'er, Poulterer, Nursoryma,.
and Housckecpor.
THE FARM.
Products Of Wild Land.

Oncnltivated land is not wholly I'M
productive. In some places people
make more ready money in an easier
way oy harvesting and selling wild
ing methods they give to their portly ex-
hausted cultivated land. Yet where Wild
berries are proftably grown, cultivated
berries OF the same varieties will be still
more productive, and pay even better
II properly managed. A farmer ought
to be ashamed to let natures unassisted
methods excel his best efforts.-En-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-31
A Perilo,,s Plight.

~ spe q K In g OF
rides, I am re-
minded of q little
ride I took at
Charlottesville .
The Fifth Corps,
to which I was at
tached, had its
headquarters in
the yard south of
the Chancellors-
vile House, the
latter being occu-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-31
Saved by tho Enemy.
BY JAMES FRANKLIN F1rrs.

o the narratives of
strange and inter
esting escapes o +
Union soldiers from
captivity during the
war which have APP
peared in The Chr
.cAGoLEDGER I wish
to add the follow
ing. Could all the
details of the adven-
lures of the soldier
to whom it relates,
from March, 1868,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-31
THE HOUSEHOLD.
Salf.Denfal.

Self-denial is not only the law of
greatness and of goodness, but also of
material success. The sunken reef on
which so many enterprises a.e wrecked
may be labelled with the QUE phrase,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-31
parsni,, Fritter,.

Three large parsnips, boiled till soft.
which will require about two hours:
scrape and mash fine, picking out ALI
strings and Jumps; add two beaten eggs,
two tablespoonful of new milk and
two of sifted -four. an even teaspoonfai
of salt and quarter Of teaspoonful OF
pepper; mix thoroughly; make into
smalkcakes, -four them and fry brown IN
butter or oil; eat with butter.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-31
Resented the Insult.

ANY were the
thrilling cpl
sodes and adj
ventures Of the
Ig T. e q t W. L
(which fell in
fascinating. re-
cital from TIE
lips Of Gen.
Sherman. .but
they arc either
recorded in
the pages of
his autObiOg-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-31
Nothing {. stuck Up" About Him.

MONG the
officers in the
Northern ar
my of the civ
il war no one
was gruffer,
bra v er, or
more beloved
by his men
than General
s t IN ma I'd,
W no co M
M q n d e d q
Vermont bril-
gade. He was
q l W a VS. en-
ragged by any
q I 1 mpt of
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-31
run BOOMING CANNON.
or STIRRING INCIDENT.
REoi ~ CAMP AND IN IsATTLL.

.-.r. Of the Rebellion Relate Anus
SUI .,d Startling Incidents of Weary
inches. "s Camp Life, ForaginE Export
noes. and. Battle Scenes.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-31

Il fell Mt my side, my
beautiful boy,
When the bullets were
flying.
And the shr.ieks Of the
dying
Mocked the loud bugle
notes of the SOL
diers' JOY.
He was scarce sixteen !;
why WAS lie there :?
Shot through the
head.
We took him for dead,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-31
Lent Som.

Peel and slice six large onions, six
potatoes, six carrots and four tnrnips;
fry them in half pound Of butter or
olive oil, and pour over them four
quarts of boiling water; toast crust OF
bread brown and hard as possible, but
do not burn it, and put it in with some
celery and little turnip, and stew them
tender in the soup; tablespoonful er
so Of tomato eatsup improves this soup.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-31
Soft Gingerbread.

One cup molasses; one cup sugar; one
cup butter; one cup sweet milk; four
cups flour; four eggs; one tablespoonful
ginger; one small teaspoonfni of soda
dissolved in milk Beat the molasses,
butter, sugar and spice to a cream; whip,
in the beaten yolks, the milk, and lastly
the whites, alternating with the honi-
Bake in tw o loaves.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-31
At Chantny.

ny HARRIET STEVEN cEEssA.
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-09
W. c. T. l.. NOTES.

The Central Woman's Christian Tenn
Derance Union are still busily adjusting
| themselves to the limited quarters they
now occupy. still trusting that when the
| glad springtime again comes, that Provi-
dence may aid them in devising a more
! commodious residence. Mrs. Livesey,
who has charge of the reading room cot
tage this winter, will give cordial well
come to all, and answering questions about
the general w. c. I. u. work. There has
been little delay in getting our stove set
up, but the first of the week will find the
rooms comfortably warmed. Miss Hyde
whom so many feel indebted to for the
pleasant days spent at Providence Rest
Cottage" will take charge of the library
exchange, and our health department, the
"Jenness Miller work" We believe that
under the systematic management of Miss
Hyde. With proper attention paid to adj
vertising, these lines of work will assume
large proportions The finance committee
are now turning their attention towards
meeting the semi-annual interest-or rent
it might be called-on this property; as
soon as this is adjusted a special effort
will be made toward securing sufficient
library-the only one in our city-and
which is nominally free. If those who
have the welfare of the city at heat, could
but see the bright and winsome lads and
lasses, the future citizens, who frequent
this library, they would put their hands
down into their pockets, and add their
gift, whether it be large or small, to help
US maintain and enlarge this branch of
usefulness The many calls for a really
good article of home made cookery leaks
us to believe that If properly worked up,
our exchange department could ne made
success, as it has been in all cities where it
has been carried on in the interest Of needy
workers and busy home makers, but much
depends upon the really excellent quality
of food offered for sale.
There are probably many ladies in our
city who, while they may not be members
of our organization, may take interest in
this work, which interests so many ladies |
in othe- cities, If so, they will do well TO
call upon Miss Hyde after she takes charge |
The American Bible society also have on |
hand well assorted collection of bibles |
in the same room. which will doubtless be |
added TO before the holidays.
The meeting Tuesday. a council Of /
mothers, directed by Mrs. Du Bots, was /
most pleasant and profitable.
The especial work Of the nnion this year 1
IS to be crusade for members. working.
and honorary, and the dis /
Jributing OF our literature There are 4
very many in the city who are with Us in 4
sympathy, they need to be with US openly, 4
and most probably, later on, parlor meet
iugs viii be held.
Our meetings are held every Tuesday at
80 D. m, opposite postoffice. Everybody
welcome. WHITE RIBBON.