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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-22
THE ORCHARD.
What Trees to Plant.

Among the many new fruits that are
now offered to the public there are nc
doubt many good things, but to sift out
the good from the worthless much time
and patience is repaired.
The desire for something new is SO
great that there are persons ready to
supply the demand with articles that
may or may not prove valuable, and
often times the innocent purchaser will
be sadly disappointed after years OF
testing his highly priced novelty.
would, therefore, raise the cautienary
signal to go slow in the purchase of new
and untried fruits, especially if fabu-
lous prices are asked for them, for this
is one of the allurements held out to
lead men to buy.
Ii q high price is asked, the conclusion
is that the article must be of great value,
and SO men risk their money on some
thing that may be of no value whatever.
In the list of fruits here given we do
not wish to be understood as recon-
mending them for general cultivation.
While some of them may do we'll over
wide area of country, others will sue
ceed only in certain localities.
Apples for the district south of the
forty first parallel:
Babbit, a Seeding from the Baldwin,
produced in Illinois.
Pearson, Seeding from Washington
County, Iowa.
Arkansas Black, promising long
keeper.
Mammoth Black Twig, resembles the
Wine Sap, but larger and better: good
keeper.
Ley, origin, Missouri; resembles
Willow Twig; quality of the best.
York Imperial, an old variety, yet new
in the West, where it has come to the
front as one of the most valuable or
chard varieties. For o more northern
climate We mention as follows: Peer
less, Patten's Greening, Wilcox, Wind
sor Chief; all new, and as yet with but q
limited trial.
Pears The Idaho is before the public
as pear of great value, but it has been
tried only in the locality where it origi-
mated.
Lincoln, Seeding production of
Illinois, very promising. The original
tree Is now 54 years old and said to be
healthy and producing abundant crops
of fine fruits.
Plums -Hawkeye, Cheeny, Pottawat-
tamie, Rockford, Wyant, and Mag
noketa. These are all native plums, be-
longing to the Chickasaw family, and
are harly as far north as Minnesota.
The Rockford is, without doubt, the
best in quality, but not as large as the
Hawkeye or Cheeny.
Grapes - The Meyer and Green
varieties for certain localities; the
forn,ar caoI r,ra =, civ 10 - nol xvo.a
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-22

much kerosene, or it and lard mixed,
on the heads Of the chicks as will ad-
here to the forehnger in two OF three
dippings, as you take them from the
nest to the coop. Without the mother
is avery careful one, Il is better to keep
them confined in coop in q dry place,
frequently moving it, and in all cases
they should be cooped during the morn
ings, nights, and in wet and cold
weather. BY giving them at least this
much care, the per cent. of loss may be
reduced very much. 1t would be profit
able as causing thought on this subject
of per cent. of loss to keep a record Of
eggs set, chicks hatched. and chicks
raised. We judge you would be sur
prised and begin to plan for . more
careful Management.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-22
A cHILDs PRAYER.

Must prayer be voiced in glowing words
To make it worthy OF the ear
Which hears the Symphonies OF worlds
That rollmajestic in their sphere?
The humblest cry
VIII reach the heart oflove on high.
A little wait. whose few brief years
Hadbrought him naught ofhome orlove,
In struggling with the newborn thought
OfFath r and a home above,
Was taught to pray,
For what he needed every day.
, The alphabet was all his store
0flearning from the mystic page.
Most marvellous IL seemed to him,
Could not these letters best engage
Gods ear on high
To listen to a poor boys cry7
Away from busy haunt Of men
The little fellow stole away;
And, kneeling down beside hedge,
With folded hands began to pray:
Il b'lieve the Lords a-hearing mel.
"E, F, G, b, I. ], K, L."
Still prayed the eager, reverent voice,
When, through a parting in the hedge,
A passer by, drawn by the noise,
Peered curiously
To see child on bended knee.
IN, N, 0, P"-The prayer was stopped.
"Why, boy, what means this silly stuff"
"Tm pra wing to God. He knows want
A heap O. things. He's smart enough
To spell it through,
Though can't tell Him what to do"
Sweet, simple child His trusting faith
Had safely taught him how to pray;
And needs were wings which swiftly bore
His message to the throne away.
In heaven twas heard
"Een as your faith, so says the Word.
-lAlice Armstrong, in Frank Leslie's.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-22
Making Cows Good Feeders.


The COW for the dairy, NO less than
animals intended for making beef, needs
to be hearty feeder. In fact, there is
greater necessity, since the production
of large yield of milk demands
stronger digestive powers than are re-
quired to lay on fat. If a calf is con-
stitutionally poor feeder. do not try to
make COW of Il, for it will be a disap-
pointment But make sure before turn
ing the calf over to the butcher that the
fault is its rather than your own. Poor
feeding, either by irregularity or dis
proportioned rations, weakens the
digestive organs. The most common
mistake in feeding calves with other
than milk is in giving too rich food,
and that containing too little material
for making growth. 0at meal is excel
lent, especially il the coarse parts are
removed, and it is then cooked. But
after the calf is three or four months
old 1t should be given as great variety
as possible. If early accust omed to eat
anything set before it, the habit will
last through life, and COW thus reared
will be invaluable for families keeping
only one animal, to which all the eata-
BILE refuse from the kitchen, including
the warm dishwater and skinned milk,
may be given. If COW is thus trained
to eat anything she will improve her
dairy qualities, and transmit these char
acteristics to her Young.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-22
THE DAIRY.
MN Records Wlthont,Gratn

It is often asserted that the large
quantities Of milk produced by thor
oughbreds Of milking strains are due
rather to good feeding than to the breed.
1t is true that good breeders are gener-
ally good feeders as we'll. 1t pays them
TO be. The advantage of good milking
strain consists in the fact that it will con-
sumea full ration and make the best
possible use Of it. This is the way by
which the possibilities of mixers are
cultivated and increased. But when the
milking trait is fully established, COWS
which are naturally good milkers will
do more with poor rations than will
animals less carefully bred. Without
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-22

One lemon. juice and rind, one cup
full of raisins. one cupful of water, one
cupful of rolled crackers; stone the
raisins and boil until soft; crate the
lemon rind, mix we'll together, and bake
with two crusts
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-22

Take line, large whitefsh (or two
pounds of halibut) and steam till done;
take the bones out and sprinkle with
salt and pepper; one quart of milk, one
quarter Of pound of -four, parsley,
three large slices of onion; put over the
fire and stir till it comes to thick
cream; take of and add two eggs and
one quarter of q pound of butter; strain
througha sieve; put it ina baking dish,
q layer Of fish and layer of sauce al
ternately, until the dish is full, the
sauce being on top; then sprinkle with
bread crumbs; bake one-half hour in q
moderate oven.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-22
THE KITCHEN.


One egg, one cup Of sugar, two cups
of -four, one-third cup of butter, one
half cup of sweet milk, one teaspoon
full of cream of tartar, and and half tea
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-22

Warm minced meat or poultry id
cream sauce, and pile in the center OF
platter. Break each egg in hot, but
tered cup, and bake until the egg is firm;
turn them out, and arrange around the
meat
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-22
Chocolate Pudding.

Crate two ounces Of sweet chocolate;
put it is the fire in saucepan and melt it
by gentle heat; heat quart Of milk
quickly, stir it into the melted chocolate,
and let the mixture cool; separate the
yokes and whites ofsix eggs; when the
chocolate is nearly cool mix the yolks
with it, add four tablespoonfuls of
sugar, ormore il required. and bake the
pudding in an earthen dish; set in pan
of hot water for twenty minutes; mean
time beat the six white ito stiff froth,
add to them twelve heaping tablespoons
fuls Of powdered sugar, mixing the
sugar very gently with the whites to form
q merineue; put the meringue on top of
the pudding and return it to the oven to
color. Then take the pudding from the
oven and serve 1t either hotor cold. In
summer it is best cad.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-22

1t must be that Amina was right. For,
after all. she and Egbert Pallatine were
married not long after. The brides
trousseau was as complete as though she
had been an heiress Of untold means.
Mrs. Merriweather wears black great
deal now and pensive smile. Both be
come her, and it is possible that she is
conscious of the fact. In any case, she
does not appear deeply unhappy. New
York Mercury.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-22
Hints TO Housekeepers.

on cloth may be frightened by rub
bing with kerosene.
ALL soiled spots found around door
knobs, on light painted doors, may be
removed by kerosene on flannel cloth,
with no injury to the paint.
ALL Innings should be carefully basted
on goods before the pieces OF skirts or
waists are put together. Long stitches
in basting skirts-or any part except the
waist-giye better satisfaction than
short ones.
A DARK flannel skirt should be worn
every day for winter, and a moreen one
of some neutral tint for summer, so that
white skirts need not be washed and
ironed every week, or worn out by fire.
quent laundering.
WHEN the glass globes of chandeliers
have become smoked and grimy, soak
them in hot water to which little sal
soda has been added. Then put some
ammonia into hot water, enter the globes
and scrub briskly with stiff. brush.
Rinse thorough and wipe dry.
PATHS anti-fuenza, also her beauty
recipe, has just been made public. and
for this, as we'll as many other useful
things, she has earned the worlds
thanks. Patti says: Now be sure and
take plenty of exercise. Take it in the
open air; take it alone and breathe with
the mouth closed. Keep regular hours
for work, meals, rest and recreation, and
never under any circumstances inNluige
in the fashionable habit of eating late
suppers. If you want to preserve the
beauty of the face, and the priceless
beauty of youth, keep we'll, keep clean.
keep erect, and keep cool.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-22

an grain, some cows bred by Smith 4
osell of s. acuss, II. T., gave records
varying from lz.U00 aud 1000 pounds Of
milk mp to upward Of $1,000 pounds in
one wear or less
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-22
THE HoUsEHoLD.



Good cider vinegar is recommended
for diarrbga, two ounces for an an adult
and one teaspoonful, moderately diluted,
for child of one year. An excellent
remedy for biccough for young an old
is grsnulated sugar moistened with pure
vinegar. For an infant we give few
grains to u teaspoonful. Bear in mind
that lemons are the most useful fruit in
domestic economy. The juice of half a
lemon in teacup of strong black cof-
fee, without sugar, will often cure q sick
headache. Lemon juice and salt will
remove ordinary iron rust. II the hands
are stained there is nothing that will
remove the stains so'well as lemon. Cut
a lemon in half and apply the cut sur
face as If it were soap. Lemon juice is
also remedy for rheumatism and for
the so-called biliousness of spring. In
the latter case, take the juice of q lemon
before breakfast; the pulp may also be
eaten, avoiding every particle of skin.
Lemon juice with sugar mixed very
thick, and taken at intervals, relieves
coughs. 1t must be very acid as we'll as
sweet.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-22

Mrs. Merriweather's boudoir was dark
ened, and an odor of cologne and vinaigre
de toilette pervaded it. She herself lay
on a lounge in deshabille of the highest
art design and with one hand, sparkling
with rings, yelling her eyes.
A light tap at the door was followed
by the entrance of Amina. She had, at
length, been sent for and she appeared,
like culprit, with downcast eyes.
1t was a dramatic moment, and Mrs.
Merriweather would not have been Mrs.
Merriweather had she not felt the thrill
of the occasion.
$50" she began, ''you have deceived
me--both of you"
But at this Amina unexpectedly raj
lied.
Deceived you-no! I know now
that Mr.. Pallatine loves me and that I
have loved him all along! But there was
no deception. l owe you everything,
and if you say that must give him up
shall do so at once and forever. That
can do. Bit cannot make him unlove
me or love you instead if he has not done
so already"
Mrs. Merriweather said not word;
and suddenly Amina threw herself down
before the lounge and kissed the high
art deshabille passionately.
You are the kindest-hearted creature
in all the world, she cried, "and when
you are anything else you do yourself in
justice! / know you will let us be happy
still! Think of what you havel You
can even pick up such waits as am and
give them the greatest joy in life. But
by ourselves we two have nothing
nothing but each other. Oh, be gener-
GUS to usl You could not help being
generous if you tried
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-22
Group.


/ copy the following from Good
Housekeeping. 1t may save the life Of
some mothers darling child
An old nurse, who was considered
wise in her day, told me that an unfail-
ing relief for Group was to place the
child's feet in hot water, apply hot fan
nels to the chest and give the following
mixture until vomiting was produced:
One tablespoon Of powdered alum, dis
solved in half teacup of hot water and
sweetened we'll with molasses. In men,
branous Group, put kettles of water on
the stove, producing all the steam pos
sible, by inserting q funnel in the nose
of the teakettle and removing the cover.
Put the feet in hot water, giving ipecac
syrup or the above mixture, and hasten
ing vomiting by placing hot tobacco
leaves on the stomach. being careful not
to leave them on too long,
will give another tried remedy for
Group: Beat the white of an egg to a
still froth, adding tablespoon of
powdered alum, a tablespoon Of sulphur
and tablespoon of honey. Mix thor
oughly, put in thin bag and suspend
over teacup to drip. Give half tea
spoon of the drops for a dose, and re-
peat often until relieved. Placing
grease cloth sprinkled with snuff over
the chest will assist vomiting.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-22

BE scarcely heard his own words. when
the curtain had gone down again amid a
burst OF applause, hiding the reader aud
the illustrative tableau alike from view.
he withdrew into a corner and tried. with
all the renewed confusion around him. 10
collect his thoughts. Great heavenl He
did not wish to be coxcomb, but what
was thisl Co1ld it bel Was this
where he had been drifting, with his fire.
quent visits to this house, his tolerance
of the great lady's patronage7 1t seemed
impossible, and yet Merciful powersl
He remembered Mrs Merriweather's look,
her extended hand, and chill ran down
his spine. Had the little Italian girl seer
them9 She had moved away as soon as
he approached Mrs. Merriweather. And
yet, how could he tell2 His cheek ting.
led. If she had surmised anything Of
this sort 1t would account for the cold.
ness, the contempt almost, with which
she had seemed to treat him in these
weeks he had been coming here. A pov.
erty-stricken reader ingratiating himself
into the favors Of an elderly widow OF
wealth and standing with visions of
matrimonial denouement-thatw was how
he must have appeared to her. Faughi
The thought sickened him.
He went through the rest of the pro,
gramme automatically. He was seized
with wild desire to get away. And yet
his eye watched for Amina constantly.
Just before the last tableau he caught
sight of her standing on chair and nail.
ing up some bit of drapery for the seen.
cry.
He found himself the next instant be.
side her and looked up, with sort OF
desperation, into her pale face. Her lips
were tightly set. Some hidden emotion
seemed to communicate itself from him to
her, from her to him. He longed to ex,
plain to her; to tell
His voice came thickly and all he found
to say was: II am afraid the chair is not
steady. You will fall"
"Oh, no." she said in turn. But was
it his close presence that made her fingers
less sure2 One end of the heavy drapery
slipped from her grasp, and, as she made
a movement to recover it, the chair
tipped, and her light weight. slid down.
wards. into his arms.
1t was tremendous revelation to both
of them. Their faces were white, and
their eyes glowed.
'Let me go,' whispered Amina, fight
ing for self-control.
81 love you," Egbert kept repeating.
81 love. you very much, Amina. You
must believe me. That is why / have
been coming here-though I did not
know it myself"
1t had all been the affair of moment.
A high cardboard wing had screened |
them from view. But in the interstice of |
it Mrs. Merriwesther had suddenly ap-
peared. The three stood looking at |
each other; then youth, wild with haste
and excitement under his paint and wig, |
rushed frantically toward them and,
dragging the fallen drapery out of sight, |
told them the curtain was about to rise. |
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-22
HER LAST ROMANCE.
BY EVELYN THoRp.

"You are too romantic" said Amina.
Mrs. Merriweather turned her face upon
Connecticut western news., 1890-10-15
One Way to Ieedden the Cheeks.

Constant Reader wants the recipe for bringing blood to the cheeks and lips in place of using paint. Ten drops oil of mustard in an ounce of alcohol is the formula. Sponge the cheeks and lips with a few drops of this half an hour before you wish to present your self
 1t will soon smart and redden the skin, but must not be allowed to burn more than five minutes. Wash off and apply touch of cold cream or the new toilet cerate, which is so fragrant, so balmy to the skin, which does not grease the skin or produce down on the face, which it seems nearly all the toilet salves, glycerines and fatty pre- parations have the wickedness to en- courage. En passant, if there is no good blood in the system, if you are an@mic or bilious, you can't get up a good color even by blistering your cheeks
 If boat could steam down the Mar rows three or four times a day with a load of ladies in easy dress who should exercise from the time of starting till they came back it would be the best school of color for feminine faces. If you can't get ocean or lake air take the highest and purest you can reach; live in it, work in it as far as possible, and let these pretenses of mustard and gin ger and carmine go by.-Shirley Dare in New York Herald.
Connecticut western news., 1890-10-15
The Counterfeiting Business.

Speaking of counterfeit money de tective said that there was very little of it in circulation these days. '"The
 time was ten years ago." he said, "when a man received a counterfeit bill on an average of once week. It
 is rare that man who handles great
 deal of money runs across counterfeit
 bill once 8 month now. Most of the
 expert counterfeiters are in prison, and
 those who are out are so closely watched by the detectives that they
 have little chance to work.
 "No new talent in the counterfeiting line is being developed, and the chances of detection are so numerous and cer-
 tain that the ambitious young crook turns his abilities in other directions. Now and then a clever counterfeit ap-
 pears, but the secret service men run 1t down so quickly that it does not pay smart people to attempt to run a cur
 rency factory of their own. There is some counterfeiting of small silver
 pieces carried on, but the work is so base that it rarely gets into general cir
 culation, only the ignorant people being
 deceived by it. Counterfeiting will be one of the lost arts before many
 years "-Cincinnati Commercial Ga
 ffo
Connecticut western news., 1890-10-15

started with them dying or dead by the roadside. An aged woman, ex- hausted with the long way, begged her fellow pilgrims not to let her die until she had seen the Holy City. As she came to the gate of the city she could not take another step, but she was car ried in, and then said, "Now hold my head up till can look upon Jerusa- lem,' and her head lifted, she took one look and said, "Now die content, I have seen it." Some of us before we reach the heavenly Jerusalem may be as tired as that, but angels of mercy will help us in, and one glimpse of the temple of God and the Lamb, and one good look at the ''King in his beauty" |" will more than compensate for all the tolls and tears and heartbreaks of the pilgrimage. Hallelujah! Amen!
Connecticut western news., 1890-10-15
Plaster Houses.

An innovation in building has been suggested which, although it can hard ly yet be said to have been fairly tested, seems to possess excellent points The framework of house is erected in the ordinary way, and for large buildings iron or steel may be used. On the studding of this framework a metal lathing is nailed, which covers every thing except the doors and windows. The meshes of the lath are diamond shaped and the surfaces are turned at an angle. The lath is first coated with a mixture of mortar and cement, after ward is added an inch of cement which is finished and lined in imitation of any kind of stone. The cost is said to be but little in excess of the ordinary methods York Commercial Ad- vertiser