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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25

SO eminent an authority as the Philadel-
phia Press will doubtless attract care
full attention: The peSs-rbed condition
of political factions in both parties in
New York makes that state rather
more than ordinarily interesting feature
of the political situation. 1t is matter
of far more interest to the Democrats
than to Republicans, however, since the
Democratic cause is hopeless without
New York, while Republican Presi-
dent may be elected in spite of Demo-
cratic success there.
1t is not uninteresting to study the
figures a little. We think it may be
fairly assumed that the following-named
states, in a presidential year and on ma
tional issues, will vote as indicated in
the table:
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25
Miscellaneous REGIMES.

MUFFINs. One egg, two table
spoonSful Of melted butter, one table
spoonful Of sugar, one cup of sweet
milk, two cups of flour, three tea
spoons of baking powder sifted with
the flour. Use large cup for meas
uring and bake in ordinary gem pans
in hot oven.
CORN GEMS. -One egg well beaten,
five tablespOonfulS rich, sweet cream,
two Scant pintS Of water, four tea
cups corn meal, four tablespoon salt,
the same amount of sugar and half a
teaspOonful soda. Mix dry ingredi-
entS well, then stir al together, pour
into hot creased pans and bake in a
hot oven fifteen or twenty minutes.
BROILED SALT GOLDFISH. Take a
thick piece of the fish and soak it
twenty-four hours, changing water
once or twice; then wipe dry and
broil to nice brown over a clear but
not too hot fire. Take up a hot plat
ter, spread on it a little butter, or
pour over a few spOonsfulS of hot
cream. With mealy baked potatoes
and nice brown bread makes a break
fast which a cOnyaleScent can enjoy.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25
Pertinent Poultry Points.

GIVE the sitters proper care and
attention.
PUT sulphur in the nests to de-
StrOy yermin.
TRAP off the rats or they will catch
the young chicks.
GIVE the hens liberty so that eggs
will be strong and fertile.
FEED the tO-be-sitters corn; get
them fat for the job--it's hard one
GET all your flock of one kind; you
will then take more interest in the
hen business.
BREEDING at s. head, Plymouth
Rock fowls ought to pay the farmer
We know of one who gets this price
for his high-bred birds. 1t costs him
no more to rear them than the COM
mon barnyard mongrels.
SET eggs from some of the Medi-
terranean or Hamburg class. You
want hens that can work off corn, as
all farmers feed more corn than any
thing else, and those classes do not
get to fat to lay when fed corn.
There are exceptions.
MANY farmers neglect their OppOr-
tunities. They ought to know that
hens will pay as we'll as their COWS.
sheep or hogs Eggs are always sal
able at profit in summer, the farmer
can either sell or store them for
higher prices. In eggs alone he can
be assured a very fair income.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25
HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN.
Rints to BOusekeepers.

For creaking shoes, oil them at
the sides Of the soles
A BIT of charcoal held in the mouth
and slowly cheWed will remove the
offensive breath after eating onions.
BROWN paper torn in small pieces
and wet in water, softened by the adj
dition Of a little ammonia, is excel
lent to wash lamp chimneys.
To REMOVE grease, mix little soap
into gallon Of warm, soft water;
then add half an ounce Of borax;
wash the part well with clean cloth,
and the spot will soon disappear.
The gold thread used so much in
embroidery is apt to become dull or
furnished; but if it is poor it can be
frightened by pressing it with
moderately hot iron.
By opening one window for space,
the air of room is merely disturbed.
Raise a window on one side of an
apartment and lower one on the op-
posite, or open transom, and ven
tilation will be affected.
IN the summer season it frequently
happens that persons going into the
woods are poisoned by contact with
dogwood, ivy or poison oak. The
severe itching and smarting thus pro-
duced may be allaYed by first washing
the parts with a solution of salera-
tus, two tablespoonful to pint Of
water-and then applying cloths wet
with extract Of hdmamelis. Give a
a dose Of epson salts or q double
rochelle powder
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25

A Bamboo handspring.

A gentleman travelling in Japan broke
the handspring of his watch, which he
took to native village jeweler. The
watch was returned apparently in as
good going order as ever, and kept
good time until the rainy season set in,
when it stopped. Being in the city OF
Toxic at that time, the traveller took the
watch to an English workman, VINO was
astonished to find that the cunning Jap
had putin spring made out of bamboo,
which, 80 long as it kept dry, remained
elastic, but during wet weather had
gathered dampness and lost it's power.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25
SELF-FEEDING ATTACHMENT

the pigs can have their feed whenever
their appetite calls for it, Will it
not be more thoroughly digested if
eaten dry? The cross section in cut
shows the construction Of self-feeder
and renders explanation unnecessary.
In this connection it may not be out
of place to say that the Rothamsted
experiments on pig feeding conducted
many years ago are still the best on
the subject. They showed that sue
cess depends more on good judgment
in selecting, or on care in breeding
the pigs intended to fatten than the
particular kind of food given them.
Those who buy pigs for fattening
should therefore try and get good
ones.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25
Proper Pressure in Cheese Making.

A frequent mistake is to apply too
strong pressure at first to the newly
hoped curd. The pressure should
be gradual, and the snug squeeze only
given after several hours. The white
whey that starts from a severely
pressed curd, is rich in butter fats,
which will not appear if the curd is
allowed to settle firmly in the hoop
before strong pressure is applied. The
facts go to show, says the American
AgriculturiSt, that the average full
cream cheese has parted with far too
much Of its fats in press, watts, drain
erS, and hoops. and is often found to
be a hait-skim when it reaches the
consumer Great hue-and-c cry is raised
over the idea that it is commercial
wisdom to take out pound Of butter
fat to each 100 pounds of milk, which
tests Al per cent. fat for cheese MAX
ing. The cheese is no better that has
lost that amount Of fat in manufac-
ture, than is another cheese from
which has been skinned an equal
amount, and the balance of the fat
retained by skillful manufacture. A
little care at the beginning Of the
operations will always prevent such
wastes and result in a better product.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25
THE POULTRY-YARD.
Eggs the Year Round.

There is no sure course of having
eggs the year round, but one thing
must not be overlooked. The pullets
must not all be Matched at the same
time. There should be at least three
families, Matched say in March, May
and late August or early September.
This will lead to molting at different
periods, and consequently only one
flock will be idle at one time, if all be
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25

roof is composed of two doors which
can be raised when sunlight or more
air is wanted than can be had at the
ends, which have a short piece Of
lath at the top. The small door slides
up and down, and can be keptgat any
desired height by a nail being put
through the hole in the door into the
hole in the board above; if the coop is
set on board platform it will be
vermin proof. This coop is cheap,
durable and can be made of any size.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25
Sheep and Oats.

No better grain can be used for
sheep than oats. They will thrive
well on oats and plenty of hay. If
oats are given with cut straw, and the
ration varied by allowing cornmeal
and sliced turnips occasionally, the
sheep will thrive. With a liberal al
lowance Of grain, sheep will consume
many coarse foods that other stock
will not accept.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25
EStranoIinoD Made GrRDhiC.

A short time ago Theodore Roosevelt,
of New York, greatly amused his audi
ence at a meeting of the Republican
Club of Massachusetts, by exhibiting
the volumes of the Record of the Fifty
first Congress in refutation of the Dem
ocratlc claim that Speaker Reeds rul-
ings ''strangled debate" AS a matter
of fact, said he:
"This Congressional Record shows
that there was more debate in this
strangled Fifty-frst Congress than in
any preceding Congress of any kind,
and 10 per cent. more debate than in
any Congress presided over by Speaker
Carlisle. Halt of that debate was in-
dulgedl n by Democrats. These vol
umes contain more matter than the En-
cyclopRdia Americana. They contain
many times as much matter as Bancroft's
voluminous history of the United States.
They contain many times as much mat
ter as all the reputable books and PAM
phlets published on economic subjects
in the United States during the entire
time that the Fiftyfrst Congress was
sitting. They contain more matter than
Is to be found in all tne printed speech
es and public writings of Washington,
Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton, Webster
and Calhoun. They contain more
printed matter than is to be found in
all the works of all the real masters of
American literature put together, ora
tors, historians, political economists,
poets, novelists, essayists and scientists
combined. The man who can look at
these volumes of the Congressional
Record and solemnly continue to assert
that in the Fiftyhrst Congress debate
was strangled, must possess reasoning
ia oulties which, however interesting
from the scientific, are purely valueless
from the practical, standpoint"
Laughter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25

valuable for
raising early
chicks. 1 and
2 are t W
common win
dow glasses,
w h i C h are
fastened in
grooves in the
boards. The
opposite side
of the coop is
simply plaster
ing lath. The
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25
feediKC Potatoes.

1t does not pay to feed potatoes to
stock unless they are very low in
price, In proportion to the amount
of solid matter in potatoes (they be-
ing composed mostly of water) they
are expensive, and should only be
substituted for grain as an article Of
diet in promoting the condition of
animals by a change of food.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25
Bees and Honey

All should know that the bee does
not make honey, but simply gathers
it from the flowers; when it obtains
its sweets from sugar, it deposits
sugar syrup in the cells, not honey,
and no amount Of manipulation by
the bees can make it into anything
else but sugar syrup
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25
IL Is No Joke.

The joke about pigeons milk has q
foundation in fact. After the incuba.
baton of the young has been complet-
ed the crops of the parent birds become
thicker and secrete a sort of curd with
which the young are fed. This descrip'
ton of nourishment is necessary fol
them, for if the young pigeons are de-
prived of it during the first week or two
after Matching they are sure to die.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25
Sectional PIOw Beam.

In blowing earth from trees, grape
vines, berries, ETC., with the common
plOw, considerable trouble is incurred
and usually much damage done to the
growing tree or vine To prevent
this, many farmers in fruit-growing
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY.

[ made a meal chest with a self
feeding attachment, writes CORES
pondent Of the Country Gentleman.
| pour in the meal, the pigs do the
rest. 1t is great convenience and
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25
REAL RURAL READING
WILL BE FOUND IN THIS DE-
PARTMENT.
How to Improve the Roads-A Self Feeder
for Swine-Oats Sheep Food--Direc-
tions for Making q Chicken Coop-House-
hold hints.
Use Wide Tires

hH SICdu uO-
stroyer of the
common ar t h
roads are water
and narrow wheel
tires. Every road
becomes smooth
by the applica-
|tiOn of a roller,
and this smooth
ing process is has
tened or retarded
by the quality Of
the roller itself.
If you have a
wheel tire u
inches wide, like
those upon your
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25
A Good Chicken Coon,

This, according to a subcriber of
the Practical Farmer, is especially
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25

bad enough, they reassembled in force
only to enter upon carnival of extrav-
aoanco' >,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25
Comments and Illustr atoms.

Louisville Courier-Journal Dem.l:
The Michigan Democrats are for
cleveland and victory" But where is
the Democrat outside of New York who
doesn't favor that combination? 1t is
getting the two to flock together that
makes the difficulty.
Indianapolis Sentinel (Dem.): The
people want tariff reform campaign,
and they propose to have it. Cleveland
means tariff reform to the exclusion of
all other issues. His nomination means
a square fight on that issue, with no
lodging, no trimming no evasion. Ev-
erybody understands that.
In 1891, during the three months end.
ing March 81, the exports of tin plates
from Great Britain to the United States
amounted to $500 tons, valued at
81 ,63O,S03.
In 1892, under our Republican pro-
lection, during the corresponding Pc
Rod, the exports of tin plates from
Great Britain to this country amounted
to "a, GIL tons, valued at 9SS7, sol.
This decrease of 81, 29S tons, valued
at 9734, 242, or $3,602, 1862, was caused
by our Republican protection, which is
rapidly building up great tin plate in
dustrv in the United States.
We had no tin plate industry when
the Mckinley bill became law on Oc-
tober l, 1890. In the preceding twenty
years we had sent 1907 600, 900
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25

across the ocean to buy tin plate. The
tin plate mills already built or projected
under the new tariff have a capacity of
243, 900, 900 pounds year, which, at the
present average import value, means
about 81, 100000 annually, or in twenty
years $4,000, 600
which will stay in this country and pay
American wages, develop American
mines, and turn the wheels Of Ameri-
can mills.
The price of cotton ties before the
passage of the Mckinley bill was 81 20
per bundle, and the duty imposed by the
bill was l03 per cent. In the year 1890
foreign manufacturers had monopoly
on the manufacture Of cotton ties. Now
about seven-eighths of the ties we use
are made in this country, and they sell
for a lower price than those England
used to furnish. An attempt is to be
made to reduce the tariff on this class
Of manufactures and give the foreign
makers a better chance. Anyone can
see that this is anything but good poll
cy for home prosperity.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-05-25

How the National Field Looks.
Asa rule political representations are
worth but little, but the following from
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-07
CABLED FROM EUROPE.

SWITZERLAND has q a9oo-year-old hotel.
WHEN the floor of the Breslau town
hall, in Germany, was taken up recent
ly 1000 historical documents. some of
them of great value, were found buried
beneath it.
As AN indication Of the thrift among
the working classes of France it is
stated that there are now e,0oo, 900 de-
positors in the French savings banks.
with IN accumulated fund of a112, ,Oo0.-
600.
THREE Roman graves were found by
workmen near Hagneau, in Alsace,
Germany. short time ago in good con-
dition. Each grave contained Roman
warriors skeleton, his arms, arraor and
many Roman coins.
A FEATHER merchant Of Paris has re-
Gently received 5000 birds of paradise,
500, 900 Indian birds Of various species
and 100000 humming birds. Another
dealer has received 10000 birds from
America and 100, ,ee0 from Africa.
A SUSSEX England) correspondent
announces, on the authority of his vicar,
that nine out of ten of the humber
brides swear 70 ''love and honor cher
ries and berry" instead of the regular
cherish and obey OF the marriage
service.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-07
ANIMALS VIEW OF MEN.
They Fear tho Savage More Than
Civilized Being.

They Fear tho Savage More Than shs
Civilized Being.
Savage man, who has generally been
first in contact with animals, is usually
hunter. and therefore an object of dis
like to the other hunting animals, and
Of dread to the hunted. But civilized
man, with his supply of bread and beef,
is not necessarily a hunter, and it is
just conceivable that he might be con
tent to leave the animal in newly dis
covered country unmolested, and con-
descend. when not better employed. to
watch their attitude toward himself,
says the Popular Science Monthly.
The impossible island in 1.-The Swiss
Family Robinson" in which half the
animals of the two hemispheres were
collected, would be an ideal place for
such an experiment. But. unfortun-
ately, uninhabited islands seldom con-
tain more than few species. and those
generally birds or sea beasts; and in
newly discovered game regions savage
man has generally been before us with
his arrow, spears and pitfalls.
Some instances Of the first contact Of
animals with man have, however. been
preserved in the accounts Of the early
voyages collected by Hakluyt and
others, though the hungry navigators
were generally more intent on victual-
ing their ships with the unsuspecting
beasts and birds, or on noting those
which would be useful commodities for
"trafhcke,' than in cultivating friendly
relations with the animal inhabitants Of
the newly discovered islands.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-07
.BOOKS AND PAPERS.

EMANUEL SwEpESBoRs's "Arcana
Calestia" was printed when the author
was 81.
THE people OF the United States read
and support as many newspapers as
England, France and Germany COM
bined
A cory of the first edition Of Gold
smiths 'Vicar Of Wakefield" was dis
posed of in London few DAYS ago for
$475. The author sold the original
copyright of the book for $500.
The largest book ever known Is
owned by Queen Victoria. Il Is eigh-
teen inches thick and weighs sixty
three pounds, and contains the adj
dresses of congratulation On the occa-
sion of her jubilee.
ACCORDING to foreign papers there
are now S,53s journals and magazines
printed in Germany. In 1891 there were
S,443: IN 1890, s.2o4: in 1889. a.es2, and
in 1883. 2.729. There has been an in
crease since last year, therefore, of s5,
and since 1883 of So9
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-07
How Gold II Shipped.

Shipments of gold from New York to
Europe are ordinarily made in very
strong hardwood kegs, each keg con-
tanning ffty thousand dollars. At each
end Of the keg four holes are bored
through the projecting ends Of the
slaves, and through these holes pieces
of red tape are drawn, meeting in the
center, where a large wax seal is ap-
piled, bearing the stamp of the house
which makes the shipment. A material
cause of loss in this handling of specie
is the rubbing of the coin or bars one
upon another; and for this reason twen-
ty dollar gold pieces are preferred to
ten or five dollar pieces. the surface
exposed to abrasion being less. Each
heg contains ten canvas bags. and in
each bag is FIVE thousand dollars. In
the United States assay Office the rub
bing Of the gold bars upon each other
is prevented by packing them in saw
dust.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-07
BESIDE THE KITCHEN FIRE.

To CLEAN brass fixtures, rub them
with slices Of lemon, then wash In hot
water.
Potato BALLs.-To one small bowl
OF finely rioed potatoes and one well
beaten egg, add one tablespoonful
melted butter, one tablespoonful
chopped parsley; beat until very light
with fork Shape into balls and fry
in hot tfat.-Christian Inquirer.
CREAM SALAD DREssMa.-To two
well-beaten eggs add one tablespoonful
of sugar, one-quarter of spoonful of
salt and mustard. and then three table
spoonfuls of vinegar, and one of cream.
Cook the mixture in double boiler,
stirring it till it thickens like cream.
Cool and use.-Hsrper's Bazaar.
GRAHAM PUDpING.-One cupful Of mo-
lasses, one cupful Of sour milk, one
egg. teaspoonful OF soda, large cup
full of washed English currants, and
graham -four to stir quite stiff Pour
into creased dish and steam three
hours. Serve hot with sweetened
cream seasoned with nutmeg.-House-
keeper.
SWEET PoTAro PuFFs.-Steam six
sweet potatoes; peel and mash fine;
add one tablespoon Of white sugar,
two spoons of butter and little salt:
beat until light; grease your custard
cups and fill them nearly full. brush
the top with the white of an egg and
bake in quick oven. Serve hot for
breakfast or dinner.-Boston BUDGET
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-07
TURF WINNERS.

KANSAS City, Oct 6-The racing at the
fair grounds today was the best of the
meeting, and the time, for a half mile
track, was very fast. In the trotting race
for 3.yearolds. purse $500, Atlantic won,
with Clay Cross second. Best time, 2:331a5
In the 2:20 class, pacing, purse $500, Bliz-
Zard won, with DR.. second and Minnie
A third. Best time, 2:161z. The free-for-
all trotting race, purse 81 900, was untn-
ished. Combination and Jessie Gaines
each won two heats and Nina Medium
one Best time. 2:lS15.
MORRIS PARK, n j., Oct 6-Winners:
Chesapeake, Fitzsimmons. Milt Young,
Morello. Nomad, Strathmeath.
LOUISVILLE, Oct 6.-Winners: Robert
A, Fannie 5, Semper Rex, Pat Coniey,
Excelsior
LEXINGTON, KY, Oct. Elm the 2:13
class, pacing. Rupee won, with Cleveland
second. Best time, 2:l1. In the 225 class,
trotting, Seagre won, with Sternberg
second. Best time, 2:l9 IN the $40 class,
(2-year-old colts and geldings) William
Penn won, with MargrayeI second. Best
time, 2:23111.
Miles against records - Barthold
Patchen. against a record of 2:29, made
2:222ss4; Terrian. record 2:29s4, made 2:414l
Victor Mambrino, record 2:30. made 2:17$a;
Divernon, record 2:3G. made 2:2714; Dia-
mond Mark, record Psi. made 2:231a.
TRENTON. n. j., Oct. 6-At the fair
beat his record OF 2l31L He trotted
mile in 2:11$l. The track Is half-mile one.
LOUISVILLE. Oct. 6.-Twelve thousand
people SAW Nancy Hanks go mile IN 2:06
fat at the fair grounds at New Albany,
Ind, this afternoon
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-07
MEXICAN CORN IMPORTS.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6-Secresary Rusk
has received, through the department. of
state. advices from the United States con-
sui at Nuevo Laredo. Mexico, not only
confirming the dispatch announcing that
the time for the free importation
of corn into Mexico had been
extended to Nov. 80, but stating further
that, III addition to che above, he was in
formed that between Dee. l and Jan. 81.
next, one-fourth Of the regular duty.
which is l cent per kilogram gross weight.
viii be collected on imports. The consul
adds:
This free importation until the end of
Noyein ber and the reduced impor. duty
until Jan. 81 have caused greatly in-
creased demand for our American corn.
particularly for that of all the regions
west of the Mississippi river The extern
sion of time for free and reduced import
duties will continue this demand, and
probably double the amount of imports
AT present from fifty 10 ssventy-tive car
loads OF corn are sent from this port daily
10 points well into the interior Tue local
demand Ia nortern Mexico is nearly sup
piled"